Bin Furuya (古谷敏 Furuya Bin) is a Japanese actor and suit actor. His real name is Satoshi Furuya. He is best known for his uncredited portrayal of the titular character in the 1966 series Ultraman[1]. Furuya would later portray the character Amagi in the sequel series Ultraseven[2]. Furuya has also made appearances in Gorath, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, Ultraman Zearth, and Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie.
Roles
Ultraman Series
- Ultra Q (1966) - Imperial Palace spectator (Episode 4), Hachi (Episode 24) / Ragon, Kemur Man (Suit actor)
- Ultraman (1966) - Ultraman, Zoffy (Suit actor) / Hotel employee (Episode 10)
- Ultraseven (1967) - Amagi
- Akio Jissouji's Ultraman - Ultraman (Suit Actor)
- Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie - Residents of the Land of Light
- Ultra Zone (2011) - Akio (Episode 12; Ragon segment)
Other Roles
- Gorath (1962) - Reporter (uncredited)
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
- Daikaiju Mono (2016) - Kamikura Defense Secretary
Trivia
- In 2013, at the age of seventy, Bin Furuya put on the latest Ultraman suit for a special event.
References
- ↑ http://www.fearfestevil.com/satoshi-bin-furuya/
- ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=xVOH5aEaGI0C&pg=PA128
- http://www.fearfestevil.com/satoshi-bin-furuya/
- Ragone, August (2007-11-01). Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters: Defending the Earth with Ultraman, Godzilla in the Golden Age of Japanese Science Fiction Film. Chronicle Books. pp. 128–. ISBN 9780811860789. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
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