Akira Kubo
Akira Kubo ( Japanese 久保 明 , Kubo Akira , real name: Yasuyoshi Yamauchi ( 山 内 康 儀 ); born December 1, 1936 in Tokyo ) is a Japanese actor who has starred in numerous Japanese kaijū films by the Japanese production company Tōhō .
Career
Akira Kubo began his acting career in 1952. At the age of eleven, he had already taken on minor roles. He became known for his roles in three Godzilla films. He played the journalist Tetsuo Teri in Orders from the Dark (1965), Gorō Maki in Frankenstein's Monsters Chasing Godzilla's Son (1967) and Captain Kazuo Yamabe in Frankenstein and the Monsters from Outer Space (1968).
Filmography (selection)
- 1957: The castle in the cobweb forest
- 1960: Banzai Banzai - the pilots of the devil
- 1962: UFOs destroy the earth
- 1965: Orders from the dark
- 1967: Frankenstein's monsters chase Godzilla's son
- 1968: Frankenstein and the monsters from space
- 1969: The Samurai's Banner
- 1969: Port Arthur - the Battle of the China Sea
- 1970: monsters of horror attack
- 1995: Gamera - Guardian of the Universe
Web links
- Akira Kubo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ David Milner and Guy Mariner Tucker: Interview with Akira Kubo , 1995
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kubo, Akira |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 久保 明 (Japanese); Yamauchi Yasuyoshi (real name); 山 内 康 儀 (real name, Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo |