Tokusatsu is a Japanese term for live-action films or television programs that make heavy use of practical special effects. Credited to special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya, tokusatsu mainly refers to science fiction, war, fantasy, or horror media featuring such technology but is also occasionally dubbed a genre itself. Its contemporary use originated in the Japanese mass media around 1958 to explain special effects in an easy-to-understand manner and was popularized during the "first monster boom" (1966-1968). Prior to the monster boom, it was known in Japan as tokushu gijutsu or shortened tokugi.
Bin Shimada is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator affiliated with the talent management firm Aoni Production.
Yasuhiro Takato is a Japanese voice actor who works for Aoni Production.
Kaneta Kimotsuki was a Japanese actor and voice actor.
Chishū Ryū was a Japanese actor who, in a career lasting 65 years, appeared in over 160 films and about 70 television productions.
Nao Nagasawa is a Japanese actress, voice actress, former singer and model. She is known for her roles in various tokusatsu series, film, and drama, such as "Nanami Nono / Hurricane Blue" in the series Super Sentai Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger.
Seizō Katō was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator who worked for Haikyo.
Ryōichi Tanaka is a Japanese actor and narrator. His late younger brother Kazumi Tanaka was also a voice actor. Tanaka is currently affiliated with Aoni Production.
Hideyo Amamoto was a Japanese actor. He is best known for portraying Dr. Shinigami in the original Kamen Rider series as well as many other characters in tokusatsu films such as the Godzilla series. Amamoto also used the pseudonym of Eisei Amamoto for most of his career, Eisei being a misreading of the kanji in his real name, Hideyo. He died on March 23, 2003, of complications from pneumonia at 77.
Koichi Sakamoto is a Japanese film and television director, stunt performer and coordinator, fight choreographer and producer. He is best known for his work in the tokusatsu genre, particularly for the Power Rangers, Super Sentai and Kamen Rider franchises.
A suit actor is a member of, usually, a Japanese tokusatsu production who works similar to a stunt performer. However, the suit actor does all of his or her stunts while in a full costume that normally obscures their identity from the viewer, and the actor's voice is dubbed during after-recording process. The word is typically used when discussing Japanese stunt performers and is rarely used in any other context.
Akihiko Hirata, born Akihiko Onoda, was a Japanese film actor. While Hirata starred in many movies, he is most well known for his work in the kaiju genre, including such films as King Kong vs. Godzilla, The Mysterians, Terror of Mechagodzilla, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, and his most famous role of Dr. Daisuke Serizawa, the brilliant but disturbed young scientist in the original Godzilla, released in 1954. Hirata was married to the popular actress Yoshiko Kuga from 1961 until his death. He died at age 56 in 1984 after a long battle with lung cancer.
Teiji Ōmiya was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and a member of the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society when he died. He attended Nihon University, but withdrew before completing his degree. He was known for playing the roles of kind old men in many 1970s anime series. During his life, he achieved 3-dan in kendo.
Rose Media and Entertainment, formerly known as Rose Video and Rose Animation is a Thai entertainment company. It was founded in 1986 by Phiraphon Montphichit. The company for markets, and distribute film, music, and anime licensor in 2000 to 2017, but later included the owner of BNK48's label Independent Artist Management.
Runa Natsui is a Japanese actress and model best known for playing the role of Kaoru Shiba in the TV show Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.