Suit actor

A suit actor (スーツアクター, sūtsu akutā) is a member of, usually, a Japanese tokusatsu production who works similar to a stunt performer. However, the suit actor does all of his or her stunts while in a full costume that normally obscures their identity from the viewer (typically the transformed character) and the actor's voice is dubbed during after-recording process (アフレコ, afureko).

List of notable suit actors

• Yasuhiko Imai (今井 靖彦, Imai Yasuhiko)
• Kenji Ohba (大葉 健二, Ōba Kenji)
• Toshiaki Karasawa (唐沢 寿明, Karasawa Toshiaki)
• Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二, Takaiwa Seiji)
• Chie Tanabe (田邊 智恵, Tanabe Chie)
• Verne Troyer (Ferbus in Saban's Masked Rider)
• Haruo Nakajima (中島 春雄, Nakajima Haruo) (Most famous for his portrayal of Godzilla from 1954 to 1972)
• Kazuo Niibori (新堀 和男, Nībori Kazuo)
• Hiroshi Maeda (前田 浩, Maeda Hiroshi)
• Mark Musashi (マーク武蔵, Māku Musashi)
• Hisanori Ōiwa (大岩 永徳, Ōiwa Hisanori) (under the stage name Eitoku (永徳))

See also

• Tokusatsu
• Stunt performer
• Creature suit