Personal Info
Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1947-05-27 00:00:00
Birth Place:Kagoshima, Japan
Known For:Acting
Death Date:2023-12-16 00:00:00
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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.
Filmography (31)
The Imperial Navy
actor1981
G.I. Samurai
Role: Koizumi's Retainer1979
Station
actor1981
Godzilla 1985
Role: Godzilla (uncredited)1985
The Return of Godzilla
Role: Godzilla1984
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Role: Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)1972
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Role: Gojira1989
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
Role: Gojira1993
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Role: Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)1973
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Role: Hedorah (as Kengo Nakayama)1971
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
Role: Himself2008
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Role: Godzilla1991
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Role: Godzilla1994
No Image
The Perverted Female President: The Widow's Sexual Desire
Role: Mutsugoro2000
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Role: Godzilla1995
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Role: Gojira1992
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
Role: Himself2010
Pulgasari
Role: Pulgasari1985
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
actor1994
スピリット オブ ゴジラ ～怪獣を演じた男たちの軌跡～
actor2004
Mariko Kawana: The Sweet Water of the Cherry-Blossom Shell
Role: Doctor2002
Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf
actor2001
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
actor1998
Japanese Hell
Role: Ao oni (Blue Ogre)1999
Hong Kil-dong
actor1986
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Role: Self - Suit Actor2019
Den Ace 60
actor2018
Monster Planet of Godzilla
Role: Godzilla1994
Godzilla vs. Gigan
stunts1972
For the Love of Godzilla
in memory of2017
Life Begins at 61
screenplay1941