Kenpachiro Satsuma Autographs
Yasuaki Maeda (前田 靖昭, Maeda Yasuaki; 27 May 1947 – 16 December 2023) known professionally as Kenpachiro Satsuma (薩摩 剣八郎, Satsuma Kenpachirō) was a Japanese actor and stuntman. He is best known for portraying Godzilla in all seven of the Heisei films.
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 humor of the character's portrayals over the past decades, returning to the more animalistic Godzilla persona of the original 1954 film.
While filming Godzilla movies, Satsuma would regularly pass out on the set due to lack of oxygen while wearing the poorly ventilated and heavy rubber suits. This was especially a problem during the production of Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, in which the steam effect on the suit (meant to represent Godzilla undergoing a nuclear meltdown) was achieved using pure carbon dioxide. He also authored books detailing his experiences working on Godzilla movies and Pulgasari (1985). Satsuma opposed CGI versions of Godzilla, and reportedly walked out of a screening of the 1998 American adaptation because he felt that it took the life out of the character. He stated that he actually preferred Pulgasari to the 1998 Godzilla film.
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Traded items with a signature of Kenpachiro Satsuma
The most expensive item with a signature of Kenpachiro Satsuma (HARUO NAKAJIMA Kenpachiro Satsuma KITAGAWA Signed GODZILLA Custom Painted Guitar) was sold in May 2020 for $1,695.00 while the cheapest item (GODZILLA man inn suit rare KENPACHIRO SATSUMA signed AUTOGRAPH #6549) found a new owner for $6.35 in March 2019. The month with the most items sold (4) was March 2025 with an average selling price of $299.99 for an autographed item of Kenpachiro Satsuma. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2020 with $1,695.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $6.35 was March 2019. In average, an autographed item from Kenpachiro Satsuma is worth $100.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Kenpachiro Satsuma were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Autographed Kenpachirô Satsuma Photo Gojira Kaiju Toho | $99.99 |  |
| Framed Photo Features Godzilla Suit Actor Kenpachiro Satsuma, Autographed | $200.00 | |
| Godzilla Kenpachiro Satsuma 8x10 Signed Authenticated | $500.00 | |
| Godzilla - Original Autographed Photos - Kenpachiro Satsuma - Haruo Nakajima | $225.00 | |
| GODZILLA / KENPACHIRO SATSUMA / AMAZING SIGNED COLOR PHOTO #2 | $100.00 | |
| Godzilla Kenpachiro Satsuma Gigan 1973 Signed Photo | $300.00 | |
| Haruo Nakajima and Kenpachiro Satsuma autograph photo set Godzilla Monster G CON | $600.00 | |
| Kenpachiro Satsuma Godzilla Returns 1984 Suit Actor Signed Photo Lobby Card JSA | $299.99 | |
| Kenpachiro Satsuma Godzilla Returns 1984 Suit Actor Signed Photo Lobby Card JSA | $299.99 | |
| Kenpachiro Satsuma Godzilla Returns 1984 Suit Actor Signed Photo Lobby Card JSA | $299.99 | |
| Kenpachiro Satsuma Godzilla Returns 1984 Suit Actor Signed Photo Lobby Card JSA | $299.99 | |
| Kenpachiro Satsuma SIGNED 8x10 Photo Godzilla PSA/DNA AUTOGRAPHED Heisei Kaiju | $234.60 | |
| Kenpachiro Satsuma SIGNED 8x10 Photo Godzilla PSA/DNA AUTOGRAPHED Heisei series | $195.00 | |
| Kenpachiro Satsuma SIGNED 8x10 Photo Godzilla PSA/DNA AUTOGRAPHED Heisei series | $170.00 | |
| KENPACHIRO SATSUMA TSUTOMU KITAGAWA YOSHIDA 3X Signed 6 GODZILLA FUNKO POP JSA | $559.30 | |
