"I'm an actor dammit!" Love Satsuma and his attitude, sticking up for better working conditions and being appreciated as an actor. Really sad to see him go. 😔
Rest in Peace to Haruo Nakajima (Showa Goji) and Kenpachiro Satsuma (Heisei Goji, Gigan, and Hedorah). They'll live on forever as Godzilla's legendary suit actors and great people.
So very sorry to learn that Kenpachiro Satsuma passed away today (December 16, 2023) at age 76, the second of the three profiled here, after Haruo Nakajima's passing at 88 in 2017. Much love and respect to them and the magnificent work over their amazing careers.
Same here, especially when I didn’t get to see Jason David Frank in any convention or comic book place he be at for Power Rangers while being a father figure to me. As for Mr. Nakajima, it felt like he was my grandfather after the ones I knew dying as time goes on.
@@kendradavis3137 I met him at a convention in 1997, he was in a great mood and happy that so many people were lining up to buy his photos and take pictures with him. Some older people who had grew up with Godzilla films had tears in their eyes.
@@redshirtacademymortuary4848lucky I just started watching Godzilla in chronological order last month so far I’m on the 8th film ,(son of Godzilla) so far my favorite is Godzilla fighting the Three Headed Dragon on Planet X.I hope you saw Minus One it was a blast
They were just like family from 3 generation of the G . Haruo being Grandfather, Kenpachiro being father and Tsutomo being the Son. How coincidence, giving their look and age
Grandpa founded it and made it a job with unbreakable work ethic. Father restored the artistic dignity of it because grandpa was so focused on earning enough and son just keeps the craft alive combining it with modern techniques.
Fun Fact: Kenpachiro Satsuma was kidnapped by the North Korean government once to act as the kaiju in an obscure North Korean monster film known as Pulgasari.
@@fedan2012 was a runt who played little Pulgasari kidnapped too? The one who was Minilla in Godzilla's Revenge. Poor little guy was there too, yet nobody ever mention that! 🤣
You gotta love seeing Nakajima and Satsuma interact. They're good pals, and it shows. I suppose it helps that both of them acted not only as Godzilla himself, but as his opponents and allies.
I had the immense honor of meeting Haruo Nakajima at a convention in 2017. He was working the cons right up to his passing just three weeks after I met him. As a Godzilla fan since my childhood, meeting him was amazing and brought out the little kid in me once again.
Its so sad that in recent years we lost 2 Of these 3 legends Hauro Nakajima in 2017 ..the original Godzilla …and Now kenpachiro Satsuma the 2nd Godzilla in the heisei in 2023…. May those 2 amazing actors who brought godzilla to life in 2 eras rest in piece.
We sadly lost two kings in our world, Haruo Nakajima, The King of the Monsters and now Kenpachiro Satsuma, The Heisie King of the Monsters. Rest in peace, Kenpachiro Satsuma. You will be missed by many Godzilla and Kaiju fans around the world.
I read that Haruo Nakajima lost between 15 to 20lbs during every shoot while wearing the Godzilla suit due to how heavy and hot it was. Someone needs to put me in one of those things because I need to shed some weight, myself. 😆
Thanks to all involved making kick *** monster movies!! Loved Saturdays, cartoons in the morning, Abbott and Costello afternoons, Godzilla movies at night. If they made them today, I would watch them, we have better materials now, hopefully they wouldn't be risking their lives to make it. More suitmation!
Funny how when Haruo talks about going to the zoo to study animals it was the first time I ever considered that and how Godzilla moves a lot like a bear and sure enough, the next thing he talks about it bears.
Awesome men, im so glad they could all meet. What they took part in creating is timeless and will without a doubt be remade and iterated upon to be enjoyed for generations more. And people will always come back to see the original.
I am of the old school "Gojira", and all three gentlemen played a huge role in my life since I was only 3 or 4 years old the first time I ever watched the 1954 "Godzilla - King Of The Monsters". From the mid to late 1960's to today, I have loved all of these wonderful & fun TOHO movies, including "Destroy All Monsters" which is pretty much a montage of all the monster movies made up to that point. Kenpachiro Satsuma played a big part of all that, and was always my favorite "Gojira" actor. He seemed to add his own special touch to the role. And, every fan of these movies is grieving his loss. God speed, Kenpachiro Satsuma. May Gojira keep watch over, and protect you.
There will no actors who would play the King of the Monsters like these 3. R.I.P. to Haruo Nakajima(OG Showa Godzilla) and Kenpachiro Satsuma(Heisei Godzilla, Hedorah and Gigan). ♥️♥️
@@jjamv9373 Good point. I remember seeing a short documentary on the making of "jack the giant slayer". The actors playing the giants wore mono-colored clothes that were then covered with a lot of tiny electronic sensors that enabled the cgi effects.
I think it has less to do with cgi and more with the fact how limited suitmation is, you have to make the suit adjusted to human body, so you can't make it too diverse in shapes and movements can look stiff due to limitations. However I don't think the art is dead, cgi just makes things a bit easier and more organic.
This is giving me No Way Home vibes OG Godzilla Haruo Nakajima // Tobey Maguire Kenpachiro Satsuma Heisei // Andrew Garfield Tsutomu Kitagawa Millennium // Tom Holland
These men had the rate privilege of playing one of the most iconic roles in all cinematic history. The “G” Man was and still is a hero of mine even when he wasn’t the hero. I’d like to thank these there’re men for making such an amazing character seem as real as the actors around him.
Here to say rest in peace to Satsuma, first Haruo and now him, we truly lost two great men and legends
Dang man I didn't know this...all we have is Tom but they're legacy shall live on
@@anthonysalinas-candelero9978 always, the legacy they created will be Here forever
We lost the suitmation in final wars and now we are losing the original suit actors
Legends among legends.
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Haruo Nakijima was, and always will be, the OG! Rest In Peace
He's the OG Big G.
@@gundammon Amen
I give him the full bow to my knees for all the best work he's done in his life as an actor.
ありがとう, 中島 春雄
Thank You, Haruo Nakajima
@@YoursTrulyThe1Pony Eeyup.
I wish he was still alive to see the new Godzilla minus one.
We came here to remember the legacy of Haruo Nakijima, and now we come to remember the legacy of Kenpachiro Satsuma. Rest easy kings.
"I'm an actor dammit!" Love Satsuma and his attitude, sticking up for better working conditions and being appreciated as an actor. Really sad to see him go. 😔
Rest in Peace to Haruo Nakajima (Showa Goji) and Kenpachiro Satsuma (Heisei Goji, Gigan, and Hedorah).
They'll live on forever as Godzilla's legendary suit actors and great people.
i wonder how he flew
@@Cooncoolare you talking about gigan and hedorah?
So very sorry to learn that Kenpachiro Satsuma passed away today (December 16, 2023) at age 76, the second of the three profiled here, after Haruo Nakajima's passing at 88 in 2017. Much love and respect to them and the magnificent work over their amazing careers.
Saddened me when Mr. Nakajima passed away as I was hoping to see him at a convention.
Same here, especially when I didn’t get to see Jason David Frank in any convention or comic book place he be at for Power Rangers while being a father figure to me. As for Mr. Nakajima, it felt like he was my grandfather after the ones I knew dying as time goes on.
@@kendradavis3137 I met him at a convention in 1997, he was in a great mood and happy that so many people were lining up to buy his photos and take pictures with him. Some older people who had grew up with Godzilla films had tears in their eyes.
I did, in 2015, in Boston of all places. Signed my Criterion Blu-ray and an 8x10 that's now framed. Got one pic of the both of us.
HE PASSED AWAY?
@@redshirtacademymortuary4848lucky I just started watching Godzilla in chronological order last month so far I’m on the 8th film ,(son of Godzilla) so far my favorite is Godzilla fighting the Three Headed Dragon on Planet X.I hope you saw Minus One it was a blast
They were just like family from 3 generation of the G . Haruo being Grandfather, Kenpachiro being father and Tsutomo being the Son.
How coincidence, giving their look and age
Grandpa founded it and made it a job with unbreakable work ethic. Father restored the artistic dignity of it because grandpa was so focused on earning enough and son just keeps the craft alive combining it with modern techniques.
And TJ storm the newborn son
Fun Fact: Kenpachiro Satsuma was kidnapped by the North Korean government once to act as the kaiju in an obscure North Korean monster film known as Pulgasari.
@@fedan2012 That's such a wild and weird story.
@@fedan2012 was a runt who played little Pulgasari kidnapped too?
The one who was Minilla in Godzilla's Revenge. Poor little guy was there too, yet nobody ever mention that! 🤣
You gotta love seeing Nakajima and Satsuma interact. They're good pals, and it shows. I suppose it helps that both of them acted not only as Godzilla himself, but as his opponents and allies.
Two words to describe the three of them: *BEYOND LEGEND* .
They should do the Spidey Meme
@@anthonysalinas-candelero9978japanese cover
RIP Satsuma-san and Nakajima-san. You gave me so many great memories.
I had the immense honor of meeting Haruo Nakajima at a convention in 2017. He was working the cons right up to his passing just three weeks after I met him. As a Godzilla fan since my childhood, meeting him was amazing and brought out the little kid in me once again.
Their distinctive personalities would make a great dynamic for a tv show
"In May 2007, Three Generations of Godzilla gathered in Tokyo for the first time."
Sounds dope as fuck, the voice made it even more menacing.
Only Tsutomu Kitagawa left of the three now. R.I.P. Kepachiro Satsuma 16/12/2023. 😢
Its so sad that in recent years we lost 2 Of these 3 legends
Hauro Nakajima in 2017 ..the original Godzilla …and Now kenpachiro Satsuma the 2nd Godzilla in the heisei in 2023….
May those 2 amazing actors who brought godzilla to life in 2 eras
rest in piece.
Rip Satsuma. What a legendary actor for the Big G.
I love satsuma when i was little
And i was sad for 3 days
Rest in Peace both Hauro Nakijima and Kenpachiro Satsuma.
The "don't need this building" bit made me laugh more than it should imagining Godzilla actually thinking that so calmly.
rest in peace Kenpachiro Satsuma the legend of heisei series 🕊
I love how their personalities seem so contrasting
If Godzilla could talk he’d be like ”Don’t need this building, down you go:)”
Rest in peace, Satsuma-sensei. May you be together with Nakajima-sensei.
Rip Kenpachiro Satsuma thank you for making my childhood rip 🙏
RIP to Nakajima and now Satsuma 🕊️
You two were legendary, every blessed meaning of the word
Goodbye, Mr Satsuma. You will be missed
R.I.P Haruo Nakajima and Kenpachiro satsuma… we lost another great actor…
Many thanks to everyone who brought Godzilla to life on the screen.
We sadly lost two kings in our world, Haruo Nakajima, The King of the Monsters and now Kenpachiro Satsuma, The Heisie King of the Monsters. Rest in peace, Kenpachiro Satsuma. You will be missed by many Godzilla and Kaiju fans around the world.
Had this video on pause and I just heard about Satsuma...RIP
R.I.P. Kenpachiro Satsuma, I loved oldie Godzilla movies as a kid 😢
Thank you Haruo Nakajima for your hard work as actor in the Godzilla suite !
Thank for the fantastic remember at my favorite fantasy Monster
I love all three of them but satsuma is my favorite for playing my favorite era
It's sad that Kitagawa is the last of the three titans. Satsuma's portrayal of Godzilla was the first I ever saw, may he and Nakajima rest in peace.
REST IN GODZILLA HARUO NAKAJIMA
I read that Haruo Nakajima lost between 15 to 20lbs during every shoot while wearing the Godzilla suit due to how heavy and hot it was. Someone needs to put me in one of those things because I need to shed some weight, myself. 😆
My skinny ass would get a really good workout 🤣
I've done a freelance mascot gig once. I hope it makes my stomach flatter.
Haruo is literally the reason Godzilla acts and moves the way he does, it’s incredible to think about his impact on Godzilla as a whole
So happy to meet the actors behind the suits. Childhood memories
Shame they didn't had all 3 do a film together
But at least two of the three did!
Godzilla: No Way Home
😁👍🏼🔥
This was filmed. All three are here.
The hell these three men went through to provide my childhood with endless entertainment will never go unnoticed. Thank you gentlemen
Here to show condolences to Kenpachiro aka Heisei Godzilla
Satsuma actually fits very well with Heisei Godzilla, it looks like Heisei would be an angry man.
Rest in peace to Nakajima and Satsuma, may you both fly high.
R.I.P Kenpachiro-San.. May you and haruo-san play as godzilla in the great beyond..
Rest in Peace Haruo Nakajima and Kenpachiro Satsuma.
You will be missed. 😢❤🫡
I love the thumbnail, you can see Godzilla in the stance and posture
Rest In Peace Haruo Nakajimma and Kenpachiro Satsuma 😔
Very Legendary Actor a Great men
3 kings
No 3 gods
But only one true king
….to fight a 3-Headed King Ghidorah.
These 3 helped create memories for the world
Only one actor left..R.I.P kenpachiro satsuma and Haruo Nakajima
Rest in peace Kenpachiro Satsuma
Rest easy, Satsuma-san. You'll be missed.
I Love All three Godzilla Actors. But I Love Haruo Nakajima
And now Satsuma-san has also passed... RIP
Nakijima: The First
Satsuma: The Second
Kitagawa: The One That Remains
TJ Storm: The American Hero!
Together, they're "The Tokyo Three."
Only 1 remains...
Oh no not an evangelion reference
"Man in the suit" huh?, put some respect on nakajima's name, bro is the true GOAT
Fr, people these days believe that the man in the suit incident is real
I like tmits but y'all are right THIS MAN IS THE GOAAT
@@jadenlol7441Ikr,cant believe its just man with a phone did that
It's probably monsterverse kids not knowing about classic godzilla
Those kids dont even know suitmation trials yet💀💀💀
First Nakajima... and now Satsuma. RIP to the Heisei Shogun himself.
RIP Kenpachiro Satsuma
They’re so Vibey
I Love how They Resemble Their Godzilla
Their Personalities Are so Vibrant and Representative of Their Era
Amazing
Thank You
Rest in peace haruo nakajima and Kenpachiro Satsuma
I love how each one has their own style
RIP Mr Nakajima and Mr Satsuma🕯️
Rip satsuma
Kitagawa is the last man standing 😔
They are the opposite of what the analog videos showed,they are kind and loving people
Does that count as disrespectful if turning these people into horror?
@@FuzzerKingOfBeastsnah
Thanks to all involved making kick *** monster movies!! Loved Saturdays, cartoons in the morning, Abbott and Costello afternoons, Godzilla movies at night. If they made them today, I would watch them, we have better materials now, hopefully they wouldn't be risking their lives to make it. More suitmation!
Satsuma passed away today. RIP legend.
Nakajima and Satsuma were great in both the Showa and Heisei eras and they are missed greatly. Thank you for your time and passion to these films
Their work goes on!
Rest In Peace, Haruo and Satsuma
3 legends in one video. Rest in peace Nakajima and Satsuma.
3 generations, all AWESOME.
Wow. The Showa, Heisei, and Millenium Godzilla’s all in one place. A once in a lifetime meeting for sure.
These men have done so much for movies.
Funny how when Haruo talks about going to the zoo to study animals it was the first time I ever considered that and how Godzilla moves a lot like a bear and sure enough, the next thing he talks about it bears.
R.I.P Kenpachiro Satsuma 1947-2023 (Godzilla Heisei)...
That sidewalk must be huge
5:09
Well that's just fucking sad
Imagine a set piece costing more than twice your salary
My favorite part of the documentary. Worth the price just for this segment!
Awesome men, im so glad they could all meet.
What they took part in creating is timeless and will without a doubt be remade and iterated upon to be enjoyed for generations more. And people will always come back to see the original.
Rip Satsuma.
On this day Dec. 16, 2023 we lost Heisei Godzilla actor Kenpachiro Satsuma. The reason im a Godzilla fan today, and now ill never be the same.
It was the 15th, but yes indeed, rip
Liar
I am of the old school "Gojira", and all three gentlemen played a huge role in my life since I was only 3 or 4 years old the first time I ever watched the 1954 "Godzilla - King Of The Monsters". From the mid to late 1960's to today, I have loved all of these wonderful & fun TOHO movies, including "Destroy All Monsters" which is pretty much a montage of all the monster movies made up to that point.
Kenpachiro Satsuma played a big part of all that, and was always my favorite "Gojira" actor. He seemed to add his own special touch to the role. And, every fan of these movies is grieving his loss.
God speed, Kenpachiro Satsuma. May Gojira keep watch over, and protect you.
Three monstrous heroes!
3 legends in one video
RIP Satsuma
This was a treat to see these talented men who have entertained me for decades.
There will no actors who would play the King of the Monsters like these 3.
R.I.P. to Haruo Nakajima(OG Showa Godzilla) and Kenpachiro Satsuma(Heisei Godzilla, Hedorah and Gigan). ♥️♥️
haruo nakajima will always be my hero, long live the king
This may become a lost art as now CGI seems to have taken over.
There are still sort of suit actors in a way with motion capture, while not entirely the same thing, you could say they’re putting on a “digital suit”
@@jjamv9373 Good point. I remember seeing a short documentary on the making of "jack the giant slayer". The actors playing the giants wore mono-colored clothes that were then covered with a lot of tiny electronic sensors that enabled the cgi effects.
I think it has less to do with cgi and more with the fact how limited suitmation is, you have to make the suit adjusted to human body, so you can't make it too diverse in shapes and movements can look stiff due to limitations. However I don't think the art is dead, cgi just makes things a bit easier and more organic.
Japan still does this type of stuff
Mainly with Super Sentai and Kamen Rider
@@gavichealsomething2169don't forget Ultraman.
Rest In Peace Haruo nakijima
This is giving me No Way Home vibes
OG Godzilla Haruo Nakajima // Tobey Maguire
Kenpachiro Satsuma Heisei // Andrew Garfield
Tsutomu Kitagawa Millennium // Tom Holland
rest in peace to nakajima and satsuma
Love this, love the inner child kept alive. Thanks for posting
lost two. We miss you Haruo Nakajima and now Satsuma. We miss you both. Thank you for what you gave us!
These men had the rate privilege of playing one of the most iconic roles in all cinematic history. The “G” Man was and still is a hero of mine even when he wasn’t the hero. I’d like to thank these there’re men for making such an amazing character seem as real as the actors around him.
RIP Kenpachiro Satsuma.
It's fascinating seeing the difference in posture and mannerisms of their Godzilla acting outside of the suits. :)
Harou nakajima is my favorite godzilla actor