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    • Haruo Nakajima

    Japanese actor

    Haruo Nakajima

    Nakajima in 2013

    Born(1929-01-01)January 1, 1929

    Sakata, Yamagata, Empire of Japan[1]

    DiedAugust 7, 2017(2017-08-07) (aged 88)

    Tokyo, Japan

    Occupations
    • Actor
    • suit actor
    • stunt performer
    Years active1949–1973
    Known forPortraying Godzilla
    ChildrenSonoe

    Haruo Nakajima (Japanese: 中島 春雄, Hepburn: Nakajima Haruo, January 1, 1929 – August 7, 2017)[2] 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 (1954) until Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972). Nakajima also played various other kaiju in Toho's tokusatsu films, including: Rodan (1956), Mothra (1961) and The War of the Gargantuas (1966) and also appeared in a minor role in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (1954).

    Career

    Nakajima was born in the city of Sakata in Yamaga