Haruo Nakajima

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Seven Samurai Bandit

(1954)

Godzilla Gojira / Power Station Worker

(1954)

Godzilla vs. Gigan Gojira / Background Comic Editor / JSDF Officer

(1972)

The Hidden Fortress Akisuki soldier

(1958)

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Actor (109 credits)

1977 Godzilla
Godzilla (uncredited)

1973 Tidal Wave
Prime Minister's Chauffeur

1972 Godzilla vs. Gigan
Gojira / Background Comic Editor / JSDF Officer

1971 Zoku Showa hito keta shachô tai futaketa shain: Getsu-getsu kasui moku kinkin

1971 Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Godzilla (Kaiju) / Citizen appealing government to Hedora / Officer (uncredited)

1971 Ame wa shitteita
Investigator (uncredited)

1971 Showa hito keta shachô tai futaketa shain
Solar Electric Security Guard (uncredited)

1970 Space Amoeba
Gezora - Kameba

1970 Chibira Kun (TV Series)
Tongari / Gabagorow

1969 All Monsters Attack
Gojira

1969 Mito Kômon man'yûki
Guest at the Bank (uncredited)

1969 Nippon ichi no danzetsu otoko
Man at gambling (uncredited)

1969 Battle of the Japan Sea
Staff of the First Fleet (uncredited)

1969 Latitude Zero
Flying Lion / Giant Rat

1969 Burakku comedi

1969 Dai bakuhatsu
Police box of a police boxer (uncredited)

1968 Rengô kantai shirei chôkan: Yamamoto Isoroku
Staff of Flying Dragon / Staff of Rabaul (uncredited)

1968 Destroy All Monsters
Military Advisor / Godzilla / Baragon

1968 Urutora sebun (TV Series)
U-Tom (Kaiju)

- Chitei Go! Go! Go! (1968) ... U-Tom (Kaiju)

1967 Son of Godzilla
Gojira

1967 King Kong Escapes
Kingukongu (King Kong)

1967 Taiyo no Aitsu (TV Series)
Gaira (Kaiju)

1966-1967 Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series (TV Series)
Kiyla (Kaiju) / Police Captain / Kemur Man II (Kaiju) (rumored) / ...

- Uchûsen kyûjo meirei (1967) ... Kiyla (Kaiju)

- Kinjirareta kotoba (1967) ... Police Captain / Kemur Man II (Kaiju) (rumored) (uncredited)

- Kaisuisei Tsuifon (1967) ... Tabo's Father (uncredited)

- Nazo no kyôryû kichi (1966) ... Jirass (Kaiju)

- Denkô sekka sakusen (1966) ... Gabora (Kaiju)

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1967 Izu no odoriko
Guest in Hotel

1966 Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Gojira

1966 The War of the Gargantuas
Gaira

1966 Kureji da yo: kisôtengai
Guest in pachinko parlors (uncredited)

1966 Urutora Q (TV Series)
Pagos (Kaiju) / Police Commander / Gomess (Kaiju)

- The Rainbow's Egg (1966) ... Pagos (Kaiju) (rumored)

- Amai Mitsu no Kyôfu (1966) ... Police Commander

- Gomesu o taose! (1966) ... Gomess (Kaiju)

1966 Shachô gyôjôki

1965 Invasion of Astro-Monster
Gojira

1965 Ironfinger
Detective (uncredited)

1965 Crazy Adventure
Detective / Japanese Fleet Staff

1965 Beast Alley
Detective

1965 Frankenstein Conquers the World
Baragon / Self-Defense Force Personnel (uncredited)

1965 Taiheiyô kiseki no sakusen: Kisuka
Kiska's soldier (uncredited)

1965 Nikutai no gakko
Man of thirty (uncredited)

1964 Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Gojira

1964 The Sandal Keeper

1964 Dogora
Man near Thermal Power Plant (uncredited)

1964 Musekinin yûkyôden
Glass wiping craftsman / Casino dealer in Macao (uncredited)

1964 Mothra vs. Godzilla
Gojira

1964 Aa bakudan
Pachinko parlor guest (uncredited)

1964 Yearning
Shopkeeper (uncredited)

1963 Atragon
Mu Empire man who appears from the sea / Self Defense Forces executive (uncredited)

1963 The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
Participant of the funeral (uncredited)

1963 Matango
Matango

1963 Nippon ichi no iro otoko
Guest of Sentets (uncredited)

1963 Sengoku yarô

1963 Attack Squadron!
Crew of a destroyer / An officer at an air base (uncredited)

1963 Shachô manyûki

1962 Chushingura
Minor Role (uncredited)

1962 King Kong vs. Godzilla
Gojira / Faro Islander of the monitoring base

1962 Gorath
Magma - Walrus-like Reptilian Monster (uncredited)

1961 Yato kaze no naka o hashiru
Villagers (uncredited)

1961 The Last War
Cop who guide evacuation (uncredited)

1961 Mothra
Head of Mosura Larva

1961 Sir Galahad in Campus

1961 Yojimbo
Minor Role (uncredited)

1961 Minami no kaze to nami
Fisherman (uncredited)

1961 Blueprint of Murder
Tavern Customer (uncredited)

1961 Daredevil in the Castle

1960 The Human Vapor
Transitional Vapor Man

1960 Dokuritsu gurentai nishi-e
Eight Soldiers (uncredited)

1960 Ôzora no yarôdomo
Newspaper Reporter on Airfield (uncredited)

1960 Man Against Man
Casino Customer (uncredited)

1960 Musume tsuma haha
Cafeteria Cook (uncredited)

1960 Storm Over the Pacific

1960 Densô ningen
Police officer of Shinojima (uncredited)

1960 The Last Gunfight
Henchman (uncredited)

1959 Dokuritsu gurentai
Soldier on Track (uncredited)

1959 The Saga of the Vagabonds

1959 Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
Crew Member (uncredited)

1959 Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Gigantis

1959 Kitsune to tanuki
Velodrome Guest

1959 The Big Boss
Friendly customer in Children Amusement Park (uncredited)

1958 The Hidden Fortress
Akisuki soldier

1958 The Happy Pilgrimage

1958 Otona niwa wakaranai: Seishun hakusho
Reporter (uncredited)

1958 Varan the Unbelievable
Baran

1958 The H-Man
Second dissolved sailor

1957 The Mysterians
Moguera

1957 Saigo no dasso

1957 Chieko-sho

1957 Godzilla
Godzilla / Power Station Worker (uncredited)

1957 Taian kichijitsu
Driver

1956 Rodan
Radon (Kaiju) (uncredited)

1956 Rebels on the High Sea

1956 Madame White Snake
Temple Guardian (uncredited)

1956 Godzilla: King of the Monsters!
Godzilla (uncredited)

1956 Three Young Men and a Dream Girl

1956 Migotona musume

1956 The Underworld

1956 Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Minor Role (uncredited)

1955 Ikimono no kiroku
Minor Role (uncredited)

1955 Kuchizuke

1955 Meoto zenzai
Minor Role (uncredited)

1955 Half Human
Mountain Searcher

1955 Godzilla Raids Again
Gojira

1954 The Invisible Avenger
Invisible Man Who was Run Over

1954 Godzilla
Gojira / Power Station Worker

1954 Seven Samurai
Bandit

1954 Zoku Take-chan shacho

1954 Saraba Rabauru
Soldier (uncredited)

1953 Eagle of the Pacific
Zero Fighter in Flames

1952 The Woman Who Touched the Legs
Passanger on the Train (uncredited)

1952 Sword for Hire

1952 Keiyan Secret
Tokata

1950 Shimikin no muteki keirin-ô
Guests at the velodrome (uncredited)

1949 Stray Dog
Man in Bar Fight (scenes deleted)

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Stunts (27 credits)

1972 Godzilla vs. Gigan (stunt choreographer)

1971 Godzilla vs. Hedorah (stunt choreographer)

1970 Space Amoeba (stunt double: Akira Kubo) / (underwater stunts)

1969 All Monsters Attack (stunt choreographer)

1969 Latitude Zero (stunt choreographer) / (underwater stunts)

1968 Destroy All Monsters (stunt choreographer)

1968 Ultraman (stunts)

1967 Son of Godzilla (stunt choreographer)

1966 Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (stunt choreographer)

1966 The War of the Gargantuas (stunt coordinator - uncredited)

1965 Invasion of Astro-Monster (special effects stunt choreography)

1965 Frankenstein Conquers the World (stunt choreographer)

1964 Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (stunt choreographer)

1964 Mothra vs. Godzilla (stunt choreographer)

1962 King Kong vs. Godzilla (stunt choreographer)

1962 Gorath (stunt choreographer)

1959 Gigantis, the Fire Monster (stunt choreographer)

1958 Varan the Unbelievable (stunt choreographer)

1957 The Mysterians (stunt choreographer)

1957 Godzilla (stunt coordinator - uncredited)

1956 Rodan (wire stunts - uncredited)

1955 Godzilla Raids Again (stunt choreographer)

1954 The Invisible Avenger (stunts - uncredited)

1954 Godzilla (stunt choreographer)

1954 Seven Samurai (stunts - uncredited)

1953 Eagle of the Pacific (fire stunts - uncredited)

1951 Kanketsu Sasaki Kojirô: Ganryû-jima kettô (stunt double: Tomoemon Otani - uncredited)

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Transportation department (2 credits)

1995 High School Ghostbusters (Video) (vehicles)

1991 Rhapsody in August (transportation)

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Thanks (3 credits)

2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters (in memory of)

2018 The Oscars (TV Special) (in memoriam)

2017 For the Love of Godzilla (Documentary) (in memory of)

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Self (9 credits)

2019 The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga (Documentary)
Self

2015 Mifune: The Last Samurai (Documentary)
Self

2014 CBS This Morning (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode #3.187 (2014) ... Self - Guest

2014 Godzilla's 60th Anniversary: The Amazing World of Japanese Special Effects (Tokusatsu) (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2014 SciFi Japan TV (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Godzilla in Yokosuka (2014) ... Self

2012 Men in Suits (Video documentary)
Self - Interviewee

2008 Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (Documentary)
Self

2007 Der Mann im Kostüm - Interview mit Haruo Nakajima (Video documentary short)
Self - Interviewee

2002 Die Monsterinsel (TV Movie documentary)
Self

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Archive footage (10 credits)

2017 Godzilla: Monster War (Short)
Godzilla / Baragon / Maguma / ...

2016 Godzilla: The Terror of Doom
Godzilla / Barugon / Rodan

2008 Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (TV Series documentary)
Gojira / Godzilla / Background Comic Editor / ...

- Godzilla Vs. Gigan (2008) ... Gojira / Background Comic Editor / JSDF Officer

- Godzilla Vs. the Smog Monster (2008) ... Godzilla

- Godzilla's Revenge (2008) ... Gojira

- Destroy All Monsters (2008) ... Military Advisor / Godzilla / Baragon

- Son of Godzilla (2008) ... Gojira

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2004 Godzilla: Final Wars
Gojira / Gezora / Baran / ... (uncredited)

2002 Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
Gojira / Gaira (uncredited)

1995 Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Gojira (uncredited)

1991 Hyperdelic E-Mission (Video documentary)
Gojira (uncredited)

1985 Godzilla 1985
Godzilla (uncredited)

1984 Bye Bye Jupiter
Gojira

1973 Godzilla vs. Megalon
Gojira / Gaira (uncredited)

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Book: "Haruo Nakajima Monster Photobook". Yosensha, Japan. ISBN 978-4-8003-0521-3 See more »

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5' 6¼" (1.68 m)

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Was a stuntman when he was approached to take the role of Godzilla. Some fans prefer Nakajima's version over some Hollywood depictions, which they say resemble an evil-looking animal. Although recent "Godzilla" films use computer graphic animations, a Japanese "Godzilla" remake released in 2016 used a human actor, Mansai Nomura, a specialist in the traditional theater of Kyogen. His movements ... See more »

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Star Sign:

Capricorn

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