Ren Yamamoto
Ren Yamamoto
Original Name | 山本 廉 |
Birth Name | Kiyoshi Yamamoto (山本 廉) |
Born | May 12, 1930 Minamiashigara, Ashigarakami, Kanagawa, Japan |
Died | June 17, 2003 (73) |
Supporting actor working for Toho during the 50s and 60s. Yamamoto’s had lead roles in his early films for director Masahiro Makino, but he transitioned to supporting roles after appearing in the original Godzilla (1954); he played Masaji, the fisherman whose house is crushed when Godzilla attacks his island home. He also had close brushes with monsters in the eerie opening of War of the Gargantuas (1966), in which he’s accosted by both an octopus and one of the eponymous monsters at sea. He’s also recognizable as the small-time crook setup to take the fall for the title character in The Human Vapor (1960).
Original Name | 山本 廉 |
Birth Name | Kiyoshi Yamamoto (山本 廉) |
Born | May 12, 1930 Minamiashigara, Ashigarakami, Kanagawa, Japan |
Died | June 17, 2003 (73) |
Supporting actor working for Toho during the 50s and 60s. Yamamoto’s had lead roles in his early films for director Masahiro Makino, but he transitioned to supporting roles after appearing in the original Godzilla (1954); he played Masaji, the fisherman whose house is crushed when Godzilla attacks his island home. He also had close brushes with monsters in the eerie opening of War of the Gargantuas (1966), in which he’s accosted by both an octopus and one of the eponymous monsters at sea. He’s also recognizable as the small-time crook setup to take the fall for the title character in The Human Vapor (1960).
- Seven Samurai (1954)...Peasant
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1954)...Masaji
- Godzilla Raids Again (1955)...Ikeda
- Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)...Riichi Kawakami
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)...Villager
- Rodan (1956)...Soldier
- The H-Man (1958)...Gangster
- The Birth of Japan (1959)...Yamato Soldier
- The Secret of the Telegian (1960)...Detective Marune
- The Human Vapor (1960)...Nishiyama
- Daredevil in the Castle (1961)...Mohei's Crew
- Mothra (1961)...Marooned Sailor
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)...Soldier
- Whirlwind (1964)...Mineo
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)...Sailor
- Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)...Kawai's Assistant
- The Adventures of Taklamakan (1966)...Jail Keeper
- War of the Gargantuas (1966)...Sailor
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Seven Samurai (1954)
...Peasant -
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1954)
...Masaji -
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
...Ikeda -
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
...Riichi Kawakami -
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
...Villager -
Rodan (1956)
...Soldier -
The H-Man (1958)
...Gangster -
The Birth of Japan (1959)
...Yamato Soldier -
The Secret of the Telegian (1960)
...Detective Marune -
The Human Vapor (1960)
...Nishiyama -
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
...Mohei's Crew -
Mothra (1961)
...Marooned Sailor -
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
...Soldier -
Whirlwind (1964)
...Mineo -
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
...Sailor -
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
...Kawai's Assistant -
The Adventures of Taklamakan (1966)
...Jail Keeper -
War of the Gargantuas (1966)
...Sailor