Kenpachirō Satsuma
Also Known As: Kengo Nakayama, 萨摩剑八郎, 前田靖昭, 中山剣吾, 久坂龍馬, Nakayama Kengo, Satsuma Kenpachirō, Yasuaki Maeda, Maeda Yasuaki, Kenhachiro Satsuma
Biography: Kenpachirō Satsuma (薩摩剣八郎) was a Japanese actor and stuntman born as Yasuaki Maeda (前田靖昭) on May 27, 1947 in Kagoshima. He is known for portraying Godzilla on screen in various films between 1971, in Godzilla vs. Hedorah, and 1995, in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. He used the stage names Ryoma Kusaka (久坂龍馬) and Kengo Nakayama (中山剣吾) before settling on Kenpachiro Satsuma in 1984.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Kagoshima, Japan
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Birthday: May 27, 1947
Age: 77 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: December 16, 2023
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Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Overview: A burning Godzilla, on the verge of meltdown, emerges to lay siege to Hong Kong. At the same time horrifying new organisms are discovered in Japan. These crustacean-like beings are seemingly born of the Oxygen Destroyer, the weapon that killed the original Godzilla.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-12-09
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G.I. Samurai
Overview: A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun.
Genres: Action Science Fiction War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-09-17
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Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Overview: The Futurians, time-travelers from the 23rd century, arrive in Japan to warn them of the nation's destruction under Godzilla. They offer to help erase Godzilla from history by preventing his creation. With Godzilla seemingly gone, a new monster emerges as the Futurians' true intentions are revealed.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-12-14
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Godzilla 1985
Overview: Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels and serves as a direct follow-up to the 1956 "Godzilla King of the Monsters", which also featured scenes with Burr edited into 1954's "Godzilla". This film restores the darker tone of the original, as we witness the nuclear destruction of giant lizard terrorizing Japan.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-08-23
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Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Overview: An ever evolving alien life-form arrives on a comet from the Dark Gaseous Nebula and proceeds to consume pollution. Spewing mists of sulfuric acid and corrosive sludge, neither humanity nor Godzilla may be able to defeat this toxic menace.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-07-24
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Godzilla vs. Mothra
Overview: Mothra's dark counterpart, Battra, emerges to eliminate humanity on behalf of the Earth. Two tiny fairies called the Cosmos offer their help by calling Mothra to battle the creature. Unfortunately a meteorite has awoken a hibernating Godzilla as a three way battle for the Earth begins.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-12-12
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Godzilla vs. Biollante
Overview: After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of geneticist Genshiro Shiragami, who's experiments result in a new mutation.
Genres: Action Horror Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-12-16
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Den Ace 60
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-07-08
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Japanese Hell
Overview: From the king of the Japanese cult movie, Teruo Ishii! A controversial film in which actual cases that rocked modern-day Japan—including the sarin gas attack by the Aum Shinrikyo Cult—are dramatized with gruesome detail as their perpetrators stand trial in Hell. An angst-ridden girl, Rika, is carried off to Hell by an old woman she meets in a neighborhood park. There she gets a first-hand look at the excruciating agony of those found guilty—by Lucifer himself—of committing heinous crimes during their time on Earth.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-11-20
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Hong Kil-dong
Overview: This movie tells the story of Hong Kil Dong, a legendary 15th century Korean Robin Hood figure.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1986-06-15
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Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
Overview: After killing his brother, Prince Yamato is banished from his father's kingdom until he can bring his dangerous powers under control. On his journey, he meets and joins with the magical priestess Oto, and together they go to fight against an evil god that has been ravaging the Earth in the form of an enormous hydra. Will Yamato ever return home to reclaim his rightful place on the throne?
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-07-09
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Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Overview: A mysterious extraterrestrial being resembling Godzilla rapidly approaches Earth. The monster, dubbed SpaceGodzilla, lands to challenge the King of the Monsters.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-12-10
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Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf
Overview: A blind masseur kidnaps young women and kills them and then make sculptures of them, while a mysterious dwarf spreading severed body parts around. Detective Akechi Kogorô investigating crimes.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-06-24
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Godzilla vs. Gigan
Overview: Manga artist Gengo Odaka lands a job with the World Children's Land amusement park only to become suspicious of the organization when a garbled message is discovered on tapes. As Gengo and his team investigate, Godzilla and Anguirus quickly decipher the message and begin their own plan of action.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-03-12
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Godzilla vs. Megalon
Overview: Inventor Goro Ibuki creates a humanoid robot named Jet Jaguar. It is soon seized by an undersea race of people called the Seatopians. Using Jet Jaguar as a guide, the Seatopians send Megalon as vengeance for the nuclear tests that have devastated their society.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-03-17
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Pulgasari
Overview: In feudal Korea, a group of starving villagers grow weary of the orders handed down to them by their controlling king and set out to use a deadly monster under their control to push his armies back.
Genres: Horror Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 1985-12-01
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Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
Overview: A look at the unrecognized work of the talented artists and craftsmen who've maintained the tradition of Japanese special-effects. Highlighted is Yasuyuki Inoue along with various crew members who crafted meticulously detailed miniatures and risked life and limb as suit actors. All done to bring to life some of film's most iconic monsters through a distinct Japanese artform.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-08-03
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The Return of Godzilla
Overview: After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a resurrected Godzilla. However, efforts to bring the story to light are suppressed by the Japanese government amid growing political tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, who are both willing to bomb Japan to stop the monster.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Thriller Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-12-15
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
Overview: The U.N.G.C.C. (United Nations Godzilla Countermeasure Center) recovers the remains of Mecha-King Ghidorah and construct Mechagodzilla as a countermeasure against Godzilla. Meanwhile, a giant egg is discovered along with a new monster called Rodan. The egg is soon found to be none other than an infant Godzillasaurus.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-12-11
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Monster Planet of Godzilla
Overview: A former 3D theme park attraction at Sanrio Puroland. A spaceship called Earth is dispatched to investigate the disappearance of its counterpart on a monster-filled planet beyond our Solar System. Once there, it quickly spots the downed craft, and is promptly attacked by Mothra and Rodan. It spots Godzilla and opens fire on him, giving the Planet enough time to escape.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-03-01
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters
Overview: Documentary focusing on the Japanese Godzilla, featuring interviews with such people as Director Jun Fukuda, the wide of the late Ishiro Honda and Alex Cox. This documentary incorporates footage from rare shows like "Ultra Q" and films like "King Kong Escapes".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-07-11
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The Imperial Navy
Overview: A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship during the Second World War.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-08-08
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Station
Overview: A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in murdering police officers.
Genres: Drama Thriller Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-11-07
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The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Overview: Japan, 1954. A legend emerges from the ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, devastated by atomic bombs in 1945. The creature's name is Godzilla. The film that tells its story is the first of kaiju eiga, the giant monster movies.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2019-04-02
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Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
Overview: A look into the production of the nineteenth Godzilla film. Includes filmmaker and actor interviews with behind the scenes footage of the film's visual effects. Includes an interview with Akira Ifukube and a brief discussion of the late Ishiro Honda.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-01-22
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