| rdfs:comment | - Haruo Nakajima (born January 1, 1929 in Yamagata, Japan) is a Japanese actor and stunt performer best known for appearing in various Akira Kurosawa films and for playing the title character in various Godzilla films from it's incarnation in the early '50s to early '70s. He portrayed other kaiju creations in films such as Rodan, Varan, The Mysterians, The Human Vapor, Mothra, Gorath, Matango, Frankenstein Conquers the World, Invasion of Astro Monster, The War of the Gargantuas, King Kong Escapes, Latitude Zero and Yog: Monster from Space.
- [[Bild:Haruo_Nakajima_1.jpg|thumb|left|Haruo Nakajima zu Zeiten der Godzilla-Filme]] thumb|right|Nakajima heute Haruo Nakajima ist ein japanischer Schauspieler, der am 1. Januar 1929 in Yamagata/Japan geboren wurde. Zur Zeit seiner Karriere spielte er in Monsterkostümen (Suitmation) dutzende verschiedene Kreaturen aus japanischen Monsterfilmen (Kaijū Eiga), so auch Godzilla und zwar in den ersten zwölf Filmen der Godzilla-Reihe. Bereits 1973 zog er sich allerdings aus dem Schauspiel-Geschäft zurück, nachdem er neben Godzilla auch z. B. Radon, Varan, Mothra, Baragon, Gaira und sogar King Kong verkörperte.
- Haruo Nakajima (中島 春雄Nakajima Haruo[1]) (born January 1, 1929 in Yamagata, Japan) is a famous Japanese actor. He is best known for playing Godzilla and is considered by many to be the best suit actor in the long history of the franchise. At the time, Toho's visual effects director, Eiji Tsuburaya considered Nakajima completely invaluable, and was employed to essay the roles of most of the kaiju during his reign as the King of the Monsters (1954–1972). After 23 years, Nakajima retired from suit acting upon completion of Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972), 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 Toho's bowling alley, located on the
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| abstract | - Haruo Nakajima (born January 1, 1929 in Yamagata, Japan) is a Japanese actor and stunt performer best known for appearing in various Akira Kurosawa films and for playing the title character in various Godzilla films from it's incarnation in the early '50s to early '70s. He portrayed the giant atomic-breathing mutated kaiju (Japanese for monster) in Gojira, Godzilla Raids Again, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Godzilla vs. Mothra, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (A.K.A. Ebirah, Horror of the Deep), Son of Godzilla, Destroy All Monsters, Godzilla's Revenge, Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (in which he also played a few other background civilian characters) and Godzilla vs. Gigan. Stock footage of his other appearances was used in Godzilla vs. Megalon; due to that questionable edit, Joel Robinson and the SOL crew end up riffing that they've seen this already. He portrayed other kaiju creations in films such as Rodan, Varan, The Mysterians, The Human Vapor, Mothra, Gorath, Matango, Frankenstein Conquers the World, Invasion of Astro Monster, The War of the Gargantuas, King Kong Escapes, Latitude Zero and Yog: Monster from Space.
- Haruo Nakajima (中島 春雄Nakajima Haruo[1]) (born January 1, 1929 in Yamagata, Japan) is a famous Japanese actor. He is best known for playing Godzilla and is considered by many to be the best suit actor in the long history of the franchise. At the time, Toho's visual effects director, Eiji Tsuburaya considered Nakajima completely invaluable, and was employed to essay the roles of most of the kaiju during his reign as the King of the Monsters (1954–1972). After 23 years, Nakajima retired from suit acting upon completion of Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972), 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 Toho's bowling alley, located on the studio lot (now defunct). Starting in the late 1990s, Nakajima made a series of personal appearances in Chicago, New York City, New Jersey, and Hollywood (in 2000) at various Japanese monster-themed conventions. He appeared at the Monsterpalooza convention in Burbank, California on April 8–10, 2011. His Japanese-language autobiography, 『怪獣人生 元祖ゴジラ俳優・中島春雄』(Monster Life: Haruo Nakajima, The Original Godzilla Actor), published by Yosensha, was released on July 17, 2010.
- [[Bild:Haruo_Nakajima_1.jpg|thumb|left|Haruo Nakajima zu Zeiten der Godzilla-Filme]] thumb|right|Nakajima heute Haruo Nakajima ist ein japanischer Schauspieler, der am 1. Januar 1929 in Yamagata/Japan geboren wurde. Zur Zeit seiner Karriere spielte er in Monsterkostümen (Suitmation) dutzende verschiedene Kreaturen aus japanischen Monsterfilmen (Kaijū Eiga), so auch Godzilla und zwar in den ersten zwölf Filmen der Godzilla-Reihe. Bereits 1973 zog er sich allerdings aus dem Schauspiel-Geschäft zurück, nachdem er neben Godzilla auch z. B. Radon, Varan, Mothra, Baragon, Gaira und sogar King Kong verkörperte. [[Datei:Nakajima tries on the Godzilla suit one last time|thumb|center|335 px|Haruo Nakajima 1983 im zweiten ShodaiNiseGoji-Kostüm von 1979 für ein Fotoschießen für das Uchusen-Magazin. Es ist das letzte Mal, dass Nakajima ein Godzilla-Kostüm trägt.]]
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