Actor
Shōichi Hirose
108 years · Japan · 100 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 100
Lonely Heart
1981 · Actor
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
1979 · Sarah the Great King
House
1977 · Ramen Trucker
On TCM
Terror of Mechagodzilla
1975 · Actor
On fuboTV
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
1974 · Actor
On Plex
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
1974 · Prisoner A
Lady Snowblood
1973 · Actor
Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here
1972 · Actor
A Swindler to the West: A Con Man to the East
1971 · Doya's Husband
The Battle of Okinawa
1971 · Actor
The Militarists
1970 · Soldier
Japan's No. 1 Traitor
1968 · Actor
Mexican Free-for-All
1968 · Bandit's Henchman A
Golden Eyes
1968 · Actor
On Criterion Channel
Monsieur Zivaco
1967 · Taxi driver
Great Incidents
1967 · Actor
King Kong Escapes
1967 · Henchman
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
1967 · Actor
Las Vegas Free-For-All
1967 · Actor
Do Your Best! Godzilla
1967 · King Ghidorah (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966 · Fleeing Infant Islander
On HBO Max
The Daphne
1966 · Actor
The War of the Gargantuas
1966 · Soldier
On HBO Max
Night in Bangkok
1966 · Actor