"My stomach was very badly burned when we filmed the shot of a truck exploding underneath Varan."

"Mr. Kurosawa would spend an entire day filming one shot. None of the other directors with whom I worked would do that…"

"Shortly after I was offered the role, I realized that although it would be possible to replace all of the members of …"

"Katsumi Tezuka and I both tried on the Godzilla costume during the first day of shooting. The costume was very stiff …"

"I controlled [Rodan's] wings with my arms. While we were shooting the scene in which Rodan flies over the bridge in S…"

"It was helpful for me to study the movements of only large species. Smaller species, unlike Godzilla, Varan, and so o…"

"Playing Godzilla for GODZILLA - KING OF THE MONSTERS was very difficult. Playing Rodan also was difficult because the…"

"Mr. Tsuburaya was a gentleman. He was very charismatic. Mr. Tsuburaya would never express his anger at me or the othe…"

"Mr. Honda, like Mr. Tsuburaya, was a gentleman. He was very likeable. Mr. Kurosawa always told the actors with whom h…"

"I based the choreography I did for WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS on the techniques of professional wrestlers. I think it turn…"