Haruo's Successor
Kenpachiro Satsuma (27 May 1947 – 16 December 2023), born as Yasuaki Maeda, was a Japanese actor and stuntman who portrayed Godzilla in the Heisei films, from 1984 to 1995, succeeding Haruo Nakajima as a Kaiju actor.
Satsuma died from pneumonia on 16 December 2023, at the age of 76.
Notable Roles done by Kenpachiro Satsuma:
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) as Hedorah
- Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) as Gigan
- Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) as Gigan
- Zone Fighter (1973) as Gigan
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
- G.I. Samurai (1979) as vassal of the Koizumi clan
- The Return of Godzilla (1984) as Godzilla
- Pulgasari (1985) as Pulgasari
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) as Godzilla
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) as Godzilla
- Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth (1992) as Godzilla
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) as Godzilla
- Monster Planet Of Godzilla (1994) as Godzilla
- Yamato Takeru (1994) as Yamata no Orochi
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) as Godzilla
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) as Godzilla
