Shōichi Hirose
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 23, 1918
- Place of birth
- Japan
- Died
- June 20, 1998
Biography
Shōichi Hirose was a Japanese actor. Sometimes credited as Solomon Hirose, he is probably best known for playing Godzilla's archenemy King Ghidorah and for being the actor inside the King Kong suit in King Kong vs. Godzilla, along with several tough guy roles.
Movies with Shōichi Hirose
- Seven Samurai 1954 · ★ 8.5
- Yojimbo 1961 · ★ 8.1
- Ikiru 1952 · ★ 8.3
- House 1977 · ★ 7.3
- Sanjuro 1962 · ★ 7.9
- The Hidden Fortress 1958 · ★ 8.0
- Lady Snowblood 1973 · ★ 7.5
- Red Beard 1965 · ★ 8.2
- King Kong vs. Godzilla 1962 · ★ 6.9
- Godzilla Raids Again 1955 · ★ 6.0
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster 1964 · ★ 7.0
- King Kong vs. Godzilla 1963 · ★ 6.6
- Invasion of Astro-Monster 1965 · ★ 6.8
- Terror of Mechagodzilla 1975 · ★ 6.8
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep 1966 · ★ 6.3
- Rodan 1956 · ★ 6.5
- Mothra 1961 · ★ 7.2
- Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance 1974 · ★ 6.4
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island 1956 · ★ 7.2
- King Kong Escapes 1967 · ★ 6.1
- The War of the Gargantuas 1966 · ★ 6.3
- Frankenstein Conquers the World 1965 · ★ 6.7
- The Mysterians 1957 · ★ 6.3
- Atragon 1963 · ★ 6.6
- Dogora 1964 · ★ 6.7
- The H-Man 1958 · ★ 5.8
- Gigantis, the Fire Monster 1959 · ★ 6.4
- Varan 1958 · ★ 5.8
- Varan the Unbelievable 1962 · ★ 4.5
- The Human Vapor 1960 · ★ 7.1
- Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean 1957 · ★ 8.6
- Beast Man Snow Man 1955 · ★ 4.9
- The Battle of Okinawa 1971 · ★ 7.8
- The Three Treasures 1959 · ★ 5.5
- Young Swordsman 1963 · ★ 6.7
- Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman 1957 · ★ 3.5
- The Secret of the Telegian 1960 · ★ 6.5
- The Eagle of the Pacific 1953 · ★ 7.8
- Invisible Man 1954 · ★ 6.7
- The Beast Shall Die 1959 · ★ 6.2