--- name: "Wataru Ōmae" canonical: "https://film.one/person/wataru-omae" fi1m_id: "wataru-omae" imdb_id: "nm0648280" tmdb_id: 235720 wikidata_id: "Q11433052" roles: [] born: "14 February 1934" died: "24 December 2017" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 60 average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-28T20:53:03.200995+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Wataru Ōmae ## Identity Wataru Ōmae - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/wataru-omae - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** wataru-omae - **IMDb ID:** nm0648280 - **TMDB ID:** 235720 - **Wikidata ID:** Q11433052 - **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11433052, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0648280/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/235720 Actor. Born 14 February 1934 in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Died 24 December 2017. ## Details - **Born:** 14 February 1934, Gunma Prefecture, Japan - **Died:** 24 December 2017 - **Active:** 1967–1971 - **Also known as:** Wataru Ohmae - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 57 (1), 1970s 64 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11433052, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0648280/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/235720 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*Godzilla vs. Hedorah*](https://film.one/film/godzilla-vs-hedorah.md) (64) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Wataru Ōmae (also credited as Wataru Ohmae or Ômae) was a Japanese actor. Born on 14 February 1934 in Gunma Prefecture, he appeared in numerous supporting and bit roles in Toho kaiju and tokusatsu productions from the early 1960s to the mid-1970s. His film credits include an official in *Mothra* (1961), a police officer in *Atragon* (1963), a Happy Enterprises employee in *Mothra vs. Godzilla* (1964), a newspaper reporter in *Ebirah, Horror of the Deep* (1966), a meteorological observation plane co-pilot in *Son of Godzilla* (1967), an SY-3 astronaut in *Destroy All Monsters* (1968), Sakura in *Space Amoeba* (1970), the helpless police officer in *Godzilla vs. Hedorah* (1971), and a henchman in *Godzilla vs. Gigan* (1972). He also appeared in the television series *Ultra Q* (1966). Ōmae died on 24 December 2017. He was married to May Smith. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, watch.plex.tv.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Godzilla vs. Hedorah* (1971), Fi1m 64, as Helpless Police Officer — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-vs-hedorah.md) - *Son of Godzilla* (1967), Fi1m 57, as Meteorological observation plane co-pilot — [page](https://film.one/film/son-of-godzilla.md) ## Complete filmography (64) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Mastermind* (1976), as Kozo (as Kin Omae) - *Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here* (1972), as Matsuno - *Godzilla vs. Gigan* (1972), as Henchman - *The Battle of Okinawa* (1971), as Coastal Sentry - *Godzilla vs. Hedorah* (1971), as Helpless Police Officer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-vs-hedorah.md) - *Lake of Dracula* (1971), as Angler B - *First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff* (1971), as Commercial Director - *The Militarists* (1970), as Nagato - *Space Amoeba* (1970), as Sakura - *Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man* (1970), Actor - *Rebel Against Glory* (1970), Actor - *The Resurrection of the Beast* (1969), Actor - *Monstrous! Who Am I?!* (1969), Actor - *Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses* (1969), Actor - *Battle of the Japan Sea* (1969), Actor - *Latitude Zero* (1969), as Advisor (uncredited) - *Crazy Big Explosion* (1969), Actor - *When Love Awakens* (1969), Actor - *Bonds of Love* (1969), as Horikawa - *Sun Above, Death Below* (1968), Actor - *Destroy All Monsters* (1968), as SY-3 Astronaut - *Kill!* (1968), as Guard - *Son of Godzilla* (1967), as Meteorological observation plane co-pilot — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/son-of-godzilla.md) - *Pomegranate Time* (1967), as Yamamoto - *The Age of Assassins* (1967), as Oba-Q - *Industrial Spy Free-for-All* (1967), Actor - *Ebirah, Horror of the Deep* (1966), as Newspaper Reporter - *Taming an Unruly Girl* (1966), Actor - *The Stranger Within a Woman* (1966), Actor - *Campus A Go-Go* (1965), Actor - *The Crazy Adventure* (1965), Actor - *Key of Keys* (1965), Actor - *Beast Alley* (1965), as Hotel bartender (uncredited) - *The Retreat from Kiska* (1965), Actor - *Sequel Western King, Eastern Leader* (1965), Actor - *Western King, Eastern Leader* (1964), Actor - *Dogora* (1964), as Satellite Station Scientist - *Mothra vs. Godzilla* (1964), as Happy Enterprises Employee - *Atragon* (1963), as Police Officer - *Young Guy in Hawaii* (1963), Actor - *Attack Squadron* (1963), as Machine Gunner - *Anything For Success* (1962), Actor - *Born in Sin* (1962), Actor - *College Champ* (1962), Actor - *A Woman's Identity* (1962), Actor - *Gorath* (1962), as Hayabusa Mathmatician - *Pride of the Campus* (1962), Actor - *Woman of Design* (1962), Actor - *B.G Story: Designs of a 20 Year-Old* (1961), Actor - *The Last War* (1961), as Kasagi Maru Correspondent - *Mothra* (1961), as Official - *Sir Galahad in Campus* (1961), Actor - *Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weep* (1961), Actor - *The Human Vapor* (1960), as Audience Member (uncredited) - *Young Salesman: Sanshiro Sebiro* (1960), Actor - *Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender* (1959), Actor - *Vagabond Employee: Revenge* (1959), Actor - *Vagabond Employee: Outcry* (1959), Actor - *Story of a Detective's Assistant* (1957), Actor - *Aishu no machi ni kiri ga furu* (1956), as Student B - *Blue Buds* (1956), as Kawashima (delinquent student) - *12 Chapters About Women* (1954), as Boy in Sparrow Shop - *The Surf* (1954), as Takeshi - *Adolescence* (1952), as Kunio Mizutani --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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