Born 1947 (age 76) · Kagoshima, Japan
Appears in 30 titles

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.

Filmography

The Return of Godzilla
7.2
The Return of Godzilla
1984
as Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Biollante
7.4
Godzilla vs. Biollante
1989
as Gojira
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
7.8
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995
as Godzilla
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
7.0
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
1991
as Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
6.8
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
1971
as Hedorah (as Kengo Nakayama)
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
6.8
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
1994
as Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Megalon
6.2
Godzilla vs. Megalon
1973
as Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)
Godzilla vs. Gigan
6.4
Godzilla vs. Gigan
1972
as Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
7.3
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
1993
as Gojira
Godzilla vs. Mothra
6.9
Godzilla vs. Mothra
1992
as Gojira
Godzilla 1985
6.8
Godzilla 1985
1985
as Godzilla (uncredited)
Pulgasari
5.5
Pulgasari
1986
as Pulgasari
G.I. Samurai
5.9
G.I. Samurai
1979
as Koizumi's Retainer
Hong Kil-dong
7.1
Hong Kil-dong
1986
The Imperial Navy
Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf
Monster Planet of Godzilla
8.8
Monster Planet of Godzilla
1994
as Godzilla
Station
6.3
Station
1981
Godzilla, King of the Monsters