Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

August 28, 1913 · 113 years old

Jun Tazaki (田崎 潤 Tazaki Jun, 28 August 1913 – 18 October 1985) (real name Minoru Tanaka) was a Japanese actor best known for his various roles from Kaiju films produced by Toho, often cast in the roles of scientists or military personnel.

Known For

19 titles
1
High and Low

High and Low

1963 · 2h 23m · Movie

An executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom.

8.4
2
King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1963 · 1h 31m · Movie

A UN reporter covers the appearance of a prehistoric monster that emerges from hibernation, while a pharmaceutical company seeks publicity with a monster of their own.

5.7
3
Mothra vs. Godzilla

Mothra vs. Godzilla

1964 · 1h 29m · Movie

When greedy tycoons refuse to return Mothra's egg to the people of Infant Island, they must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help when Godzilla arises near Nagoya.

6.5
4
Destroy All Monsters

Destroy All Monsters

1968 · 1h 28m · Movie

In 1999, a race of she-aliens, the Kilaaks, brainwash Earth's monsters into attacking major cities, prompting a team of astronauts to stop the invaders while the monsters battle Ghidorah.

6.4
5
Invasion of Astro-Monster

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965 · 1h 33m · Movie

Astronauts encounter the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save them from "Monster Zero", but when one of the astronaut romances a mysterious woman, he uncovers the Xilien's true intentions.

6.2
6
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966 · 1h 23m · Movie

Four men searching for one's brother are shipwrecked on Letchi Island, where a terrorist organization developing nuclear weapons have enslaved the natives of Infant Island and command monstrous crustacean named Ebirah.

5.5
7
Gate of Hell

Gate of Hell

1953 · 1h 29m · Movie

A samurai pursues a married lady-in-waiting.

7.1
8
The War of the Gargantuas

The War of the Gargantuas

1966 · 1h 32m · Movie

A giant, cannibalistic humanoid's rampage through Tokyo is halted by his more docile twin, but neither their reunion nor their scientist caretakers can prevent their eventual duel.

6.2
9
King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1962 · 1h 37m · Movie

The advertising director of a pharmaceutical company seeks to boost the ratings of their sponsored TV program by capturing the legendary monster King Kong just as Godzilla re-emerges.

6.2
10
Gorath

Gorath

1962 · 1h 23m · Movie

A Tokyo scientist and his colleagues shift Earth to avoid a red-hot planet on a collision course.

5.7
11
The Three Treasures

The Three Treasures

1959 · 1h 52m · Movie

A prince, framed for murder and starved for affection from his father, is sent on a quest.

6.5
12
Shinsengumi shimatsuki

Shinsengumi shimatsuki

1963 · 1h 33m · Movie

As change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of respect for their leader and because he wants to live and die as a samurai. However, as his involvement goes, reality and idealism come into deadly conflict.

6.7
13
Daredevil in the Castle

Daredevil in the Castle

1961 · 1h 35m · Movie

Mohei is a wandering swordsman. He arrives in the city of Osaka, where the Toyotomi clan accepts him and comes to depend upon his courage and his battlefield skills. Those skills are sorely tested when Osaka Castle is besieged by ...

6.4
14
The Demon of Mount Oe

The Demon of Mount Oe

1960 · 1h 54m · Movie

A team of samurai warriors team up to defeat a shape-changing, supernatural creature.

6.5
15
Attack Squadron!

Attack Squadron!

1963 · 1h 41m · Movie

Lt. Col. Senda resists the idea of sending Japanese fighter pilots on suicide missions. He believes that what is really necessary for Japan to regain momentum in the war is for the air force to gather its most brilliant pilots int...

6.5
16
Kiganjô no bôken

Kiganjô no bôken

1966 · 1h 40m · Movie

Osami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha. Their journey takes them to a kingdom in the Middle East, where they find intrigue and romance in the court of an evil k...

6.4
17
Mekurano Oichi inochi moraimasu

Mekurano Oichi inochi moraimasu

1970 · 1h 26m · Movie

Oichi, the blind bounty hunter, frees a woman from unjust prison and is now hunted by order of the local magistrate. She is concerned with the poor fishermen, who are oppressed and robbed by a gang in collusion with the authorities.

6.6
18
Kaoyaku akatsukini shisu

Kaoyaku akatsukini shisu

1961 · 1h 37m · Movie

After a long stint working in Alaska, Jiro returns to his hometown. He soon learns that his father, the town's mayor, was murdered and, in his absence, the yakuza gangs have seized control of the town. Jiro quickly becomes dangero...

6.2
19
Kasen chitai

Kasen chitai

1961 · 1h 19m · Movie

Two young crooks who scam betters in the race track are employed by a yakuza gang called the Shigemori Syndicate to steal a shipment of handguns from a rival gang.

6.4