
Ikio Sawamura

Ikio Sawamura
Original Name | 沢村 いき雄 |
Birth Name | Shizuo Okabe (岡部 静雄) |
Born | September 4, 1905 Tochigi, Japan |
Died | September 20, 1975 (70) |
Diminutive actor with a high-pitched voice, a favorite of both Akira Kurosawa and Ishiro Honda. He originally worked in a department store, and switched to acting when the store was destroyed in a fire. He joined Toho in 1954 and remained with the studio for the rest of his life and career.
He’s best known as the corrupt bailiff in Yojimbo (1961), as the fisherman who unwittingly rescued a princess in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964), and as the mountaineer stumbling across alien technology in Destroy All Monsters (1968). His final film appearance was as Mafune’s mute butler in Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975).
Original Name | 沢村 いき雄 |
Birth Name | Shizuo Okabe (岡部 静雄) |
Born | September 4, 1905 Tochigi, Japan |
Died | September 20, 1975 (70) |
Diminutive actor with a high-pitched voice, a favorite of both Akira Kurosawa and Ishiro Honda. He originally worked in a department store, and switched to acting when the store was destroyed in a fire. He joined Toho in 1954 and remained with the studio for the rest of his life and career.
He’s best known as the corrupt bailiff in Yojimbo (1961), as the fisherman who unwittingly rescued a princess in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964), and as the mountaineer stumbling across alien technology in Destroy All Monsters (1968). His final film appearance was as Mafune’s mute butler in Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975).
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)...Innkeeper
- Throne of Blood (1957)...Washizu Soldier
- The Hidden Fortress (1958)...Yamana Peasant
- The Birth of Japan (1959)...Lecherous Deity
- Battle in Outer Space (1959)...Line Inspector
- The Secret of the Telegian (1960)...Thriller Show Announcer
- Daredevil in the Castle (1961)...Man Buying Rice
- Yojimbo (1961)...Corrupt Bailiff
- Gorath (1962)...Taxi Driver
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)...Island Priest
- High and Low (1963)...Train Crew
- Atragon (1963)...Taxi Driver
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)...Village Priest
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)...Fisherman
- Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)...Man Walking Dog
- The Adventures of Taklamakan (1966)...Slave Auctioneer
- War of the Gargantuas (1966)...Fisherman
- Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966)...Captive Islander
- King Kong Escapes (1967)...Islander
- Destroy All Monsters (1968)...Mountaineer
- Godzilla's Revenge (1969)...Bartender
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)...Mafune's Manservant
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
...Innkeeper -
Throne of Blood (1957)
...Washizu Soldier -
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
...Yamana Peasant -
The Birth of Japan (1959)
...Lecherous Deity -
Battle in Outer Space (1959)
...Line Inspector -
The Secret of the Telegian (1960)
...Thriller Show Announcer -
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
...Man Buying Rice -
Yojimbo (1961)
...Corrupt Bailiff -
Gorath (1962)
...Taxi Driver -
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
...Island Priest -
High and Low (1963)
...Train Crew -
Atragon (1963)
...Taxi Driver -
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
...Village Priest -
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
...Fisherman -
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
...Man Walking Dog -
The Adventures of Taklamakan (1966)
...Slave Auctioneer -
War of the Gargantuas (1966)
...Fisherman -
Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966)
...Captive Islander -
King Kong Escapes (1967)
...Islander -
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
...Mountaineer -
Godzilla's Revenge (1969)
...Bartender -
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
...Mafune's Manservant