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Kenpachirô Satsuma(1947-2023)

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Kenpachirô Satsuma in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Kenpachirô Satsuma was born on 27 May 1947 in Kagoshima, Japan. He was an actor, known for Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991), Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993). He died on 16 December 2023 in Japan.
BornMay 27, 1947
DiedDecember 16, 2023(76)
BornMay 27, 1947
DiedDecember 16, 2023(76)
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Known for

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
6.5
  • Godzilla
  • 1991
Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Godzilla vs. Biollante
6.5
  • Gojira
  • 1989
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
6.5
  • Gojira
  • 1993
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
5.8
  • Gojira
  • 1994

Credits

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Actor

  • Kawana Mariko: Sakuragai no amai mizu (2002)
    Kawana Mariko: Sakuragai no amai mizu
    • Doctor
    • 2002
  • Blind Beast vs Dwarf (2001)
    Blind Beast vs Dwarf
    3.6
    • Yasukawa, the doll-maker
    • 2001
  • Tekkôki Mikazuki (2000)
    Tekkôki Mikazuki
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Mikazuki (suitmation)
    • 2000
  • Dosukebe onna shachô: Mibôjin no seiyoku
    • 2000
  • Peter Sallis in M.U.G.E.N (1999)
    M.U.G.E.N
    7.1
    Video Game
    • 1999
  • Japanese Hell (1999)
    Japanese Hell
    4.7
    • Ao oni (Blue Ogre)
    • 1999
  • Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
    Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
    6.9
    • Godzilla
    • 1995
  • Monster Planet of Godzilla (1994)
    Monster Planet of Godzilla
    7.0
    Short
    • Godzilla
    • 1994
  • Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
    Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
    5.8
    • Gojira
    • 1994
  • Takeru Yamato (1994)
    Takeru Yamato
    6.3
    • Yamata no Oraichi puppeteer
    • 1994
  • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
    Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
    6.5
    • Gojira
    • 1993
  • Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth (1992)
    Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth
    6.2
    • Godzilla
    • 1992
  • Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
    Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
    6.5
    • Godzilla
    • 1991
  • Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
    Godzilla vs. Biollante
    6.5
    • Gojira
    • 1989
  • Hong Kil-dong (1986)
    Hong Kil-dong
    6.7
    • 1986

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Kengo Nakayama
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • May 27, 1947
    • Kagoshima, Japan
  • Died
    • December 16, 2023
    • Japan(complications from pneumonia)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    While doing an interview in the Hedorah suit (full weight, not a show dummy), he was rushed to the hospital for an appendectomy, where he learned that painkillers had no effect on him.
  • Quotes
    [After walking out of a screening of 'Godzilla' (1998)] "It's not Godzilla. It doesn't have the spirit."

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