Actor profile

Kenpachirō Satsuma

27th May 1947 Kagoshima, Japan Acting

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.

27 Movies 1 TV Shows 29 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga poster

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga 2nd April 2019 as Self - Suit Actor

Den Ace 60 poster

Den Ace 60 8th July 2018

Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra poster

Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra 22nd January 2010 as Himself

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects poster

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects 3rd August 2008 as Himself

The Spirit of Godzilla poster

The Spirit of Godzilla 3rd November 2004

Mariko Kawana: The Sweet Water of the Cherry-Blossom Shell poster

Mariko Kawana: The Sweet Water of the Cherry-Blossom Shell 9th March 2002 as Doctor

Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf poster

Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf 24th June 2001

Japanese Hell poster

Japanese Hell 20th November 1999 as Ao oni (Blue Ogre)

Godzilla, King of the Monsters poster

Godzilla, King of the Monsters 11th July 1998

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah poster

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah 9th December 1995 as Godzilla

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla poster

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla 10th December 1994 as Godzilla

Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon poster

Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon 9th July 1994

Monster Planet of Godzilla poster

Monster Planet of Godzilla 1st March 1994 as Godzilla

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II poster

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II 11th December 1993 as Gojira

Godzilla vs. Mothra poster

Godzilla vs. Mothra 12th December 1992 as Gojira

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah poster

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah 14th December 1991 as Godzilla

Godzilla vs. Biollante poster

Godzilla vs. Biollante 16th December 1989 as Gojira

Hong Kil-dong poster

Hong Kil-dong 15th June 1986

Pulgasari poster

Pulgasari 28th February 1986 as Pulgasari

Godzilla 1985 poster

Godzilla 1985 23rd August 1985 as Godzilla (uncredited)

The Return of Godzilla poster

The Return of Godzilla 15th December 1984 as Godzilla

Station poster

Station 7th November 1981

The Imperial Navy poster

The Imperial Navy 8th August 1981

G.I. Samurai poster

G.I. Samurai 17th September 1979 as Koizumi's Retainer

Godzilla vs. Megalon poster

Godzilla vs. Megalon 17th March 1973 as Gigan

Godzilla vs. Gigan poster

Godzilla vs. Gigan 12th March 1972 as Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)

Godzilla vs. Hedorah poster

Godzilla vs. Hedorah 24th July 1971 as Hedorah (as Kengo Nakayama)

Thunder Mask poster

Thunder Mask 3rd October 1972 as Thunder Mask (suit)