Kenpachirō Satsuma
Born
5/27/1947
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.
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 For30 Movies
Godzilla vs. Biollante
1989
★7.4
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
1991
★7.0
Godzilla vs. Mothra
1992
★6.9
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
1994
★6.7
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995
★7.8
G.I. Samurai
1979
★5.8
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
1971
★6.8
The Return of Godzilla
1984
★7.2
Godzilla vs. Gigan
1972
★6.4
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
1993
★7.3
Godzilla vs. Megalon
1973
★6.2
Godzilla 1985
1985
★6.8
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
1998
★9.2
Pulgasari
1986
★5.5
Station
1981
★6.4
New Office Lady: Boss's Prank
1999
★2.0
Hong Kil-dong
1986
★7.1
The Perverted Female President: The Widow's Sexual Desire
2000
★2.0
The Imperial Navy
1981
★6.6
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
2008
★8.5
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
1994
★6.0
Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf
2001
★3.8
Japanese Hell
1999
★4.7
Mariko Kawana: The Sweet Water of the Cherry-Blossom Shell
2002
★2.0
MILF Hunting in the Sea of Trees
1998
★2.0
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019
★8.7
Monster Planet of Godzilla
1994
★8.8
The Spirit of Godzilla
2004
★9.0
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
2010
★9.3
Onsen Geisha Since Birth
1997
★2.0