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
2016
- Mifune: The Last Samurai as Self - Actor
2013
- Go, Sompote Sands! as Himself
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)
- Bloodthirsty Hawk as Bloodthirsty Hawk (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 / Taro Kudo (water scene stunt double)
- It's a Man's Way of Life
1969
- All Monsters Attack as Godzilla
- Latitude Zero as Griffon / Giant Rat / Bat Man
- 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)
- King Kong Escapes as King Kong
- Son of Godzilla as Godzilla (water scenes)
- Do Your Best! Godzilla as Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
1966
- Ultraman as Neronga
- Ultra Q as Gomess (Suit Actor)
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep as Godzilla / Infant Islander
- The War of the Gargantuas as Gaira
- What's Up, Tiger Lily? as Wong Henchman
1965
- Invasion of Astro-Monster as Godzilla
- Frankenstein Conquers the World as Baragon / JSDF Soldier
- The Retreat from Kiska
- Ironfinger as Detective (uncredited)
- The School of Flesh
- Key of Keys as Gegen's Henchman
1964
- Mothra vs. Godzilla as Godzilla
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster as Godzilla
- Yearning as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
- Dogora as Coal plant witness
- Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
1963
- King Kong vs. Godzilla as Godzilla (uncredited)
- Atragon as Mu Empire man / Self Defense Forces exec
- Matango as Matango
- Attack Squadron as Pilot
- Japan's No. 1 Playboy
1962
- King Kong vs. Godzilla as Godzilla
- Varan the Unbelievable as Varan
- Gorath as Maguma
1961
- Mothra as Mothra
- Daredevil in the Castle
- Blueprint of Murder
1960
- The Human Vapor as Transitional Vapor Man (uncredited)
- The Storm of the Pacific
- The Last Gunfight as Henchman (uncredited)
1959
- Gigantis, the Fire Monster as Gigantis (uncredited)
- Saga of the Vagabonds
- Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
1958
- The Hidden Fortress as Soldier (uncredited)
- The H-Man as Second Dissolved Sailor (uncredited)
- Varan as Varan
- Adults Cannot Understand - Record of Youth
1957
- The Mysterians as Giant Robot
- Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
- Rodan! The Flying Monster as Rodan / Meganulon (uncredited)
- Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean as Godzilla (uncredited)
- A Man in the Storm
- The Chieko Story
- The Luckiest Dai as Driver
- Tokyo 1960 as Godzilla
1956
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters! as Godzilla (uncredited)
- Rodan as Rodan / Meganulon
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island as (uncredited)
- Rebels on the High Sea
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 / News Reporter / Substation Worker
- Farewell Rabaul as Soldier (uncredited)
- Invisible Man as Haruo Akita / Invisible Man Akita / Takamitsu Nanjô (stunt double)
1953
- The Eagle of the Pacific as Zero Fighter in Flames (uncredited)
- Mr. Pu