Akira Takarada
Known for acting · Born 29 April 1934 · Died 14 March 2022 · aged 87 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
187 credits
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
Godzilla
1954
Carnation
2011
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964
Watashi no Aozora
2000
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
King Kong Escapes
1967
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
Godzilla vs. Mothra
1992
Godzilla
1977
Latitude Zero
1969
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1992
Acting (175)
2023Nikko StoryFilm
2022A World Without Cherry BlossomsKeizoFilm
2021War and Peace: Akira Takarada's TestimonyFilm
2019Dance with MeMachin UedaFilm
2019The Dawn of Kaiju EigaSelf - ActorFilm
2019Yasuragi no Toki: MichiSeries
2019Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima RhapsodyFilm
2018The Great Buddha ArrivalNarratorFilm
2018Bridge over Troubled WaterCEO OgataFilm
2015Hail to the King: 60 Years of DestructionHimselfFilm
2015The Man of the Political EconomyFilm
2015Keisei Saimin no OtokoShigeaki Ikeda · 5 episodesSeries
2014GodzillaImmigration OfficerFilm
2014Godzilla Battle RoyaleSec. General FujiFilm
2014Kingdom Hearts Re:codedJafar (voice)Film
2014A Far PromiseFilm
2014The Cabin AttendantFilm
2013A Sparkle of LifeFilm
2011Carnation · 151 episodesSeries
2010Making of Godzilla vs. MothraHimselfFilm
2009Clouds Over the Hill · 5 episodesSeries
2008Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special EffectsHimselfFilm
2008A Miracle of HakoneFilm
2007Glory to the Filmmaker!Gentleman in a White MercedesFilm
2007The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: GoodbyeFilm
2005FantastipoFilm
2005Mikio Naruse 100th Birth AnniversaryVoiceoverFilm
2005A Melody for My FatherFilm
2004Godzilla: Final WarsUN Secretary General Naotarô DaigoFilm
2004The Spirit of GodzillaナレーションFilm
2004I Am a SardineFilm
2004Black CorridorFilm
2003FukumimiFilm
2001Prince ShotokuMononobe no Moriya · 2 episodesSeries
2001Prince ShōtokuPrince Anahobe, Mononobe no MoriyaFilm
2001Shibuya Midnight War Dark StreetFilm
2000Tales of the UnusualFilm
2000Watashi no AozoraJoji Murai · 156 episodesSeries
2000Road to the Don 12Film
1999History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2Film
1999History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition CorpsFilm
1998Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight HotelFilm
1997Woman in Witness ProtectionPolice CommissionerFilm
1996Sure Death 6Film
1995My name is Reiko Shiratori! The MovieKichitaro ShiratoriFilm
1994The man who became a billionaire.Film
1993My name is Reiko Shiratori!Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father] · 11 episodesSeries
1992Godzilla vs. MothraEnvironmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji MinaminoFilm
1992Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese ExtortionKobayashiFilm
1992PatioFilm
1992Homework · 11 episodesSeries
1990Tales of a Golden GeishaInukaiFilm
1985Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!Film
1984The AuditionEmceeFilm
1984Shinobu's TomorrowFilm
1983Legend of PlumeriaFilm
1981Love You Till I DieFilm
1980Nukata no Ōkimi · 2 episodesSeries
1977GodzillaOgataFilm
1969Latitude ZeroDr. Ken TashiroFilm
1969Travels of Lord MitoSukesaburô SasakiFilm
1968Golden EyesAndrew HoshinoFilm
1968Devils-in-LawFilm
1968Imaginary ParadiseFilm
1967King Kong EscapesLt. Commander Jiro NomuraFilm
1967Let's Go! Young GuyKou KureFilm
1966Ebirah, Horror of the DeepYoshimuraFilm
1966The DaphneKudoFilm
19663 Raccoon DogsMichio SasakiFilm
1966Big Wind from TokyoIshinaka SekijirōFilm
1966More Than 10,000 Women But...Junichi HasegawaFilm
1965Invasion of Astro-MonsterAstronaut Kazuo FujiFilm
1965IronfingerAndrew HoshinoFilm
1965The Longest Night田中清辉Film
1965The White Rose of Hong KongSusumu UtsugiFilm
1965Start HereKiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)Film
1964Mothra vs. GodzillaIchiro "Ichi" SakaiFilm
1964Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best FriendsFilm
1964Blood and DiamondsFilm
1964Mr. Giant's Victory FlagFilm
1963A Woman's LifeKoichi ShimizuFilm
1963Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong KongYuichi OkamotoFilm
1963Walleyed NipponShin MoriyamaFilm
1963Devices Stronger Than WomenShin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)Film
1963Daybreak ChorusKensuke UkitaFilm
1962ChûshinguraGunpei TakadaFilm
1962A Wanderer's NotebookFukuyaFilm
1962The Wiser AgeRokkakuya KouFilm
1962Woman of DesignKosuke SakaiFilm
1962Long Way to OkinawaFilm
1962Shimizu Port Salaryman Part IIFilm
1962Let's Meet in Our DreamsFilm
1962Anything For SuccessFilm
1962Star of Hong KongHasegawa ToruFilm
1962Me and MeAkihiko KinugasaFilm
1962Breakthrough Course of Women in TroubleFilm
1961The End of SummerTeramoto TadashiFilm
1961The Last WarTakanoFilm
1961Different SonsKensuke AkagiFilm
1961A Night in Hong KongHiroshi TanakaFilm
1961The Masterless 47 – Part IIFilm
1961Lovers of GinzaFilm
1961Taking a Success CourseFilm
1960Daughters, Wives and a MotherReiji SakanishiFilm
1960The Storm of the PacificFilm
1960The Lovelorn GeishaFilm
1960The Masterless 47Kohei HayanoFilm
1960The Dangerous KissFilm
1960Singing in the SunMoriyama TadashiFilm
1960Beyond the HillsKentaro - UeshimaFilm
1960The Poem of the Blue StarFilm
1960Modern Salaryman: Bushido RomanceMizukami GorōFilm
1960The 6th SuspectShinsuke ArimaFilm
1960Showdown on Pier No.3TakagiFilm
1959Samurai SagaJutaro [Jurota] KaribeFilm
1959The Three TreasuresPrince WakatarashiFilm
1959A Whistle in My HeartFilm
1959The Big BossMineo KomatsuFilm
1959Someday I'll KnowDaisuke KanekoFilm
19593 Dolls in CollegeShin'ichi TakadaFilm
1959The College RuggersEiichi MiyakeFilm
1959Sazae-san, the Wayward WifeRyota KujiraFilm
1959Young LoversShuichi NozakiFilm
1958Holiday in TokyoGeorge TanakaFilm
1958The Rise and Fall of a Jazz GirlhimselfFilm
1958Flower's YearningTsuda Shin'ichiFilm
1958Bright Young MaidensFilm
1958Romance and RhythmTajimaFilm
1958Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3Keiichiro MaedaFilm
1958The College HeroKatsumi KageyamaFilm
1958Yaji and Kita on the RoadAkinosuke TakaraiFilm
1958The Capital of LoveKunio MurataFilm
1958Diary of an Elegant Hot SpringShirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)Film
1957Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific OceanOgata (as Akiro Takarata)Film
1957Half Human: The Story of the Abominable SnowmanThe Boy (Her Brother)Film
1957Price of BeautyKoichi YamawakiFilm
1957A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2Tatsuo ItoFilm
1957A Town with a Mountain and RiverKeisuke YagiFilm
1957Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2Maeda KeiichirōFilm
1957Diary of a Successful SalarymanMaeda KeiichirōFilm
1957SchooldaysTakada ShinichiFilm
1957Birth of RomanceIchirô YabeFilm
1957The Paradise Island StoryFilm
1957On Wings of LoveHajime KyosuFilm
1957A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1Film
1957Reign of TerrorJun’nosuke KijimaFilm
1957The Blue MountainsMr. NumataFilm
1957The Blue Mountains Part 2Teacher NumataFilm
1957The Green VoyageKeiji Takenaka (college student)Film
1957The Singing Tireless TownYoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)Film
1956Godzilla, King of the Monsters!OgataFilm
1956Love on Rainbow IslandSainkichi 'Johannes' MatsutaniFilm
1956Jacks and JillsKubotaFilm
1956Fighting Cha Cha GirlHideyuki TsutsumiFilm
1956Runaway BrideFilm
1956Morishige, where are you going?Akira WakayamaFilm
1956Eacape of FearToshio OgataFilm
1956Wharf with the Weeping GirlRyūjiFilm
1956Triumphant Song of YouthAkio ShimamuraFilm
1956Blue BudsGroomFilm
1956The Wife is a University StudentTadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)Film
1956A Strong Wind BlowsShūji ŌmaFilm
1956Three Youngmen and a Dream GirlKamuraFilm
1956Engagement RingYōichi KurataFilm
1955Beast Man Snow ManTakeshi IijimaFilm
1955All is WellSaitaro OkazakiFilm
1955All is Well 2Film
1955Frame of SnowKikukawa ShinzōFilm
1955New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring RainHeizaemon UjiieFilm
1955Young Love Conquers AllFilm
1955Tomboy Daughter DiaryTsubasa IpponsugiFilm
1955Bridal CandidatesTsubasa IpponsugiFilm
1954GodzillaHideto OgataFilm
1954How the Bell of Liberty RingsMasuda SotaroFilm
1954Bride in a Bathing SuitMasao SakuraiFilm
Production (1)
2022A World Without Cherry BlossomsExecutive ProducerFilm
Sound (11)
2019Dance with MeTheme Song PerformanceFilm
1962Long Way to OkinawaTheme Song PerformanceFilm
1960Beyond the HillsTheme Song PerformanceFilm
1959The Big BossTheme Song PerformanceFilm
1959The College RuggersTheme Song PerformanceFilm
1959The Path Under the PlatanesTheme Song PerformanceFilm
1958The College HeroTheme Song PerformanceFilm
1958The Capital of LoveTheme Song PerformanceFilm
1957SchooldaysTheme Song PerformanceFilm
1957Price of BeautyTheme Song PerformanceFilm
1957The Blue Mountains Part 2Theme Song PerformanceFilm