Kenpachiro Satsuma

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Kenpachiro Satsuma
Kenpachiro Satsuma
Born May 27, 1947
Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Occupation Suit actor
Notable role(s) Hedorah, Gigan, Godzilla, Pulgasari, Yamata no Orochi
First work Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
Notable work The Return of Godzilla (1984)
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I can hardly call it acting, but I talk big about it now!
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— Kenpachiro Satsuma on his role as Hedorah[1]

Kenpachiro Satsuma (薩摩剣八郎,   Satsuma Kenpachirō), originally known as Kengo Nakayama (中山剣吾,   Nakayama Kengo), is a Japanese actor. Satsuma worked as a suit actor in the Godzilla films of the 1970's, starring as the villainous monsters Hedorah and Gigan alongside his friend and mentor, Haruo Nakajima, who portrayed 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

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Videos

Interview with Kenpachiro Satsuma

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References

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  1. Guy Mariner Tucker (1996). Age of the Gods: A History of the Japanese Fantasy Film. Daikaiju Publishing. p. 212.

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