Ichirō Arishima

Ichirō Arishima
有島 一郎
Arishima in 1955
Born
Tadao Oshima

March 1, 1916
DiedJuly 20, 1987 (aged 71)
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActor
Years active1933–1987

Ichirō Arishima (有島 一郎, Arishima Ichirō; March 1, 1916 – July 20, 1987) was a Japanese comedian and actor. Nicknamed "The Japanese Chaplin", he is best known outside Japan for his appearance as Tako, the promoter of King Kong in King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962).