Tsutomu Kitagawa

Tsutomu Kitagawa (喜多川務 Kitagawa Tsutomu) (born December 21, 1957^[1] in Yamaguchi Prefecture) is a Japanese actor and Stuntman. He is mostly known for playing Godzilla for the "Millennium" (or "Shinsei") series.^[2] He also played King Ghidorah for Rebirth of Mothra III. He also played the costumed actor for the Blue (and occasionally, Black) Ranger in many of Toei Company's Super Sentai Series in the 1980s, better known in the US as Power Rangers.^[1] Kitagawa graduated from Sakuragaoka High School before joining Sonny Chiba's Japan Action Club in January 1975.^[1]

Filmography

Suit actor

• Battle Fever J (1979) - Battle Kenya, Miss America 2
• Denshi Sentai Denziman (1980-1981) - Denzi Blue
• Dai Sentai Goggle-V (1982-1983) - Goggle Black
• Kagaku Sentai Dynaman (1983-1984) - Dyna Black
• Choudenshi Bioman (1984-1985) - Blue Three
• Dengeki Sentai Changeman (1985-1986) - Change Pegasus
• Choushinsei Flashman (1986-1987) - Blue Flash
• Hikari Sentai Maskman (1987-1988) - Blue Mask
• Gosei Sentai Dairanger (1993-1994) - Shishi Ranger
• Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (1994-1995) - Ninja Black

Chouseishin series

• Chouseishin Gransazer (2003-2004) - Sazer Remls

Other roles

• Rebirth of Mothra III (1998) as Grand King Ghidorah
• Godzilla 2000 (1999) as Godzilla
• Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) as Godzilla
• Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) as Godzilla
• Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003) as Godzilla
• Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) as Godzilla ^[3]
• Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (2008) as himself

References

1. "Godzillafest Special Guests". Bay Area Film Events. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
2. Warner, Brad (2009). Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate: A Trip Through Death, Sex, Divorce, and Spiritual Celebrity in Search of the True Dharma. New World Library. p. 76. ISBN 1-57731-654-1.
3. "Tsutomu Kitagawa". Kaiju Headquarters. Archived from the original on September 15, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2013.