Haruo Nakajima
Birthday: 1929-01-01
Deathday: 2017-08-07
Birthplace: Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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.
Credits
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2004-11-03 | スピリット オブ ゴジラ ～怪獣を演じた男たちの軌跡～ | |
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1998-07-11 | Godzilla, King of the Monsters | |
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1989-01-01 | Faces of Horror | Gezora - Kameba (archive) |
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1977-10-01 | Bloodthirsty Hawk | Bloodthirsty Hawk (uncredited) |
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1977-01-01 | Godzilla | Godzilla (uncredited) |
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1973-12-29 | Submersion of Japan | Prime Minister's Chauffeur |
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1972-03-12 | Godzilla vs. Gigan | Godzilla / JSDF Officer / Background Comic Editor |
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1971-07-24 | Godzilla vs. Hedorah | Godzilla |
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1971-05-22 | First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff | |
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1970-11-28 | It's a Man's Way of Life | |
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1970-08-01 | Space Amoeba | Gezora / Ganimes |
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1969-12-20 | All Monsters Attack | Godzilla |
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1969-07-26 | Latitude Zero | Griffon / Giant Rat / Bat Man |
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1969-06-14 | Black Comedy - Ah, Fool | |
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1968-08-14 | Admiral Yamamoto | Staff of Flying Dragon / Staff of Rabaul |
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1968-08-01 | Destroy All Monsters | Godzilla / Military Advisor |
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1967-12-16 | Son of Godzilla | Godzilla (water scenes) |
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1967-07-22 | King Kong Escapes | King Kong |
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1966-12-17 | Ebirah, Horror of the Deep | Godzilla / Infant Islander |
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1966-11-02 | What's Up, Tiger Lily? | Wong Henchman |
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1966-07-31 | The War of the Gargantuas | Gaira |
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1965-12-19 | Invasion of Astro-Monster | Godzilla |
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1965-12-05 | Ironfinger | Detective (uncredited) |
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1965-10-22 | Key of Keys | Gegen's Henchman |
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1965-08-08 | Frankenstein Conquers the World | Baragon / JSDF Soldier |
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1965-07-04 | The Retreat from Kiska | |
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1965-02-14 | The School of Flesh | |
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1964-12-20 | Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster | Godzilla |
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1964-08-11 | Dogora | Coal plant witness |
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1964-07-11 | Legend of the Irresponsible Hero | |
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1964-04-29 | Mothra vs. Godzilla | Godzilla |
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1964-01-15 | Yearning | Shopkeeper |
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1963-08-11 | Matango | Matango |
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1963-07-13 | Japan's No. 1 Playboy | |
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1963-06-26 | King Kong vs. Godzilla | Godzilla (uncredited) |
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1962-12-07 | Varan the Unbelievable | Varan |
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1962-08-11 | King Kong vs. Godzilla | Godzilla |
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1962-03-21 | Gorath | Maguma |
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1961-07-30 | Mothra | Mothra |
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1961-01-03 | Daredevil in the Castle | |
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1961-01-03 | Blueprint of Murder | |
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1960-12-11 | The Human Vapor | Transitional Vapor Man (uncredited) |
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1960-04-26 | The Storm of the Pacific | |
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1960-01-03 | The Last Gunfight | Henchman (uncredited) |
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1959-08-09 | Saga of the Vagabonds | |
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1959-07-04 | Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender | |
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1959-05-21 | Gigantis, the Fire Monster | Gigantis (uncredited) |
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1958-12-28 | The Hidden Fortress | Soldier (uncredited) |
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1958-11-11 | Adults Cannot Understand - Record of Youth | |
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1958-10-14 | Varan | Varan |
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1958-06-24 | The H-Man | Second Dissolved Sailor (uncredited) |
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1957-12-28 | The Mysterians | Giant Robot |
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1957-12-27 | Tokyo 1960 | Godzilla |
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1957-11-07 | Rodan! The Flying Monster | Rodan / Meganulon (uncredited) |
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1957-05-17 | Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman | |
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1957-03-14 | Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean | Godzilla (uncredited) |
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1957-02-05 | A Man in the Storm | |
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1956-12-26 | Rodan | Rodan / Meganulon |
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1956-08-08 | Rebels on the High Sea | |
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1956-04-27 | Godzilla, King of the Monsters! | Godzilla (uncredited) |
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1956-01-03 | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island | (uncredited) |
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1955-11-22 | I Live in Fear | Foundry employee (uncredited) |
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1955-08-14 | Beast Man Snow Man | Mountain searcher |
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1955-04-24 | Godzilla Raids Again | Godzilla |
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1954-12-29 | Invisible Man | Haruo Akita / Invisible Man Akita |
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1954-11-03 | Godzilla | Godzilla |
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1954-04-26 | Seven Samurai | Bandit |
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1954-02-10 | Farewell Rabaul | Soldier (uncredited) |
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1953-10-21 | The Eagle of the Pacific | Zero Fighter in Flames (uncredited) |
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1953-04-15 | Mr. Pu | |
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1952-05-22 | Sword for Hire |