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Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima
Date of birth
January 1, 1929
Date of death
August 7, 2017
Place of birth
Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

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.

Haruo Nakajima Filmography

Haruo Nakajima's Most Common Co-Stars

Akira Kubo Akira Kubo 1 film Hideyo Amamoto Hideyo Amamoto 1 film Hiroshi Koizumi Hiroshi Koizumi 1 film Katsumi Tezuka Katsumi Tezuka 1 film Kenji Sahara Kenji Sahara 1 film Kumi Mizuno Kumi Mizuno 1 film Yoshio Tsuchiya Yoshio Tsuchiya 1 film

Haruo Nakajima's Top Directors & Collaborations

Ishirō Honda Ishirō Honda 1 film