#rip kenpachiro satsuma

[jjproduction297]

Hey everybody, today is 1-Year Anniversary of Kenpachiro Satsuma, the suit actor who played Godzilla in the Heisei series has passed away... :(

[miss-couch-potato]

Congratulations -1 Goji! (I know I'm late lol)

He's making everyone proud!

I wish Mr. Satsuma lived long enough to see a Godzilla movie win an Oscar.

I still can't look at Heisei Godzilla behind the scenes without tearing up. That one clip where Satsuma throws Mecha Godzilla is one of my favorites.

Thank you, Kenpachiro Satsuma.

[kingsaiyaman]

RIP

Kenpachiro Satsuma

[dappercritter]

For as much as I rag on the Heisei/VS series writing, neither my fondest memories nor my ideal image of Godzilla would exist without the pathos Satsuma gave to Godzilla's body language.

Conveying both raw anger and deep melancholia through some of the most thick suits is an accomplishment of his own, to say nothing of what Satsuma went through to bring Hedorah and Gigan (two of my favourite kaiju) to life as well, is proof of what makes him a suit actor icon.

He will indeed be missed.

[jimpluff]

RIP Kenpachiro Satsuma

[hrodvitnon]

Heisei Godzilla suit actor Kenpachiro Satsuma has just died :( RIP my man, you were my childhood 💔

H-he was my first Godzilla...

[thealmightyemprex]

Rip Kenpachiro Satsuma

This Man played three iconic kaiju including Godzilla himself and the smog monster Hedorah

The role I associate with him is Gigan,my fave Godzilla villain in Godzilla vs Gigan,Godzilla vs Megalon and Zone Fighter

@ariel-seagull-wings @makingboneboy @the-blue-fairie @theancientvaleofsoulmaking @themousefromfantasyland

[macmanx]

KENPACHIRO SATSUMA (born YASUAKI MAEDA 1947-Died December 16th 2023,at 76). Japanese actor and stuntman who portrayed Godzilla in the Heisei films, from 1984 to 1995. Born in Kagoshima Prefecture, Satsuma began his acting career in the 1960s with small roles in samurai films. In 1971 he was offered the role of the smog monster antagonist Hedorah in Godzilla vs. Hedorah, opposite Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla. He went on to play Gigan in two further Godzilla films. When Nakajima retired from the Godzilla role in 1972, substitutes were hired between 1973 and 1975 until Satsuma took over permanently in 1984. His portrayal took the character away from the humour of the character's portrayals over the past decades, returning to the more animalistic Godzilla persona of the original 1954 film.Kenpachiro Satsuma - Wikipedia

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[recentanimenews]

STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING, There's Godzilla on VRV!

I stopped being obsessed with Star Wars when they shut down the Expanded Universe, forcing me to look at my collection of paperback novels and weep. My obsession with Lord of the Rings tends to fade in and out, peaking around the holidays when I go through my yearly tradition of watching all four-hundred hours of the Extended Editions. And my obsession with Batman and Spider-Man are firmly locked in certain incarnations of those characters, namely in the Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon and in Tim Burton's two beautiful films about clown murder.

  But my obsession with Godzilla? That's always held strong. I love that radioactive dinosaur and everything it stands for. Whether it's a maasive CGI creation or a stuntman plowing, crotch first, into miniature buildings, I don't think there's a type of Godzilla that I dislike. And that's why I'm so delighted to say that WE GOT GODZILLA ON VRV, Y'ALL.

    I know. I know. This should technically be a holiday. The Big G is a friend to you and mankind and everyone except robots that are built to look like it, and now you can inject four of its city-smashing adventures directly into your eyeballs: 

  Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

  Godzilla vs. Hedorah

  Godzilla vs. Gigan

  The Return of Godzilla

  Not only are these four rad movies to binge in preparation for 2019's Godzilla: King of the Monsters, but they each provide a solid viewing experience on their own. And that's because they offer different things. For example...

  EBIRAH, HORROR OF THE DEEP

    Most Godzilla films that were produced in the 60s were directed by a thoughtful, brilliant man named Ishiro Honda. Despite the fact that he spent much of his career directing dramas before he became attached to giant monsters, he showed a real respect for the beauty and the fantasy of them. They were laser-shooting spectacles, but they were also beasts to be admired. 

  Ebirah, Horror of the Deep is not an Ishiro Honda film.

  Instead, it was directed by Jun Fukuda, who, from his Godzilla output in the 60s and 70s, seemed to be most interested in the adventure aspects. He wanted rocks to fall, fists to fly, and blood to flow. Not a bad director by any means, but there aren't many Ishiro Honda films that end with Godzilla winning his fight by graphically ripping off his opponent's claws. Did I mention that Ebirah is a giant lobster? That's fun.

    GODZILLA VS. HEDORAH

  Godzilla vs. Hedorah is a delightfully weird movie. People dissolve into skeletons due to the antagonist monster's poison gas, the visuals can be quite trippy, the theme song is a banger about "movin' the moon, now," and Godzilla ends the film by flying away. The producer, Tomoyuki Tanaka, disliked it so much that he never let the director, Yoshimitsu Banno, make another Godzilla film. 

  But I dig it, because the monster fights are dirty and awesome, and because Hedorah is more of a horror villain than a science fiction one. Also, this film features a famous Godzilla actor fighting another famous Godzilla actor: Haruo Nakajima, playing Godzilla, gets to tussle with Kenpachiro Satsuma, who plays Hedorah here, and would eventually play Godzilla from 1984 to 1994. If you're watching this film with a loved one, tell them that piece of trivia, and use their interest level to guage whether or not you want to stay married to them.

  GODZILLA VS. GIGAN

  This is another one from Jun Fukuda, and it's a tag team match where Godzilla and Anguirus take on Team Nate Ming (Gigan and King Ghidorah.) King Ghidorah is a returning challenger, but Gigan is an inspired newcomer, silvery and with a belly that has a giant buzzsaw on it. You can tell that this is a Jun Fukuda film because, at one point, Anguirus walks right into that buzzsaw and gets his face cut open, and because Gigan eventually pounds all the blood out of Godzilla's skull.

  Along with a giant tower that's shaped exactly like Godzilla and alien invaders that turn into cockroaches when they die, this is a pretty fun flick. Also, it's Haruo Nakajima's last hurrah as Godzilla, and he gets to do so much running and wrestling and fighting during it. Lastly, it's the final time they used the Soshingeki-Goji style Godzilla suit, and that's probably for the best, as, after four movies, it's literally falling apart of screen.

THE RETURN OF GODZILLA

About a decade after Terror of MechaGodzilla, Godzilla returned to the screen with this film, one that ignored every film other than the 1954 original. Now, if you're looking for multiple monster action, try Tinder or any of the other films on this list, because Return of Godzilla is a solo outing. And Godzilla does spend a decent chunk of it lying passed out on his side after a little jet called the Super X fires some missiles into his mouth. But don't blame Godzilla, as it hasn't worked out in ten years and probably gets winded pretty easily.

I really like how Godzilla looks in this film. The suit is awesome and the looming buildings create an even stronger vibe of a creature trapped in a time where it doesn't belong. Also, after surviving an all out assault from the Super X and knocking a building onto it, Godzilla's wounded, victorious roar while surrounded by the flames of the city is one of my favorite moments in the entire franchise. 

Overall, whether you're a die-hard fan of the franchise or just someone that wants to see what this Godzilla business is all about, you should check out these four films. They're all available on the HIDIVE channel of VRV, along with plenty more awesome content. 

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Daniel Dockery is a writer and editor for Crunchyroll that wishes he could wear a Godzilla costume, just once. You can check out his Twitter by clicking here.

By: news+feed@crunchyroll.com

[jjproduction297]

Vent... :(

Hey everybody, I heard the news about Kenpachiro Satsuma, the suit actor who played Godzilla from the Heisei series has passed away. When I heard the news about he passed away I begin to cry. He was a great suit actor and he was part of my childhood… RIP Kenpachiro Satsuma <:(

[cyberneticpinkeye]

“Squad goals”, as the children say.

All 3 generations of Godzilla suit wearers walking down the street together