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| Hideto Ogata | |
| Continuity: | Godzilla |
| Notability: | Main character |
| Type: | Business owner |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | Honshu, Japan |
| Status: | Alive |
| Born: | 1934 [1] |
| First: | Gojira (1954) |
| Actor: | Akira Takarada James Hong |
Hideto Ogata is a fictional business owner featured in the Godzilla film series. Played by actor Akira Takarada, he appeared in the original 1954 film, Gojira. Many of Takarada's scenes were re-edited into the 1956 Americanized version of the film, Godzilla, King of the Monsters. In the English-dubbed version of Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, Hideto Ogata was voiced by actor James Hong.
Personality[]
- Archetype: Hero guy who is not particularly heroic.
Likes[]
- Emiko Yamane.
- Deep-sea diving.
- Looking serious.
- Shouting "Sherizawa!" thirty times in under a minute.
- Not getting eaten by Godzilla.
Dislikes[]
- Getting Professor Yamane pissed at him.
- Getting his ass whupped by a dude with one eye.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Hideto Ogata was created by director and screenwriter Ishirô Honda and writers Shigeru Kayama and Takeo Murata.
- Final fate: Godzilla survivor.
- What became of Ogata following the encounter with Godzilla is unknown. Presumably, Emiko Yamane and he were likely married at some point, assuming of course that Kyohei Yamane ever gave his blessing.
- In Godzilla, King of the Monsters, the character is credited only as Ogata.
- Playing the role of Hideto Ogata is actor Akira Takarada's first film work. He received top-billing in this movie.
See also[]
Media
The World of Godzilla
Godzilla miscellaneous
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ Date approximated based upon the age of actor Akira Takarada.