Known For
Acting
Born
May 27, 1947
Died
Dec 16, 2023
Place of Birth
Kagoshima, Japan
Credits
30 titles
Kenpachirō Satsuma
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Self - Suit Actor
Den Ace 60
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
Himself
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
Himself
The Spirit of Godzilla
Mariko Kawana: The Sweet Water of the Cherry-Blossom Shell
Doctor
Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf
The Perverted Female President: The Widow's Sexual Desire
Mutsugoro
Japanese Hell
Ao oni (Blue Ogre)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Godzilla
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Godzilla
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
Monster Planet of Godzilla
Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
Gojira
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Gojira
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Gojira
Hong Kil-dong
Pulgasari
Pulgasari
Godzilla 1985
Godzilla (uncredited)
The Return of Godzilla
Godzilla
Station
The Imperial Navy
G.I. Samurai
Koizumi's Retainer
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Gigan
Thunder Mask
Thunder Mask (suit)
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Hedorah (as Kengo Nakayama)
Life Begins at 61
Screenplay