We are sad to note that actor Kenpachiro Satsuma has passed.
Satsuma is probably best known in the US as the actor to wear the Godzilla suit in multiple movies during the Heisei Era, starting with 1984's Return of Godzilla and wrapping up with Godzilla vs. Destoroyah - so, spanning the entire era.
It's hard to express how challenging the Godzilla suit work is, from the physical challenges of carrying an intensely heavy costume (sometimes in the water) to the mental fortitude needed to work in the suit for hours per day. And, to actually act - and arguably all of the actors in the suit have brought personality to Big G. And I'm a fan of the work Satsuma did in these movies.
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