Mitsuru Saijo is a former Japanese actor and suit actor who is best known as the titular heroes of Mirrorman and Fireman, as well as Zoffy in Ultraman Taro.
Career[]
Saijo was hired by Tsuburaya Productions to play Mirrorman, however he broke his hip while doing a submission gag while filming episode 36. He was replaced by Kinichi Kusumi for the rest of the series. After Saijo recovered, he would go on to suit actor for other heroes in Tsuburaya's works.
Roles[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Mirrorman | Mirrorman | Episodes 1-37 |
| 1973 | Fireman | Fireman | |
| Jumborg Ace | Jumborg 9 | ||
| Ultraman Taro | Zoffy | Episode 18 "Zoffy Died! Taro Died Too!" | |
| 1974 | Jumborg Ace & Giant | Jumborg Ace |
Gallery[]
Saijo as Mirrorman
Saijo as Fireman
Saijo as Jumborg Ace
Saijo as Jumborg 9
Trivia[]
- Although retired, Mitsuru Saijo was a guest at two events in 2019, one with Eiichi Kikuchi in June,[1] and the other at TSUBURAYA CONVENTION 2019 in an event centering around Tsuburaya's non-Ultraman tokusatsu series.[2]
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