Minosuke Yamada
Minosuke Yamada
Original Name | 山田 巳之助 |
Born | November 13, 1893 Tokyo, Japan |
Died | August 3, 1968 (74) |
Long-faced, wide-mouthed supporting actor working exclusively for Toho. Yamada typically played concerned-looking officials in sci-fi films, lingering in the background, although occasionally he was afforded roles with more opportunity for dialogue, such as the defense minister in Godzilla Raids Again (1955), and as a newspaper executive in The Human Vapor (1960). He also played Kyoko Kagawa’s father in The Birth of Japan (1959).
Original Name | 山田 巳之助 |
Born | November 13, 1893 Tokyo, Japan |
Died | August 3, 1968 (74) |
Long-faced, wide-mouthed supporting actor working exclusively for Toho. Yamada typically played concerned-looking officials in sci-fi films, lingering in the background, although occasionally he was afforded roles with more opportunity for dialogue, such as the defense minister in Godzilla Raids Again (1955), and as a newspaper executive in The Human Vapor (1960). He also played Kyoko Kagawa’s father in The Birth of Japan (1959).
- Godzilla Raids Again (1955)...Defense Secretary
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)...Old Man Villager
- Rodan (1956)...Mining Chief Osaki
- The Mysterians (1957)...Defense Secretary
- The H-Man (1958)...Police Executive
- Varan the Unbelievable (1958)...Defense Secretary
- The Birth of Japan (1959)...Okuri
- The Human Vapor (1960)...Newspaper Executive
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Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
...Defense Secretary -
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
...Old Man Villager -
Rodan (1956)
...Mining Chief Osaki -
The Mysterians (1957)
...Defense Secretary -
The H-Man (1958)
...Police Executive -
Varan the Unbelievable (1958)
...Defense Secretary -
The Birth of Japan (1959)
...Okuri -
The Human Vapor (1960)
...Newspaper Executive