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{{Quote|I can hardly call it acting, but I talk big about it now!|Kenpachiro Satsuma on his role as [[Hedorah]]<ref name="Tucker">{{cite book|title=[[Age of the Gods: A History of the Japanese Fantasy Film]]|author=Guy Mariner Tucker|date=1996|publisher=Daikaiju Publishing|page=212}}</ref>}} | {{Quote|I can hardly call it acting, but I talk big about it now!|Kenpachiro Satsuma on his role as [[Hedorah]]<ref name="Tucker">{{cite book|title=[[Age of the Gods: A History of the Japanese Fantasy Film]]|author=Guy Mariner Tucker|date=1996|publisher=Daikaiju Publishing|page=212}}</ref>}} | ||
'''Kenpachiro Satsuma''' {{Nihongo|薩摩 剣八郎|Satsuma Kenpachirō}}, formerly known by the stage names '''Kengo Nakayama''' {{Nihongo|中山 剣吾|Nakayama Kengo}} and '''Ryuma Kusaka''' {{Nihongo|久坂 龍馬|Kusaka Ryūma}}, is a [[Japan]]ese actor. Satsuma worked as a suit actor in the ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' films of the 1970s, starring as the villainous monsters [[Hedorah]] and [[Gigan]], opposite his friend and mentor [[Haruo Nakajima]] as [[Godzilla | '''Kenpachiro Satsuma''' {{Nihongo|薩摩 剣八郎|Satsuma Kenpachirō}}, formerly known by the stage names '''Kengo Nakayama''' {{Nihongo|中山 剣吾|Nakayama Kengo}} and '''Ryuma Kusaka''' {{Nihongo|久坂 龍馬|Kusaka Ryūma}}, is a [[Japan]]ese actor. Satsuma worked as a suit actor in the ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' films of the 1970s, starring as the villainous monsters [[Hedorah]] and [[Gigan]], opposite his friend and mentor [[Haruo Nakajima]] as [[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]]. Satsuma returned to play [[Godzilla/Heisei|Godzilla]] himself in the [[1984]] film ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'', and would reprise the role through the rest of the [[Heisei era|Heisei series]], with his final portrayal of the character coming in [[1995]]'s ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]''. | ||
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Smog Moster Production Shot 6.jpg|Satsuma as [[Hedorah]] and [[Haruo Nakajima]] as [[Godzilla | Smog Moster Production Shot 6.jpg|Satsuma as [[Hedorah]] and [[Haruo Nakajima]] as [[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]] | ||
Kenpachiro Satsuma Gigan ShodaiGigan.jpg|Satsuma as [[Gigan]] | Kenpachiro Satsuma Gigan ShodaiGigan.jpg|Satsuma as [[Gigan]] | ||
Hurricane Ryu and Kenpachiro Satsuma in Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah.jpg|Satsuma shakes hands with [[Hurricane Ryu Hariken]] on the set of ''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' | Hurricane Ryu and Kenpachiro Satsuma in Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah.jpg|Satsuma shakes hands with [[Hurricane Ryu Hariken]] on the set of ''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' | ||
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Kenpachiro Satsuma (薩摩 剣八郎 Satsuma Kenpachirō), formerly known by the stage names Kengo Nakayama (中山 剣吾 Nakayama Kengo) and Ryuma Kusaka (久坂 龍馬 Kusaka Ryūma), is a Japanese actor. Satsuma worked as a suit actor in the Godzilla films of the 1970s, starring as the villainous monsters Hedorah and Gigan, opposite his friend and mentor Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla. Satsuma returned to play Godzilla himself in the 1984 film The Return of Godzilla, and would reprise the role through the rest of the Heisei series, with his final portrayal of the character coming in 1995's Godzilla vs. Destoroyah.
Selected filmography
Actor
- Return of Ultraman (TV 1971-1972) as MAT base guard [episode 31; as Kengo Nakayama]
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) as Hedorah [as Kengo Nakayama]
- Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) as Gigan [as Kengo Nakayama]
- Thunder Mask (TV 1972-1973) as Thunder Mask [as Kengo Nakayama]
- Ultraman Ace (TV 1972-1973) [episodes 13-14; as Kengo Nakayama]
- Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) as Gigan [as Kengo Nakayama][note 1]
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) [as Kengo Nakayama]
- The Return of Godzilla (1984) as Godzilla
- Pulgasari (1985) as Pulgasari
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) as Godzilla
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) as Godzilla
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) as Godzilla
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) as Godzilla
- Monster Planet of Godzilla (1994) as Godzilla
- Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994) as Yamata no Orochi
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) as Godzilla
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) as Godzilla
Interviewee
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1998)
- The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga (2019)
Gallery
Satsuma as Hedorah and Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla
Satsuma as Gigan
Satsuma shakes hands with Hurricane Ryu Hariken on the set of Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Satsuma as Godzilla in Godzilla vs. Mothra
Kenpachiro Satsuma collapses during filming of Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Kenpachiro Satsuma alongside fellow Godzilla suit actors Tsutomu Kitagawa and Haruo Nakajima
Videos
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Trivia
- Satsuma suffered acute appendicitis while promoting Godzilla vs. Hedorah, which required surgery.[3] During the procedure, he discovered that he was unaffected by painkillers, forcing the doctor to knock him out with chloroform. Satsuma wore part of the Hedorah costume for an interview just before his diagnosis, giving rise to an urban legend that the surgery had taken place with him still inside the suit.
- 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 production.[4]
- Satsuma's surname is given to the Satsuma, a JSDF-operated submarine which appears in Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack.
External links
- Interview by David Milner (December 1993)
- Interview by David Milner (July 1994)
- Interview by David Milner (December 1995)
- Interview by John Rocco Roberto (1999)
- Interview by Kyle Yount (May 2014)
Notes
References
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: [1]
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