Kenpachirō Satsuma

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

26

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-05-27

Day of death

2023-12-16 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Kagoshima, Japan

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

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

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

  • The Return of Godzilla

    The Return of Godzilla

  • Thunder Mask

    Thunder Mask

  • Godzilla vs. Megalon

    Godzilla vs. Megalon

  • Godzilla vs. Gigan

    Godzilla vs. Gigan

  • Godzilla vs. Hedorah

    Godzilla vs. Hedorah

  • Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon

    Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon

  • The Imperial Navy

    The Imperial Navy

  • G.I. Samurai

    G.I. Samurai

  • Monster Planet of Godzilla

    Monster Planet of Godzilla

  • Den Ace 60

    Den Ace 60

  • Godzilla 1985

    Godzilla 1985

  • Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

    Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

  • Godzilla vs. Biollante

    Godzilla vs. Biollante

  • The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

    The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

  • Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

    Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

  • Station

    Station

  • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

    Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

  • Godzilla vs. Mothra

    Godzilla vs. Mothra

  • Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

    Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

  • Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra

    Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra

  • Godzilla, King of the Monsters

    Godzilla, King of the Monsters

  • Pulgasari

    Pulgasari

  • Japanese Hell

    Japanese Hell

  • Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf

    Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf

  • Hong Kil-dong

    Hong Kil-dong