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Kenpachiro Satsuma

Age: 78

born May 27, 1947

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Kenpachiro Satsuma (薩摩剣八郎, Satsuma Kenpachirō, born May 27, 1947, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor who is probably best known for playing Godzilla in the Heisei series of Godzilla films (1984–1995), but played other giant monsters (daikaijū) like Gigan and Hedorah. While filming Godzilla movies, Satsuma would regularly pass out on the set due to lack of oxygen while wearing the poorly ventilated and rubber suits; this was especially a problem during production of Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, in which the steam effect on the suit (meant to represent Godzilla going into meltdown) was achieved using pure carbon dioxide.

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Kenpachiro Satsuma (薩摩剣八郎, Satsuma Kenpachirō, born May 27, 1947, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor who is probably best known for playing Godzilla in the Heisei series of Godzilla films (1984–1995), but played other giant monsters (daikaijū) like Gigan and Hedorah. While filming Godzilla movies, Satsuma would regularly pass out on the set due to lack of oxygen while wearing the poorly ventilated and rubber suits; this was especially a problem during production of Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, in which the steam effect on the suit (meant to represent Godzilla going into meltdown) was achieved using pure carbon dioxide.