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

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

9 December, 1995

G.I. Samurai

17 September, 1979

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

14 December, 1991

Godzilla 1985

23 August, 1985

Godzilla vs. Hedorah

24 July, 1971

Godzilla vs. Mothra

12 December, 1992

Godzilla vs. Biollante

16 December, 1989

Den Ace 60

8 July, 2018

Japanese Hell

20 November, 1999

Hong Kil-dong

15 June, 1986

Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon

9 July, 1994

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

10 December, 1994

Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf

24 June, 2001

Godzilla vs. Gigan

12 March, 1972

Godzilla vs. Megalon

17 March, 1973

Pulgasari

1 December, 1985

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

3 August, 2008

The Return of Godzilla

15 December, 1984

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

11 December, 1993

Monster Planet of Godzilla

1 March, 1994

Godzilla, King of the Monsters

11 July, 1998

The Imperial Navy

8 August, 1981

Station

7 November, 1981

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

2 April, 2019

Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra

22 January, 2010

Thunder Mask

1972