Haruo Nakajima
Known for
Acting
Life
1929 – 2017 (aged 88)
Born in
Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Credits
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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
Seven Samurai
26 Apr 1954
Godzilla
03 Nov 1954
The Hidden Fortress
28 Dec 1958
Mothra vs. Godzilla
29 Apr 1964
King Kong vs. Godzilla
11 Aug 1962
Godzilla Raids Again
24 Apr 1955
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
20 Dec 1964
Destroy All Monsters
01 Aug 1968
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Filmography
1989
- Faces of Horroras Gezora - Kameba (archive)
1985
- Godzilla 1985as Original Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
1977
- Bloodthirsty Hawkas Bloodthirsty Hawk (uncredited)
- Godzillaas Godzilla (uncredited)
1973
- Submersion of Japanas Prime Minister's Chauffeur
- Godzilla vs. Megalonas Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
1972
- Godzilla vs. Giganas Godzilla
1970
- It's a Man's Way of Life
- Space Amoebaas Gezora
1969
- All Monsters Attackas Godzilla
- Latitude Zeroas Griffon
- Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
1968
- Admiral Yamamotoas Staff of Flying Dragon
- Destroy All Monstersas Godzilla
1967
- Son of Godzillaas Godzilla (water scenes)
- Ultrasevenas U-Tom (Suit Actor)1 episode
- King Kong Escapesas King Kong
- Do Your Best! Godzillaas Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
1966
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deepas Godzilla
- What's Up, Tiger Lily?as Wong Henchman
- The War of the Gargantuasas Gaira
- Ultramanas Keylla1 episode
- Ultra Qas Pagos (Suit Actor)1 episode
1965
- Invasion of Astro-Monsteras Godzilla
- Ironfingeras Detective (uncredited)
- Key of Keysas Gegen's Henchman
- Frankenstein Conquers the Worldas Baragon
- The Retreat from Kiska
- The School of Flesh
1964
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monsteras Godzilla
- Dogoraas Coal plant witness
- Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
- Mothra vs. Godzillaas Godzilla
- Yearningas Shopkeeper (uncredited)
1963
- Atragonas Mu Empire man
- Matangoas Matango
- Japan's No. 1 Playboy
- King Kong vs. Godzillaas Godzilla (uncredited)
- Attack Squadronas Pilot
1962
- Varan the Unbelievableas Varan
- King Kong vs. Godzillaas Godzilla
- Gorathas Maguma
1961
1960
- The Human Vaporas Transitional Vapor Man (uncredited)
- The Storm of the Pacific
- The Last Gunfightas Henchman (uncredited)
1959
- Saga of the Vagabonds
- Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
- Gigantis, the Fire Monsteras Gigantis (uncredited)
1958
- The Hidden Fortressas Soldier (uncredited)
- Adults Cannot Understand - Record of Youth
- Varanas Varan
- The H-Manas Second Dissolved Sailor (uncredited)
1957
- The Mysteriansas Giant Robot
- Tokyo 1960as Godzilla
- Rodan! The Flying Monsteras Rodan
- The Chieko Story
- Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
- Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Oceanas Godzilla (uncredited)
- A Man in the Storm
- The Luckiest Daias Driver
1956
- Rodanas Rodan
- Rebels on the High Sea
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters!as Godzilla (uncredited)
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Islandas (uncredited)
1955
- I Live in Fearas Foundry employee (uncredited)
- Beast Man Snow Manas Mountain searcher
- Godzilla Raids Againas Godzilla
1954
- Invisible Manas Haruo Akita
- Godzillaas Godzilla
- Seven Samuraias Bandit
- Farewell Rabaulas Soldier (uncredited)
1953
- The Eagle of the Pacificas Zero Fighter in Flames (uncredited)
- Mr. Pu