Ryu Hariken

"Hurricane" Ryu Hariken Born January 22, 1958 Tochigi Prefecture, Japan Occupation Suit actor, illustrator, comic author Notable role(s) Jinra, King Ghidorah, Battra larva, BabyGodzilla, Kumasogami, Godzilla Junior, Gamera, Den Ace, Guilala, Bemrath, Ikalla First work Pretty Executor (1987) Notable work Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)

"Hurricane" Ryu Hariken (破李拳 竜,   Hariken Ryū), real name Hidemi Miyata (宮田 英実,   Miyata Hidemi), is a Japanese actor, illustrator and serialized comic author. Hariken worked as a suit actor on Toho's Godzilla films during the Heisei series, portraying kaiju such as King Ghidorah and Godzilla Junior. Prior to that, he worked as Godzilla's suit actor during the marketing campaigns for the films The Return of Godzilla in 1984 and Godzilla vs. Biollante in 1989. Outside of the Godzilla franchise, Hariken has acted in and directed a number of other movies. His debut as an actor was in the 1991 science-fiction movie Mikadoroid. As a comic author, Hariken's most well-known work is likely the cult-classic comic series Gekisatsu! Uchūken, which was published in issues #2 through 81 of the serialized comic magazine Lemon People.

Selected filmography

Director

• Pretty Executor (1987)

Design works

• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) [as Hidemi Miyata]
• Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
• Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
• Rebirth of Mothra 2 (1997)
• Rebirth of Mothra 3 (1998)
• Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)

Actor

• Mikadoroid (1991) as Jinra
• Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) as King Ghidorah
• To Die in Den Ace (1992) as Den Ace
• Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) as Battra [larva]
• Adventure! Godzilland 2 (TV 1993) as Godzilla
• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) as BabyGodzilla / G-Force mechanic [uncredited]
• Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994) as Kumasogami
• Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) as Godzilla Junior / police officer [uncredited]
• Cutie Knight 2 (1996) as Gamera
• Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) as Self-Defense Force soldier [uncredited]
• Sebon Godzilla commercial (c. 2001) as Godzilla
• Sebon Godzilla commercial (2002) as Burning Godzilla
• The World Sinks Except Japan (2006) as Den Ace
• Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit (2008) as Guilala
• Earth Defense Widow (2014) as Bemrath
• Kaiju Mono (2016) as Defense Force executive
• Burn Up, Den Ace (2017) as Hidemi Miyata
• Den Ace 60 (2018) as Hidemi Miyata
• Den Ace Kick (2019) as Hidemi Miyata
• Den Ace Wedding (2019) as Hidemi Miyata
• Monster Seafood Wars (2020) as Ikalla

Selected video games

• Godzilla: Trading Battle (1998) – Original monster design

Selected bibliography

Illustrator

• Graph Book Godzilla (1983)
• The Godzilla Comic (1990) ["Monster Warrior Godzilla"]
• Encyclopedia of Godzilla (Mechagodzilla Edition) (1993)
• Gamera the Giant Monster (1994–1995)

Author

• The Godzilla Comic (1990) ["Monster Warrior Godzilla"]
• The Road to Godzilla (1995)
• Inside Godzilla is the Footprint of a Monster Idiot (2017)

Miscellaneous

• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II Super Complete Works (1993) – Special thanks

Gallery

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  Ryu Hariken wearing the Godzilla suit previously used in a Sabon commercial
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