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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Ricou Brwoning who played the Gill Man in “The Creature From The Black Lagoon” still lives. He is 87.
He was a student at Florida State and was asked to pick up some guys at the airport and drive them to Wakulla Springs.
After they looked it over, they asked Browning to swim underwater to see how the cameras did in the spring. They liked the way he swam and asked him to be the monster.
A different actor played him on land.
No paw prints?
RIP, Mr. Nakajima.
As a kid, I was a huge fan. Some of my fondest memories are your movies.
I always rooted for Godzilla, BTW, regardless of which monster he was fighting that day.
Oh, crap, I’ve been typecast!
OH NOES!!! Not Godzirra!
Goes by the name Elijah Cummings I believe.
reminds of this classic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwnd3PY46-g
Man is suit! Man in suit! Man in suit!
Allizdog?
Salute to Mr. Nakajima who brought Godzilla to life and gave the character personality.
Although some of the later films were somewhat campy the original (when released) was/is the touchstone of all dinosaur movies IMHO.
RIP Haruo, long live Godzilla.
The first suit was made of concrete and weighed 220 lbs.
I never knew that either.
Supposedly there was an earlier Godzilla film made in the 1930’s.
But no copies exist because the studio’s film warehouse was located in Nagasaki. DOH!
RIP
the group Fu Manchu from the 90s,, does a great cover version of Godzilla . ..
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