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

The Return of Godzilla

as Godzilla

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

as Gojira

Godzilla vs. Biollante

as Gojira

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

as Gojira

Godzilla vs. Hedorah

as Hedorah

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

as Gojira

Godzilla vs. Megalon

as Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

as Gojira

Godzilla vs. Gigan

as Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)

Godzilla vs. Mothra

as Gojira