Birth Day: 1929-01-01
Place of birth: Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
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.
Credits
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As Self - Suit Actor -
As Self - Actor -
As Himself -
As Self -
As Himself -
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As Gezora - Kameba (archive) -
As Original Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited) -
As Godzilla (uncredited) -
As Bloodthirsty Hawk (uncredited) -
As Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited) -
As Prime Minister's Chauffeur -
As Godzilla / JSDF Officer / Background Comic Editor -
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As Godzilla -
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As Gezora / Ganimes / Taro Kudo (water scene stunt double) -
As Griffon / Giant Rat / Bat Man -
As Godzilla -
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As Staff of Flying Dragon / Staff of Rabaul -
As Godzilla / Military Advisor -
As Godzilla (water scenes) -
As Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited) -
As King Kong -
As Godzilla / Infant Islander -
As Gaira -
As Wong Henchman -
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As Baragon / JSDF Soldier -
As Detective (uncredited) -
As Gegen's Henchman -
As Godzilla -
As Godzilla -
As Godzilla -
As Coal plant witness -
As Shopkeeper (uncredited) -
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As Matango -
As Godzilla (uncredited) -
As Pilot -
As Mu Empire man / Self Defense Forces exec -
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As Godzilla -
As Varan -
As Maguma -
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As Mothra -
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As Henchman (uncredited) -
As Transitional Vapor Man (uncredited) -
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As Gigantis (uncredited) -
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As Soldier (uncredited) -
As Second Dissolved Sailor (uncredited) -
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As Varan -
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As Driver -
As Godzilla (uncredited) -
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As Rodan / Meganulon (uncredited) -
As Godzilla -
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As Giant Robot -
As (uncredited) -
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As Godzilla (uncredited) -
As Rodan / Meganulon -
As Foundry employee (uncredited) -
As Mountain searcher -
As Godzilla -
As Soldier (uncredited) -
As Haruo Akita / Invisible Man Akita / Takamitsu Nanjô (stunt double) -
As Godzilla / News Reporter / Substation Worker -
As Bandit -
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As Zero Fighter in Flames (uncredited) -
