Acting
Haruo Nakajima
1929-2017
Known for Seven Samurai, Godzilla, The Hidden Fortress.
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Born01/01/1929
Died08/07/2017
AgeDied at 88
BirthplaceSakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
DepartmentActing
Also known as中岛春雄
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.
Movie Credits
All Monsters Attack (1969)
Space Amoeba (1970)
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
Yearning (1964)
Varan the Unbelievable (1962)
The Human Vapor (1960)
Godzilla (1954)
Godzilla 1985 (1985)
Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
The Retreat from Kiska (1965)
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
The H-Man (1958)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
Mothra (1961)
Seven Samurai (1954)
