Tsutomu Kitagawa Explained

Tsutomu Kitagawa
Birth Date:	21 December 1957^[1]
Birth Place:	Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi, Japan^[2]
Occupation:	Actor, stuntman
Years Active:	1975–present
Known For:	Godzilla, Super Sentai
Television:	Super Sentai

is a Japanese actor and stuntman who is mostly known for playing Godzilla for the "Millennium" (or "Shinsei") series.^[3] He also played King Ghidorah for Rebirth of Mothra III. He also played the costumed actor for the Blue (and occasionally, Black) Ranger in many of Toei Company's Super Sentai Series in the 1980s, better known in the United States as Power Rangers. Kitagawa graduated from Sakuragaoka High School before joining Sonny Chiba's Japan Action Club in January 1975.

Filmography

Suit actor

• Battle Fever J (1979) - Battle Kenya, Miss America 2
• Denshi Sentai Denziman (1980-1981) - Denzi Blue
• Dai Sentai Goggle-V (1982-1983) - Goggle Black
• Kagaku Sentai Dynaman (1983-1984) - Dyna yellow
• Choudenshi Bioman (1984-1985) - Blue Three
• Dengeki Sentai Changeman (1985-1986) - Change Pegasus
• Choushinsei Flashman (1986-1987) - Blue Flash
• Hikari Sentai Maskman (1987-1988) - Blue Mask
• Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya (1988-1989) - Chinese Ninja Lu-Long
• Gosei Sentai Dairanger (1993-1994) - Shishi Ranger
• Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (1994-1995) - Ninja Black
• Juken Sentai Gekiranger (2007-2008) - Master Bat li
• - ToQ 2gou (child version)
• - ToQ 2gou (child version)

Chouseishin series

• Chouseishin Gransazer (2003-2004) - Sazer Remls

Other roles

• Rebirth of Mothra III (1998) as King Ghidorah/Cretaceous King Ghidorah^[4]
• Godzilla 2000 (1999) as Godzilla
• Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) as Godzilla
• Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) as Godzilla
• (2003) as Godzilla
• (2004) as Godzilla^[5]
• Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (2008) as himself

Non-Suit Roles

• Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan (1981) - Worker
• Dai Sentai Goggle-V (1982) - Kung-Fu Doll, Motorcycle Gang member
• Dengeki Sentai Changeman (1985) - Saga
• Choujin Sentai Jetman (1991) - Man
• Juken Sentai Gekiranger (2007) - Cake Vendor
• Kamen Rider Wizard (2013) - Guard
• Ressha Sentai ToQger (2014) - Guard
• Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger (2021) - Mr. Su^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Godzillafest Special Guests. Bay Area Film Events. May 14, 2013.
2. https://shunan.keizai.biz/headline/568/ 下松で地元出身・特撮スーツアクターがトークイベント　歴代ゴジラ映画ポスター展示も
3. Book: Warner, Brad. Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate: A Trip Through Death, Sex, Divorce, and Spiritual Celebrity in Search of the True Dharma. New World Library. 2009. 76. 978-1-57731-654-1.
4. Book: Rebirth of Mothra 3 . 12 December 1998 . . 1998 . 4-924609-74-9 . 46, 88–89.
5. Web site: Tsutomu Kitagawa . Kaiju Headquarters . May 14, 2013 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20030915004401/http://www.kaijuhq.org/kitagawa.html . September 15, 2003 .
6. Web site: 機界戦隊ゼンカイジャー　第4カイ. Japanese. 15 July 2021. 22 March 2021. japanactionenterprise.com.