Haruo Nakajima
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Haruo Nakajima 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 in 2013
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Godzilla is a giant monster, or daikaijū, that first appeared in the 1954 film of the same name, directed by Ishirō Honda. The character has since become an international pop culture icon, appearing i
Haruo Nakajima
…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 (1954) until Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972). Nakajima also played various other kaiju in Toho's…
Publicity still of Godzilla as portrayed via suitmation in Godzilla (1954)
Teizō Toshimitsu sculpting a prototype for Godzilla's design
Godzilla's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Paleontologist Kenneth Carpenter's skeletal diagram of Godzilla in a modern dinosaur posture