1982Nominee
Best Performance
Lady Karuizawa
Takayuki Godai
Actor
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
July 1, 1956
Biography
Takayuki Godai (五代高之, Godai Takayuki, born July 1, 1956) is a Japanese actor best known as the shōgun's ninja Saizō in the long-running prime-time television jidaigeki Abarenbō Shōgun. Godai first appeared as Saizō in Episode 57 of Series III, and continued through Series IV and V, about 190 episodes. His stage name is the name of the character portrayed by Yujiro Ishihara in the 1969 film Eiko e no 5,000 kiro. He is also a voice actor. He has had important roles in Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan, and as the villain Akudaikaan in Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star. In film, Godai played the male lead opposite Rina Akiyama in the 2006 horror film Eko eko azaraku: B-page. He appeared in the 1985 Shiosai, an adaptation of The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima. He also played a role in Moonlight Mask (the 1981 movie version). Godai appeared live on stage at a special performance Koi densetsu: Ai sureba koso by Yōko Nagayama. Wikipedia contributors. (2021, February 12). Takayuki Godai. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1995Nominee
Best Performance
Ring
1988Nominee
Best Performance
Goryokaku
Career Highlights
2024Highlight
Best Performance
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: Act Three - Middle-Aged Struggles
1979Highlight
Best Performance
A Certain Seductive Summer
Video
Ring
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: Act Three - Middle-Aged Struggles
Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan: The Movie