Kenji Sahara

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kenji Sahara ( Sahara Kenji, born Tadashi Ishihara) (born May 14, 1932) is a Japanese actor. He was born in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa. His real name is Masayoshi Kato ( Katō Masayoshi). Initially he used the name Tadashi Ishihara before changing it when he secured the lead role in Rodan (1956).

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Known For

Godzilla

Young Lover on Ship (uncredited)

Godzilla: Final Wars

Hachiro Jinguji

King Kong vs. Godzilla

Kazuo Fujita

Mothra vs. Godzilla

Jiro Torahata

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Editor in Chief Kanamaki

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Man on Boat (uncredited)

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

Ship's Captain

King Kong vs. Godzilla

Kazuo Fujita (as Keji Sahaka)

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2013	Total Natural Colored Ultra Q MOVIE	Jun Manjome
2005	Ultra Q Monster Legend: Jun Manjome's Confession MOVIE	Jun Manjome
2004	Godzilla: Final Wars MOVIE	Hachiro Jinguji
2004	Ultraman Nexus TV	Tougou
1999	Swindler's Ippei MOVIE	Self
1998	Contract Killer MOVIE	Mr. Tsukamoto
1997	Forbidden Fruit TV	Self
1994	Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla MOVIE	Minister Takayuki Segawa
1994	The Shootist: Final Episode MOVIE	Self
1993	Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II MOVIE	Minister Takayuki Segawa
1993	Kome hyappyo MOVIE	Self
1991	Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah MOVIE	Minister Takayuki Segawa
1990	Ultra Q: Goro and Goro MOVIE	Self
1990	Ultra Q: The 1/8 Project MOVIE	Jun Manjome
1985	And Then MOVIE	Self
1984	不倫　この愛が裁けますか MOVIE	Self
1984	Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy MOVIE	Abe Tsushima-no-kami
1983	Stewardess Story TV	Test Examiner
1979	Seibu Keisatsu TV	Self
1979	０計画を阻止せよ－総理大臣誘拐！！－ MOVIE	Arai
1977	Bloodthirsty Hawk MOVIE	Chao Liu (uncredited)
1977	Ore no sora MOVIE	Inspector
1977	Special Crime Investigation Front TV	Self
1977	Godzilla MOVIE	Man on Boat (uncredited)
1975	Main Line to Terror MOVIE	Self
1975	Conflagration MOVIE	Shimpo Press repoerter Kumamoto
1975	Terror of Mechagodzilla MOVIE	Defense Force Commander
1975	Without Complaint MOVIE	Secretary 1
1974	Submersion of Japan TV	Nozue
1974	Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters MOVIE	Real Estate Owner
1974	Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla MOVIE	Ship's Captain
1971	First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri MOVIE	Jirō Takenaka, Hinomoto Airlines Co-Pilot
1971	The Battle of Okinawa MOVIE	Self
1970	History of Japanese Night Crawling Customs MOVIE	Performer
1970	The Militarists MOVIE	Okamoto
1970	Space Amoeba MOVIE	Makoto Obata
1969	All Monsters Attack MOVIE	Kenkichi 'Tack' Miki
1969	The Resurrection of the Beast MOVIE	Self
1969	Battle of the Japan Sea MOVIE	Sub-Chief
1968	The Age of Undutiful Children MOVIE	Self
1968	Admiral Yamamoto MOVIE	First Officer of Information Section
1968	Destroy All Monsters MOVIE	Commander Nishikawa
1968	Mighty Jack TV	Self
1967	Son of Godzilla MOVIE	Morio
1966	The War of the Gargantuas MOVIE	Dr. Yuzo Mamiya
1966	Ultra Q TV	万城目淳
1965	喜劇各駅停車 MOVIE	Self
1965	The White Rose of Hong Kong MOVIE	Mitsuru Wakita
1965	Young Guy at Sea MOVIE	海江田
1965	Frankenstein Conquers the World MOVIE	Tadokoro, Bowen's assistant
1965	None But the Brave MOVIE	Cpl. Fujimoto
1964	Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster MOVIE	Editor in Chief Kanamaki
1964	Mothra vs. Godzilla MOVIE	Jiro Torahata
1964	Mr. Giant's Victory Flag MOVIE	Self
1963	Atragon MOVIE	Uto Omino
1963	Matango MOVIE	Senzô Koyama - Sailor
1963	King Kong vs. Godzilla MOVIE	Kazuo Fujita (as Keji Sahaka)
1962	Chûshingura MOVIE	Self
1962	Youth Season MOVIE	Self
1962	The Daughters of the Saotome Family MOVIE	Self
1962	King Kong vs. Godzilla MOVIE	Kazuo Fujita
1962	A Woman's Identity MOVIE	Self
1962	Whirlpool of Love MOVIE	Self
1962	Gorath MOVIE	Saiki
1962	The Tenth Game of New Salarymen: Salaryman Ittoru MOVIE	Self
1962	Kanpai! Sararīman shokun MOVIE	Self
1961	Snow in the South Seas MOVIE	Self
1961	The Tenth Game of New Salarymen MOVIE	Shingo Kondo
1961	Mothra MOVIE	Helicopter Pilot
1961	Moonlight in the Rain MOVIE	Self
1961	The Man from the East MOVIE	Self
1961	Sebiro Sanshirō hana no ippon zeoi MOVIE	Self
1961	Sebiro Sanshirō otoko wa dokyō MOVIE	Self
1960	Salarygirl Story: Saucy Staff MOVIE	Susumu Kawai
1960	Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success MOVIE	Buchō Kuroki
1960	Showdown on Pier No.3 MOVIE	Hashimoto
1959	The Imitation Lords MOVIE	Self
1959	The Enchanting Devil MOVIE	Self
1959	Vagabond Employee: Revenge MOVIE	Komaki Yukichi
1959	Vagabond Employee: Outcry MOVIE	Yukichi Komaki
1959	A Young Boss Tries Really Hard MOVIE	Shimamura
1958	Adults Cannot Understand - Record of Youth MOVIE	Self
1958	Female Detective Story: S.O.S Woman MOVIE	Self
1958	Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3 MOVIE	Tachibana
1958	The Young Beast MOVIE	Self
1958	The H-Man MOVIE	Dr. Masada
1958	Go and Get It MOVIE	Self
1958	Little Peach MOVIE	Self
1958	Executive Chair MOVIE	Naohiko Miyamoto
1958	The Princess of Badger Palace MOVIE	Singing man
1958	Song for a Bride MOVIE	Self
1957	The Mysterians MOVIE	Joji Atsumi
1957	Rodan! The Flying Monster MOVIE	Shigeru Kawamura
1957	Schooldays MOVIE	Yamada
1957	Atarashii Sebiro MOVIE	Self
1957	The Shadow Daughter MOVIE	Self
1957	Sazae-san Sequel MOVIE	Self
1957	Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean MOVIE	Man on Boat (uncredited)
1957	The Paradise Island Story MOVIE	Self
1956	Rodan MOVIE	Shigeru Kawamura
1956	People of Tokyo, Goodbye MOVIE	Jintaro, sailor
1956	Blue Buds MOVIE	Jirō Hayashi (Mitsuo’s friend)
1956	Godzilla, King of the Monsters! MOVIE	Man on Boat (uncredited)
1956	The Wife is a University Student MOVIE	Tatsuo Yamashita (Junior Male Student)
1956	The Maiden Courtesan MOVIE	Self
1955	Ticket to Hell MOVIE	Detective Ohashi
1955	Frame of Snow MOVIE	Mitsushima Katsu
1954	Godzilla MOVIE	Young Lover on Ship (uncredited)
1954	Farewell Rabaul MOVIE	(uncredited)

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