Kenji Sahara

Kenji Sahara

92 · Born: May 14, 1932

Personal Details

BornMay 14, 1932 Kanagawa, Japan

Biography

Kenji Sahara, a renowned Japanese actor, was born Tadashi Ishihara on May 14, 1932, in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa. However, he is also known by his real name, Masayoshi Kato, or Katō Masayoshi. Initially, he used the alias Tadashi Ishihara, but later changed it after securing the lead role in the iconic film Rodan, released in 1956.

Kenji Sahara's early life and career are not well-documented, but it is known that he made a significant impact in the Japanese entertainment industry. His versatility as an actor allowed him to take on a wide range of roles, from dramatic performances to action-packed sequences.

Throughout his illustrious career, Kenji Sahara has been involved in numerous projects, including films, television shows, and stage productions. His dedication to his craft has earned him a loyal fan base and critical acclaim from industry professionals.

Despite his success, Kenji Sahara's personal life remains somewhat private. However, it is clear that his passion for acting has driven him to pursue his dreams and make a lasting impact on the world of Japanese entertainment.

In conclusion, Kenji Sahara is a talented and accomplished Japanese actor who has made a significant contribution to the industry. His versatility, dedication, and passion for his craft have earned him a place among the greatest actors in Japanese history.

Career

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2004
Godzilla: Final Wars
Godzilla: Final Wars as Hachiro Jinguji
{"id":24359,"title":"Hitman","year":"1998","character":"Mr. Tsukamoto","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/hitman-1998","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_24359.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_24359.jpg"},"released":1}
1998
Hitman
Hitman as Mr. Tsukamoto
{"id":14638,"title":"Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla","year":"1994","character":"Minister Takayuki Segawa","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/godzilla-vs-spacegodzilla","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2k0u4ihk8a00.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2k0u4ihk8a00.jpg"},"released":1}
1994
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla as Minister Takayuki Segawa
{"id":26292,"title":"Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II","year":"1993","character":"Minister Takayuki Segawa","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/godzilla-vs-mechagodzilla-ii","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_26292.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_26292.jpg"},"released":1}
1993
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II as Minister Takayuki Segawa
{"id":14640,"title":"Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah","year":"1991","character":"Minister Takayuki Segawa","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/godzilla-vs-king-ghidorah","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/abqtvs15jio0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/abqtvs15jio0.jpg"},"released":1}
1991
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah as Minister Takayuki Segawa
{"id":25316,"title":"Terror of Mechagodzilla","year":"1975","character":"Defense Force Commander","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/terror-of-mechagodzilla","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7gb7f4fqndh0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7gb7f4fqndh0.jpg"},"released":1}
1975
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Terror of Mechagodzilla as Defense Force Commander
{"id":221419,"title":"Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla","year":"1974","character":"Ship's Captain","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/godzilla-vs-mechagodzilla","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/59ej3r6mf910.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/59ej3r6mf910.jpg"},"released":1}
1974
{"id":133932,"title":"Space Amoeba","year":"1970","character":"Makoto Obata","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/space-amoeba","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_133932.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_133932.jpg"},"released":1}
1970
Space Amoeba
Space Amoeba as Makoto Obata
{"id":122198,"title":"Godzilla's Revenge","year":"1969","character":"Kenkichi 'Tack' Miki","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/godzillas-revenge","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/ake9ng2hv9i0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/ake9ng2hv9i0.jpg"},"released":1}
1969
Godzilla's Revenge
Godzilla's Revenge as Kenkichi 'Tack' Miki
{"id":117513,"title":"Kaij\u00fb s\u00f4shingeki","year":"1968","character":"Commander Nishikawa","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/kaiju-soshingeki","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1comj0i55qgg.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1comj0i55qgg.jpg"},"released":1}
1968
Kaijû sôshingeki
Kaijû sôshingeki as Commander Nishikawa
{"id":14520,"title":"Son of Godzilla","year":"1967","character":"Morio","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/son-of-godzilla","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2ddb74qlk37g.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2ddb74qlk37g.jpg"},"released":1}
1967
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1966
The War of the Gargantuas
The War of the Gargantuas as Dr. Yuzo Majida
{"id":82107,"title":"None But the Brave","year":"1965","character":"Cpl. Fujimoto","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/none-but-the-brave","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_82107.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_82107.jpg"},"released":1}
1965
None But the Brave
None But the Brave as Cpl. Fujimoto
{"id":221626,"title":"Frankenstein vs. Baragon","year":"1965","character":"Tadokoro, Bowen's assistant","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/frankenstein-vs-baragon","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_221626.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_221626.jpg"},"released":1}
Frankenstein vs. Baragon
Frankenstein vs. Baragon as Tadokoro, Bowen's assistant
{"id":133288,"title":"Mothra vs. Godzilla","year":"1964","character":"Jiro Torahata","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/mothra-vs-godzilla","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1eir367mm6n8.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1eir367mm6n8.jpg"},"released":1}
1964
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Mothra vs. Godzilla as Jiro Torahata
{"id":221479,"title":"Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster","year":"1964","character":"Editor in Chief Kanamaki","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/ghidorah-the-three-headed-monster","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/nef868jvd780.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/nef868jvd780.jpg"},"released":1}
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster as Editor in Chief Kanamaki
{"id":65947,"title":"King Kong vs. Godzilla","year":"1963","character":"Kazuo Fujita (as Keji Sahaka)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/king-kong-vs-godzilla","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_65947.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_65947.jpg"},"released":1}
1963
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla as Kazuo Fujita (as Keji Sahaka)
{"id":219357,"title":"Matango","year":"1963","character":"Senz\u00f4 Koyama - Sailor","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/matango","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_219357.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_219357.jpg"},"released":1}
Matango
Matango as Senzô Koyama - Sailor
{"id":223846,"title":"Atragon","year":"1963","character":"Uto Omino","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/atragon","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_223846.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_223846.jpg"},"released":1}
Atragon
Atragon as Uto Omino
{"id":220329,"title":"King Kong vs. Godzilla","year":"1962","character":"Kazuo Fujita","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/king-kong-vs-godzilla-1962","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6jdurac2tqt0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6jdurac2tqt0.jpg"},"released":1}
1962
{"id":58026,"title":"Mothra","year":"1961","character":"Helicopter Pilot","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/mothra","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/42t81h069ml0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/42t81h069ml0.jpg"},"released":1}
1961
Mothra
Mothra as Helicopter Pilot
{"id":29232,"title":"The H-Man","year":"1958","character":"Dr. Masada","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-h-man-1958","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_29232.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_29232.jpg"},"released":1}
1958
The H-Man
The H-Man as Dr. Masada
{"id":227639,"title":"The Mysterians","year":"1957","character":"Joji Atsumi","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-mysterians","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_227639.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_227639.jpg"},"released":1}
1957
The Mysterians
The Mysterians as Joji Atsumi
{"id":122540,"title":"Rodan","year":"1956","character":"Shigeru Kawamura","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/rodan","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_122540.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_122540.jpg"},"released":1}
1956
Rodan
Rodan as Shigeru Kawamura
{"id":55640,"title":"Godzilla: King of the Monsters!","year":"1956","character":"Man on Boat (uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/godzilla-king-of-the-monsters","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_55640.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_55640.jpg"},"released":1}
Godzilla: King of the Monsters!
Godzilla: King of the Monsters! as Man on Boat (uncredited)
{"id":14578,"title":"Godzilla","year":"1954","character":"Young Lover on Ship (uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/godzilla-1954","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/hee63gdc1v00.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/hee63gdc1v00.jpg"},"released":1}
1954
Godzilla
Godzilla as Young Lover on Ship (uncredited)