Shōichi Hirose
Actor · Stunts
Born Jun 23, 1918 · Japan
Active 1952–1998
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.
Filmography
Seven Samurai (1954) — BanditYojimbo (1961) — Ushitora FollowerIkiru (1952) — Yakuza (uncredited)The Hidden Fortress (1958) — Soldier (uncredited)Sanjuro (1962)Red Beard (1965) — ThugHouse (1977) — Ramen TruckerLady Snowblood (1973)King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) — King KongGhidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) — King GhidorahInvasion of Astro-Monster (1965) — King GhidorahMothra (1961) — Dam WorkerTerror of Mechagodzilla (1975)King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) — King Kong (uncredited) · StuntsSamurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) — (uncredited)Godzilla Raids Again (1955) — ConvictRodan (1956) — Meganulon / Fighter pilotEbirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) — Fleeing Infant IslanderLady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974)Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) — Tunnel WorkerThe War of the Gargantuas (1966) — SoldierKing Kong Escapes (1967) — HenchmanGodzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean (1957) — Representative (uncredited)Atragon (1963) — Mu Henchman