Godzilla Actor Kenpachiro Satsuma Dies Aged 76

The Yomiuri Shimbun

14:09 JST, December 17, 2023

Japanese actor Kenpachiro Satsuma, who played the monster Godzilla in the eponymous series of movies, died Saturday at the age of 76.

A native of Kagoshima Prefecture, Satsuma donned Godzilla costumes to play the monster in productions between 1984 to 1995. He also appeared as a monster in the North Korean film “Pulgasari.”