Skip to content
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Tonight’s issue · Toronto
Search
Subscribe

Everything worth watching

Kenji SaharaImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Kenji Sahara

Japanese actor

Kenji Sahara is a retired Japanese actor, born Masayoshi Kato, who first worked as Tadashi Ishihara before taking his screen name when he won the lead role in Rodan. His screen credits include Godzilla, Street of Shame, Mothra, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, Frankenstein Conquers the World and Destroy All Monsters.

Kenji Sahara appears in 8 films in The Rerun, from 1954 to 1968. Most of that work is in sci-fi, action and adventure. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Ishirō Honda (8), Haruo Nakajima (7), Takashi Shimura (4), Akihiko Hirata (4), Jun Tazaki (3).

Known for

  • Rodan (1956). The lead role that came with his screen name.
  • Godzilla (1954). An early credit in his film career.
  • King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962). One of his 1960s film roles.
  • Destroy All Monsters (1968). A late-1960s screen credit in his film career.

Movies

Quick answers

When was Kenji Sahara born?
Kenji Sahara was born on 14 May 1932.

Before you go

Share this story