Sakamoto Haruya

Name: Sakamoto Haruya
Native name: 坂本晴哉
Also Known as: さかもとはるや
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: August 23, 1928
Age: 97

Stocky, imposing, and big-eared actor who rarely played anything other than a soldier, a policeman, or a samurai. He was apparently strong enough to share the role of King Ghidorah in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) with Shoichi Hirose. He very rarely had speaking roles. Ironically, despite not having a “presence” in films, Sakamoto appeared in an astounding number of films during Toho’s golden age. Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1966	Ultra Q Japanese Drama, 1966, 28 eps [Police officer] (Ep. 4) {Mammoth Flower} (Guest Role)	28	[Police officer] (Ep. 4) {Mammoth Flower} Guest Role	7.2
1958	Mother Japanese Drama, 1958, 18 eps (Unknown)	18	Unknown	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1971	Godzilla vs. Hedorah Japanese Movie, 1971, (Unknown)	Unknown	7.0
1968	Destroy All Monsters Japanese Movie, 1968, [Joint Defense Force headquarters officer] (Bit part)	[Joint Defense Force headquarters officer] Bit part	6.8
1967	King Kong Escapes Japanese Movie, 1967, [Self-Defense Force personnel] (Bit part)	[Self-Defense Force personnel] Bit part	6.4
1966	The War of the Gargantuas Japanese Movie, 1966, [Officer B] (Bit part)	[Officer B] Bit part	7.0
1965	Invasion of the Astro-Monster Japanese Movie, 1965, [Self-Defense Force personnel] (Bit part)	[Self-Defense Force personnel] Bit part	6.8
1965	Frankenstein Conquers the World Japanese Movie, 1965, [Hiroshima Mamoru hospital staff - uncredited] (Bit part)	[Hiroshima Mamoru hospital staff - uncredited] Bit part	6.6
1964	Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster Japanese Movie, 1964, King Ghidorah [with Shoichi Hirose] (Bit part)	King Ghidorah [with Shoichi Hirose] Bit part	7.1
1964	Dogora Japanese Movie, 1964, [Wagon driver] (Bit part)	[Wagon driver] Bit part	6.5
1964	Mothra vs. Godzilla Japanese Movie, 1964, [Self-Defense Force personnel] (Bit part)	[Self-Defense Force personnel] Bit part	7.1
1963	Atragon Japanese Movie, 1963, Sergeant Yamada (Bit part)	Sergeant Yamada Bit part	6.6
1962	King Kong vs. Godzilla Japanese Movie, 1962, [Eastern Army facility section manager] (Bit part)	[Eastern Army facility section manager] Bit part	6.6
1962	Gorath Japanese Movie, 1962, [Newspaper reporter] (Bit part)	[Newspaper reporter] Bit part	6.5
1961	Mothra Japanese Movie, 1961, [Airport police officer] (Bit part)	[Airport police officer] Bit part	7.3
1961	Yojimbo Japanese Movie, 1961, [Ushitora follower] (Bit part)	[Ushitora follower] Bit part	8.1
1961	Daredevil in the Castle Japanese Movie, 1961, [Tokugawa messenger] (Bit part)	[Tokugawa messenger] Bit part	7.2
1960	The Human Vapor Japanese Movie, 1960, [Man in Detention Center] (Bit part)	[Man in Detention Center] Bit part	6.7
1959	The Three Treasures Japanese Movie, 1959, [Yamato soldier 6] (Bit part)	[Yamato soldier 6] Bit part	5.9
1958	The Hidden Fortress Japanese Movie, 1958, [Samurai on horseback] (Bit part)	[Samurai on horseback] Bit part	7.8
1958	Varan Japanese Movie, 1958, [Defense Force executive] (Bit part)	[Defense Force executive] Bit part	5.9
1958	H-Man Japanese Movie, 1958, [Police officer] (Bit part)	[Police officer] Bit part	6.8
1957	The Mysterians Japanese Movie, 1957, [Reporter] (Bit part)	[Reporter] Bit part	6.8
1957	The Lower Depths Japanese Movie, 1957, [Deputy of the law] (Bit part)	[Deputy of the law] Bit part	7.0
1956	Rodan Japanese Movie, 1956, (Unknown)	Unknown	7.0
1956	The President Talks Bank Japanese Movie, 1956, [Chauffeur] (Bit part)	[Chauffeur] Bit part	0.0
1955	Godzilla Raids Again Japanese Movie, 1955, [Hokkai-maru sailor] (Bit part)	[Hokkai-maru sailor] Bit part	6.3
1954	Invisible Man Japanese Movie, 1954, (Unknown)	Unknown	6.4
1954	Seven Samurai Japanese Movie, 1954, [Samurai] (Bit part)	[Samurai] Bit part	8.6
1953	Eagle of the Pacific Japanese Movie, 1953, [Recon Scout] (Bit part)	[Recon Scout] Bit part	6.9

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