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)