Shōichi Hirose

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.

Movies

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

57 %|Jul 14, 1979

Comedy, Mystery

House

73 %|Aug 26, 1977

Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

64 %|Jun 15, 1974

Action, Drama, Thriller

Lady Snowblood

75 %|Dec 1, 1973

Action, Crime, Drama

The Golden Bat Shows Up

0 %|May 13, 1972

Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Horror

The Battle of Okinawa

74 %|Aug 14, 1971

War, History

Japan for Sale

0 %|Nov 2, 1968

Comedy

Golden Eyes

65 %|Mar 16, 1968

Action, Comedy, Thriller

Monsieur Zivaco

0 %|Oct 28, 1967

Comedy, Crime

King Kong Escapes

61.989999999999995 %|Jul 22, 1967

Action, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction

Las Vegas Free-For-All

0 %|Apr 28, 1967

Comedy, Adventure, Action

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

63.26 %|Dec 17, 1966

Science Fiction, Action, Fantasy

The Daphne

0 %|Oct 1, 1966

Drama

The War of the Gargantuas

64.94 %|Jul 31, 1966

Action, Horror, Science Fiction

Invasion of Astro-Monster

67.75 %|Dec 19, 1965

Science Fiction, Action

Frankenstein Conquers the World

67.06 %|Aug 8, 1965

Horror, Science Fiction

The Retreat from Kiska

85 %|Jul 4, 1965

Drama, War

Red Beard

80.9 %|Apr 3, 1965

Drama

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

70.41 %|Dec 20, 1964

Science Fiction, Action

Dogora

69.7 %|Aug 11, 1964

Science Fiction, Crime, Horror

Atragon

64.65 %|Dec 22, 1963

Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Young Swordsman

65 %|Aug 31, 1963

Drama

King Kong vs. Godzilla

66 %|Jun 26, 1963

Action, Science Fiction, Comedy

Varan the Unbelievable

42.220000000000006 %|Dec 7, 1962

Horror, Science Fiction

King Kong vs. Godzilla

68.17 %|Aug 11, 1962

Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy

Star of Hong Kong

0 %|Jul 14, 1962

Romance

Sanjuro

79.52 %|Jan 1, 1962

Drama, Action, Comedy

The Witness Killed

0 %|Dec 17, 1961

Action, Drama, Crime, Romance

Mothra

70.86 %|Jul 30, 1961

Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Yojimbo

81.06 %|Apr 25, 1961

Drama, Thriller

The Merciless Trap

70 %|Feb 1, 1961

Thriller

The Human Vapor

64 %|Dec 11, 1960

Science Fiction, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller

The Secret of the Telegian

58 %|Apr 10, 1960

Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery

The Three Treasures

51 %|Nov 1, 1959

Fantasy, Action, Drama

The Beast Shall Die

62 %|Jun 9, 1959

Crime, Drama

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

60 %|May 21, 1959

Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Adventure

The Big Boss

63 %|Jan 15, 1959

Crime

The Hidden Fortress

80 %|Dec 28, 1958

Drama, Action, Adventure

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

32 %|Dec 1, 1958

Horror, Science Fiction

The Spell of the Hidden Gold

60 %|Oct 21, 1958

Drama

Varan

60 %|Oct 14, 1958

Science Fiction, Horror

The H-Man

58 %|Jun 24, 1958

Science Fiction, Horror

The Mysterians

64.07 %|Dec 28, 1957

Science Fiction, Action, Drama, Thriller, War

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

0 %|Dec 17, 1957

Comedy

Down Town

0 %|Oct 29, 1957

Drama

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

0 %|Jul 9, 1957

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

0 %|Jul 9, 1957

Drama

Ôban

0 %|Mar 5, 1957

Comedy

Rodan

65 %|Dec 26, 1956

Horror, Science Fiction

The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)

53 %|Dec 26, 1956

Drama

Will-o'-the-Wisp

0 %|Jul 5, 1956

Thriller

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

71.59 %|Jan 3, 1956

Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, History

Marital Relations

52 %|Sep 13, 1955

Drama

Half Human

49.089999999999996 %|Aug 14, 1955

Science Fiction, Horror, Adventure

Mother and Son

0 %|Jun 7, 1955

Godzilla Raids Again

60 %|Apr 24, 1955

Science Fiction, Horror

Invisible Man

64 %|Dec 29, 1954

Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery

Seven Samurai

84.56 %|Apr 26, 1954

Action, Drama

Farewell Rabaul

90 %|Feb 10, 1954

Romance, War, Drama

Eagle of the Pacific

78 %|Oct 21, 1953

Drama, War

The Man Who Came to Port

100 %|Nov 27, 1952

Drama

Ikiru

83 %|Oct 9, 1952

Drama

Tokyo Sweetheart

60 %|Jul 15, 1952

Comedy, Drama

Series