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Haruo Nakajima, who played the original 1954 Godzilla, dies
AP ^
| August 8, 2017
| Yuri Kageyama
Posted on 08/08/2017 6:40:54 AM PDT by C19fan
He stomped over miniature bridges and buildings in a rubber suit and gave the world Godzilla, the fire-breathing, screeching monster that became Japan’s star cultural export and an enduring symbol of the pathos and destruction of the nuclear age.
Haruo Nakajima, who portrayed Godzilla in the original 1954 classic, died Monday of pneumonia, his daughter Sonoe Nakajima told The Associated Press on Tuesday. He was 88.
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TOPICS: Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: godzilla; kaiju
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Honorary Godzilla roar for Nakajimasan.
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posted on
08/08/2017 6:40:54 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
Wait.
It was someone in a suit??
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posted on
08/08/2017 6:42:10 AM PDT
by
Larry Lucido
(Take Covfefe Ree Zig!)
To: Larry Lucido
It was someone in a suit??
Yes, but it was a 50 foot tall suit from what I can tell.
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posted on
08/08/2017 6:44:00 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: Godzilla
Heart sad for FReeper Godzilla’s loss
To: Dr. Sivana
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posted on
08/08/2017 6:44:45 AM PDT
by
Larry Lucido
(Take Covfefe Ree Zig!)
To: C19fan
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posted on
08/08/2017 6:45:48 AM PDT
by
exit82
(The opposition has already been Trumped!)
To: C19fan
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posted on
08/08/2017 6:46:10 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
To: Larry Lucido
I was thinking the same thing. Godzilla wasn’t real???
To: C19fan
Doesn't he deserve a big ? on his headstone?
-PJ
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posted on
08/08/2017 6:47:37 AM PDT
by
Political Junkie Too
(The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
To: aMorePerfectUnion
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posted on
08/08/2017 6:48:28 AM PDT
by
Godzilla
( I just love the smell of COVFEFE in the morning . . . . .)
To: mewzilla
Great article! From the story:
"I am reluctant to criticize other people's performances," he said, "but what I don't care for is wantonly destroying things. It's one thing to make a path for yourself so you can walk through, but tearing up buildings on purpose? I think that's bad acting." I wonder if he was a "method actor".
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posted on
08/08/2017 6:49:03 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: mewzilla
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posted on
08/08/2017 6:49:25 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
To: Larry Lucido
Wait. It was someone in a suit?? Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and David Prowse are not amused.
-PJ
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posted on
08/08/2017 6:49:45 AM PDT
by
Political Junkie Too
(The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
To: Dr. Sivana
I’ve loathed the CGI Godzillas. There was always something missing in them. Something only Mr. Nakajima could capture.
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posted on
08/08/2017 6:50:52 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
To: mewzilla
Mr. Nakajima, tonight we will be having a Godzilla film fest in your honor. Thanks for the memories!
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posted on
08/08/2017 6:52:36 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
To: C19fan
Nobody could tap dance on Tokyo like Haruo.
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posted on
08/08/2017 6:52:59 AM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: C19fan
Good. He gave me nightmares for decades.
I still wakeup at night in a cold sweat after dreaming about Godzilla hot on my trail...but then realize it’s just the wife lying next to me.
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posted on
08/08/2017 6:54:05 AM PDT
by
moovova
To: Dr. Sivana
Yes, but it was a 50 foot tall suit from what I can tell. Well, we DO shrink as we age.
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posted on
08/08/2017 6:54:52 AM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it.)
To: C19fan
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posted on
08/08/2017 6:55:19 AM PDT
by
treetopsandroofs
(Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
To: mewzilla
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posted on
08/08/2017 6:55:36 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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