Tsutomu Kitagawa (喜多川2tom (Real name,喜多川 務), Kitagawa Tsutomu; born December 21, 1957) is a Japanese actor and stuntman who is mostly known for playing Godzilla for the "Millennium" (or "Shinsei") series. 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.
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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
Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie - ToQ 2gou (child version)
Ressha Sentai ToQger Returns: Super ToQ 7gou of Dreams - ToQ 2gou (child version)
Chouseishin Gransazer (2003-2004) - Sazer Remls
Other roles
Megaloman (1979) - Black Star soldiers
Rebirth of Mothra III (1998) as King Ghidorah/Cretaceous King Ghidorah
Godzilla 2000 (1999) as Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) as Godzilla
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) as Godzilla/1954 Godzilla
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) as Godzilla
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) as Godzilla
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