Haruo Nakajima
Born: 1929-01-01 in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Died: 2017-08-07
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2019
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters ... (In Memory Of)
- The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga as Self - Suit Actor
2017
- For the Love of Godzilla ... (In Memory Of)
2016
- Mifune: The Last Samurai as Self - Actor
2012
- Men in Suits as Self
1989
- Faces of Horror as Gezora - Kameba (archive)
1985
- Godzilla 1985 as Original Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
1977
- Godzilla as Godzilla (uncredited)
1973
- Godzilla vs. Megalon as Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Submersion of Japan as Prime Minister's Chauffeur
1972
- Godzilla vs. Gigan as Godzilla / JSDF Officer / Background Comic Editor
1971
1970
- Space Amoeba as Gezora / Ganimes
- It's a Man's Way of Life
1969
- All Monsters Attack as Godzilla
- Latitude Zero as Flying Lion/Giant Rat
- Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
1968
- Destroy All Monsters as Godzilla / Military Advisor
- Admiral Yamamoto as Staff of Flying Dragon / Staff of Rabaul
1967
- Ultraseven as U-Tom (Suit Actor)
- Son of Godzilla as Godzilla (water scenes)
- King Kong Escapes as King Kong
1966
- Ultraman as Neronga
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep as Godzilla / Infant Islander
- The War of the Gargantuas as Gaira
- What's Up, Tiger Lily? as Wong Henchman
- Ultra Q as Gomess (Suit Actor)
1965
- Invasion of Astro-Monster as Godzilla
- Frankenstein Conquers the World as Baragon / JSDF Soldier
- Ironfinger as Detective (uncredited)
- The Retreat from Kiska
- The School of Flesh
- Key of Keys as Gegen's Henchman
1964
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster as Godzilla (uncredited)
- Mothra vs. Godzilla as Godzilla
- Dogora as Coal plant witness
- Yearning as Shopkeeper
1963
- Matango as Matango
- Japan's No. 1 Playboy
- King Kong vs. Godzilla as Godzilla (uncredited)
- Atragon as Mu Empire man / Self Defense Forces exec
1962
- King Kong vs. Godzilla as Godzilla
- Gorath as Maguma
- Varan the Unbelievable as Varan
1961
- Mothra as Mothra
- Daredevil in the Castle
- Blueprint of Murder
1960
- The Storm of the Pacific
- The Human Vapor as Transitional Vapor Man (uncredited)
- The Last Gunfight as Henchman (uncredited)
1959
- Saga of the Vagabonds
- Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
- Gigantis, the Fire Monster as Gigantis (uncredited)
1958
- The Hidden Fortress as Soldier (uncredited)
- Varan as Varan
- Adults Cannot Understand - Record of Youth
- The H-Man as Second Dissolved Sailor (uncredited)
1957
- Tokyo 1960 as Godzilla
- The Mysterians as Giant Robot
- A Man in the Storm
- Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
- Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean as Godzilla (uncredited)
- Rodan! The Flying Monster as Rodan / Meganulon (uncredited)
1956
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island as (uncredited)
- Rebels on the High Sea
- Rodan as Rodan / Meganulon
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters! as Godzilla (uncredited)
1955
- Godzilla Raids Again as Godzilla
- I Live in Fear as Foundry employee (uncredited)
- Beast Man Snow Man as Mountain searcher
1954
- Seven Samurai as Bandit
- Godzilla as Godzilla
- Farewell Rabaul as Soldier (uncredited)
- Invisible Man as Haruo Akita / Invisible Man Akita
1953
- The Eagle of the Pacific as Zero Fighter in Flames (uncredited)
- Mr. Pu