Akira Takarada
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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
Credits
Godzilla (2014)
as Immigration Officer
Godzilla (1954)
as Hideto Ogata
Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
as Astronaut Kazuo Fuji
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
Love You Till I Die (1981)
Actor
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
as Ogata
The End of Summer (1961)
as Teramoto Tadashi
Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded (2014)
as Jafar (voice)
King Kong Escapes (1967)
as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
as Yoshimura
Chûshingura (1962)
as Gunpei Takada
Godzilla (1977)
as Ogata
The Three Treasures (1959)
as Prince Wakatarashi
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1957)
as The Boy (Her Brother)
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean (1957)
as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
Woman in Witness Protection (1997)
as Police Commissioner
The Storm of the Pacific (1960)
Actor
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga (2019)
as Self - Actor
Dance with Me (2019)
as Machin Ueda
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (2008)
as Himself
Latitude Zero (1969)
as Dr. Ken Tashiro
The Last War (1961)
as Takano
Frame of Snow (1955)
as Kikukawa Shinzō
Sure Death 6 (1996)
Actor
Tales of the Unusual (2000)
Actor
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992)
as Kobayashi
Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990)
as Inukai
Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007)
as Gentleman in a White Mercedes
Star of Hong Kong (1962)
as Hasegawa Toru
A Wanderer's Notebook (1962)
as Fukuya
The Daphne (1966)
as Kudo
The Cabin Attendant (2014)
Actor
A Woman's Life (1963)
as Koichi Shimizu
Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960)
as Reiji Sakanishi
Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody (2019)
Actor
A Night in Hong Kong (1961)
as Hiroshi Tanaka
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II (1962)
Actor
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 (1957)
Actor
The Big Boss (1959)
as Mineo Komatsu
The Spirit of Godzilla (2004)
as ナレーション
Devils-in-Law (1968)
Actor
Morishige, where are you going? (1956)
as Akira Wakayama
Me and Me (1962)
as Akihiko Kinugasa
The Masterless 47 (1960)
as Kohei Hayano
The Wiser Age (1962)
as Rokkakuya Kou
Engagement Ring (1956)
as Yōichi Kurata
A Whistle in My Heart (1959)
Actor
Beast Man Snow Man (1955)
as Takeshi Iijima
Shinobu's Tomorrow (1984)
Actor
Legend of Plumeria (1983)
Actor
The Paradise Island Story (1957)
Actor
Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction (2015)
as Himself
The Longest Night (1965)
as 田中清辉
Golden Eyes (1968)
as Andrew Hoshino
Samurai Saga (1959)
as Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
A World Without Cherry Blossoms (2022)
as Keizo
The Masterless 47 – Part II (1961)
Actor
Schooldays (1957)
as Takada Shinichi
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra (2010)
as Himself
Ironfinger (1965)
as Andrew Hoshino
The Lovelorn Geisha (1960)
Actor
Let's Go! Young Guy (1967)
as Kou Kure
Fantastipo (2005)
Actor
The Dangerous Kiss (1960)
Actor
All is Well 2 (1955)
Actor
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl (1956)
as Kamura
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag (1964)
Actor
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife (1959)
as Ryota Kujira
The Great Buddha Arrival (2018)
as Narrator
Taking a Success Course (1961)
Actor
More Than 10,000 Women But... (1966)
as Junichi Hasegawa
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 (1957)
as Tatsuo Ito
All is Well (1955)
as Saitaro Okazaki
Showdown on Pier No.3 (1960)
as Takagi
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring (1958)
as Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)
The Man of the Political Economy (2015)
Actor
Patio (1992)
Actor
Beyond the Hills (1960)
as Kentaro - Ueshima
Different Sons (1961)
as Kensuke Akagi
The White Rose of Hong Kong (1965)
as Susumu Utsugi
Yaji and Kita on the Road (1958)
as Akinosuke Takarai
The College Hero (1958)
as Katsumi Kageyama
My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie (1995)
as Kichitaro Shiratori
The Blue Mountains (1957)
as Mr. Numata
Woman of Design (1962)
as Kosuke Sakai
Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON! (1985)
Actor
Holiday in Tokyo (1958)
as George Tanaka
The College Ruggers (1959)
as Eiichi Miyake
Young Love Conquers All (1955)
Actor
Blood and Diamonds (1964)
Actor
Devices Stronger Than Women (1963)
as Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble (1962)
Actor
Love on Rainbow Island (1956)
as Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
3 Raccoon Dogs (1966)
as Michio Sasaki
3 Dolls in College (1959)
as Shin'ichi Takada
Bright Young Maidens (1958)
Actor
The Audition (1984)
as Emcee
Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance (1960)
as Mizukami Gorō
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel (1998)
Actor
A Far Promise (2014)
Actor
Fukumimi (2003)
Actor
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong (1963)
as Yuichi Okamoto
Walleyed Nippon (1963)
as Shin Moriyama
Long Way to Okinawa (1962)
Actor
Bride in a Bathing Suit (1954)
as Masao Sakurai
Jacks and Jills (1956)
as Kubota
Travels of Lord Mito (1969)
as Sukesaburô Sasaki
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3 (1958)
as Keiichiro Maeda
Lovers of Ginza (1961)
Actor
The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye (2007)
Actor
Start Here (1965)
as Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)
Let's Meet in Our Dreams (1962)
Actor
Big Wind from Tokyo (1966)
as Ishinaka Sekijirō
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2 (1999)
Actor
Imaginary Paradise (1968)
Actor
The Green Voyage (1957)
as Keiji Takenaka (college student)
A Sparkle of Life (2013)
Actor
Someday I'll Know (1959)
as Daisuke Kaneko
Black Corridor (2004)
Actor
The Wife is a University Student (1956)
as Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)
A Town with a Mountain and River (1957)
as Keisuke Yagi
Diary of a Successful Salaryman (1957)
as Maeda Keiichirō
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain (1955)
as Heizaemon Ujiie
How the Bell of Liberty Rings (1954)
as Masuda Sotaro
Singing in the Sun (1960)
as Moriyama Tadashi
A Strong Wind Blows (1956)
as Shūji Ōma
Price of Beauty (1957)
as Koichi Yamawaki
The Capital of Love (1958)
as Kunio Murata
Prince Shōtoku (2001)
as Prince Anahobe
Road to the Don 12 (2000)
Actor
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street (2001)
Actor
The Poem of the Blue Star (1960)
Actor
Young Lovers (1959)
as Shuichi Nozaki
Anything For Success (1962)
Actor
Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends (1964)
Actor
Blue Buds (1956)
as Groom
On Wings of Love (1957)
as Hajime Kyosu
Runaway Bride (1956)
Actor
Daybreak Chorus (1963)
as Kensuke Ukita
The Blue Mountains Part 2 (1957)
as Teacher Numata
Bridge over Troubled Water (2018)
as CEO Ogata
The 6th Suspect (1960)
as Shinsuke Arima
Godzilla Battle Royale (2014)
as Sec. General Fuji
Reign of Terror (1957)
as Jun’nosuke Kijima
The man who became a billionaire. (1994)
Actor
Flower's Yearning (1958)
as Tsuda Shin'ichi
I Am a Sardine (2004)
Actor
Eacape of Fear (1956)
as Toshio Ogata
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2 (1957)
as Maeda Keiichirō
A Melody for My Father (2005)
Actor
Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary (2005)
as Voiceover
Nikko Story (2023)
Actor
The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl (1958)
as himself
Birth of Romance (1957)
as Ichirô Yabe
The Singing Tireless Town (1957)
as Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)
Tomboy Daughter Diary (1955)
as Tsubasa Ipponsugi
A Miracle of Hakone (2008)
Actor
War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony (2021)
Actor
Fighting Cha Cha Girl (1956)
as Hideyuki Tsutsumi
Triumphant Song of Youth (1956)
as Akio Shimamura
Bridal Candidates (1955)
as Tsubasa Ipponsugi
Romance and Rhythm (1958)
as Tajima
Wharf with the Weeping Girl (1956)
as Ryūji
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps (1999)
Actor