Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Born

May 27, 1947

Day of Death

December 16, 2023(aged 76)

Place of Birth

Kagoshima, Japan

Career

1971 – 2019

Credits

28 movies·1 TV shows

Also Known As

Kengo Nakayama

萨摩剑八郎

前田靖昭

中山剣吾

久坂龍馬

Kenpachirō Satsuma

Acting

Biography

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.