Akira Takarada
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1934-04-29
Day of Death
2022-03-14 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
Harbin, China
Akira Takarada
Biography
Akira Takarada was a Japanese film actor best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.
Known For
Acting
(2022)
A World Without Cherry Blossoms
as Keizo
(2019)
Dance with Me
as Machin Ueda
(2019)
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
as Self - Actor
(2019)
(2018)
The Great Buddha Arrival
as Narrator
(2018)
Bridge over Troubled Water
as CEO Ogata
(2015)
(2015)
(2014)
Godzilla
as Immigration Officer
(2014)
(2014)
Godzilla Battle Royale
as Sec. General Fuji
(2013)
(2010)
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
as Himself
(2008)
(2007)
Glory to the Filmmaker!
as Gentleman in a White Mercedes
(2005)
(2005)
Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary
as Voiceover
(2004)
Godzilla: Final Wars
as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
(2001)
(2000)
(1997)
Woman in Witness Protection
as Police Commissioner
(1996)
(1995)
My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie
as Kichitaro Shiratori
(1992)
Godzilla vs. Mothra
as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
(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)
(1977)
Godzilla
as Ogata
(1969)
Latitude Zero
as Dr. Ken Tashiro
(1969)
Travels of Lord Mito
as Sukesaburô Sasaki
(1968)
Golden Eyes
as Andrew Hoshino
(1968)
(1968)
(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 White Rose of Hong Kong
as Susumu Utsugi
(1965)
The Longest Night
as 田中清辉
(1964)
Mothra vs. Godzilla
as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
(1964)
(1964)
(1963)
A Woman's Life
as Koichi Shimizu
(1963)
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
as Yuichi Okamoto
(1962)
Chûshingura
as Gunpei Takada
(1962)
The Wiser Age
as Rokkakuya Kou
(1962)
A Wanderer's Notebook
as Fukuya
(1962)
Woman of Design
as Kosuke Sakai
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
Star of Hong Kong
as Hasegawa Toru
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
Me and Me
as Akihiko Kinugasa
(1961)
The End of Summer
as Teramoto Tadashi
(1961)
The Last War
as Takano
(1961)
(1961)
Different Sons
as Kensuke Akagi
(1961)
A Night in Hong Kong
as Hiroshi Tanaka
(1961)
(1961)
(1960)
(1960)
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
as Reiji Sakanishi
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
The Masterless 47
as Kohei Hayano
(1960)
Beyond the Hills
as Kentaro - Ueshima
(1960)
(1959)
The Three Treasures
as Prince Wakatarashi
(1959)
The Big Boss
as Mineo Komatsu
(1959)
(1959)
Samurai Saga
as Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
(1959)
(1959)
Someday I'll Know
as Daisuke Kaneko
(1958)
Yaji and Kita on the Road
as Akinosuke Takarai
(1958)
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
as The Boy (Her Brother)
(1958)
A Holiday in Tokyo
as George Tanaka
(1958)
City of Love
as Kunio Murata
(1957)
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
(1957)
(1957)
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
as Tatsuo Ito
(1957)
(1957)
On Wings of Love
as Hajime Kyosu
(1957)
Price of Beauty
as Koichi Yamawaki
(1957)
Birth of Romance
as Ichirô Yabe
(1956)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as Ogata
(1956)
Jacks and Jills
as Kubota
(1956)
裸足の青春
as Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
(1956)
(1956)
Morishige, where are you going?
as Akira Wakayama
(1955)
Half Human
as Takeshi Iijima
(1955)
All is Well
as Saitaro Okazaki
(1955)
(1954)
Godzilla
as Hideto Ogata
(1954)
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
as Masuda Sotaro
Crew
(2022)
A World Without Cherry Blossoms
Executive Producer