
Akira Takarada
Known for Acting · 175 credits
- Born
- 1934-04-29
- Died
- 2022-03-14
- Place of birth
- Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
- Also known as
- Акира Такарада · آکیرا تاکارادا
Biography
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
TV Shows (9)
Movies (166)

Godzilla
2014
as Immigration Officer

Godzilla
1954
as Hideto Ogata

Godzilla: Final Wars
2004
as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo

Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965
as Astronaut Kazuo Fuji

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
as Ogata

Godzilla vs. Mothra
1992
as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
as Yoshimura

Godzilla
1977
as Ogata

Love You Till I Die
1981

Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964
as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai

The Three Treasures
1959
as Prince Wakatarashi

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1992
as Kobayashi

Tales of the Unusual
2000

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)

Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
as Reiji Sakanishi

King Kong Escapes
1967
as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
2008
as Himself

The End of Summer
1961
as Teramoto Tadashi

Chûshingura
1962
as Gunpei Takada

Woman in Witness Protection
1997
as Police Commissioner

Latitude Zero
1969
as Dr. Ken Tashiro

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957
as The Boy (Her Brother)

The Storm of the Pacific
1960

Glory to the Filmmaker!
2007
as Gentleman in a White Mercedes

The Capital of Love
1958
as Kunio Murata

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019
as Self - Actor

A Wanderer's Notebook
1962
as Fukuya

A Far Promise
2014

Holiday in Tokyo
1958
as George Tanaka

Sure Death 6
1996

Flower's Yearning
1958
as Tsuda Shin'ichi

Let's Meet in Our Dreams
1962

A Whistle in My Heart
1959

Dance with Me
2019
as Machin Ueda

A Woman's Life
1963
as Koichi Shimizu

All is Well
1955
as Saitaro Okazaki

Someday I'll Know
1959
as Daisuke Kaneko

Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990
as Inukai

The Cabin Attendant
2014

Prince Shōtoku
2001
as Prince Anahobe / Mononobe no Moriya

Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
2019

The Masterless 47
1960
as Kohei Hayano

Travels of Lord Mito
1969
as Sukesaburô Sasaki

The Lovelorn Geisha
1960

Devils-in-Law
1968

The Big Boss
1959
as Mineo Komatsu

The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961

Bright Young Maidens
1958

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962

The Daphne
1966
as Kudo

Woman of Design
1962
as Kosuke Sakai

Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998

The Wiser Age
1962
as Rokkakuya Kou

Ironfinger
1965
as Andrew Hoshino

All is Well 2
1955

Runaway Bride
1956

Star of Hong Kong
1962
as Hasegawa Toru

The Great Buddha Arrival
2018
as Narrator

Golden Eyes
1968
as Andrew Hoshino

The Man of the Political Economy
2015

Beast Man Snow Man
1955
as Takeshi Iijima

The Paradise Island Story
1957

Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction
2015
as Himself

Legend of Plumeria
1983

The Last War
1961
as Takano

Different Sons
1961
as Kensuke Akagi

Love on Rainbow Island
1956
as Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani

A Night in Hong Kong
1961
as Hiroshi Tanaka

Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
2010
as Himself

3 Dolls in College
1959
as Shin'ichi Takada

Jacks and Jills
1956
as Kubota

Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends
1964

Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
1958
as Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)

Let's Go! Young Guy
1967
as Kou Kure

History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2
1999

Beyond the Hills
1960
as Kentaro - Ueshima

How the Bell of Liberty Rings
1954
as Masuda Sotaro

Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958
as Akinosuke Takarai

Lovers of Ginza
1961

Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
1956
as Kamura

The Dangerous Kiss
1960

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957

The Audition
1984
as Emcee

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
2014
as Jafar (voice)

Anything For Success
1962

Imaginary Paradise
1968

Blood and Diamonds
1964

Bridge over Troubled Water
2018
as CEO Ogata

The White Rose of Hong Kong
1965
as Susumu Utsugi

Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance
1960
as Mizukami Gorō

Fantastipo
2005

A World Without Cherry Blossoms
2022
as Keizo

Long Way to Okinawa
1962

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
1957
as Tatsuo Ito

Devices Stronger Than Women
1963
as Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)

Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
1959

Morishige, where are you going?
1956
as Akira Wakayama

Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
1962

The Poem of the Blue Star
1960

Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
1963
as Yuichi Okamoto

Me and Me
1962
as Akihiko Kinugasa

Bridal Candidates
1955
as Tsubasa Ipponsugi

Engagement Ring
1956
as Yōichi Kurata

New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
1955
as Heizaemon Ujiie

Start Here
1965
as Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)

Road to the Don 12
2000

Diary of a Successful Salaryman
1957
as Maeda Keiichirō

A Sparkle of Life
2013

The Blue Mountains Part 2
1957
as Teacher Numata

The Green Voyage
1957
as Keiji Takenaka (college student)

Samurai Saga
1959
as Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe

Price of Beauty
1957
as Koichi Yamawaki

My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie
1995
as Kichitaro Shiratori

Reign of Terror
1957
as Jun’nosuke Kijima

Birth of Romance
1957
as Ichirô Yabe

Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary
2005
as Voiceover

Black Corridor
2004

Frame of Snow
1955
as Kikukawa Shinzō

Walleyed Nippon
1963
as Shin Moriyama
About Akira Takarada
Akira Takarada (April 29, 1934–March 14, 2022) was a Japanese film actor, best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series. With 175 credits spanning from 1954 to 2023, Akira Takarada has appeared in 166 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Akira Takarada Movies
- Godzilla (2014) — as Immigration Officer
- Godzilla (1954) — as Hideto Ogata
- Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) — as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) — as Astronaut Kazuo Fuji
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) — as Ogata
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