Eiichi Kikuchi

Eiichi Kikuchi (きくち英一, Kikuchi Eiichi) is a Japanese actor and suit actor, known for being the suit actor of Ultraman Jack, the main character of Return of Ultraman. He also played many minor roles in Tsuburaya Productions media. He used to go by his real name "菊池英一", which is the pronounced the same as his stage name, until changing it sometime after starring in Denjin Zaborger.

Roles[]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1966	Kaiju Booska	Dojo Monk	Episode 5 "Booska's Name Guide"
1967	Ultraseven	Ultraseven	Suit Episode 14 "The Ultra Guard Goes West: Part 1" Episode 15 "The Ultra Guard Goes West: Part 2"
1968	Mighty Jack	Q Assassin	Episode 3 "Burning Rose"
	Fight! Mighty Jack	Pack Member	Episode 1 "Beat the Trap You Fell For!"
		Sergian Secret Service Agent	Episode 4 "Take Back What Was Stolen!!" Uncredited
		Q Subordinate	Episode 9 "Drive Out the Underground Demons!" Uncredited
		Bratt's Subordinate	Episode 11 "Grab the Sweet Bombs!"
		Plant	Episode 19 "Stop the Human Botanical Garden!" Uncredited
		Koshumaru Sailor	Episode 24 "Set a Course for Happening Island!!"
1971	Return of Ultraman	Zazahn^[1]	Suit Episode 1 "All Monsters Attack" Uncredited
		Ultraman Jack	Suit
		Sailor Kawasaki	Episode 13 "Terror of the Tsunami Monsters, Tokyo's Big Pinch" Uncredited
1972		MAT Correspondent	Episode 51 "The 5 Ultra Oaths" Uncredited
1973	Ultraman Ace	Ultraman Jack^[2]	Suit Episode 1 "Shine! The Five Ultra Brothers" Uncredited
	Ultraman Ace	Alien Revole	Human form and voice Episode 50 "Tokyo Great Panic! The Mad Traffic Signals" Uncredited
	Ultraman Taro	Worker A	Episode 36 "You Swine! The Bride Cried"
1981	Ultraman 80	Takeda	Episode 42 "The Kannon Is Strongest"
1993	Gridman the Hyper Agent	Musashibo Benkei	Episode 34 "A Body Guard"
1998	Ultraman Dyna	Aircraft Maintenance Leader Mukai	Episode 43 "Captain Long-Legs"
2002	Ultraman Cosmos	Shoichi	Episode 56 "Kappa Village"
2005	Ultraman Nexus	Naoichi Harisu
2007	Ultraman Mebius	Kikuchi, President of the Kikuchi Electric Appliances Company	Episode 45 "Deathrem's Plot"

Other Roles[]

Spectreman - Angler, Piston Kidoguchi Trainer
Zone Fighter - Alien Garogabaran
Denjin Zaborger - Detective Nakano
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai - Climb boss
Battle Fever J - Detective Onizuka
Spider-Man - Muramoto
Dai Sentai Goggle-V - Dr. Igaana
MegaBeast Investigator Juspion - Gasami brothers (older brother)
Kousoku Sentai Turboranger - Criminal
Jikuu Senshi Spielban - President Kurogane
Kamen Rider Black RX - Masanobu Tadokoro
Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya - Development company president
Special Rescue Police Winspector - Tadao Hirata
Special Rescue Exceedraft - Merchant of Death

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Trivia[]

Although Kikuchi played Ultraseven in episodes 14-15, Koji Uenishi portrayed the character in the rest of the series.
- This fact was referenced in the 2014 drama adaption of Aoi Honoo: At a bathhouse, Hideaki Anno mimics Ultraseven's fights against King Joe, but is mistaken for Ultraman Jack by Takami Akai. Anno explains that he is "half-right", as Jack's suit actor had played Ultraseven solely in King Joe's two episodes.
In 1995, Kikuchi authored a book titled Ultraman Dandy: The Man Who Played Returning Ultraman (ウルトラマン･ダンディー帰ってきたウルトラマンを演った男, Urutoraman Dandī Kaettekita Urutoraman o Yatta Otoko) about his and others' work on Return of Ultraman.
In 2020, Kikuchi modeled for MAT merchandise to promote a 2021 event.^[5]
Kikuchi appeared alongside Jiro Dan in the tokusatsu film Planet Prince 2021.^[6]

References[]

↑ Character Encyclopedia: Return of Ultraman Perfect File, pg 22
↑ Ultraman Ace Terrible-Monster Encyclopedia, pg 20
↑ https://www.s40otoko.com/archives/98628
↑ https://x.com/takeshiyoshioka/status/1411890301602435074
↑ https://hakabanogarou.jp/archives/16045
↑ https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/430014

[1] Character Encyclopedia: Return of Ultraman Perfect File, pg 22

[Choju_Encyclopedia-2] Ultraman Ace Terrible-Monster Encyclopedia, pg 20

[3] ttps://www.s40otoko.com/archives/98628

[4] ttps://x.com/takeshiyoshioka/status/1411890301602435074

[5] ttps://hakabanogarou.jp/archives/16045

[6] ttps://natalie.mu/eiga/news/430014

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