Akira Takarada

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Akira Takarada

ACTING

1934-04-29

2022-03-14

Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Biography

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

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Biography

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

Best known for:

Filmography:

Godzilla poster

Godzilla(1954)

Hideto Ogata

How the Bell of Liberty Rings poster

How the Bell of Liberty Rings(1954)

Masuda Sotaro

Bride in a Bathing Suit poster

Bride in a Bathing Suit(1954)

Masao Sakurai

Beast Man Snow Man poster

Beast Man Snow Man(1955)

Takeshi Iijima

All is Well poster

All is Well(1955)

Saitaro Okazaki

Tomboy Daughter Diary poster

Tomboy Daughter Diary(1955)

Tsubasa Ipponsugi

Bridal Candidates poster

Bridal Candidates(1955)

Tsubasa Ipponsugi

Frame of Snow poster

Frame of Snow(1955)

Kikukawa Shinzō

New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain poster

New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain(1955)

Heizaemon Ujiie

Godzilla, King of the Monsters! poster

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!(1956)

Ogata

Jacks and Jills poster

Jacks and Jills(1956)

Kubota

Love on Rainbow Island poster

Love on Rainbow Island(1956)

Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani

Morishige, where are you going? poster

Morishige, where are you going?(1956)

Akira Wakayama

Eacape of Fear poster

Eacape of Fear(1956)

Toshio Ogata

Wharf with the Weeping Girl poster

Wharf with the Weeping Girl(1956)

Ryūji

Fighting Cha Cha Girl poster

Fighting Cha Cha Girl(1956)

Hideyuki Tsutsumi

Triumphant Song of Youth poster

Triumphant Song of Youth(1956)

Akio Shimamura

Blue Buds poster

Blue Buds(1956)

Groom

The Wife is a University Student poster

The Wife is a University Student(1956)

Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)

A Strong Wind Blows poster

A Strong Wind Blows(1956)

Shūji Ōma

Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl poster

Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl(1956)

Kamura

Engagement Ring poster

Engagement Ring(1956)

Yōichi Kurata

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman poster

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman(1957)

The Boy (Her Brother)

Price of Beauty poster

Price of Beauty(1957)

Koichi Yamawaki

Theme Song Performance

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 poster

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2(1957)

Tatsuo Ito

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean poster

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean(1957)

Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)

On Wings of Love poster

On Wings of Love(1957)

Hajime Kyosu

Birth of Romance poster

Birth of Romance(1957)

Ichirô Yabe

Reign of Terror poster

Reign of Terror(1957)

Jun’nosuke Kijima

A Town with a Mountain and River poster

A Town with a Mountain and River(1957)

Keisuke Yagi

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2 poster

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2(1957)

Maeda Keiichirō

Diary of a Successful Salaryman poster

Diary of a Successful Salaryman(1957)

Maeda Keiichirō

The Blue Mountains poster

The Blue Mountains(1957)

Mr. Numata

The Blue Mountains Part 2 poster

The Blue Mountains Part 2(1957)

Teacher Numata

Theme Song Performance

The Green Voyage poster

The Green Voyage(1957)

Keiji Takenaka (college student)

The Singing Tireless Town poster

The Singing Tireless Town(1957)

Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)

Schooldays poster

Schooldays(1957)

Takada Shinichi

Theme Song Performance

The Capital of Love poster

The Capital of Love(1958)

Kunio Murata

Theme Song Performance

Holiday in Tokyo poster

Holiday in Tokyo(1958)

George Tanaka

Yaji and Kita on the Road poster

Yaji and Kita on the Road(1958)

Akinosuke Takarai

Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring poster

Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring(1958)

Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)

Flower's Yearning poster

Flower's Yearning(1958)

Tsuda Shin'ichi

Romance and Rhythm poster

Romance and Rhythm(1958)

Tajima

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3 poster

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3(1958)

Keiichiro Maeda

The College Hero poster

The College Hero(1958)

Katsumi Kageyama

Theme Song Performance

The Big Boss poster

The Big Boss(1959)

Mineo Komatsu

Theme Song Performance

Samurai Saga poster

Samurai Saga(1959)

Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe

The Three Treasures poster

The Three Treasures(1959)

Prince Wakatarashi

Someday I'll Know poster

Someday I'll Know(1959)

Daisuke Kaneko

3 Dolls in College poster

3 Dolls in College(1959)

Shin'ichi Takada

The College Ruggers poster

The College Ruggers(1959)

Eiichi Miyake

Theme Song Performance

The Path Under the Platanes poster

The Path Under the Platanes(1959)

Theme Song Performance

Young Lovers poster

Young Lovers(1959)

Shuichi Nozaki

Daughters, Wives and a Mother poster

Daughters, Wives and a Mother(1960)

Reiji Sakanishi

Beyond the Hills poster

Beyond the Hills(1960)

Kentaro - Ueshima

Theme Song Performance

The Masterless 47 poster

The Masterless 47(1960)

Kohei Hayano

Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance poster

Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance(1960)

Mizukami Gorō

The 6th Suspect poster

The 6th Suspect(1960)

Shinsuke Arima

Singing in the Sun poster

Singing in the Sun(1960)

Moriyama Tadashi

Showdown on Pier No.3 poster

Showdown on Pier No.3(1960)

Takagi

The End of Summer poster

The End of Summer(1961)

Teramoto Tadashi

The Last War poster

The Last War(1961)

Takano

A Night in Hong Kong poster

A Night in Hong Kong(1961)

Hiroshi Tanaka

Different Sons poster

Different Sons(1961)

Kensuke Akagi

Chûshingura poster

Chûshingura(1962)

Gunpei Takada

A Wanderer's Notebook poster

A Wanderer's Notebook(1962)

Fukuya

The Wiser Age poster

The Wiser Age(1962)

Rokkakuya Kou

Woman of Design poster

Woman of Design(1962)

Kosuke Sakai

Star of Hong Kong poster

Star of Hong Kong(1962)

Hasegawa Toru

Me and Me poster

Me and Me(1962)

Akihiko Kinugasa

A Woman's Life poster

A Woman's Life(1963)

Koichi Shimizu

Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong poster

Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong(1963)

Yuichi Okamoto

Devices Stronger Than Women poster

Devices Stronger Than Women(1963)

Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)

Walleyed Nippon poster

Walleyed Nippon(1963)

Shin Moriyama

Daybreak Chorus poster

Daybreak Chorus(1963)

Kensuke Ukita

Mothra vs. Godzilla poster

Mothra vs. Godzilla(1964)

Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai

Invasion of Astro-Monster poster

Invasion of Astro-Monster(1965)

Astronaut Kazuo Fuji

Ironfinger poster

Ironfinger(1965)

Andrew Hoshino

The Longest Night poster

The Longest Night(1965)

田中清辉

The White Rose of Hong Kong poster

The White Rose of Hong Kong(1965)

Susumu Utsugi

Start Here poster

Start Here(1965)

Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep poster

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep(1966)

Yoshimura

The Daphne poster

The Daphne(1966)

Kudo

3 Raccoon Dogs poster

3 Raccoon Dogs(1966)

Michio Sasaki

More Than 10,000 Women But... poster

More Than 10,000 Women But...(1966)

Junichi Hasegawa

Big Wind from Tokyo poster

Big Wind from Tokyo(1966)

Ishinaka Sekijirō

King Kong Escapes poster

King Kong Escapes(1967)

Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura

Let's Go! Young Guy poster

Let's Go! Young Guy(1967)

Kou Kure

Golden Eyes poster

Golden Eyes(1968)

Andrew Hoshino

Latitude Zero poster

Latitude Zero(1969)

Dr. Ken Tashiro

Travels of Lord Mito poster

Travels of Lord Mito(1969)

Sukesaburô Sasaki

Godzilla poster

Godzilla(1977)

Ogata

The Audition poster

The Audition(1984)

Emcee

Tales of a Golden Geisha poster

Tales of a Golden Geisha(1990)

Inukai

Godzilla vs. Mothra poster

Godzilla vs. Mothra(1992)

Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion poster

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion(1992)

Kobayashi

My name is Reiko Shiratori! poster

My name is Reiko Shiratori!(1993)

Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father]

My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie poster

My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie(1995)

Kichitaro Shiratori

Woman in Witness Protection poster

Woman in Witness Protection(1997)

Police Commissioner

Watashi no Aozora poster

Watashi no Aozora(2000)

Joji Murai

Prince Shotoku poster

Prince Shotoku(2001)

Mononobe no Moriya

Prince Shōtoku poster

Prince Shōtoku(2001)

Prince Anahobe, Mononobe no Moriya

Godzilla: Final Wars poster

Godzilla: Final Wars(2004)

UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo

スピリットオブゴジラ～怪獣を演じた男たちの軌跡～ poster

スピリットオブゴジラ～怪獣を演じた男たちの軌跡～(2004)

ナレーション

Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary poster

Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary(2005)

Voiceover

Glory to the Filmmaker! poster

Glory to the Filmmaker!(2007)

Gentleman in a White Mercedes

Godzilla poster

Godzilla(2014)

Immigration Officer

Godzilla Battle Royale poster

Godzilla Battle Royale(2014)

Sec. General Fuji

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded poster

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded(2014)

Jafar (voice)

Keisei Saimin no Otoko poster

Keisei Saimin no Otoko(2015)

Ikeda Shigeaki

Bridge over Troubled Water poster

Bridge over Troubled Water(2018)

CEO Ogata

The Great Buddha Arrival poster

The Great Buddha Arrival(2018)

Narrator

Dance with Me poster

Dance with Me(2019)

Machin Ueda

Theme Song Performance

A World Without Cherry Blossoms poster

A World Without Cherry Blossoms(2022)

Keizo

Executive Producer