BIN FURUYA

Bin Furuya is a Japanese actor famous for being the suit actor for Ultraman in the 1966 series of the same name . Before his iconic Ultraman role, Furuya appeared in numerous Toho kaiju films in minor background roles . His kaiju film appearances include "Mothra" (1961), "King Kong vs. Godzilla" (1962), "Gorath" (1962), "Atragon" (1963), "Mothra vs. Godzilla" (1964), "Dogora" (1964), "Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster" (1964), "Frankenstein vs. Baragon" (1965), and "The War of the Gargantuas" (1966) . After Ultraman, Furuya portrayed Amagi in the sequel series "Ultraseven" . In more recent years, Furuya has become a frequent guest at American science-fiction conventions and served as the 3D scan reference for Ultraman in "Shin Ultraman" (2022) .