Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajima 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 (1954) until Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972). Nakajima also played various other kaiju in Toho's tokusatsu films, including: Rodan (1956), Mothra (1961) and The War of the Gargantuas (1966) and also appeared in a minor roles in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (1954), Yojimbo, and Stray Dog.
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The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
actor
2019
Mifune: The Last Samurai
actor
2016
Men in Suits
actor
2012
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
actor
2008
Submersion of Japan
actor
1973
Godzilla vs. Megalon
actor
1973
Godzilla vs. Gigan
actor
1972
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
actor
1971
Space Amoeba
actor
1970
All Monsters Attack
actor
1969
Latitude Zero
actor
1969
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
actor
1969
Admiral Yamamoto
actor
1968
Son of Godzilla
actor
1967
King Kong Escapes
actor
1967
The War of the Gargantuas
actor
1966
Invasion of Astro-Monster
actor
1965
Yearning
actor
1964
Matango
actor
1963
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
actor
1963
The Storm of the Pacific
actor
1960
Saga of the Vagabonds
actor
1959
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
actor
1959
Adults Cannot Understand - Record of Youth
actor
1958
The Chieko Story
actor
1957
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
actor
1957
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
actor
1957
A Man in the Storm
actor
1957
The Luckiest Dai
actor
1957
Godzilla Raids Again
actor
1955
Invisible Man
actor
1954
Godzilla
actor
1954
Farewell Rabaul
actor
1954
Sword for Hire
actor
1952