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Kazuya Aoyama
Born: 28th Nov 1951 Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Dept: Acting
Kazuya Aoyama (青山 一也 Aoyama Kazuya), real name Mototsugu Takeda (武田 基嗣 Takeda Mototsugu), is a Japanese businessman and former actor and singer.
He began his singing career as a member of the rock band Green Grass, with whom he released at least one single. He made his acting debut in the 1971 series Century of the Emperor, but continued to pursue music, signing to Victor Records in 1971 and earning silver prize at the Shinjuku Music Festival for his second single, "Are You Happy?" He was eventually recognized by Toho, who selected him to star in the 1973 superhero series Zone Fighter. Following the show's conclusion, Aoyama was reunited with director Jun Fukuda for Godzilla's 20th anniversary film, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. His final film role came in the 1975 disaster movie Conflagration, officially retiring from acting in 1976. Aoyama is presently active as the CEO and president of Japanese seaweed wholesaler Kawamoriya, Inc., succeeding his father in 1989.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 5
Film: 3 (60%)
Television: 2 (40%)
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Filmography
Original title: トイレの花子さん新章 花子VSヨースケ
2016
Shizukune is an exorcist in training. She travels with her teacher Miyo. Rock band members Jo, Mika and Aki sneak in an abandoned school because of a ... view
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Jan 2011 (first aired)
A sudden encounter between a gracefully attractive but mysterious woman, Saki, and an ordinary housewife, Eriko, who has a happy family, causes Eriko' ... view
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Yano Shun (10 ep.)
Original title: 東京湾炎上
1975
Global South guerrillas hijack the Japanese oil tanker Arabian Light, threatening to blow it up in Tokyo Bay, unless the Cabinet complies with an econ ... view
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Telegraphist Kusaka
Original title: ゴジラ対メカゴジラ
1974
An Okinawan prophecy that foretells the destruction of the Earth is seeming fulfilled when Godzilla emerges to return to his destructive roots. But no ... view
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Masahiko Shimizu
Apr 1973 (first aired)
Zone Fighter, known in Japan as Ryūsei Ningen Zone, is a tokusatsu science fiction superhero television series. Produced by Toho Company Ltd., the sh ... view
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Hikaru Sakimori / Zone Fighter (26 ep.)