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.

Casted

The Return of Godzilla

Played Godzilla

Average Rating

7.2

316 votes

Release Date

Dec 15, 1984

41 years ago
Godzilla vs. Biollante

Played Gojira

Average Rating

7.4

278 votes

Release Date

Dec 16, 1989

36 years ago
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

Played Gojira

Average Rating

7.8

275 votes

Release Date

Dec 09, 1995

30 years ago
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Played Godzilla

Average Rating

6.9

245 votes

Release Date

Dec 14, 1991

34 years ago
Godzilla vs. Hedorah

Played Hedorah (as Kengo Nakayama)

Average Rating

6.8

233 votes

Release Date

Jul 24, 1971

55 years ago
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

Played Godzilla

Average Rating

6.8

227 votes

Release Date

Dec 10, 1994

31 years ago
Godzilla vs. Megalon

Played Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)

Average Rating

6.2

226 votes

Release Date

Mar 17, 1973

53 years ago
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

Played Gojira

Average Rating

7.3

217 votes

Release Date

Dec 11, 1993

32 years ago
Godzilla vs. Gigan

Played Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)

Average Rating

6.4

215 votes

Release Date

Mar 12, 1972

54 years ago
Godzilla vs. Mothra

Played Gojira

Average Rating

6.9

210 votes

Release Date

Dec 12, 1992

33 years ago
Godzilla 1985

Played Godzilla (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.8

192 votes

Release Date

Aug 23, 1985

41 years ago
Pulgasari

Played Pulgasari

Average Rating

5.5

53 votes

Release Date

Dec 01, 1985

40 years ago
G.I. Samurai

Played Koizumi's Retainer

Average Rating

5.9

34 votes

Release Date

Sep 17, 1979

47 years ago
Hong Kil-dong

Average Rating

7.1

20 votes

Release Date

Jun 15, 1986

40 years ago
Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf

Average Rating

3.4

14 votes

Release Date

Jun 24, 2001

25 years ago
Monster Planet of Godzilla

Played Godzilla

Average Rating

8.7

13 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 1994

32 years ago
The Imperial Navy

Average Rating

6.3

13 votes

Release Date

Aug 08, 1981

45 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
Station

Average Rating

6.1

12 votes

Release Date

Nov 07, 1981

45 years ago
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon

Average Rating

6.0

11 votes

Release Date

Jul 09, 1994

32 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
Godzilla, King of the Monsters

Average Rating

8.9

9 votes

Release Date

Jul 11, 1998

28 years ago
Japanese Hell

Played Ao oni (Blue Ogre)

Average Rating

3.8

5 votes

Release Date

Nov 20, 1999

26 years ago
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra

Played Himself

Average Rating

9.2

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 22, 2010

16 years ago
Den Ace 60

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 08, 2018

7 years ago

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