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Kenji Sahara

(佐原健二) Japanese actor. Born in Kawasaki City[?], Kanagawa in 1932. Initially he used the name Tadashi Ishihara before changing it when he secured the lead role in Rodan (1956).

Has appeared in at least thirty 'monster' films, often in a supprting role, including:

Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1954)
Rodan (1956)
The Mysterians (1957)
The H-Man (1958)
Gorath (1962)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
Attack of the Mushroom People (1963)
Atragon (1963)
Godzilla vs. Mothra (1964)
Ghidrah the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
Son of Godzilla (1967)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Godzilla's Revenge (1969)
Yog, Monster From Space (1970)
Godzilla vs. King Ghidora (1991)
Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla (1993)
Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla (1994)

He did a lot of work for the Toho Company, the group that has so far has produced twenty-two Godzilla movies.

He also appeared in a number of television series, including:

Ultra Q (1966)
UltraSeven (1967)
Ultraman 80 (1980)