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 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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1947-05-27 · Kagoshima, Japan
- Died
- 2023-12-16
Known for
- The Return of Godzilla (1984) — Godzilla
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) — Gojira
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) — Godzilla
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) — Godzilla
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) — Hedorah (as Kengo Nakayama)
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) — Godzilla
- Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) — Gigan
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) — Gojira
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) — Gojira
- Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) — Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)
- Godzilla 1985 (1985) — Godzilla (uncredited)
- Pulgasari (1986) — Pulgasari
- G.I. Samurai (1979) — Koizumi's Retainer
- Hong Kil-dong (1986)
- The Imperial Navy (1981)
- Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf (2001)