The Tokyo Reporter's "Learning To Stomp: The Man Inside Godzilla"

Above, Haruo Nakajima getting into the Godzilla suit in 1954. Photo by Toho Co., Ltd.

The Tokyo Reporter is best known as the online media outlet for the seedy underbelly of Japanese society. Generally, their articles tend to be on crime (murder, government corruption, yakuza, etc.) and vice (porn, prostitution, soaplands). But today, they have something a little bit different.

Today, they feature an article on the original Godzilla suit actor, Haruo Nakajima.

They begin with:

Over two decades, Haruo Nakajima stomped his way into history. 

With the Toho film “Godzilla” in 1954, Nakajima became the first man to don the rubber suit of Japan’s most famous kaiju monster.

Above, Haruo Nakajima with model Miki Hayashi in 2011. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

From there, writer Kenji Nakano takes us on a stroll down the "memory lane" of Nakajima's experiences while donning the first Godzilla suit in 1954 and his preparations for the movie.

To read the article, go here.