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
Station
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Godzilla vs. Mothra
The Return of Godzilla
Godzilla 1985: The Legend Is Reborn
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Thunder Mask
The Imperial Navy
G.I. Samurai
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf
Pulgasari
Monster Planet of Godzilla
Japanese Hell
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
Den Ace 60
Hong Kil-dong
