Acting credits
84
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Haruo Nakajima
Acting
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Movies: 82Series: 3Crew credits: 18
TMDB ID: 235722
IMDb ID: nm0620032
Known for: Acting
Born: January 1, 1929
Died: August 7, 2017
Age: 88
Place of birth: Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1952 - 2019
Years active: 68
Average TMDB rating: 6.77
Wikidata: Q1315977
Also known as
中岛春雄
Other jobs
Stunts (13)Stunt Coordinator (3)In Memory Of (1)Stunt Double (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Haruo Nakajima.
In Memory Of
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019 • Movie
as Self - Suit Actor
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019 • Movie
as Self - Actor
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016 • Movie
as Self
Men in Suits
2012 • Movie
as Himself
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
2008 • Movie
The Spirit of Godzilla
2004 • Movie
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
1998 • Movie
as Gezora - Kameba (archive)
Faces of Horror
1989 • Movie
as Original Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
Godzilla 1985
1985 • Movie
as Bloodthirsty Hawk (uncredited)
Bloodthirsty Hawk
1977 • Movie
as Godzilla (uncredited)
Godzilla
1977 • Movie
as Prime Minister's Chauffeur
Submersion of Japan
1973 • Movie
as Godzilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
Godzilla vs. Megalon
1973 • Movie
as Godzilla / JSDF Officer / Background Comic Editor
Godzilla vs. Gigan
1972 • Movie
as Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
1971 • Movie
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
1971 • Movie
It's a Man's Way of Life
1970 • Movie
as Gezora / Ganimes / Taro Kudo (water scene stunt double)
Space Amoeba
1970 • Movie
as Godzilla
All Monsters Attack
1969 • Movie
as Griffon / Giant Rat / Bat Man
Latitude Zero
1969 • Movie
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
1969 • Movie
as Staff of Flying Dragon / Staff of Rabaul
Admiral Yamamoto
1968 • Movie
as Godzilla / Military Advisor
Destroy All Monsters
1968 • Movie
as Godzilla (water scenes)
Son of Godzilla
1967 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Haruo Nakajima.
