Masaya Takahashi was born on March 16, 1930 in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Returner (2002), Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) and Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005). He was married to Yachiyo Fujii and Haruko Katô. He died on January 16, 2014.