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Be Godzilla. Don't do anything else. Write books about playing Godzilla, talk to reporters about playing Godzilla, but don't do anything else. Just be Godzilla.

— Kenpachiro Satsuma

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Godzilla is an outrageous monster that is played by an outstanding guy! I am a little short, but in my heart burns the spirit of the samurai.

I hope that we some day will have a big budget and a lot of time in which to do our work. It is my dream to have an American staff and a Japanese staff work together to create a Godzilla film.

I really envy the members of the production departments of American movie studios. Their ideas are better, and they are given much more time to work on films.

Since Hedorah was supposed to be a monster created by pollution instead of an animal, I tried to avoid portraying him as an animal. I tried to make him seem spooky and grotesque.

I think my performances did keep getting better. I also think that I managed to give Godzilla a distinct character. I'm very proud of that.

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