Kenpachirō Satsuma
Kengo Nakayama | 萨摩剑八郎 | 前田靖昭
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1947-05-27
Place of birth:Kagoshima, Japan
Gender:Male
Popularity:1
Date of death2023-12-16
76Biography
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
Rating by year
- The Dawn of Kaiju EigaSelf - Suit Actor2019-04-028.79
- Making of Godzilla vs. MothraHimself2010-01-229.36
- Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special EffectsHimself2008-08-038.513
- The Spirit of Godzilla2004-11-039.02
- Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf2001-06-243.815
- The Perverted Female President: The Widow's Sexual DesireMutsugoro2000-02-250.00
- Japanese HellAo oni (Blue Ogre)1999-11-204.76
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters1998-07-119.212
- Godzilla vs. DestoroyahGodzilla1995-12-097.8297
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzillaGodzilla1994-12-106.7246
- Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon1994-07-096.111
- Monster Planet of GodzillaGodzilla1994-03-018.814
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla IIGojira1993-12-117.3231
- Godzilla vs. MothraGojira1992-12-126.9231
- Godzilla vs. King GhidorahGodzilla1991-12-147.0266
- Godzilla vs. BiollanteGojira1989-12-167.4302
- Hong Kil-dong1986-06-157.121
- PulgasariPulgasari1986-02-285.555
- Godzilla 1985Godzilla (uncredited)1985-08-236.8199
- The Return of GodzillaGodzilla1984-12-157.2334
- Station1981-11-076.313
- The Imperial Navy1981-08-086.616
- G.I. SamuraiKoizumi's Retainer1979-09-175.936
- Godzilla vs. MegalonGigan (as Kengo Nakayama)1973-03-176.2242
- Thunder MaskThunder Mask (suit)1972-10-036.01
- Godzilla vs. GiganGigan (as Kengo Nakayama)1972-03-126.4229
- Godzilla vs. HedorahHedorah (as Kengo Nakayama)1971-07-246.8248