Haruo Nakajima
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1929-01-01 (88 years old)
Deathday
2017-08-07
Place of Birth
Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Also known As
中岛春雄
Haruo Nakajima
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.
Acting
1958
as Soldier (uncredited)
1971
as Godzilla
1969
as Flying Lion/Giant Rat
1969
as Godzilla
1963
as Matango
1957
as Godzilla (uncredited)
1977
as Godzilla (uncredited)
2012
as Self
1989
as Gezora - Kameba (archive)
1968
as Godzilla / Military Advisor
1954
as Haruo Akita / Invisible Man Akita
1963
as Mu Empire man / Self Defense Forces exec
1964
as Godzilla (uncredited)
1957
as Giant Robot
1965
as Godzilla
1966
as Godzilla / Infant Islander
1962
as Varan
1955
as Godzilla
1954
as Godzilla
1953
1955
as Mountain searcher
1967
as Godzilla (water scenes)
1961
as Mothra
1958
as Second Dissolved Sailor (uncredited)
1966
as Wong Henchman
1965
as Baragon / JSDF Soldier
1962
as Godzilla
1964
as Godzilla
1960
as Transitional Vapor Man (uncredited)
1954
as Bandit
1962
as Maguma
1967
as King Kong
1972
as Godzilla / JSDF Officer / Background Comic Editor
1970
as Gezora / Ganimes
1963
as Godzilla (uncredited)
2016
as Self - Actor
1958
as Varan
1954
as Soldier (uncredited)
1952
1956
as (uncredited)
1956
as Godzilla (uncredited)
1968
as Staff of Flying Dragon / Staff of Rabaul
1959
as Gigantis (uncredited)
1966
as Gaira
1956
as Rodan / Meganulon
1973
as Prime Minister's Chauffeur
1953
as Zero Fighter in Flames (uncredited)
1955
as Foundry employee (uncredited)
2019
as Self - Suit Actor
1964
as Shopkeeper
1957
as Godzilla
1973
as Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
1957
as Rodan / Meganulon (uncredited)
1960
as Henchman (uncredited)
1965
as Detective (uncredited)
1965
as Gegen's Henchman
1985
as Original Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
1964
as Coal plant witness
Production
1968
as Stunt Coordinator
2019
as In Memory Of
1966
as Stunts
1958
as Stunts
1965
as Stunt Coordinator
1954
as Stunts
1964
as Stunts
1972
as Stunts
1970
as Stunt Double
1970
as Stunts
1969
as Stunts
1956
as Stunts
1967
as Stunts
1957
as Stunts
1963
as Stunts
1953
as Stunts
1957
as Stunts
1966
as Stunt Coordinator
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