Personal Info
中岛春雄
Haruo Nakajima
Acting
Biography
Haruo Nakajima (Japanese: 中島 春雄, Hepburn: Nakajima Haruo; January 1, 1929 – August 7, 2017) was a Japanese actor and stuntman. A pioneer of suit acting, he is best known for playing Godzilla in 12 consecutive films, starting from the original Godzilla until Godzilla vs. Gigan. Nakajima also played various other kaiju in Toho's tokusatsu films, including Rodan, Mothra and The War of the Gargantuas and also appeared in minor roles in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, and Stray Dog.
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
as Self - Suit Actor
Mifune: The Last Samurai
as Self - Actor
Men in Suits
as Self
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
as Himself
スピリット オブ ゴジラ ～怪獣を演じた男たちの軌跡～
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
Faces of Horror
as Gezora - Kameba (archive)
Godzilla 1985
as Original Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
Godzilla
as Godzilla (uncredited)
Bloodthirsty Hawk
as Bloodthirsty Hawk (uncredited)
