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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: Acting

Born: Kagoshima, Japan, 1947-05-27

Died: 2023-12-16

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1971	Godzilla vs. Hedorah	Hedorah	68
2	1972	Godzilla vs. Gigan	Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)	64
3	1973	Godzilla vs. Megalon	Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)	62
4	1979	G.I. Samurai	Koizumi's Retainer	60
5	1981	The Imperial Navy		63
6	1981	Station		61
7	1984	The Return of Godzilla	Godzilla	72
8	1985	Godzilla 1985	Godzilla (uncredited)	68
9	1985	Pulgasari	Pulgasari	55
10	1986	Hong Kil-dong		71
11	1989	Godzilla vs. Biollante	Gojira	74
12	1991	Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah	Godzilla	70
13	1992	Godzilla vs. Mothra	Gojira	69
14	1993	Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II	Gojira	73
15	1994	Monster Planet of Godzilla	Godzilla	87
16	1994	Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon		60
17	1994	Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla	Godzilla	68
18	1995	Godzilla vs. Destoroyah	Gojira	78
19	1998	Godzilla, King of the Monsters		89
20	1999	Japanese Hell	Ao oni (Blue Ogre)	42
21	2001	Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf		35
22	2008	Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects	Himself	84
23	2010	Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra	Himself	92
24	2018	Den Ace 60		0
25	2019	The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga	Self - Suit Actor	86

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1972	Thunder Mask	Thunder Mask (suit)	60