Hurricane Ryu Explained

, nicknamed Hurricane Ryu, is a Japanese illustrator, comic book author, writer, director, martial artist and an actor.^[1] His real name is Hidemi Miyata, born in Tochigi Prefecture.

Comics

• 1980 - Parabola of Ecstasy, Comic DUMP #10, Daya Publishing
• 1982 - Mad City 16 Beat, oneshot, Comic Lemon People #1, 1982
• 1983 - Gekisatsu! Uchuuken, Comic Lemon People #2-#81, Kubo shoten
• 1985 - Blade of Gigantis, Tokyo III Co., Ltd
• 1986 - Pretty Executor, Tokyo III Co., Ltd
• 1990 - Monster Warrior Godzilla, published in JICC publishing's The Godzilla Comic
• 1994 - Giant Monster Gamera, Gekkan Manga Boys, November 1994 - February 1995, Tokuma Shoten.

Books

• 1992 - Godzilla Monster Super Quiz, Kubo shoten
• 1995 - Gojira Road, Fujinsha
• 1996 - Kaijū baka ichi-dai Gojira yakusha e no michi, Yosensha
• 1999 - Men who suitacted tokusatsu heroes, Sony Magazines

Films

As a director

• 1987 - Pretty Executor
• 1996 - Insatsu seyo! Kyōshinman
• 2013 - P Man: Syborg Bishoujo Shirei Kyakuchū
• 2014 - Heroine Champion Festival
• 2016 Digital Q-ko VS Robocon Great Battle

As an actor

• 1991 - (Mikadroid)
• Godzilla series
  • 1991 - Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (King Ghidorah)
  • 1992 - Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth (Battra)
  • 1993 - Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (Baby Godzilla)
  • 1995 - Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (Godzilla Junior)
• 1992 - UFO Daisakusen Iko-chan Fight (Miracle Man)
• Den Ace series
  • 1992 - Den Ace ni Shisu (Den Ace)
  • 2005 - Ganso Den Ace (Den Ace)
  • 2007 - Den Ace The Final ～Kirakuki ni Ikiyou～
  • 2017 - Moeru Yo Den Ace (Hideumi Miyata)
  • 2018 - Den Ace 60 (Hideumi Miyata)
  • 2019 - Den Ace Kick (Hideumi Miyata)
  • 2019 - Den Ace Wedding (version of Den Ace Kick with revised ending) (Hideumi Miyata)
• 1994 - Yamato Takeru (Kumasogami)
• 2003 - Marumi☆Mix Juice (Mister Z)
• 2004 - The Calamari Wrestler (Ika Wrestler)
• 2006 - Crab Goalkeeper (Grab Goalkeeper)
• 2006 - The World Sinks Except Japan (Den Ace)
• 2008 - The Monster X Strikes Back/Attack the G8 Summit (Guilala)
• 2014 - Earth Defence Widow (Bemuras)
• 2016 - Kaiju Mono
• 2020 - Monster Seafood Wars

Videos

As an actor

• 1991 - Cosplay Warrior Cutie Knight (Gamera)^[2]

External links

• 日記, Hariken Ryu's diary, has not been updated since 2007
• 破李拳竜・日記, Hariken Ryu's another diary, similarly has not been updated since 2007
• 怪獣バカ一代, Hariken Ryu's current, active diary blog

Notes and References

1. Book: Kalat, David. A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series. 2007. McFarland & Co. 978-0-7864-3099-4. 202.
2. Hurricane Ryu, June 14, 2020, 本日は昭和ガメラでおなじみ湯浅憲明監督の御命日。, Twiiter (X)