- Born
- May 27, 1947
- Died
- December 16, 2023 (aged 76)
- Place of birth
- Kagoshima, Japan
- Also known as
- Kengo Nakayama, 萨摩剑八郎, 前田靖昭, 中山剣吾
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.