Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima is a Japanese actor, best known for portraying Godzilla from the 1950s through the early 1970s. Haruo Nakajima was Godzilla formovies in straight.

Nakajima was born in Yamagata, Japan. He is considered by many to be the best suit actor in the long history of the franchise. At the time, Tohos visual effects director, Eiji Tsuburaya considered Nakajima completely invaluable, and was employed to essay the roles of most of the kaiju during his career as a suit actor. Afteryears, Nakajima retired from suit acting upon completion of Godzilla vs. Gigan , when the studio cycled him out of their contract actor system, after Toho had been split into several subsidiaries in 1970. Nakajima was still employed by Toho for several years, and was transferred to a job at Tohos bowling alley, located on the studio lot .

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