Akira Takarada
April 29, 1934 (90 years old) in Harbin, China
Akira Takarada was a Japanese film actor best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · A World Without Cherry Blossoms as Keizo
- 2019 · Dance with Me as Machin Ueda
- 2019 · Yasuragi no Toki: Michi as
- 2019 · The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga as Self - Actor
- 2019 · Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody as
- 2018 · The Great Buddha Arrival as Narrator
- 2018 · Bridge over Troubled Water as CEO Ogata
- 2015 · The Man of the Political Economy as
- 2015 · Keisei Saimin no Otoko as Ikeda Shigeaki
- 2015 · Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction as Himself
- 2014 · Godzilla Battle Royale as Sec. General Fuji
- 2014 · A Far Promise as
- 2014 · Godzilla as Immigration Officer
- 2013 · A Sparkle of Life as
- 2011 · Carnation as
- 2010 · Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra as Himself
- 2008 · Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects as Himself
- 2007 · Glory to the Filmmaker! as Gentleman in a White Mercedes
- 2005 · Fantastipo as
- 2005 · Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary as Voiceover
- 2004 · Godzilla: Final Wars as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
- 2001 · Prince Shotoku as Mononobe no Moriya
- 2000 · Watashi no Aozora as Joji Murai
- 2000 · Road to the Don 12 as
- 1997 · Woman in Witness Protection as Police Commissioner
- 1996 · Sure Death 6 as
- 1995 · My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie as Kichitaro Shiratori
- 1993 · My name is Reiko Shiratori! as Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father]
- 1992 · Godzilla vs. Mothra as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
- 1992 · Homework as
- 1992 · Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion as Kobayashi
- 1990 · Tales of a Golden Geisha as Inukai
- 1984 · The Audition as Emcee
- 1983 · Legend of Plumeria as
- 1980 · Nukata no Ōkimi as
- 1977 · Godzilla as Ogata
- 1969 · Travels of Lord Mito as Sukesaburô Sasaki
- 1969 · Latitude Zero as Dr. Ken Tashiro
- 1968 · 空想天国 as
- 1968 · Golden Eyes as Andrew Hoshino
- 1968 · Devils-in-Law as
- 1967 · King Kong Escapes as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
- 1967 · Let's Go! Young Guy as Kou Kure
- 1966 · Ebirah, Horror of the Deep as Yoshimura
- 1966 · The Daphne as Kudo
- 1965 · Invasion of Astro-Monster as Astronaut K. Fuji
- 1965 · Ironfinger as Andrew Hoshino
- 1965 · The Longest Night as 田中清辉
- 1964 · Blood and Diamonds as
- 1964 · Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: Sannin yoreba as
- 1964 · Mothra vs. Godzilla as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
- 1963 · A Woman's Life as Koichi Shimizu
- 1963 · Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong as Yuichi Okamoto
- 1962 · Gekkyū dorobō as
- 1962 · 47 Ronin as Gunpei Takada
- 1962 · A Wanderer's Notebook as Fukuya
- 1962 · Yume de aimasho as
- 1962 · Me and Me as Akihiko Kinugasa
- 1962 · Star of Hong Kong as Hasegawa Toru
- 1962 · 女難コースを突破せよ as
- 1962 · Long Way to Okinawa as
- 1962 · 続サラリーマン清水港 as
- 1962 · Woman of Design as Kosuke Sakai
- 1962 · The Wiser Age as Rokkakuya Kou
- 1961 · Different Sons as Kensuke Akagi
- 1961 · The End of Summer as Teramoto Tadashi
- 1961 · The Last War as Takano
- 1961 · A Night in Hong Kong as Hiroshi Tanaka
- 1961 · The Masterless 47 – Part II as
- 1960 · The Masterless 47 as Kohei Hayano
- 1960 · The Lovelorn Geisha as
- 1960 · The Dangerous Kiss as
- 1960 · Daughters, Wives and a Mother as Reiji Sakanishi
- 1960 · The Storm of the Pacific as
- 1960 · Beyond the Hills as Kentaro - Ueshima
- 1959 · Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife as
- 1959 · The Three Treasures as Prince Wakatarashi
- 1959 · Someday I'll Know as Daisuke Kaneko
- 1959 · Samurai Saga as Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
- 1959 · A Whistle in My Heart as
- 1959 · The Big Boss as Mineo Komatsu
- 1958 · Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman as The Boy (Her Brother)
- 1958 · Yaji and Kita on the Road as Akinosuke Takarai
- 1958 · City of Love as Kunio Murata
- 1957 · On Wings of Love as Hajime Kyosu
- 1957 · A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 as Tatsuo Ito
- 1957 · A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 as
- 1957 · Birth of Romance as Ichirô Yabe
- 1957 · Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
- 1957 · Price of Beauty as Koichi Yamawaki
- 1957 · The Paradise Island Story as
- 1956 · 裸足の青春 as Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
- 1956 · Jacks and Jills as Kubota
- 1956 · Morishige, where are you going? as Akira Wakayama
- 1956 · Godzilla, King of the Monsters! as Ogata
- 1956 · Nigetekita hanayome as
- 1955 · Half Human as Takeshi Iijima
- 1955 · All is Well 2 as
- 1955 · All is Well as Saitaro Okazaki
- 1954 · Godzilla as Hideto Ogata