Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima (Japanese: 中島春雄, Hepburn: Nakajima Haruo; January 1, 1929 – August 7, 2017) was a Japanese actor and stuntman. A pioneer of suit acting, he is best known for playing Godzilla in 12 consecutive films, starting from the original Godzilla until Godzilla vs. Gigan. Nakajima also played various other kaiju in Toho's tokusatsu films, including Rodan, Mothra and The War of the Gargantuas and also appeared in minor roles in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, and Stray Dog.

Casted

Seven Samurai

Played Bandit

Average Rating

8.5

4034 votes

Release Date

Apr 26, 1954

73 years ago
Godzilla

Played Godzilla

Average Rating

7.6

1058 votes

Release Date

Nov 03, 1954

72 years ago
The Hidden Fortress

Played Soldier (uncredited)

Average Rating

8.0

664 votes

Release Date

Dec 28, 1958

68 years ago
King Kong vs. Godzilla

Played Godzilla

Average Rating

6.9

325 votes

Release Date

Aug 11, 1962

64 years ago
Mothra vs. Godzilla

Played Godzilla

Average Rating

7.0

318 votes

Release Date

Apr 29, 1964

62 years ago
Godzilla Raids Again

Played Godzilla

Average Rating

6.0

314 votes

Release Date

Apr 24, 1955

71 years ago
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Played Godzilla (uncredited)

Average Rating

7.0

273 votes

Release Date

Dec 20, 1964

62 years ago
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Played Godzilla (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.5

270 votes

Release Date

Apr 27, 1956

70 years ago
King Kong vs. Godzilla

Played Godzilla (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.6

265 votes

Release Date

Jun 26, 1963

63 years ago
Destroy All Monsters

Played Godzilla / Military Advisor

Average Rating

6.9

264 votes

Release Date

Aug 01, 1968

58 years ago
Invasion of Astro-Monster

Played Godzilla

Average Rating

6.8

237 votes

Release Date

Dec 19, 1965

61 years ago
Godzilla vs. Hedorah

Played Godzilla

Average Rating

6.8

233 votes

Release Date

Jul 24, 1971

55 years ago
Son of Godzilla

Played Godzilla (water scenes)

Average Rating

6.5

233 votes

Release Date

Dec 16, 1967

59 years ago
Godzilla vs. Megalon

Played Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.2

226 votes

Release Date

Mar 17, 1973

53 years ago
Godzilla vs. Gigan

Played Godzilla / JSDF Officer / Background Comic Editor

Average Rating

6.4

215 votes

Release Date

Mar 12, 1972

54 years ago
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Played Godzilla / Infant Islander

Average Rating

6.3

204 votes

Release Date

Dec 17, 1966

60 years ago
All Monsters Attack

Played Godzilla

Average Rating

5.1

200 votes

Release Date

Dec 20, 1969

57 years ago
What's Up, Tiger Lily?

Played Wong Henchman

Average Rating

5.3

197 votes

Release Date

Nov 02, 1966

60 years ago
Godzilla 1985

Played Original Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.8

192 votes

Release Date

Aug 23, 1985

41 years ago
Rodan

Played Rodan / Meganulon

Average Rating

6.5

180 votes

Release Date

Dec 26, 1956

70 years ago
Mothra

Played Mothra

Average Rating

7.1

174 votes

Release Date

Jul 30, 1961

65 years ago
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Played (uncredited)

Average Rating

7.2

132 votes

Release Date

Jan 03, 1956

71 years ago
I Live in Fear

Played Foundry employee (uncredited)

Average Rating

7.3

116 votes

Release Date

Nov 22, 1955

71 years ago
King Kong Escapes

Played King Kong

Average Rating

6.2

106 votes

Release Date

Jul 22, 1967

59 years ago
The War of the Gargantuas

Played Gaira

Average Rating

6.4

104 votes

Release Date

Jul 31, 1966

60 years ago
Matango

Played Matango

Average Rating

6.8

100 votes

Release Date

Aug 11, 1963

63 years ago
Frankenstein Conquers the World

Played Baragon / JSDF Soldier

Average Rating

6.7

69 votes

Release Date

Aug 08, 1965

61 years ago
Yearning

Played Shopkeeper

Average Rating

8.1

67 votes

Release Date

Jan 15, 1964

63 years ago
The Mysterians

Played Giant Robot

Average Rating

6.4

59 votes

Release Date

Dec 28, 1957

69 years ago
Atragon

Played Mu Empire man / Self Defense Forces exec

Average Rating

6.6

54 votes

Release Date

Dec 22, 1963

63 years ago
Godzilla

Played Godzilla (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.8

51 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1977

49 years ago
Space Amoeba

Played Gezora / Ganimes

Average Rating

6.4

51 votes

Release Date

Aug 01, 1970

56 years ago
Mifune: The Last Samurai

Played Self - Actor

Average Rating

7.2

48 votes

Release Date

Dec 02, 2016

9 years ago
Dogora

Played Coal plant witness

Average Rating

6.9

42 votes

Release Date

Aug 11, 1964

62 years ago
The H-Man

Played Second Dissolved Sailor (uncredited)

Average Rating

5.7

38 votes

Release Date

Jun 24, 1958

68 years ago
Gigantis, the Fire Monster

Played Gigantis (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.5

34 votes

Release Date

May 21, 1959

67 years ago
Varan

Played Varan

Average Rating

5.7

32 votes

Release Date

Oct 14, 1958

68 years ago
Varan the Unbelievable

Played Varan

Average Rating

4.3

31 votes

Release Date

Dec 07, 1962

64 years ago
Latitude Zero

Played Flying Lion/Giant Rat

Average Rating

5.8

26 votes

Release Date

Jul 26, 1969

57 years ago
Gorath

Played Maguma

Average Rating

6.4

25 votes

Release Date

Mar 21, 1962

64 years ago
Submersion of Japan

Played Prime Minister's Chauffeur

Average Rating

6.8

20 votes

Release Date

Dec 29, 1973

53 years ago
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

Played Godzilla (uncredited)

Average Rating

8.6

17 votes

Release Date

Mar 14, 1957

70 years ago
The Human Vapor

Played Transitional Vapor Man (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.6

16 votes

Release Date

Dec 11, 1960

66 years ago
Beast Man Snow Man

Played Mountain searcher

Average Rating

4.5

15 votes

Release Date

Aug 14, 1955

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

Played Himself

Average Rating

8.4

12 votes

Release Date

Aug 03, 2008

17 years ago
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

Average Rating

3.0

11 votes

Release Date

May 17, 1957

69 years ago
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

Played Self - Suit Actor

Average Rating

8.6

10 votes

Release Date

Apr 02, 2019

7 years ago
Daredevil in the Castle

Average Rating

7.1

9 votes

Release Date

Jan 03, 1961

66 years ago
Godzilla, King of the Monsters

Average Rating

8.9

9 votes

Release Date

Jul 11, 1998

28 years ago
The Eagle of the Pacific

Played Zero Fighter in Flames (uncredited)

Average Rating

7.6

9 votes

Release Date

Oct 21, 1953

73 years ago
The Last Gunfight

Played Henchman (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.1

9 votes

Release Date

Jan 03, 1960

67 years ago
Sword for Hire

Average Rating

7.0

8 votes

Release Date

May 22, 1952

74 years ago
Admiral Yamamoto

Played Staff of Flying Dragon / Staff of Rabaul

Average Rating

8.3

8 votes

Release Date

Aug 14, 1968

58 years ago
The Storm of the Pacific

Average Rating

5.6

8 votes

Release Date

Apr 26, 1960

66 years ago
Ironfinger

Played Detective (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.2

8 votes

Release Date

Dec 05, 1965

61 years ago
Invisible Man

Played Haruo Akita / Invisible Man Akita

Average Rating

6.4

7 votes

Release Date

Dec 29, 1954

72 years ago
Farewell Rabaul

Played Soldier (uncredited)

Average Rating

8.4

5 votes

Release Date

Feb 10, 1954

73 years ago
Blueprint of Murder

Average Rating

6.2

4 votes

Release Date

Jan 03, 1961

66 years ago
Key of Keys

Played Gegen's Henchman

Average Rating

6.0

4 votes

Release Date

Oct 22, 1965

61 years ago
The Retreat from Kiska

Average Rating

8.3

3 votes

Release Date

Jul 04, 1965

61 years ago
Saga of the Vagabonds

Average Rating

6.3

3 votes

Release Date

Aug 09, 1959

67 years ago
The School of Flesh

Average Rating

4.7

3 votes

Release Date

Feb 14, 1965

62 years ago
Mr. Pu

Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

Apr 15, 1953

74 years ago
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender

Average Rating

8.5

2 votes

Release Date

Jul 04, 1959

67 years ago
Rodan! The Flying Monster!

Played Rodan / Meganulon (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Nov 07, 1957

69 years ago
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jun 14, 1969

57 years ago
Men in Suits

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Nov 28, 2012

13 years ago
Faces of Horror

Played Gezora - Kameba (archive)

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1989

37 years ago
Adults Cannot Understand - Record of Youth

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 11, 1958

68 years ago
Rebels on the High Sea

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Aug 08, 1956

70 years ago
Japan's No. 1 Playboy

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 13, 1963

63 years ago
Tokyo 1960

Played Godzilla

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 27, 1957

69 years ago
A Man in the Storm

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 05, 1957

70 years ago
It's a Man's Way of Life

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 28, 1970

56 years ago
First Decade Showa Company President vs. Second Decade Showa Company President

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 22, 1971

55 years ago

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