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Kenpachiro Satsuma (薩摩剣八郎, Satsuma Kenpachirō, 27 May 1947 – 16 December 2023), born Yasuaki Maeda (前田靖昭, Maeda Yasuaki), was a Japanese actor, stuntman, and author. He is best-known for portraying Godzilla in the Heisei films, from 1984 to 1995.
Dec 17, 2023 · Japanese actor Kenpachiro Satsuma, who played the monster Godzilla in the eponymous series of movies, died Saturday at the age of 76. A native of Kagoshima Prefecture, Satsuma donned Godzilla...
Dec 19, 2023 · Known for his portrayal of Godzilla during the Heisei era, whose real name was Yasuaki Maeda, passed away on December 16, 2023, at the age of 76. His family announced his death on social media due...
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Kenpachirô Satsuma was born on 27 May 1947 in Kagoshima, Japan. He was an actor, known for Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991), Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) and Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth (1992). He died on 16 December 2023 in Japan.
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Actor
1. Return of Ultraman(TV 1971-1972) as MAT base guard [episode 31; as Kengo Nakayama] 2. Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) as Hedorah[as Kengo Nakayama] 3. Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) as Gigan[as Kengo Nakayama] 4. Thunder Mask(TV 1972-1973) as Thunder Mask [as Kengo Nakayama] 5. Ultraman Ace(TV 1972-1973) [episodes 13-14; as Kengo Nakayama] 6. Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) as Gigan [as Kengo Nakayama][note 1] 7. Prophecies of Nostradamus(1974) [as Kengo Nakayama] 8. The Return of Godzilla (1984) as Go...
Interviewee
1. Godzilla, King of the Monsters(1998) 2. Bringing Godzilla Down to Size(2008) 3. The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga(2019)
Kenpachiro Satsuma coming out of HedorahSatsuma as Hedorah and Haruo Nakajima as GodzillaSatsuma as GiganSatsuma shakes hands with "Hurricane" Ryu Hariken on the set of Godzilla vs. King GhidorahSatsuma suffered acute appendicitis while promoting Godzilla vs. Hedorah, which required surgery. During the procedure, he discovered that he was unaffected by painkillers, forcing the doctor to kn...Satsuma reported that while playing Godzilla in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, the smoke given off by the suit was concentrated carbon monoxide. This would lead to him passing out multiple times during p...This is a list of references for Kenpachiro Satsuma. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this:
Dec 19, 2023 · Best known for playing Godzilla in a seven-film stretch spanning 1984-1995, Kenpachiro Satsuma—who died on December 16 (age 76)—came to that character via a long route.
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Dec 20, 2023 · Kenpachiro Satsuma, who wore the monster costumes of Hedorah (the Smog Monster), and the space creature Gigan opposite the first actor to play Godzilla, Hauruo Nakajima, before stepping into the King of the Monster’s suit himself in 1984’s The Return of Godzilla , has passed away at the age of 76.
