Kenpachirō Satsuma
Actor
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.
Filmography
Godzilla vs. Biollante
as Gojira 1989
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
as Gojira 1995
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
as Godzilla 1991
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
as Hedorah (as Kengo Nakayama) 1971
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
as Godzilla 1994
Godzilla vs. Megalon
as Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama) 1973
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
as Gojira 1993
Godzilla vs. Gigan
as Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama) 1972
Godzilla vs. Mothra
as Gojira 1992
Godzilla 1985
as Godzilla (uncredited) 1985
Pulgasari
as Pulgasari 1985
G.I. Samurai
as Koizumi's Retainer 1979
Hong Kil-dong
1986
Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf
2001
Monster Planet of Godzilla
as Godzilla 1994
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
as Himself 2008