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Haruo Nakajima

Actor • Born 1929

Haruo Nakajima

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About

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.

Known for

Ultraseven posterUltrasevenSeries • 1967Seven Samurai posterSeven SamuraiMovie • 1954Ultraman posterUltramanSeries • 1966Godzilla: King of the Monsters posterGodzilla: King of the MonstersMovie • 2019Ultra Q posterUltra QSeries • 1966Godzilla posterGodzillaMovie • 1954Invasion of Astro-Monster posterInvasion of Astro-MonsterMovie • 1965Godzilla vs. Megalon posterGodzilla vs. MegalonMovie • 1973Frankenstein Conquers the World posterFrankenstein Conquers the WorldMovie • 1965The Hidden Fortress posterThe Hidden FortressMovie • 1958Godzilla vs. Hedorah posterGodzilla vs. HedorahMovie • 1971Mothra vs. Godzilla posterMothra vs. GodzillaMovie • 1964Godzilla Raids Again posterGodzilla Raids AgainMovie • 1955Godzilla posterGodzillaMovie • 1977Godzilla, King of the Monsters! posterGodzilla, King of the Monsters!Movie • 1956Destroy All Monsters posterDestroy All MonstersMovie • 1968King Kong vs. Godzilla posterKing Kong vs. GodzillaMovie • 1962All Monsters Attack posterAll Monsters AttackMovie • 1969Ebirah, Horror of the Deep posterEbirah, Horror of the DeepMovie • 1966Son of Godzilla posterSon of GodzillaMovie • 1967King Kong vs. Godzilla posterKing Kong vs. GodzillaMovie • 1963Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster posterGhidorah, the Three-Headed MonsterMovie • 1964Matango posterMatangoMovie • 1963King Kong Escapes posterKing Kong EscapesMovie • 1967