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Kenpachirō Satsuma
Acting
May 27, 1947(76 years old, passed away)†December 16, 2023Kagoshima, Japan
Kenpachirō Satsuma (薩摩剣八郎) was a Japanese actor and stuntman born as Yasuaki Maeda (前田靖昭) on May 27, 1947 in Kagoshima. He is known for portraying Godzilla on screen in various films between 1971, in Godzilla vs. Hedorah, and 1995, in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. He used the stage names Ryoma Kusaka (久坂龍馬) and Kengo Nakayama (中山剣吾) before settling on Kenpachiro Satsuma in 1984.
Filmography (24)
PeliGodzilla vs. Biollante
1989 · Gojira
PeliGodzilla vs. King Ghidorah
1991 · Godzilla
PeliThe Return of Godzilla
1984 · Godzilla
PeliGodzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995 · Godzilla
PeliGodzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
1994 · Godzilla
PeliGodzilla vs. Mothra
1992 · Gojira
PeliGodzilla vs. Megalon
1973 · Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)
PeliThe Imperial Navy
1981
PeliGodzilla vs. Gigan
1972 · Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)
PeliGodzilla 1985
1985 · Godzilla (uncredited)
PeliGodzilla vs. Hedorah
1971 · Hedorah (as Kengo Nakayama)
PeliGodzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
1993 · Gojira
SerieThunder Mask
1972 · Thunder Mask (suit)
PeliG.I. Samurai
1979 · Koizumi's Retainer
PeliPulgasari
1986 · Pulgasari
PeliBringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
2008 · Himself
PeliStation
1981
PeliThe Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019 · Self - Suit Actor
PeliOrochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
1994
PeliJapanese Hell
1999 · Ao oni (Blue Ogre)
PeliBlind Beast vs Killer Dwarf
2001
PeliHong Kil-dong
1986
PeliMonster Planet of Godzilla
1994 · Godzilla
PeliMaking of Godzilla vs. Mothra
2010 · Himself