Acting
Kenpachirō Satsuma
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 Go...
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Biography
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.
Movies
Known for
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah1995 · Godzilla3.9ActuallyLike
Godzilla vs. Biollante1989 · Gojira3.7
The Return of Godzilla1984 · Godzilla3.6
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah1991 · Godzilla3.5
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II1993 · Gojira3.6
Godzilla vs. Mothra1992 · Gojira3.5
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla1994 · Godzilla3.4ActuallyLike
Godzilla vs. Hedorah1971 · Hedorah (as Kengo Nakayama)3.4Catalog
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Cast
Cast credits
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah1995 · Godzilla3.9ActuallyLikeGodzilla vs. Biollante1989 · Gojira3.7The Return of Godzilla1984 · Godzilla3.6Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah1991 · Godzilla3.5Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II1993 · Gojira3.6Godzilla vs. Mothra1992 · Gojira3.5Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla1994 · Godzilla3.4ActuallyLikeGodzilla vs. Hedorah1971 · Hedorah (as Kengo Nakayama)3.4
Godzilla 19851985 · Godzilla (uncredited)3.4
Godzilla vs. Megalon1973 · Gigan3.1
Godzilla vs. Gigan1972 · Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)3.2
Godzilla, King of the Monsters1998 · Cast4.6
Monster Planet of Godzilla1994 · Godzilla4.4
Pulgasari1986 · Pulgasari2.8
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects2008 · Himself4.3
Hong Kil-dong1986 · Cast3.5
G.I. Samurai1979 · Koizumi's Retainer2.9
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga2019 · Self - Suit Actor4.3Crew
