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Katsumi Tezuka

Name in Native Language: "手塚勝巳" (Japanese/JA)
Actor | * 08/21/1912 (111) | Tokyo / City of Tokyo (Japan)
Katsumi Tezuka (手塚 勝巳, Tezuka Katsumi, born August 31, 1912, date of death unknown) was a Japanese actor. He is best known for playing monsters in several Toho science fiction and horror films directed by Ishirō Honda. ()

Katsumi Tezuka was a Japanese actor and former baseball player. He was best known for serving as the suit actor for numerous kaiju in several Toho science fiction and horror films directed by Ishiro Honda. Tezuka fate after the 1960s is uncertain and his date of death is unknown.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Science Fiction | Drama | Action

Known for these Movies & Shows

Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Yemani soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 ...

Godzilla

NR

1954 | 3.8/5 | 1h 36min
Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction
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US version. The re-edited John Beck version of the film: released outside of Japan and restructured with new footage of American actors centering around a news report plot not present in the original. ...

King Kong vs. Godzilla

NR

1963 | 3.4/5 | 1h 31min
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus. Without the weapon that killed the original, authorities attempt to l ...

Godzilla Raids Again

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1955 | 3.0/5 | 1h 22min
Science Fiction, Horror
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A meteor lands in Kurobe Valley as detective Shindo is assigned to protect Princess Salno from assassination. She emerges under the guise of a Venusian prophetess and catches the attention of journali ...

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

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1964 | 3.6/5 | 1h 32min
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Movies with Katsumi Tezuka as Actor(33)

1966 Moment of Terror
as Fukami1965 Beast Alley
1965 The Retreat from Kiska
as Godzilla (assistant)1964 Mothra vs. Godzilla
as Mu Henchman1963 Atragon
as Police Personnel (uncredited)1963 Matango
as Godzilla in iceberg1962 King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 47 Ronin
as Ôtori Radio Operator1962 Gorath
as Varan1962 Varan the Unbelievable
as Shuma Ono1961 Daredevil in the Castle
as Mothra1961 Mothra
as Natari1959 Battle in Outer Space
as Yoshikawa1959 The Story of Iron Arm Inao
as Angurus1959 Gigantis: The Fire Monster
1959 The Three Treasures
as Captain of fishing boat (uncredited)1958 The H-Man
as Varan1958 Varan
as Mysterian1957 The Mysterians
as Kojima1957 Ôban
as Rodan / Meganulon / Hotel Manager1956 Rodan
as (uncredited)1956 Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Godzilla (uncredited)1956 Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1955 Marital Relations
as Anguirus1955 Godzilla Raids Again
as Godzilla1954 Godzilla
1953 The Last Embrace
1953 Her Captive Gamblers
as (uncredited)1953 Eagle of the Pacific
1952 I Was a Prisoner in Siberia
1952 Forty-Eight Man
as M.P. sergeant1952 Shanghai Rose
1939 Song of the White Orchid

Full Name: Katsumi Teduka
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Wednesday, 08/21 1912 (August) in Tokyo / City of Tokyo (Japan) (current age: 111 years + 250 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Other names for Katsumi Tezuka (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"手塚勝巳"
"てづか かつみ" (Kana/Japanese)
Katsumi Tezuka frequently works together with these people:
Eiji Tsuburaya (29x, Crew)
Tomoyuki Tanaka (22x, Crew)
Haruo Nakajima (19x, Actor)
Ishirō Honda (18x, Crew)
Akihiko Hirata (18x, Actor)
Takashi Shimura (15x, Actor)
Ren Yamamoto (15x, Actor)
Shôichi Hirose (15x, Actor)
Sachio Sakai (14x, Actor)
Hideo Shibuya (14x, Actor)
Akira Ifukube (13x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:632586, Added: 10/24/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024