Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
28
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-05-27
Day of Death
2023-12-16 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Kagoshima, Japan
Also Known As
Kengo Nakayama
萨摩剑八郎
前田靖昭
中山剣吾
久坂龍馬
Nakayama Kengo
Satsuma Kenpachirō
Yasuaki Maeda
Maeda Yasuaki
Kenhachiro Satsuma
Kenpachirō Satsuma
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.
