Haruo Nakajima
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1929-01-01
Place of Birth
Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Haruo Nakajima
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.
Also Known For
The Hidden Fortress
Dec 28, 1958
Latitude Zero
Jul 26, 1969
All Monsters Attack
Dec 20, 1969
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Jul 24, 1971
Matango
Aug 11, 1963
Adults Cannot Understand - Record of Youth
Nov 11, 1958
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Mar 14, 1957
Godzilla
Jan 01, 1977
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
Jun 14, 1969
Men in Suits
Nov 28, 2012
Faces of Horror
Jan 01, 1989
Destroy All Monsters
Aug 01, 1968
Invisible Man
Dec 29, 1954
Rebels on the High Sea
Aug 08, 1956
Atragon
Dec 22, 1963
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Dec 20, 1964
The Mysterians
Dec 28, 1957
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Dec 19, 1965
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Dec 17, 1966
Varan the Unbelievable
Dec 07, 1962
Godzilla
Nov 03, 1954
Godzilla Raids Again
Apr 24, 1955
Mr. Pu
Apr 15, 1953
Beast Man Snow Man
Aug 14, 1955
Mothra
Jul 30, 1961
Son of Godzilla
Dec 16, 1967
The H-Man
Jun 24, 1958
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Nov 02, 1966
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Aug 08, 1965
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Aug 11, 1962
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Apr 29, 1964
The Human Vapor
Dec 11, 1960
Seven Samurai
Apr 26, 1954
Gorath
Mar 21, 1962
King Kong Escapes
Jul 22, 1967
Space Amoeba
Aug 01, 1970
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Mar 12, 1972
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Jun 26, 1963
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
Aug 03, 2008
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Dec 02, 2016
Varan
Oct 14, 1958
Farewell Rabaul
Feb 10, 1954
Sword for Hire
May 22, 1952
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Jan 03, 1956
Daredevil in the Castle
Jan 03, 1961
Blueprint of Murder
Jan 03, 1961
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Apr 27, 1956
The Retreat from Kiska
Jul 04, 1965
The Storm of the Pacific
Apr 26, 1960
Admiral Yamamoto
Aug 14, 1968
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
Jul 04, 1959
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
Jul 13, 1963
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
May 21, 1959
The War of the Gargantuas
Jul 31, 1966
Saga of the Vagabonds
Aug 09, 1959
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
Jul 11, 1998
Rodan
Dec 26, 1956
Submersion of Japan
Dec 29, 1973
The Eagle of the Pacific
Oct 21, 1953
I Live in Fear
Nov 22, 1955
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Apr 02, 2019
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
May 17, 1957
Yearning
Jan 15, 1964
Tokyo 1960
Dec 27, 1957
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Mar 17, 1973
Rodan! The Flying Monster
Nov 07, 1957
The Last Gunfight
Jan 03, 1960
A Man in the Storm
Feb 05, 1957
The School of Flesh
Feb 14, 1965
It's a Man's Way of Life
Nov 28, 1970
Ironfinger
Dec 05, 1965
Key of Keys
Oct 22, 1965
First Decade Showa Company President vs. Second Decade Showa Company President
May 22, 1971
Godzilla 1985
Aug 23, 1985
Dogora
Aug 11, 1964
Ultra Q
Jan 02, 1966
Ultra Q
Jan 02, 1966
Ultraman
Jul 17, 1966
Ultra Q
Jan 02, 1966
