
Acting · 76 years old
Kagoshima, Japan
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.

Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
Himself

Godzilla, King of the Monsters

スピリット オブ ゴジラ ~怪獣を演じた男たちの軌跡~

Monster Planet of Godzilla
Godzilla

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Self - Suit Actor

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
Himself

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Godzilla

Godzilla vs. Biollante
Gojira

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
Gojira

The Return of Godzilla
Godzilla

Hong Kil-dong

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Godzilla

Godzilla vs. Mothra
Gojira

Godzilla 1985
Godzilla (uncredited)

Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Hedorah (as Kengo Nakayama)

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Godzilla

The Imperial Navy

Godzilla vs. Gigan
Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)

Godzilla vs. Megalon
Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)

Station