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.
Known for
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
- Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
- The Return of Godzilla (1984)
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
- Godzilla 1985 (1985)
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
- Thunder Mask (1972)
- G.I. Samurai (1979)
- Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
- Station (1981)
- Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (2008)
- Pulgasari (1986)
- The Imperial Navy (1981)
- Hong Kil-dong (1986)
- Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf (2001)
- Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994)