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Dec 16, 2023 · Japanese actor Kenpachiro Satsuma died earlier today, according to a translated post from Matomedane, from what’s said to be interstitial pneumonia. The 76-year-old actor is best known for...
Dec 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...
Dec 18, 2023 · Japanese actor Kenpachiro Satsuma, who played the legendary monster Godzilla in several films throughout the '80s and '90s, has died. Satsuma passed away on Saturday, Dec. 16 of interstitial pneumonia according to a translated post from Matomedane. He was 76.
Dec 20, 2023 · Kenpachiro Satsuma, who wore the monster costumes of Hedorah (the Smog Monster), and the space creature Gigan opposite the first actor to play Godzilla, Hauruo Nakajima, before stepping into the King of the Monster’s suit himself in 1984’s The Return of Godzilla , has passed away at the age of 76.
Dec 19, 2023 · Kenpachiro Satsuma's unexpected death on December 16, 2023, was a real blow for fans everywhere. Succumbing to interstitial pneumonia, a condition he contracted in November, Satsuma's passing...
Dec 18, 2023 · Japanese actor Kenpachiro Satsuma died earlier today, according to a translated post from Matomedane, from what’s said to be interstitial pneumonia. The 76-year-old actor is best known for portraying various monsters during Godzilla’s Heisei era, including the lead monster himself. Satsuma was born May 27, 1947 under the name Yasuaki Maeda.
Dec 27, 2023 · TOKYO — Actor and stunt performer Kenpachiro Satsuma, who played Godzilla in several movies, died suddenly on Dec. 16, Toho announced via X (formerly Twitter). He was 76. News reports said the cause of death was interstitial pneumonia.
Dec 18, 2023 · Actor Kenpachiro Satsuma (real name Yasuaki Maeda) passed away of interstitial pneumonia on December 16 according to a social media post shared by his family. He was 76.
Dec 19, 2023 · Best known for playing Godzilla in a seven-film stretch spanning 1984-1995, Kenpachiro Satsuma—who died on December 16 (age 76)—came to that character via a long route.
Dec 17, 2023 · But yesterday we learned of the death of Toho suit actor Kenpachiro Satsuma, who played Godzilla 1984-95 and before that brought Godzilla nemeses Hedorah and Gigan to life. ...more
