Kenpachirō Satsuma

Kenpachirō Satsuma

Actor · Writer

Kagoshima, Japan
May 27, 1947

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.

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Kenpachirō Satsuma 1

Representative Works

Godzilla vs. Megalon
Godzilla vs. Megalon
6.2
/ Japanese
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Godzilla vs. Biollante
7.4
/ Japanese
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
7.8
/ Japanese
The Return of Godzilla
The Return of Godzilla
7.2
/ Japanese
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
6.7
/ Japanese
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Godzilla vs. Mothra
6.9
/ Japanese
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
6.8
/ Japanese
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
6.9
/ Japanese
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
7.3
/ Japanese
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Godzilla vs. Gigan
6.4
/ Japanese
Godzilla 1985
Godzilla 1985
6.8
/ Japanese
The Imperial Navy
The Imperial Navy
6.6
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Godzilla vs. Megalon
1973Nominee

Best Performance

Godzilla vs. Megalon

Godzilla vs. Biollante
1989Nominee

Best Performance

Godzilla vs. Biollante

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995Winner

Best Performance

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

Career Highlights

The Return of Godzilla
1984Highlight

Best Performance

The Return of Godzilla

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
1994Highlight

Best Performance

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

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