Akira Takarada

Acting • 1934-04-29 • Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

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

Known For

7.6

Godzilla

1954

7.0

Mothra vs. Godzilla

1964

6.8

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965

6.3

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966

6.5

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

1956

6.1

King Kong Escapes

1967

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Filmography

2023
Nikko StoryFilm
2022
A World Without Cherry BlossomsFilm
Keizo
★ 4.0
2021
War and Peace: Akira Takarada's TestimonyFilm
2019
Dance with MeFilm
Machin Ueda
★ 7.0
2019
The Dawn of Kaiju EigaFilm
Self - Actor
★ 8.7
2019
Yasuragi no Toki: MichiTV
★ 8.0
2019
Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima RhapsodyFilm
2018
The Great Buddha ArrivalFilm
Narrator
★ 6.0
2018
Bridge over Troubled WaterFilm
CEO Ogata
2015
Hail to the King: 60 Years of DestructionFilm
Himself
★ 7.0
2015
Keisei Saimin no OtokoTV
Shigeaki Ikeda • 5 episodes
2015
The Man of the Political EconomyFilm
2014
GodzillaFilm
Immigration Officer
★ 6.4
2014
Godzilla Battle RoyaleFilm
Sec. General Fuji
★ 9.1
2014
Kingdom Hearts Re:codedFilm
Jafar (voice)
★ 6.5
2014
The Cabin AttendantFilm
2014
A Far PromiseFilm
2013
A Sparkle of LifeFilm
★ 9.0
2011
CarnationTV
★ 8.2
2010
Making of Godzilla vs. MothraFilm
Himself
★ 9.3
2009
Clouds Over the HillTV
★ 7.7
2008
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special EffectsFilm
Himself
★ 8.5
2008
A Miracle of HakoneFilm
2007
Glory to the Filmmaker!Film
Gentleman in a White Mercedes
★ 6.3
2007
The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: GoodbyeFilm
2005
FantastipoFilm
★ 8.0
2005
A Melody for My FatherFilm
2005
Mikio Naruse 100th Birth AnniversaryFilm
Voiceover
2004
Godzilla: Final WarsFilm
UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
★ 7.1
2004
The Spirit of GodzillaFilm
ナレーション
★ 9.0
2004
I Am a SardineFilm
2004
Black CorridorFilm
2003
FukumimiFilm
★ 10.0
2001
Prince ShotokuTV
Mononobe no Moriya • 2 episodes
★ 7.5
2001
Shibuya Midnight War Dark StreetFilm
2001
Prince ShōtokuFilm
Prince Anahobe
2001
Prince ShōtokuFilm
Mononobe no Moriya
2000
Tales of the UnusualFilm
★ 6.8
2000
Watashi no AozoraTV
Joji Murai • 156 episodes
★ 7.0
2000
Road to the Don 12Film
1999
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2Film
1999
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition CorpsFilm
1998
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight HotelFilm
1997
Woman in Witness ProtectionFilm
Police Commissioner
★ 6.4
1996
San-ban Tēburu no KyakuTV
★ 8.0
1996
Sure Death 6Film
1995
My name is Reiko Shiratori! The MovieFilm
Kichitaro Shiratori
★ 2.0
1994
The man who became a billionaire.Film
1993
My name is Reiko Shiratori!TV
Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father] • 11 episodes
★ 6.0
1992
Godzilla vs. MothraFilm
Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
★ 6.9
1992
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese ExtortionFilm
Kobayashi
★ 7.0
1992
PatioFilm
★ 10.0
1992
HomeworkTV
★ 5.0
1990
Tales of a Golden GeishaFilm
Inukai
★ 6.2
1985
Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!Film
1984
Shinobu's TomorrowFilm
1984
The AuditionFilm
Emcee
1983
Legend of PlumeriaFilm
1981
Love You Till I DieFilm
1980
Nukata no ŌkimiTV
1977
GodzillaFilm
Ogata
★ 6.8
1969
Latitude ZeroFilm
Dr. Ken Tashiro
★ 5.9
1969
Travels of Lord MitoFilm
Sukesaburô Sasaki
★ 7.0
1968
Golden EyesFilm
Andrew Hoshino
★ 6.9
1968
Devils-in-LawFilm
★ 8.0
1968
Imaginary ParadiseFilm
1967
King Kong EscapesFilm
Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
★ 6.1
1967
Let's Go! Young GuyFilm
Kou Kure
★ 7.5
1966
Ebirah, Horror of the DeepFilm
Yoshimura
★ 6.3
1966
The DaphneFilm
Kudo
★ 10.0
1966
Big Wind from TokyoFilm
Ishinaka Sekijirō
★ 7.0
1966
3 Raccoon DogsFilm
Michio Sasaki
★ 5.0
1966
More Than 10,000 Women But...Film
Junichi Hasegawa
1965
Invasion of Astro-MonsterFilm
Astronaut Kazuo Fuji
★ 6.8
1965
IronfingerFilm
Andrew Hoshino
★ 6.8
1965
The Longest NightFilm
田中清辉
★ 9.0
1965
The White Rose of Hong KongFilm
Susumu Utsugi
★ 7.0
1965
Start HereFilm
Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)
★ 7.0
1964
Mothra vs. GodzillaFilm
Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
★ 7.0
1964
Blood and DiamondsFilm
★ 8.0
1964
Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best FriendsFilm
★ 8.0
1964
Mr. Giant's Victory FlagFilm
★ 8.0
1963
A Woman's LifeFilm
Koichi Shimizu
★ 7.1
1963
Walleyed NipponFilm
Shin Moriyama
★ 8.0
1963
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong KongFilm
Yuichi Okamoto
★ 7.0
1963
Devices Stronger Than WomenFilm
Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)
1963
Daybreak ChorusFilm
Kensuke Ukita
1962
ChûshinguraFilm
Gunpei Takada
★ 7.1
1962
A Wanderer's NotebookFilm
Fukuya
★ 7.2
1962
The Wiser AgeFilm
Rokkakuya Kou
★ 7.2
1962
Woman of DesignFilm
Kosuke Sakai
★ 6.7
1962
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part IIFilm
★ 9.0
1962
Long Way to OkinawaFilm
★ 9.0
1962
Me and MeFilm
Akihiko Kinugasa
★ 8.0
1962
Let's Meet in Our DreamsFilm
★ 8.0
1962
Star of Hong KongFilm
Hasegawa Toru
★ 8.0
1962
Anything For SuccessFilm
★ 7.0
1962
Breakthrough Course of Women in TroubleFilm
1961
The End of SummerFilm
Teramoto Tadashi
★ 7.5
1961
The Last WarFilm
Takano
★ 6.8
1961
A Night in Hong KongFilm
Hiroshi Tanaka
★ 10.0
1961
The Masterless 47 – Part IIFilm
★ 9.0
1961
Lovers of GinzaFilm
★ 7.0
1961
Different SonsFilm
Kensuke Akagi
★ 7.0
1961
Taking a Success CourseFilm
1960
Daughters, Wives and a MotherFilm
Reiji Sakanishi
★ 7.3
1960
The Storm of the PacificFilm
★ 6.0
1960
The Lovelorn GeishaFilm
★ 6.9
1960
The Dangerous KissFilm
★ 10.0
1960
The Masterless 47Film
Kohei Hayano
★ 10.0
1960
Singing in the SunFilm
Moriyama Tadashi
★ 8.0
1960
Beyond the HillsFilm
Kentaro - Ueshima
1960
The 6th SuspectFilm
Shinsuke Arima
1960
Modern Salaryman: Bushido RomanceFilm
Mizukami Gorō
1960
Showdown on Pier No.3Film
Takagi
1960
The Poem of the Blue StarFilm
1959
Samurai SagaFilm
Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
★ 6.9
1959
The Three TreasuresFilm
Prince Wakatarashi
★ 5.5
1959
A Whistle in My HeartFilm
★ 6.7
1959
The Big BossFilm
Mineo Komatsu
★ 6.5
1959
3 Dolls in CollegeFilm
Shin'ichi Takada
★ 10.0
1959
Someday I'll KnowFilm
Daisuke Kaneko
★ 9.0
1959
The College RuggersFilm
Eiichi Miyake
★ 9.0
1959
Sazae-san, the Wayward WifeFilm
Ryota Kujira
1959
Young LoversFilm
Shuichi Nozaki
1958
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3Film
Keiichiro Maeda
★ 10.0
1958
Bright Young MaidensFilm
★ 10.0
1958
Holiday in TokyoFilm
George Tanaka
★ 9.0
1958
The Rise and Fall of a Jazz GirlFilm
himself
★ 9.0
1958
The College HeroFilm
Katsumi Kageyama
★ 8.0
1958
Flower's YearningFilm
Tsuda Shin'ichi
★ 7.0
1958
Romance and RhythmFilm
Tajima
★ 7.0
1958
The Capital of LoveFilm
Kunio Murata
1958
Yaji and Kita on the RoadFilm
Akinosuke Takarai
1958
Diary of an Elegant Hot SpringFilm
Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)
1957
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific OceanFilm
Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
★ 8.6
1957
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable SnowmanFilm
The Boy (Her Brother)
★ 3.5
1957
Price of BeautyFilm
Koichi Yamawaki
★ 10.0
1957
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2Film
Tatsuo Ito
★ 9.0
1957
Diary of a Successful SalarymanFilm
Maeda Keiichirō
★ 9.0
1957
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2Film
Maeda Keiichirō
★ 8.0
1957
A Town with a Mountain and RiverFilm
Keisuke Yagi
★ 7.0
1957
SchooldaysFilm
Takada Shinichi
★ 7.0
1957
On Wings of LoveFilm
Hajime Kyosu
★ 10.0
1957
The Paradise Island StoryFilm
1957
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1Film
1957
The Green VoyageFilm
Keiji Takenaka (college student)
1957
Birth of RomanceFilm
Ichirô Yabe
1957
The Blue MountainsFilm
Mr. Numata
1957
Reign of TerrorFilm
Jun’nosuke Kijima
1957
The Blue Mountains Part 2Film
Teacher Numata
1957
The Singing Tireless TownFilm
Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)
1956
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!Film
Ogata
★ 6.5
1956
Love on Rainbow IslandFilm
Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
★ 8.0
1956
Fighting Cha Cha GirlFilm
Hideyuki Tsutsumi
★ 8.0
1956
Jacks and JillsFilm
Kubota
★ 7.0
1956
Wharf with the Weeping GirlFilm
Ryūji
1956
Three Youngmen and a Dream GirlFilm
Kamura
1956
Engagement RingFilm
Yōichi Kurata
1956
Triumphant Song of YouthFilm
Akio Shimamura
1956
The Wife is a University StudentFilm
Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)
1956
A Strong Wind BlowsFilm
Shūji Ōma
1956
Runaway BrideFilm
1956
Morishige, where are you going?Film
Akira Wakayama
1956
Blue BudsFilm
Groom
1956
Eacape of FearFilm
Toshio Ogata
1955
Beast Man Snow ManFilm
Takeshi Iijima
★ 4.9
1955
All is WellFilm
Saitaro Okazaki
★ 10.0
1955
Frame of SnowFilm
Kikukawa Shinzō
★ 10.0
1955
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring RainFilm
Heizaemon Ujiie
★ 10.0
1955
All is Well 2Film
★ 10.0
1955
Young Love Conquers AllFilm
★ 7.0
1955
Bridal CandidatesFilm
Tsubasa Ipponsugi
1955
Tomboy Daughter DiaryFilm
Tsubasa Ipponsugi
1954
GodzillaFilm
Hideto Ogata
★ 7.6
1954
Bride in a Bathing SuitFilm
Masao Sakurai
1954
How the Bell of Liberty RingsFilm
Masuda Sotaro