Haruo Nakajima
Department: 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.
Known For
The Hidden Fortress
1958
Latitude Zero
1969
All Monsters Attack
1969
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
1971
Matango
1963
Adults Cannot Understand - Record of Youth
1958
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
Godzilla
1977
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
1969
Men in Suits
2012
Faces of Horror
1989
Destroy All Monsters
1968
Invisible Man
1954
Rebels on the High Sea
1956
Atragon
1963
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
The Mysterians
1957
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
Varan the Unbelievable
1962
Godzilla
1954
Godzilla Raids Again
1955
Mr. Pu
1953
Beast Man Snow Man
1955
Mothra
1961
Son of Godzilla
1967
The H-Man
1958
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
1966
Frankenstein Conquers the World
1965
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964
The Human Vapor
1960
Seven Samurai
1954
Gorath
1962
King Kong Escapes
1967
Space Amoeba
1970
Godzilla vs. Gigan
1972
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
2008
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016
Varan
1958
Farewell Rabaul
1954
Sword for Hire
1952
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
Daredevil in the Castle
1961
Blueprint of Murder
1961
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
The Retreat from Kiska
1965
The Storm of the Pacific
1960
Admiral Yamamoto
1968
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
1959
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
1963
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959
The War of the Gargantuas
1966
Saga of the Vagabonds
1959
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
1998
Rodan
1956
Submersion of Japan
1973
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953
I Live in Fear
1955
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957
Yearning
1964
Tokyo 1960
1957
Godzilla vs. Megalon
1973
Rodan! The Flying Monster
1957
The Last Gunfight
1960
A Man in the Storm
1957
The School of Flesh
1965
It's a Man's Way of Life
1970
Ironfinger
1965
Key of Keys
1965
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
1971
Godzilla 1985
1985
Dogora
1964
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
1964
スピリット オブ ゴジラ ～怪獣を演じた男たちの軌跡～
2004
Bloodthirsty Hawk
1977
Ultra Q
1966
Ultra Q
1966
Ultraman
1966
Ultra Q
1966
Ultraseven
1967
Ultraman
1966
Ultraman
1966
Ultraman
1966