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Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Actor · Born 1929-01-01 · Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

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Biography

Haruo Nakajima (Japanese: 中島 春雄, Hepburn: Nakajima Haruo; January 1, 1929 – August 7, 2017) was a Japanese actor and stuntman. A pioneer of suit acting, he is best known for playing Godzilla in 12 consecutive films, starting from the original Godzilla until Godzilla vs. Gigan. Nakajima also played various other kaiju in Toho's tokusatsu films, including Rodan, Mothra and The War of the Gargantuas and also appeared in minor roles in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, and Stray Dog.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Seven Samurai (1954) — Bandit
  2. Godzilla (1954) — Godzilla / News Reporter / Substation Worker
  3. The Hidden Fortress (1958) — Soldier (uncredited)
  4. King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) — Godzilla
  5. Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) — Godzilla
  6. Godzilla Raids Again (1955) — Godzilla
  7. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) — Godzilla
  8. Destroy All Monsters (1968) — Godzilla / Military Advisor
  9. Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) — Godzilla (uncredited)
  10. King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) — Godzilla (uncredited)
  11. Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) — Godzilla
  12. Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) — Godzilla
  13. Son of Godzilla (1967) — Godzilla (water scenes)
  14. Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) — Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
  15. Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) — Godzilla / JSDF Officer / Background Comic Editor
  16. Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) — Godzilla / Infant Islander
  17. All Monsters Attack (1969) — Godzilla
  18. What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) — Wong Henchman
  19. Godzilla 1985 (1985) — Original Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
  20. Rodan (1956) — Rodan / Meganulon
  21. Mothra (1961) — Mothra
  22. Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) — (uncredited)
  23. Ultraseven (1967) — U-Tom (Suit Actor)
  24. I Live in Fear (1955) — Foundry employee (uncredited)
  25. King Kong Escapes (1967) — King Kong
  26. The War of the Gargantuas (1966) — Gaira
  27. Matango (1963) — Matango
  28. Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) — Baragon / JSDF Soldier
  29. Yearning (1964) — Shopkeeper (uncredited)
  30. The Mysterians (1957) — Giant Robot
  31. Ultraman (1966) — Neronga
  32. Atragon (1963) — Mu Empire man / Self Defense Forces exec
  33. Godzilla (1977) — Godzilla (uncredited)
  34. Space Amoeba (1970) — Gezora / Ganimes / Taro Kudo (water scene stunt double)
  35. Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016) — Self - Actor
  36. The H-Man (1958) — Second Dissolved Sailor (uncredited)
  37. Dogora (1964) — Coal plant witness
  38. Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959) — Gigantis (uncredited)
  39. Varan (1958) — Varan
  40. Varan the Unbelievable (1962) — Varan