Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Birthday: 1929-01-01

Deathday: 2017-08-07

Place of birth: Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Also known as: 中岛春雄

imdb_id: nm0620032

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.

Played in movies:

Faces of Horror

Score: 10.0

Godzilla, King of the Monsters

Score: 8.9

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

Score: 8.6

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

Score: 8.6

Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender

Score: 8.5

Seven Samurai

Score: 8.5

Farewell Rabaul

Score: 8.4

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects

Score: 8.4

Admiral Yamamoto

Score: 8.3

The Retreat from Kiska

Score: 8.3

Yearning

Score: 8.1

Men in Suits

Score: 8.0

Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

Score: 8.0

The Hidden Fortress

Score: 8.0

Godzilla

Score: 7.6

The Eagle of the Pacific

Score: 7.6

I Live in Fear

Score: 7.3

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Score: 7.2

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Score: 7.2

Mothra

Score: 7.1

Daredevil in the Castle

Score: 7.1

Mothra vs. Godzilla

Score: 7.0

Rodan! The Flying Monster!

Score: 7.0

Sword for Hire

Score: 7.0

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Score: 7.0

King Kong vs. Godzilla

Score: 6.9

Destroy All Monsters

Score: 6.9

Godzilla 1985

Score: 6.8

Submersion of Japan

Score: 6.8

Matango

Score: 6.8

Godzilla vs. Hedorah

Score: 6.8

Invasion of Astro-Monster

Score: 6.8

Frankenstein Conquers the World

Score: 6.7

Godzilla

Score: 6.7

The Human Vapor

Score: 6.6

Atragon

Score: 6.6

King Kong vs. Godzilla

Score: 6.6

Rodan

Score: 6.5

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Score: 6.5

Gorath

Score: 6.5

Son of Godzilla

Score: 6.5

Mr. Pu

Score: 6.5

Godzilla vs. Gigan

Score: 6.4

The War of the Gargantuas

Score: 6.4

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

Score: 6.4

Space Amoeba

Score: 6.4

The Mysterians

Score: 6.4

Invisible Man

Score: 6.4

Saga of the Vagabonds

Score: 6.3

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Score: 6.3

Ironfinger

Score: 6.2

Godzilla vs. Megalon

Score: 6.2

Blueprint of Murder

Score: 6.2

King Kong Escapes

Score: 6.2

The Last Gunfight

Score: 6.1

Key of Keys

Score: 6.0

Godzilla Raids Again

Score: 6.0

The H-Man

Score: 5.9

Latitude Zero

Score: 5.8

Varan

Score: 5.7

The Storm of the Pacific

Score: 5.6

What's Up, Tiger Lily?

Score: 5.3

All Monsters Attack

Score: 5.1

Beast Man Snow Man

Score: 4.5

Varan the Unbelievable

Score: 4.2

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

Score: 3.0

The School of Flesh

Score: 2.0

First Decade Showa Company President vs. Second Decade Showa Company President

Score: 0.0

It's a Man's Way of Life

Score: 0.0

A Man in the Storm

Score: 0.0

Tokyo 1960

Score: 0.0

Japan's No. 1 Playboy

Score: 0.0

Rebels on the High Sea

Score: 0.0

Adults Cannot Understand - Record of Youth

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Ultraman

Score: 8.4

Ultra Q

Score: 8.1

Ultra Q

Score: 8.1

Ultra Q

Score: 8.1

Ultraseven

Score: 7.8