Kenpachirō Satsuma
Birthday: 1947-05-27
Place of Birth: Kagoshima, Japan
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.
Movies
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
A burning Godzilla, on the verge of meltdown, emerges to lay siege to Hong Kong. At the same time ho...
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G.I. Samurai
A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their...
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Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
The Futurians, time-travelers from the 23rd century, arrive in Japan to warn them of the nation's de...
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Godzilla 1985
Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re...
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Godzilla vs. Hedorah
An ever evolving alien life-form arrives on a comet from the Dark Gaseous Nebula and proceeds to con...
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Godzilla vs. Mothra
Mothra's dark counterpart, Battra, emerges to eliminate humanity on behalf of the Earth. Two tiny fa...
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Godzilla vs. Biollante
After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned ove...
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Japanese Hell
From the king of the Japanese cult movie, Teruo Ishii! A controversial film in which actual cases th...
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Hong Kil-dong
This movie tells the story of Hong Kil Dong, a legendary 15th century Korean Robin Hood figure....
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Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
After killing his brother, Prince Yamato is banished from his father's kingdom until he can bring hi...
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Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
A mysterious extraterrestrial being resembling Godzilla rapidly approaches Earth. The monster, dubbe...
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Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf
A blind masseur kidnaps young women and kills them and then make sculptures of them, while a mysteri...
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Godzilla vs. Gigan
Manga artist Gengo Odaka lands a job with the World Children's Land amusement park only to become su...
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Pulgasari
In feudal Korea, a group of starving villagers grow weary of the orders handed down to them by their...
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Godzilla vs. Megalon
Inventor Goro Ibuki creates a humanoid robot named Jet Jaguar. It is soon seized by an undersea race...
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Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
A look at the unrecognized work of the talented artists and craftsmen who've maintained the traditio...
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The Return of Godzilla
After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a re...
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
The U.N.G.C.C. (United Nations Godzilla Countermeasure Center) recovers the remains of Mecha-King Gh...
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Monster Planet of Godzilla
A former 3D theme park attraction at Sanrio Puroland. A spaceship called Earth is dispatched to inv...
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters
Documentary focusing on the Japanese Godzilla, featuring interviews with such people as Director Jun...
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The Imperial Navy
A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the...
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Station
A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in murdering po...
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The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Japan, 1954. A legend emerges from the ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, devastated by atomic bombs i...
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Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
A look into the production of the nineteenth Godzilla film. Includes filmmaker and actor interviews ...
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