Natsuki Junpei

Name: Natsuki Junpei
Native name: 夏木順平
Also Known as: なつきじゅんぺい
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: June 15, 1918
Died: February 21, 2010

Natsuki Junpei is a Japanese actor born in Fukuoka, Japan. He was a supporting player for Toho in the 50s and 60s, recognizable by his high forehead and dry, often worried expressions. He's best remembered for a single, lingering shot as a power plant worker in the original 1954 film, Godzilla. Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1984	Nagareboshi Sakichi Japanese Drama, 1984, 26 eps (Ep. 2) (Guest Role)	26	(Ep. 2) Guest Role	0.0
1981	Doshin Akatsuki Rannosuke Japanese Drama, 1981, 45 eps (Ep. 10) (Guest Role)	45	(Ep. 10) Guest Role	0.0
1980	Tabigarasu Jikencho Japanese Drama, 1980, 26 eps (Support Role)	26	Support Role	0.0
1979	Edo no Gekito Japanese Drama, 1979, 26 eps (Ep. 8, 26) (Guest Role)	26	(Ep. 8, 26) Guest Role	0.0
1977	Shingo Torimonocho Japanese Drama, 1977, 196 eps (Support Role)	196	Support Role	2.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1983	Beauty in Rope Hell Japanese Movie, 1983, Shimazu [Eikichi's father] (Support Role)	Shimazu [Eikichi's father] Support Role	6.5
1967	The Age of Assassins Japanese Movie, 1967, [Man at Shinjuku Station] (Bit part)	[Man at Shinjuku Station] Bit part	7.0
1961	Two Sons Japanese Movie, 1961, [Man] (Bit part)	[Man] Bit part	0.0
1961	Mothra Japanese Movie, 1961, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	7.3
1961	Daredevil in the Castle Japanese Movie, 1961, [Villager] (Bit part)	[Villager] Bit part	7.2
1959	The Three Treasures Japanese Movie, 1959, [Owari Province person 1] (Bit part)	[Owari Province person 1] Bit part	5.9
1954	Seven Samurai Japanese Movie, 1954, [Peasant] (Bit part)	[Peasant] Bit part	8.6
1953	Akasen Kichi Japanese Movie, 1953, [School ambassador] (Bit part)	[School ambassador] Bit part	0.0
1953	Eagle of the Pacific Japanese Movie, 1953, [Man looking at the newspaper - Uncredited] (Bit part)	[Man looking at the newspaper - Uncredited] Bit part	6.9
1952	The Man Who Came to Port Japanese Movie, 1952, (Unknown)	Unknown	4.0
1952	Ikiru Japanese Movie, 1952, [Hospital waiting room patient Suzuki - Uncredited] (Bit part)	[Hospital waiting room patient Suzuki - Uncredited] Bit part	8.2

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