Kenpachirō Satsuma

Kagoshima, Japan

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.

Top 10 collaborators

Tomoyuki Tanaka

12 collaborations (as Executive Producer; Producer; Story)

7 collaborations

Koichi Kawakita

7 collaborations (as Director; Special Effects; Visual Effects Director)

7 collaborations (as Music; Original Music Composer)

6 collaborations (as Director; First Assistant Director)

6 collaborations

6 collaborations (as Co-Executive Producer; Original Music Composer; Producer)

Teruyoshi Nakano

6 collaborations (as Special Effects; Special Effects Supervisor; Visual Effects; Visual Effects Director)

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Toshimitsu Oneda

5 collaborations (as VFX Director of Photography)

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5 collaborations (as Director of Photography; VFX Director of Photography)

Roles

Match

Den Ace 60 (2018)

Blind Beast vs Dwarf Killer (2001)

Japanese Hell (1999)

Ao oni (Blue Ogre)

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)

Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994)

Monster Planet of Godzilla (1994)

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)

Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)

Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)

Hong Kil-dong (1986)

Pulgasari (1985)

Godzilla 1985 (1985)

Godzilla (uncredited)

The Return of Godzilla (1984)

The Imperial Navy (1981)

G.I. Samurai (1979)

Koizumi's Retainer

Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)

Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)

Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)

Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)

Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)

Crew

Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)

Life Begins at 61 (1941)