Wakura

Wakura Species Human Nationality Japanese Aliases Wagura Affiliation Johoku University Occupation Archaeologist Related to Keisuke Shimizu, Masahiko Shimizu (nephews) First appearance Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla Played by Hiroshi Koizumi Matthew Oram (voice; international English dub)

Professor Wakura (和倉博士,   Wakura Hakase) is a scientist in the 1974 Godzilla film, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. He helps to further decipher the prophecy that drives the film.

Name

Professor Wakura is erroneously referred to as Wagura in the English dub for Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, an error maintained in the English subtitles for the Japanese audio on TriStar's DVD release of the film.

History

• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)

Showa era

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

Professor Wakura was a world-renowned archaeologist who lived in Tokyo and was affiliated with Johoku University; he was also the uncle of Keisuke and Masahiko Shimizu. Keisuke and Saeko Kanagusuku went to visit him in the hope that he’d be able to decipher more of a prophecy they'd discovered, bringing a statue of King Caesar with them. Saeko was surprised to learn that Keisuke and the professor were related as he had withheld the information for fun. After Wakura and Saeko viewed the murals that told the prophecy, the Black Hole Planet 3 Alien agent Yanagawa broke into the professor’s house and demanded them to hand over the statue. Keisuke fought Yanagawa while Saeko ran away with the statue, Wakura attempted to help his nephew by grabbing the assailant’s gun but was unable to stop him from escaping. While watching Fake Godzilla’s appearance on television, he recited the section of the prophecy that foretold its arrival. Following his examination of tattoos used by the Azumi royal family, Wakura deciphered the inscription on the murals, realizing they used a modified form of the hieroglyphs seen on the tattoos. Wakura informed Keisuke and Saeko that the statue should be placed on the stone shrine at Azumi Castle; he remained in Tokyo while the other two went back to Okinawa, eventually using the statue to awaken King Caesar.

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