Cast
Kenpachirō Satsuma
Acting
Cast
Kenpachirō Satsuma
Known for
Acting
Born
1947-05-27
From
Kagoshima, Japan
Died
2023-12-16
Also known as Kengo Nakayama, 萨摩剑八郎, 前田靖昭
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.
The Imperial Navy
Godzilla vs. Biollante
as Gojira
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
as Godzilla
The Return of Godzilla
as Godzilla
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
as Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Mothra
as Gojira
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
as Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
as Hedorah (as Kengo Nakayama)
Godzilla vs. Gigan
as Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)
Godzilla vs. Megalon
as Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
as Gojira
Godzilla 1985
as Godzilla (uncredited)
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
as Himself
Pulgasari
as Pulgasari
Station
G.I. Samurai
as Koizumi's Retainer
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
as Self - Suit Actor
Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
Hong Kil-dong
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
as Himself
Monster Planet of Godzilla
as Godzilla
Japanese Hell
as Ao oni (Blue Ogre)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
Den Ace 60
スピリット オブ ゴジラ ～怪獣を演じた男たちの軌跡～
Mariko Kawana: The Sweet Water of the Cherry-Blossom Shell
as Doctor
The Perverted Female President: The Widow's Sexual Desire
as Mutsugoro