Akira Takarada
Acting1934Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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
Akira Takarada (April 29, 1934–March 14, 2022) was a Japanese film actor, best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.
2023Nikko StoryMovie
2022A World Without Cherry BlossomsMovieas Keizo · Executive Producer
2021War and Peace: Akira Takarada's TestimonyMovie2019Dance with MeMovieas Machin Ueda · Theme Song Performance
2019Yasuragi no Toki: MichiTV show1 episodes
2019The Dawn of Kaiju EigaMovieas Self - Actor
2019Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima RhapsodyMovie
2018The Great Buddha ArrivalMovieas Narrator
2018Bridge over Troubled WaterMovieas CEO Ogata
2015The Man of the Political EconomyMovie
2015Keisei Saimin no OtokoTV showas Shigeaki Ikeda · 5 episodes
2015Hail to the King: 60 Years of DestructionMovieas Himself
2014Godzilla Battle RoyaleMovieas Sec. General Fuji
2014Kingdom Hearts Re:codedMovieas Jafar (voice)
2014A Far PromiseMovie
2014The Cabin AttendantMovie2014GodzillaMovieas Immigration Officer
2013A Sparkle of LifeMovie
2011CarnationTV show151 episodes
2010Making of Godzilla vs. MothraMovieas Himself
2009Clouds Over the HillTV show5 episodes
2008Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special EffectsMovieas Himself
2008A Miracle of HakoneMovie
2007The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: GoodbyeMovie2007Glory to the Filmmaker!Movieas Gentleman in a White Mercedes
2005A Melody for My FatherMovie
2005FantastipoMovie
2005Mikio Naruse 100th Birth AnniversaryMovieas Voiceover2004Godzilla: Final WarsMovieas UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
2004The Spirit of GodzillaMovieas ナレーション
2004I Am a SardineMovie
2004Black CorridorMovie
2003FukumimiMovie
2001Prince ShotokuTV showas Mononobe no Moriya · 2 episodes
2001Prince ShōtokuMovieas Prince Anahobe · as Mononobe no Moriya
2001Shibuya Midnight War Dark StreetMovie
2000Tales of the UnusualMovie
2000Watashi no AozoraTV showas Joji Murai · 156 episodes
2000Road to the Don 12Movie
1999History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition CorpsMovie
1999History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2Movie
1998Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight HotelMovie
1997Woman in Witness ProtectionMovieas Police Commissioner
1996Sure Death 6Movie
1995My name is Reiko Shiratori! The MovieMovieas Kichitaro Shiratori
1994The man who became a billionaire.Movie1993My name is Reiko Shiratori!TV showas Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father] · 11 episodes1992Godzilla vs. MothraMovieas Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino1992AladdinMovieas ジャファー
1992PatioMovie
1992HomeworkTV show11 episodes1992Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese ExtortionMovieas Kobayashi1990Tales of a Golden GeishaMovieas Inukai
1985Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!Movie
1984The AuditionMovieas Emcee
1984Shinobu's TomorrowMovie
1983Legend of PlumeriaMovie
1981Love You Till I DieMovie
1980Nukata no ŌkimiTV show2 episodes1977GodzillaMovieas Ogata
1969Travels of Lord MitoMovieas Sukesaburô Sasaki1969Latitude ZeroMovieas Dr. Ken Tashiro
1968Imaginary ParadiseMovie
1968Golden EyesMovieas Andrew Hoshino
1968Devils-in-LawMovie1967King Kong EscapesMovieas Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
1967Let's Go! Young GuyMovieas Kou Kure1966Ebirah, Horror of the DeepMovieas Yoshimura
1966Big Wind from TokyoMovieas Ishinaka Sekijirō
1966The DaphneMovieas Kudo
19663 Raccoon DogsMovieas Michio Sasaki
1966More Than 10,000 Women But...Movieas Junichi Hasegawa1965Invasion of Astro-MonsterMovieas Astronaut Kazuo Fuji
1965IronfingerMovieas Andrew Hoshino
1965The White Rose of Hong KongMovieas Susumu Utsugi
1965Start HereMovieas Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)
1965The Longest NightMovieas 田中清辉
1964Blood and DiamondsMovie
1964Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best FriendsMovie1964Mothra vs. GodzillaMovieas Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
1964Mr. Giant's Victory FlagMovie
1963Daybreak ChorusMovieas Kensuke Ukita
1963A Woman's LifeMovieas Koichi Shimizu
1963Walleyed NipponMovieas Shin Moriyama
1963Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong KongMovieas Yuichi Okamoto
1963Devices Stronger Than WomenMovieas Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)
1962Anything For SuccessMovie1962ChûshinguraMovieas Gunpei Takada
1962A Wanderer's NotebookMovieas Fukuya
1962Let's Meet in Our DreamsMovie
1962Me and MeMovieas Akihiko Kinugasa
1962Star of Hong KongMovieas Hasegawa Toru
1962Breakthrough Course of Women in TroubleMovie
1962Long Way to OkinawaMovieTheme Song Performance
1962Shimizu Port Salaryman Part IIMovie
1962Woman of DesignMovieas Kosuke Sakai
1962The Wiser AgeMovieas Rokkakuya Kou
1961Different SonsMovieas Kensuke Akagi1961The End of SummerMovieas Teramoto Tadashi
1961The Last WarMovieas Takano
1961A Night in Hong KongMovieas Hiroshi Tanaka
1961The Masterless 47 – Part IIMovie
1961Taking a Success CourseMovie
1961Lovers of GinzaMovie
1960The Masterless 47Movieas Kohei Hayano
1960The 6th SuspectMovieas Shinsuke Arima
1960The Lovelorn GeishaMovie
1960The Dangerous KissMovie
1960Singing in the SunMovieas Moriyama Tadashi
1960Daughters, Wives and a MotherMovieas Reiji Sakanishi
1960The Storm of the PacificMovie
1960Showdown on Pier No.3Movieas Takagi
1960The Poem of the Blue StarMovie
1960Beyond the HillsMovieas Kentaro - Ueshima · Theme Song Performance
1960Modern Salaryman: Bushido RomanceMovieas Mizukami Gorō
1959Sazae-san, the Wayward WifeMovieas Ryota Kujira
1959The Three TreasuresMovieas Prince Wakatarashi
1959Young LoversMovieas Shuichi Nozaki
1959Someday I'll KnowMovieas Daisuke Kaneko
1959The College RuggersMovieas Eiichi Miyake · Theme Song Performance1959Samurai SagaMovieas Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
1959A Whistle in My HeartMovie
19593 Dolls in CollegeMovieas Shin'ichi Takada
1959The Big BossMovieas Mineo Komatsu · Theme Song Performance
1959The Path Under the PlatanesMovieTheme Song Performance
1958Bright Young MaidensMovie
1958The College HeroMovieas Katsumi Kageyama · Theme Song Performance
1958Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3Movieas Keiichiro Maeda
1958Diary of an Elegant Hot SpringMovieas Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)
1958Romance and RhythmMovieas Tajima
1958Flower's YearningMovieas Tsuda Shin'ichi
1958Yaji and Kita on the RoadMovieas Akinosuke Takarai
1958Holiday in TokyoMovieas George Tanaka
1958The Rise and Fall of a Jazz GirlMovieas himself
1958The Capital of LoveMovieas Kunio Murata · Theme Song Performance
1957The Green VoyageMovieas Keiji Takenaka (college student)
1957The Blue Mountains Part 2Movieas Teacher Numata · Theme Song Performance
1957Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2Movieas Maeda Keiichirō
1957The Blue MountainsMovieas Mr. Numata
1957SchooldaysMovieas Takada Shinichi · Theme Song Performance
1957On Wings of LoveMovieas Hajime Kyosu
1957A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2Movieas Tatsuo Ito
1957A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1Movie
1957Reign of TerrorMovieas Jun’nosuke Kijima
1957Diary of a Successful SalarymanMovieas Maeda Keiichirō
1957Half Human: The Story of the Abominable SnowmanMovieas The Boy (Her Brother)
1957Birth of RomanceMovieas Ichirô Yabe1957Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific OceanMovieas Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
1957Price of BeautyMovieas Koichi Yamawaki · Theme Song Performance
1957A Town with a Mountain and RiverMovieas Keisuke Yagi
1957The Paradise Island StoryMovie
1957The Singing Tireless TownMovieas Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)
1956Engagement RingMovieas Yōichi Kurata
1956A Strong Wind BlowsMovieas Shūji Ōma
1956Triumphant Song of YouthMovieas Akio Shimamura
1956Love on Rainbow IslandMovieas Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
1956Jacks and JillsMovieas Kubota
1956Eacape of FearMovieas Toshio Ogata
1956Morishige, where are you going?Movieas Akira Wakayama
1956Fighting Cha Cha GirlMovieas Hideyuki Tsutsumi
1956Wharf with the Weeping GirlMovieas Ryūji
1956Blue BudsMovieas Groom1956Godzilla, King of the Monsters!Movieas Ogata
1956Three Youngmen and a Dream GirlMovieas Kamura
1956The Wife is a University StudentMovieas Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)
1956Runaway BrideMovie
1955Young Love Conquers AllMovie
1955Beast Man Snow ManMovieas Takeshi Iijima
1955New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring RainMovieas Heizaemon Ujiie
1955Frame of SnowMovieas Kikukawa Shinzō
1955All is Well 2Movie
1955All is WellMovieas Saitaro Okazaki
1955Bridal CandidatesMovieas Tsubasa Ipponsugi
1955Tomboy Daughter DiaryMovieas Tsubasa Ipponsugi1954GodzillaMovieas Hideto Ogata
1954Bride in a Bathing SuitMovieas Masao Sakurai
1954How the Bell of Liberty RingsMovieas Masuda Sotaro