Haruo Nakajima
Birthday
1929/01/01
Day of death
2017/08/07 (88 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Also know as
中岛春雄
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.
Acting
(1958) The Hidden Fortress
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1969) Latitude Zero
as Flying Lion/Giant Rat
(1969) All Monsters Attack
as Godzilla
(1971) Godzilla vs. Hedorah
as Godzilla
(1963) Matango
as Matango
(1958) Adults Cannot Understand - Record of Youth
as ---
(1957) Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
as Godzilla (uncredited)
(1977) Godzilla
as Godzilla (uncredited)
(1969) Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
as ---
(2012) Men in Suits
as Self
(1989) Faces of Horror
as Gezora - Kameba (archive)
(1968) Destroy All Monsters
as Godzilla / Military Advisor
(1954) Invisible Man
as Haruo Akita / Invisible Man Akita
(1956) Rebels on the High Sea
as ---
(1963) Atragon
as Mu Empire man / Self Defense Forces exec
(1964) Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Godzilla (uncredited)
(1957) The Mysterians
as Giant Robot
(1965) Invasion of Astro-Monster
as Godzilla
(1966) Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Godzilla / Infant Islander
(1962) Varan the Unbelievable
as Varan
(1954) Godzilla
as Godzilla
(1955) Godzilla Raids Again
as Godzilla
(1953) Mr. Pu
as ---
(1955) Beast Man Snow Man
as Mountain searcher
(1961) Mothra
as Mothra
(1967) Son of Godzilla
as Godzilla (water scenes)
(1958) The H-Man
as Second Dissolved Sailor (uncredited)
(1966) What's Up, Tiger Lily?
as Wong Henchman
(1965) Frankenstein Conquers the World
as Baragon / JSDF Soldier
(1962) King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Godzilla
(1964) Mothra vs. Godzilla
as Godzilla
(1960) The Human Vapor
as Transitional Vapor Man (uncredited)
(1954) Seven Samurai
as Bandit
(1962) Gorath
as Maguma
(1967) King Kong Escapes
as King Kong
(1970) Space Amoeba
as Gezora / Ganimes
(1972) Godzilla vs. Gigan
as Godzilla / JSDF Officer / Background Comic Editor
(1963) King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Godzilla (uncredited)
(2008) Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
as Himself
(2016) Mifune: The Last Samurai
as Self - Actor
(1958) Varan
as Varan
(1954) Farewell Rabaul
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1952) Sword for Hire
as ---
(1956) Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as (uncredited)
(1961) Daredevil in the Castle
as ---
(1961) Blueprint of Murder
as ---
(1956) Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as Godzilla (uncredited)
(1965) The Retreat from Kiska
as ---
(1960) The Storm of the Pacific
as ---
(1968) Admiral Yamamoto
as Staff of Flying Dragon / Staff of Rabaul
(1959) Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
as ---
(1963) Japan's No. 1 Playboy
as ---
(1959) Gigantis, the Fire Monster
as Gigantis (uncredited)
(1966) The War of the Gargantuas
as Gaira
(1959) Saga of the Vagabonds
as ---
(1998) Godzilla, King of the Monsters
as ---
(1956) Rodan
as Rodan / Meganulon
(1973) Submersion of Japan
as Prime Minister's Chauffeur
(1953) The Eagle of the Pacific
as Zero Fighter in Flames (uncredited)
(1955) I Live in Fear
as Foundry employee (uncredited)
(2019) The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
as Self - Suit Actor
(1957) Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
as ---
(1964) Yearning
as Shopkeeper
(1957) Tokyo 1960
as Godzilla
(1973) Godzilla vs. Megalon
as Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1957) Rodan! The Flying Monster
as Rodan / Meganulon (uncredited)
(1960) The Last Gunfight
as Henchman (uncredited)
(1957) A Man in the Storm
as ---
(1965) The School of Flesh
as ---
(1970) It's a Man's Way of Life
as ---
(1965) Ironfinger
as Detective (uncredited)
(1965) Key of Keys
as Gegen's Henchman
(1971) First Decade Showa Company President vs. Second Decade Showa Company President
as ---
(1985) Godzilla 1985
as Original Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1964) Dogora
as Coal plant witness
(1966) Ultra Q
as Gomess (Suit Actor)
(1966) Ultra Q
as Prefectural Police Captain
(1966) Ultraman
as Neronga
(1966) Ultra Q
as Pagos (Suit Actor)
(1967) Ultraseven
as U-Tom (Suit Actor)