Nakajima Haruo

Name: Nakajima Haruo
Native name: 中島春雄
Also Known as: なかじまはるお
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: January 1, 1929
Died: August 7, 2017

Nakajima was born in Yamagata, Japan. His first credited role in a motion picture was in the 1952 film Sword for Hire.
He began his career as a stunt actor in samurai films and he acted in a small role in the 1954 film Seven Samurai, portraying a bandit.

He was considered by many to be the best suit actor in the long history of the Godzilla franchise. At the time, Toho's visual effects director, Eiji Tsuburaya considered him completely invaluable, and he was employed to essay the roles of most of the kaiju (Japanese monsters) during his career as a suit actor. After 24 years, he retired from suit acting upon completion of Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972), when the studio cycled him out of their contract actor system, after it split into several subsidiaries in 1970. He stayed employed by Toho for several years, and was reportedly transferred to a job at its bowling alley, located on the now defunct studio lot.

Beginning in the late 1990s, Nakajima made a series of personal appearances at various Japanese monster-themed conventions. He appeared at the Monsterpalooza convention in Burbank, California in April 2011. His Japanese-language autobiography, (Wikipedia) Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1967	Ultraseven Japanese Drama, 1967, 49 eps U-Tom [Suit actor] (Ep. 17) (Guest Role)	49	U-Tom [Suit actor] (Ep. 17) Guest Role	7.5
1966	Ultraman Japanese Drama, 1966, 39 eps [Neronga] \| [Gabora] \| [Jirahs] \| [Kemur II] \| [Kiyla] (Support Role)	39	[Neronga] \| [Gabora] \| [Jirahs] \| [Kemur II] \| [Kiyla] Support Role	7.5
1966	Ultra Q Japanese Drama, 1966, 28 eps [Gomess] \| [Pagos] (Support Role)	28	[Gomess] \| [Pagos] Support Role	7.2

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2015	Mifune: The Last Samurai Japanese Movie, 2015, [Himself] (Main Role)	[Himself] Main Role	9.0
1972	Godzilla vs. Gigan Japanese Movie, 1972, Godzilla (Support Role)	Godzilla Support Role	6.8
1971	Godzilla vs. Hedorah Japanese Movie, 1971, Godzilla (Support Role)	Godzilla Support Role	7.0
1970	Space Amoeba Japanese Movie, 1970, [Gezora] \| [Ganimes] (Support Role)	[Gezora] \| [Ganimes] Support Role	6.6
1969	All Monsters Attack Japanese Movie, 1969, Godzilla (Support Role)	Godzilla Support Role	5.7
1969	Latitude Zero Japanese Movie, 1969, [Man Bat][Giant Rat][ Lion][ Black Moth] (Support Role)	[Man Bat][Giant Rat][ Lion][ Black Moth] Support Role	6.8
1968	Destroy All Monsters Japanese Movie, 1968, (Bit part)	Bit part	6.8
1967	Son of Godzilla Japanese Movie, 1967, Godzilla (Support Role)	Godzilla Support Role	6.6
1967	King Kong Escapes Japanese Movie, 1967, (Bit part)	Bit part	6.5
1966	Ebirah, Horror of the Deep Japanese Movie, 1966, Godzilla (Support Role)	Godzilla Support Role	6.6
1966	The War of the Gargantuas Japanese Movie, 1966, Gaira (Support Role)	Gaira Support Role	6.9
1965	Invasion of the Astro-Monster Japanese Movie, 1965, Godzilla (Support Role)	Godzilla Support Role	6.8
1965	Beast Alley Japanese Movie, 1965, [Detective] (Bit part)	[Detective] Bit part	7.0
1965	Frankenstein Conquers the World Japanese Movie, 1965, Baragon (Support Role)	Baragon Support Role	6.6
1965	The Retreat from Kiska Japanese Movie, 1965, (Unknown)	Unknown	2.0
1964	Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster Japanese Movie, 1964, Godzilla (Support Role)	Godzilla Support Role	7.1
1964	Dogora Japanese Movie, 1964, [Man near power plant] (Bit part)	[Man near power plant] Bit part	6.4
1964	Mothra vs. Godzilla Japanese Movie, 1964, Godzilla (Support Role)	Godzilla Support Role	7.1
1964	Yearning Japanese Movie, 1964, [Shopkeeper] (Bit part)	[Shopkeeper] Bit part	7.6
1963	Atragon Japanese Movie, 1963, (Bit part)	Bit part	6.5
1963	Matango Japanese Movie, 1963, Matango (Support Role)	Matango Support Role	7.1
1962	King Kong vs. Godzilla Japanese Movie, 1962, Godzilla (Main Role)	Godzilla Main Role	6.6
1962	Gorath Japanese Movie, 1962, Maguma (Support Role)	Maguma Support Role	6.4
1961	Mothra Japanese Movie, 1961, [Mothra Larva's head] (Support Role)	[Mothra Larva's head] Support Role	7.3
1961	Yojimbo Japanese Movie, 1961, (Bit part)	Bit part	8.1
1961	Daredevil in the Castle Japanese Movie, 1961, [Tokugawa soldier] (Bit part)	[Tokugawa soldier] Bit part	7.2
1960	The Human Vapor Japanese Movie, 1960, [Transitional Vapor Man] (Bit part)	[Transitional Vapor Man] Bit part	6.8
1960	The Last Gunfight Japanese Movie, 1960, [Henchman (uncredited)] (Bit part)	[Henchman (uncredited)] Bit part	7.7
1959	Sengoku Gunto Den Japanese Movie, 1959, (Bit part)	Bit part	6.0
1959	Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender Japanese Movie, 1959, [Crew Member (uncredited)] (Bit part)	[Crew Member (uncredited)] Bit part	5.0
1958	The Hidden Fortress Japanese Movie, 1958, [Akisuki soldier] (Bit part)	[Akisuki soldier] Bit part	7.8
1958	Varan Japanese Movie, 1958, Varan (Main Role)	Varan Main Role	5.9
1958	H-Man Japanese Movie, 1958, [Second dissolved sailor] (Support Role)	[Second dissolved sailor] Support Role	6.8
1957	The Mysterians Japanese Movie, 1957, Moguera (Bit part)	Moguera Bit part	6.8
1957	Saigo no Dasso Japanese Movie, 1957, (Bit part)	Bit part	0.0
1956	Rodan Japanese Movie, 1956, Rodan / Meganulon (Main Role)	Rodan / Meganulon Main Role	6.9
1956	Madame White Snake Japanese Movie, 1956, [Temple Guardian (uncredited)] (Bit part)	[Temple Guardian (uncredited)] Bit part	6.8
1956	Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island Japanese Movie, 1956, (uncredited) (Bit part)	(uncredited) Bit part	7.8
1955	I Live in Fear Japanese Movie, 1955, (Uncredited) (Bit part)	(Uncredited) Bit part	7.3
1955	The First Kiss Japanese Movie, 1955, {Girl in the Fog} (Unknown)	{Girl in the Fog} Unknown	0.0
1955	Marital Relations Japanese Movie, 1955, (Uncredited) (Bit part)	(Uncredited) Bit part	8.0
1955	Half Human Japanese Movie, 1955, [Mountain Searcher] (Bit part)	[Mountain Searcher] Bit part	5.9
1955	Godzilla Raids Again Japanese Movie, 1955, [Godzilla][Gigantis] (Main Role)	[Godzilla][Gigantis] Main Role	6.2
1954	Invisible Man Japanese Movie, 1954, [Invisible Man Who was Run Over] (Bit part)	[Invisible Man Who was Run Over] Bit part	6.2
1954	Godzilla Japanese Movie, 1954, [Substation engineer][Godzilla] (Main Role)	[Substation engineer][Godzilla] Main Role	7.8
1954	Seven Samurai Japanese Movie, 1954, Patrol C (Bit part)	Patrol C Bit part	8.6
1954	Farewell Rabaul Japanese Movie, 1954, [Soldier - uncredited] (Bit part)	[Soldier - uncredited] Bit part	5.6
1953	Eagle of the Pacific Japanese Movie, 1953, [Zero Fighter in Flames] (Bit part)	[Zero Fighter in Flames] Bit part	6.9
1952	The Woman Who Touched My Legs Japanese Movie, 1952, [Passanger on the Train (uncredited)] (Bit part)	[Passanger on the Train (uncredited)] Bit part	0.0
1952	Sword for Hire Japanese Movie, 1952, (Unknown)	Unknown	7.3
1949	Stray Dog Japanese Movie, 1949, [Man in Bar Fight (scenes deleted)] (Bit part)	[Man in Bar Fight (scenes deleted)] Bit part	7.7

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