Kenpachirō Satsuma

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.

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Recent movies

#	Name	Character
1	Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (2008)	Himself	6
2	Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)	Godzilla	5.5
3	Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)	Godzilla	6
4	Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)	Gojira	6
5	Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)	Gojira	5.3
6	Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)	Godzilla	7.7
7	Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)	Gojira	6.3
8	Pulgasari (1986)	Pulgasari	7
9	Godzilla 1985 (1985)	Godzilla (uncredited)	6.5
10	The Return of Godzilla (1984)	Godzilla	7
11	Station (1981)	-	3
12	The Imperial Navy (1981)	-	8
13	G.I. Samurai (1979)	Koizumi's Retainer	3
14	Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)	Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)	6
15	Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)	Gigan (as Kengo Nakayama)	5.8
16	Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)	Hedorah (as Kengo Nakayama)	6.3