Raptor
May 1st, 2004, 12:41 AM
The first film is noted for its cameos. Here's one to start with:
Chairman Kaga himself on Iron Chef was the Benzite alien in Ultraman Zearth!
Some info obtained from The Iron Chef Compendium (http://www.ironchef.com/biokaga.shtml):
Bio: He was born October 12, 1950 as Kaga Katsuda (also known as Katsuta Shigekatsu) in Ishikawa, Japan. He sings baritone, is about 5' 8" (178cm) tall and prefers golf in his free time.
On Iron Chef, he plays Chairman Kaga Takeshi. He is a famous stage actor, having performed in Jesus Christ Superstar, West Side Story and recently been in
* ** September 2000 - Macbeth (as Macbeth)
* ** December 2000 - Les Miz (as Jean Valjean)
* ** November 2001 - Jekyll & Hyde (as Jekyll/Hyde)
He also sang the "Ware wa collector" song in the Pokemon 2000 movie. The song escaped dubbing when it was exported to the US market.
Finally, *Kaga has a Bacon number of 3:
* *# 1. Kaga Takeshi was in Les Miserables in Concert (1995) with Alun Armstrong
* *#2 Alun Armstrong was in The Saint (1997) with Elisabeth Shue
* *#3 Elisabeth Shue was in The Hollow Man (2000) with Kevin Bacon
Chairman Kaga himself on Iron Chef was the Benzite alien in Ultraman Zearth!
Some info obtained from The Iron Chef Compendium (http://www.ironchef.com/biokaga.shtml):
Bio: He was born October 12, 1950 as Kaga Katsuda (also known as Katsuta Shigekatsu) in Ishikawa, Japan. He sings baritone, is about 5' 8" (178cm) tall and prefers golf in his free time.
On Iron Chef, he plays Chairman Kaga Takeshi. He is a famous stage actor, having performed in Jesus Christ Superstar, West Side Story and recently been in
* ** September 2000 - Macbeth (as Macbeth)
* ** December 2000 - Les Miz (as Jean Valjean)
* ** November 2001 - Jekyll & Hyde (as Jekyll/Hyde)
He also sang the "Ware wa collector" song in the Pokemon 2000 movie. The song escaped dubbing when it was exported to the US market.
Finally, *Kaga has a Bacon number of 3:
* *# 1. Kaga Takeshi was in Les Miserables in Concert (1995) with Alun Armstrong
* *#2 Alun Armstrong was in The Saint (1997) with Elisabeth Shue
* *#3 Elisabeth Shue was in The Hollow Man (2000) with Kevin Bacon