Shin'ya Ohwada was born on October 25, 1947 in Fukui, Japan. He is an actor and writer, known for Kyôryû wo horô! (2013), The Reason (2004) and Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001). He has been married to Michiko Godai since 1980. They have two children.