Haruo Nakajima
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1929
- Place of birth
- Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- August 7, 2017
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.
Movies with Haruo Nakajima
- Seven Samurai 1954 · ★ 8.5
- Godzilla 1954 · ★ 7.6
- The Hidden Fortress 1958 · ★ 8.0
- Mothra vs. Godzilla 1964 · ★ 7.0
- King Kong vs. Godzilla 1962 · ★ 6.9
- Godzilla Raids Again 1955 · ★ 6.0
- Destroy All Monsters 1968 · ★ 6.9
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster 1964 · ★ 7.0
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters! 1956 · ★ 6.5
- King Kong vs. Godzilla 1963 · ★ 6.6
- Invasion of Astro-Monster 1965 · ★ 6.8
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah 1971 · ★ 6.8
- Son of Godzilla 1967 · ★ 6.4
- Godzilla vs. Megalon 1973 · ★ 6.2
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep 1966 · ★ 6.3
- Godzilla vs. Gigan 1972 · ★ 6.4
- All Monsters Attack 1969 · ★ 5.1
- What's Up, Tiger Lily? 1966 · ★ 5.4
- Godzilla 1985 1985 · ★ 6.8
- Rodan 1956 · ★ 6.5
- Mothra 1961 · ★ 7.2
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island 1956 · ★ 7.2
- I Live in Fear 1955 · ★ 7.3
- King Kong Escapes 1967 · ★ 6.1
- The War of the Gargantuas 1966 · ★ 6.3
- Matango 1963 · ★ 6.7
- Frankenstein Conquers the World 1965 · ★ 6.7
- Yearning 1964 · ★ 8.1
- The Mysterians 1957 · ★ 6.3
- Atragon 1963 · ★ 6.6
- Godzilla 1977 · ★ 6.8
- Space Amoeba 1970 · ★ 6.4
- Mifune: The Last Samurai 2016 · ★ 7.0
- Dogora 1964 · ★ 6.7
- The H-Man 1958 · ★ 5.8
- Gigantis, the Fire Monster 1959 · ★ 6.4
- Varan 1958 · ★ 5.8
- Varan the Unbelievable 1962 · ★ 4.5
- Latitude Zero 1969 · ★ 5.9
- The Human Vapor 1960 · ★ 7.1