Kenpachirō Satsuma

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.

Cast

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Gojira
G.I. Samurai
Koizumi's Retainer
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Godzilla
Godzilla 1985
Godzilla (uncredited)
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Hedorah (as Kengo Nakayama)
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Gojira
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Gojira
Den Ace 60
Unknown
Japanese Hell
Ao oni (Blue Ogre)
Hong Kil-dong
Unknown
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
Unknown
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Godzilla
Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf
Unknown
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)
Pulgasari
Pulgasari
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
Himself
The Return of Godzilla
Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
Gojira
Monster Planet of Godzilla
Godzilla
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
Unknown
The Imperial Navy
Unknown
Station
Unknown
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Self - Suit Actor
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
Himself
スピリット オブ ゴジラ ~怪獣を演じた男たちの軌跡~
Unknown

Crew

Life Begins at 61
Screenplay
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Stunts
For the Love of Godzilla
In Memory Of