Haruo Nakajima
Born: 1929-01-01
• 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.
Filmography
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Men in Suits
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
スピリット オブ ゴジラ ～怪獣を演じた男たちの軌跡～
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
Faces of Horror
Godzilla 1985
Bloodthirsty Hawk
Godzilla
Submersion of Japan
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
It's a Man's Way of Life
Space Amoeba
All Monsters Attack
Latitude Zero
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
Admiral Yamamoto
Destroy All Monsters
Son of Godzilla
King Kong Escapes
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
The War of the Gargantuas
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Ironfinger
Key of Keys
Frankenstein Conquers the World
The Retreat from Kiska
The School of Flesh
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Dogora
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Yearning
Atragon
Matango
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Varan the Unbelievable
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Gorath
Mothra
Daredevil in the Castle
Blueprint of Murder
The Human Vapor
The Storm of the Pacific
The Last Gunfight
Saga of the Vagabonds
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
The Hidden Fortress
Adults Cannot Understand - Record of Youth
Varan
The H-Man
The Mysterians
Tokyo 1960
Rodan! The Flying Monster
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
A Man in the Storm
Rodan
Rebels on the High Sea
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
I Live in Fear
Beast Man Snow Man
Godzilla Raids Again
Invisible Man
Godzilla
Seven Samurai
Farewell Rabaul
The Eagle of the Pacific
Mr. Pu
Sword for Hire