Kenpachiro Satsuma, as quoted by David Milner, "Kenpachiro Satsuma Interview III", Kaiju Conversations (December 1995)
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I had to wear an oxygen mask both in the water and on land because of the carbon monoxide. I fainted four times during the first day of filming. We were shooting the scene in which Godzilla emerges from the water as he approaches Hong Kong. I wasn't warned about the carbon monoxide, so I wasn't wearing an oxygen mask. We were shooting in water, so nobody could just run up to me when they saw me acting strangely. We were filming a long shot, so nobody was very close to me. The members of the staff didn't realize I'd fainted that first time until they started opening up the costume so I could get out.

— Kenpachiro Satsuma on Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I had to wear an oxygen mask both in the water and on land because of the carbon monoxide. I fainted four times during the first day of filming. We were shooting the scene in which Godzilla emerges from the water as he approaches Hong Kong. I wasn't warned about the carbon monoxide, so I wasn't wearing an oxygen mask. We were shooting in water, so nobody could just run up to me when they saw me acting strangely. We were filming a long shot, so nobody was very close to me. The members of the staff didn't realize I'd fainted that first time until they started opening up the costume so I could get out." in the context of "Kenpachiro Satsuma, as quoted by David Milner, "Kenpachiro Satsuma Interview III", Kaiju Conversations (December 1995)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Kenpachiro Satsuma

About Kenpachiro Satsuma

Kenpachiro Satsuma (薩摩剣八郎) (May 27, 1947 – December 16, 2023) was a Japanese actor most famous for playing Godzilla in the Heisei series of Godzilla films (1984–1995).