Ômura Senkichi

With his slight frame, expressive eyes, and distinctive features, Omura was a master of comic relief and character acting. He began his career as a child actor in the 1930s before becoming a staple of Toho’s post-war cinema.

He is beloved by kaijû fans for his scene-stealing turn as the hat-retrieving tourist in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964). Other memorable roles include the frightened guide in King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) and a sailor in The H-Man (1958). He was also a regular in Kurosawa Akira’s films, appearing in classics like Seven Samurai (1954) and Yojimbo (1961). Ômura has the distinction of being the first [human] face to appear in the Ultra franchise, as a construction worker who discovers the monster Gomess in the very first episode of Ultra Q (1966).