Hachigatsu wrote:
Ohashi started his career making and running around in ape suits as far back as the 1940s. Here's some of his work:
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The giant simian is Mammoth Kong (bottom, right), was the first daikaiju on Japanese television from the story arc of the same title from popular series MOONLIGHT MASK (1958-1959).

The bottom suit's not bad.

You should post this in the Universal section; they've got some nice threads about the various Ape Men through the years. I didn't realize Japan had one, too.