Akira Takarada

Known for: Acting
Born: April 29, 1934, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Died: March 14, 2022
Movies: 166

Akira Takarada (April 29, 1934–March 14, 2022) was a Japanese film actor, best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.

Best-Known Movies

6.4

Godzilla

2014

7.6

Godzilla

1954

7.1

Godzilla: Final Wars

2004

7.0

Mothra vs. Godzilla

1964

6.5

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

1956

6.8

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965

6.9

Godzilla vs. Mothra

1992

6.3

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966

6.1

King Kong Escapes

1967

7.5

The End of Summer

1961

Filmography

2023	Nikko Story
2022	A World Without Cherry Blossoms	Keizo
2021	War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony
2019	Dance with Me	Machin Ueda
2019	The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga	Self - Actor
2019	Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
2018	The Great Buddha Arrival	Narrator
2018	Bridge over Troubled Water	CEO Ogata
2015	The Man of the Political Economy
2015	Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction	Himself
2014	Godzilla Battle Royale	Sec. General Fuji
2014	Kingdom Hearts Re:coded	Jafar (voice)
2014	A Far Promise
2014	The Cabin Attendant
2014	Godzilla	Immigration Officer
2013	A Sparkle of Life
2010	Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra	Himself
2008	Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects	Himself
2008	A Miracle of Hakone
2007	The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye
2007	Glory to the Filmmaker!	Gentleman in a White Mercedes
2005	A Melody for My Father
2005	Fantastipo
2005	Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary	Voiceover
2004	Godzilla: Final Wars	UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
2004	The Spirit of Godzilla	ナレーション
2004	I Am a Sardine
2004	Black Corridor
2003	Fukumimi
2001	Prince Shōtoku	Prince Anahobe, Mononobe no Moriya
2001	Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street
2000	Tales of the Unusual
2000	Road to the Don 12
1999	History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps
1999	History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2
1998	Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1997	Woman in Witness Protection	Police Commissioner
1996	Sure Death 6
1995	My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie	Kichitaro Shiratori
1994	The man who became a billionaire.
1992	Godzilla vs. Mothra	Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
1992	Patio
1992	Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion	Kobayashi
1990	Tales of a Golden Geisha	Inukai
1985	Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!
1984	The Audition	Emcee
1984	Shinobu's Tomorrow
1983	Legend of Plumeria
1981	Love You Till I Die
1977	Godzilla	Ogata
1969	Travels of Lord Mito	Sukesaburô Sasaki
1969	Latitude Zero	Dr. Ken Tashiro
1968	Imaginary Paradise
1968	Golden Eyes	Andrew Hoshino
1968	Devils-in-Law
1967	King Kong Escapes	Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
1967	Let's Go! Young Guy	Kou Kure
1966	Ebirah, Horror of the Deep	Yoshimura
1966	Big Wind from Tokyo	Ishinaka Sekijirō
1966	The Daphne	Kudo
1966	3 Raccoon Dogs	Michio Sasaki
1966	More Than 10,000 Women But...	Junichi Hasegawa
1965	Invasion of Astro-Monster	Astronaut Kazuo Fuji
1965	Ironfinger	Andrew Hoshino
1965	The White Rose of Hong Kong	Susumu Utsugi
1965	Start Here	Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)
1965	The Longest Night	田中清辉
1964	Blood and Diamonds
1964	Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends
1964	Mothra vs. Godzilla	Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
1964	Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1963	Daybreak Chorus	Kensuke Ukita
1963	A Woman's Life	Koichi Shimizu
1963	Walleyed Nippon	Shin Moriyama
1963	Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong	Yuichi Okamoto
1963	Devices Stronger Than Women	Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)
1962	Anything For Success
1962	Chûshingura	Gunpei Takada
1962	A Wanderer's Notebook	Fukuya
1962	Let's Meet in Our Dreams
1962	Me and Me	Akihiko Kinugasa
1962	Star of Hong Kong	Hasegawa Toru
1962	Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
1962	Long Way to Okinawa
1962	Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962	Woman of Design	Kosuke Sakai
1962	The Wiser Age	Rokkakuya Kou
1961	Different Sons	Kensuke Akagi
1961	The End of Summer	Teramoto Tadashi
1961	The Last War	Takano
1961	A Night in Hong Kong	Hiroshi Tanaka
1961	The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961	Taking a Success Course
1961	Lovers of Ginza
1960	The Masterless 47	Kohei Hayano
1960	The 6th Suspect	Shinsuke Arima
1960	The Lovelorn Geisha
1960	The Dangerous Kiss
1960	Singing in the Sun	Moriyama Tadashi
1960	Daughters, Wives and a Mother	Reiji Sakanishi
1960	The Storm of the Pacific
1960	Showdown on Pier No.3	Takagi
1960	The Poem of the Blue Star
1960	Beyond the Hills	Kentaro - Ueshima
1960	Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance	Mizukami Gorō
1959	Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife	Ryota Kujira
1959	The Three Treasures	Prince Wakatarashi
1959	Young Lovers	Shuichi Nozaki
1959	Someday I'll Know	Daisuke Kaneko
1959	The College Ruggers	Eiichi Miyake
1959	Samurai Saga	Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
1959	A Whistle in My Heart
1959	3 Dolls in College	Shin'ichi Takada
1959	The Big Boss	Mineo Komatsu
1958	Bright Young Maidens
1958	The College Hero	Katsumi Kageyama
1958	Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3	Keiichiro Maeda
1958	Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring	Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)
1958	Romance and Rhythm	Tajima
1958	Flower's Yearning	Tsuda Shin'ichi
1958	Yaji and Kita on the Road	Akinosuke Takarai
1958	Holiday in Tokyo	George Tanaka
1958	The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl	himself
1958	The Capital of Love	Kunio Murata
1957	The Green Voyage	Keiji Takenaka (college student)
1957	The Blue Mountains Part 2	Teacher Numata
1957	Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2	Maeda Keiichirō
1957	The Blue Mountains	Mr. Numata
1957	Schooldays	Takada Shinichi
1957	On Wings of Love	Hajime Kyosu
1957	A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2	Tatsuo Ito
1957	A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957	Reign of Terror	Jun’nosuke Kijima
1957	Diary of a Successful Salaryman	Maeda Keiichirō
1957	Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman	The Boy (Her Brother)
1957	Birth of Romance	Ichirô Yabe
1957	Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean	Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
1957	Price of Beauty	Koichi Yamawaki
1957	A Town with a Mountain and River	Keisuke Yagi
1957	The Paradise Island Story
1957	The Singing Tireless Town	Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)
1956	Engagement Ring	Yōichi Kurata
1956	A Strong Wind Blows	Shūji Ōma
1956	Triumphant Song of Youth	Akio Shimamura
1956	Love on Rainbow Island	Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
1956	Jacks and Jills	Kubota
1956	Eacape of Fear	Toshio Ogata
1956	Morishige, where are you going?	Akira Wakayama
1956	Fighting Cha Cha Girl	Hideyuki Tsutsumi
1956	Wharf with the Weeping Girl	Ryūji
1956	Blue Buds	Groom
1956	Godzilla, King of the Monsters!	Ogata
1956	Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl	Kamura
1956	The Wife is a University Student	Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)
1956	Runaway Bride
1955	Young Love Conquers All
1955	Beast Man Snow Man	Takeshi Iijima
1955	New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain	Heizaemon Ujiie
1955	Frame of Snow	Kikukawa Shinzō
1955	All is Well 2
1955	All is Well	Saitaro Okazaki
1955	Bridal Candidates	Tsubasa Ipponsugi
1955	Tomboy Daughter Diary	Tsubasa Ipponsugi
1954	Godzilla	Hideto Ogata
1954	Bride in a Bathing Suit	Masao Sakurai
1954	How the Bell of Liberty Rings	Masuda Sotaro

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