Haruo Nakajima
- Acting
- January 1, 1929 · Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
- August 7, 2017
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters · In Memory Of
- The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga · Self
- Mifune: The Last Samurai · Self
- Go, Sompote Sands! · Self
- Men in Suits · Self
- Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects · Self
- The Spirit of Godzilla
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters
- Faces of Horror · Gezora - Kameba (archive)
- Godzilla 1985 · Original Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Bloodthirsty Hawk · Bloodthirsty Hawk (uncredited)
- Godzilla · Godzilla (uncredited)
- Submersion of Japan · Prime Minister's Chauffeur
- Godzilla vs. Megalon · Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Godzilla vs. Gigan · Godzilla / JSDF Officer / Background Comic Editor, Stunts
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah · Godzilla
- First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
- It's a Man's Way of Life
- Space Amoeba · Gezora / Ganimes / Taro Kudo (water scene stunt double), Stunts
- All Monsters Attack · Godzilla, Stunts
- Latitude Zero · Griffon / Giant Rat / Bat Man
- Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
- Admiral Yamamoto · Staff of Flying Dragon / Staff of Rabaul
- Destroy All Monsters · Godzilla / Military Advisor, Stunt Coordinator
- Son of Godzilla · Godzilla (water scenes)
- Ultraseven · U-Tom (Suit Actor)
- King Kong Escapes · King Kong, Stunts
- Do Your Best! Godzilla · Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited), Stunt Coordinator
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep · Godzilla / Infant Islander, Stunts
- What's Up, Tiger Lily? · Wong Henchman
- The War of the Gargantuas · Gaira
- Ultraman · Neronga, Gabora
- Ultra Q · Gomess (Suit Actor), Prefectural Police Captain
- Invasion of Astro-Monster · Godzilla, Stunt Coordinator
- Ironfinger · Detective (uncredited)
- Key of Keys · Gegen's Henchman
- Frankenstein Conquers the World · Baragon / JSDF Soldier
- The Retreat from Kiska
- The School of Flesh
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster · Godzilla
- Dogora · Coal plant witness
- Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
- Mothra vs. Godzilla · Godzilla, Stunts
- Yearning · Shopkeeper (uncredited)
- Atragon · Mu Empire man / Self Defense Forces exec
- Matango · Matango
- Japan's No. 1 Playboy
- King Kong vs. Godzilla · Godzilla (uncredited), Stunts
- Attack Squadron · Pilot
- Varan the Unbelievable · Varan
- King Kong vs. Godzilla · Godzilla
- Gorath · Maguma
- Mothra · Mothra
- Daredevil in the Castle
- Blueprint of Murder
- The Human Vapor · Transitional Vapor Man (uncredited)
- The Storm of the Pacific
- The Last Gunfight · Henchman (uncredited)
- Saga of the Vagabonds
- Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
- Gigantis, the Fire Monster · Gigantis (uncredited)
- The Hidden Fortress · Soldier (uncredited)
- Adults Cannot Understand - Record of Youth
- Varan · Varan, Stunts
- The H-Man · Second Dissolved Sailor (uncredited)
- The Mysterians · Giant Robot, Stunts
- Tokyo 1960 · Godzilla
- Rodan! The Flying Monster · Rodan / Meganulon (uncredited), Stunts
- The Chieko Story
- Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
- Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean · Godzilla (uncredited)
- A Man in the Storm
- The Luckiest Dai · Driver
- Rodan · Rodan / Meganulon, Stunts
- Rebels on the High Sea
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters! · Godzilla (uncredited)
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island · (uncredited)
- I Live in Fear · Foundry employee (uncredited)
- Beast Man Snow Man · Mountain searcher
- Godzilla Raids Again · Godzilla