About Suit Actor Nakajima

スーツアクター 中島春雄

Haruo Nakajima: suit actor

1929(昭和4)年、山形県酒田市生まれ。映画俳優学校卒業後、1950年に東宝入社。『太平洋の鷲』(監督・本多猪四郎)の攻撃機航空兵役で果敢にも身体に火をつけての吹き替え(スタント)を演じ、『ゴジラ』のスーツアクターに抜擢される。円谷英二特技監督は中島の見事な身のこなしに全幅の信頼を寄せ、中島ゴジラには一度も演技をつけなかったという。『地球攻撃命令ゴジラ対ガイガン』まで12作でゴジラを演じたほか、『空の大怪獣ラドン』ラドン役、『地球防衛軍』モゲラ役など特撮スーツアクターの第一人者として活躍。『七人の侍』『夫婦善哉』など特撮以外の作品にも出演した。2017年8月7日、世界中のファンに惜しまれつつ永眠。享年88。

Born in Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture in 1929. After graduating from the film actor school, he joined Toho in 1950. He plays a dubbed (stunt) with a bold fire on the body of the attacking aircraft of the Pacific Eagle (Director, Honda Inhiro Honda), and is selected as a suit actor of “Godzilla.” Eiji Tsuburaya, the director, said that he trusted Nakajima who had a full range and never acted in Godzilla. He played Godzilla with 12 works up to the “Godzilla vs. Gigan,” as a leader in special effects suit actors, such as the role of Rodan and the “Earth Defense Force” Mogera. He also appeared in works other than special effects, such as “Seven Samurai” and “Meoto Zenzai.”On August 7, 2017, he was overtunized by fans around the world. 88 years old.

●「ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ南海の大決闘』(1966)撮影風景。水泳が得意だった中島は大プールでの撮影もひとりでこなした②「透明人間」(1954)より。透明人間が正体を現すシーンでピエロ(吹き替え)に扮した●「ゴジラ」(1954)より。初回の着ぐるみは重すぎて動けなかったので、胴を半分に切り下半身だけで脚の撮影をした「モスラ対ゴジラ』(1964)より。中島の身体に合わせて着ぐるみを調整する造形スタッフ●「モスラ対ゴジラ」のロケ現場で、笑顔でゴジラスーツに入る中島

● “Ebirah Horror of the Deep” (1966) Shooting scenery. Nakajima, who was good at swimming, did shooting in a large pool alone. From “Godzilla” (1954), dressed as a clown (dubbed) in a scene where a transparent human is identity. The first costume was too heavy to move, so from “Mothra vs. Godzilla” (1964), which took a leg with only the lower body of the body in half. The modeling staff to adjust the costume according to the body of Nakajima ● Nakajima enters Godzilla suit with a smile at the location of “Mothra vs Godzilla”