Haruo Nakajima, the First Actor to Play Godzilla, Dies at 88 Mr. Nakajima starred as the movie monster 12 times from 1954 to 1972, turning Japan’s postwar nuclear anxieties into an international phenomenon. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Op-Ed Columnist: The Queen for a Free Trade DealIran’s Supreme Leader Sarcastically Thanks Trump for Showing America’s ‘Real Face’Bombing Near Afghan Supreme Court Kills and Wounds DozensPostcard From Beijing: Why China Is Ripe for the CouchSinosphere: Debate Flares Over China’s Inclusion at Vatican Organ Trafficking MeetingSinosphere: Donald Trump’s Tweets About a Judge Find a Critic in an Unlikely Place: China