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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Return of Godzilla (1984) — Godzilla
2. Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) — Gojira
3. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) — Godzilla
4. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) — Godzilla
5. Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) — Hedorah (as Kengo Nakayama)
6. Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) — Godzilla
7. Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) — Gigan
8. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) — Gojira
9. Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) — Gojira
10. Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) — Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)
11. Godzilla 1985 (1985) — Godzilla (uncredited)
12. Pulgasari (1986) — Pulgasari
13. G.I. Samurai (1979) — Koizumi's Retainer
14. Hong Kil-dong (1986)
15. The Imperial Navy (1981)
16. Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf (2001)
17. Monster Planet of Godzilla (1994) — Godzilla
18. Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (2008) — Himself
19. Station (1981)
20. Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1998)
21. Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994)
22. The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga (2019) — Self - Suit Actor
23. Japanese Hell (1999) — Ao oni (Blue Ogre)
24. Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra (2010) — Himself
25. The Spirit of Godzilla (2004)
26. The Perverted Female President: The Widow's Sexual Desire (2000) — Mutsugoro
27. Mariko Kawana: The Sweet Water of the Cherry-Blossom Shell (2002) — Doctor
28. Thunder Mask (1972) — Thunder Mask (suit)
29. Den Ace 60 (2018)