Akira Takarada

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1934-04-29

Place of Birth

Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Akira Takarada

Biography

Akira Takarada was a Japanese film actor best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.

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Known For

Godzilla

Godzilla

Godzilla: Final Wars

Godzilla: Final Wars

Carnation

Carnation

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Mothra vs. Godzilla

Mothra vs. Godzilla

Invasion of Astro-Monster

Invasion of Astro-Monster

King Kong Escapes

King Kong Escapes

Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

The End of Summer

The End of Summer

Acting History

A World Without Cherry Blossoms as Keizo

War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony

Dance with Me as Machin Ueda

Yasuragi no Toki: Michi

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga as Self - Actor

Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody

The Great Buddha Arrival as Narrator

Bridge over Troubled Water as CEO Ogata

The Man of the Political Economy

Keisei Saimin no Otoko as Ikeda Shigeaki

Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction as Himself

Godzilla Battle Royale as Sec. General Fuji

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded as Jafar (voice)

The Cabin Attendant

Godzilla as Immigration Officer

A Sparkle of Life

Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra as Himself

Clouds Over the Hill

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects as Himself

A Miracle of Hakone

The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye

Glory to the Filmmaker! as Gentleman in a White Mercedes

A Melody for My Father

Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary as Voiceover

Godzilla: Final Wars as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo

Prince Shōtoku as Prince Anahobe

Prince Shōtoku as Mononobe no Moriya

Prince Shotoku as Mononobe no Moriya

Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street

Tales of the Unusual

Watashi no Aozora as Joji Murai

Road to the Don 12

History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps

History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2

Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel

Woman in Witness Protection as Police Commissioner

My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie as Kichitaro Shiratori

The man who became a billionaire.

My name is Reiko Shiratori! as Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father]

Godzilla vs. Mothra as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino

Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion as Kobayashi

Tales of a Golden Geisha as Inukai

Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!

The Audition as Emcee

Shinobu's Tomorrow

Legend of Plumeria

Love You Till I Die

Nukata no Ōkimi

Godzilla as Ogata

Travels of Lord Mito as Sukesaburô Sasaki

Latitude Zero as Dr. Ken Tashiro

Imaginary Paradise

Golden Eyes as Andrew Hoshino

King Kong Escapes as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura

Let's Go! Young Guy as Kou Kure

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep as Yoshimura

Big Wind from Tokyo as Ishinaka Sekijirō

The Daphne as Kudo

3 Raccoon Dogs as Michio Sasaki

More Than 10,000 Women But... as Junichi Hasegawa

Invasion of Astro-Monster as Astronaut K. Fuji

Ironfinger as Andrew Hoshino

The White Rose of Hong Kong as Susumu Utsugi

Start Here as Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)

The Longest Night as 田中清辉

Blood and Diamonds

Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends

Mothra vs. Godzilla as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

Daybreak Chorus as Kensuke Ukita

A Woman's Life as Koichi Shimizu

Walleyed Nippon as Shin Moriyama

Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong as Yuichi Okamoto

Devices Stronger Than Women as Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)

Anything For Success

Chûshingura as Gunpei Takada

A Wanderer's Notebook as Fukuya

Let's Meet in Our Dreams

Me and Me as Akihiko Kinugasa

Star of Hong Kong as Hasegawa Toru

Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II

Long Way to Okinawa

Woman of Design as Kosuke Sakai

The Wiser Age as Rokkakuya Kou

Different Sons as Kensuke Akagi

The End of Summer as Teramoto Tadashi

The Last War as Takano

A Night in Hong Kong as Hiroshi Tanaka

The Masterless 47 – Part II

Taking a Success Course

Lovers of Ginza

The Masterless 47 as Kohei Hayano

The 6th Suspect as Shinsuke Arima

The Lovelorn Geisha

The Dangerous Kiss

Singing in the Sun as Moriyama Tadashi

Daughters, Wives and a Mother as Reiji Sakanishi

The Storm of the Pacific

Showdown on Pier No.3 as Takagi

The Poem of the Blue Star

Beyond the Hills as Kentaro - Ueshima

Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance as Mizukami Gorō

Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife

The Three Treasures as Prince Wakatarashi

Young Lovers as Shuichi Nozaki

Someday I'll Know as Daisuke Kaneko

The College Ruggers as Eiichi Miyake

Samurai Saga as Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe

A Whistle in My Heart

Three Dolls in College as Shin'ichi Takada

The Big Boss as Mineo Komatsu

Bright Young Maidens

The College Hero as Katsumi Kageyama

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3 as Keiichiro Maeda

Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring as Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)

Romance and Rhythm as Tajima

Flower's Yearning as Tsuda Shin'ichi

Yaji and Kita on the Road as Akinosuke Takarai

Holiday in Tokyo as George Tanaka

The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl as himself

City of Love as Kunio Murata

The Green Voyage as Keiji Takenaka (college student)

The Blue Mountains Part 2 as Teacher Numata

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2 as Maeda Keiichirō

The Blue Mountains as Mr. Numata

Schooldays as Takada Shinichi

On Wings of Love as Hajime Kyosu

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 as Tatsuo Ito

Reign of Terror as Jun’nosuke Kijima

Diary of a Successful Salaryman as Maeda Keiichirō

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman as The Boy (Her Brother)

Birth of Romance as Ichirô Yabe

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)

Price of Beauty as Koichi Yamawaki

A Town with a Mountain and River as Keisuke Yagi

The Paradise Island Story

The Singing Tireless Town as Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)

Engagement Ring as Yōichi Kurata

A Strong Wind Blows as Shūji Ōma

Triumphant Song of Youth as Akio Shimamura

Love on Rainbow Island as Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani

Jacks and Jills as Kubota

Eacape of Fear as Toshio Ogata

Morishige, where are you going? as Akira Wakayama

Fighting Cha Cha Girl as Hideyuki Tsutsumi

Wharf with the Weeping Girl as Ryūji

Blue Buds as Groom

Godzilla, King of the Monsters! as Ogata

Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl as Kamura

The Wife is a University Student as Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)

Young Love Conquers All

Beast Man Snow Man as Takeshi Iijima

New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain as Heizaemon Ujiie

Frame of Snow as Kikukawa Shinzō

All is Well as Saitaro Okazaki

Bridal Candidates as Tsubasa Ipponsugi

Tomboy Daughter Diary as Tsubasa Ipponsugi

Godzilla as Hideto Ogata

Bride in a Bathing Suit as Masao Sakurai

How the Bell of Liberty Rings as Masuda Sotaro