Akira Takarada

Apr 29, 1934 - Mar 14, 2022 (87 years old) in Harbin, 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

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Watashi no Aozora

Joji Murai

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Carnation

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Godzilla

Immigration Officer

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Yasuragi no Toki: Michi

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Clouds Over the Hill

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Godzilla

Hideto Ogata

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Mothra vs. Godzilla

Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai

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3 Dolls in College

Shin'ichi Takada

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Devices Stronger Than Women

Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)

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Walleyed Nippon

Shin Moriyama

Credits

Nikko Story 2023

★ NR
A World Without Cherry Blossoms 2022

Keizo

★ 4
War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony 2021

★ NR
Dance with Me 2019

Machin Ueda

★ 7
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi 2019

★ 8
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga 2019

Self - Actor

★ 8.6
Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody 2019

★ NR
The Great Buddha Arrival 2018

Narrator

★ 6
Bridge over Troubled Water 2018

CEO Ogata

★ NR
The Man of the Political Economy 2015

★ NR
Keisei Saimin no Otoko 2015

Ikeda Shigeaki

★ NR
Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction 2015

Himself

★ 7
Godzilla Battle Royale 2014

Sec. General Fuji

★ 9.1
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded 2014

Jafar (voice)

★ 6.5
A Far Promise 2014

★ NR
The Cabin Attendant 2014

★ NR
A Sparkle of Life 2013

★ 9
Carnation 2011

★ 8.1
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra 2010

Himself

★ 9.3
Clouds Over the Hill 2009

★ 8.2
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects 2008

Himself

★ 8.5
A Miracle of Hakone 2008

★ NR
The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye 2007

★ NR
Glory to the Filmmaker! 2007

Gentleman in a White Mercedes

★ 6.3
A Melody for My Father 2005

★ NR
Fantastipo 2005

★ 6
Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary 2005

Voiceover

★ NR
Godzilla: Final Wars 2004

UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo

★ 7.1
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

★ 9
I Am a Sardine 2004

★ NR
Black Corridor 2004

★ NR
Fukumimi 2003

★ NR
Prince Shōtoku 2001

Prince Anahobe

★ NR
Prince Shotoku 2001

Mononobe no Moriya

★ 6
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street 2001

★ NR
Tales of the Unusual 2000

★ 6.6
Watashi no Aozora 2000

Joji Murai

★ 7
Road to the Don 12 2000

★ NR
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 1999

★ NR
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2 1999

★ NR
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel 1998

★ NR
Woman in Witness Protection 1997

Police Commissioner

★ 5.9
Sure Death 6 1996

★ NR
My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie 1995

Kichitaro Shiratori

★ 2
The man who became a billionaire. 1994

★ NR
My name is Reiko Shiratori! 1993

Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father]

★ 6
Godzilla vs. Mothra 1992

Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino

★ 6.9
Patio 1992

★ NR
Homework 1992

★ 5
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion 1992

Kobayashi

★ 6.7
Tales of a Golden Geisha 1990

Inukai

★ 6.1
Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON! 1985

★ NR
The Audition 1984

Emcee

★ NR
Shinobu's Tomorrow 1984

★ NR
Legend of Plumeria 1983

★ NR
Love You Till I Die 1981

★ NR
Nukata no Ōkimi 1980

★ NR
Travels of Lord Mito 1969

Sukesaburô Sasaki

★ NR
Latitude Zero 1969

Dr. Ken Tashiro

★ 5.8
Imaginary Paradise 1968

★ NR
Golden Eyes 1968

Andrew Hoshino

★ 6.5
Devils-in-Law 1968

★ NR
King Kong Escapes 1967

Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura

★ 6.2
Let's Go! Young Guy 1967

Kou Kure

★ 6
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep 1966

Yoshimura

★ 6.3
Big Wind from Tokyo 1966

Ishinaka Sekijirō

★ NR
The Daphne 1966

Kudo

★ NR
3 Raccoon Dogs 1966

Michio Sasaki

★ NR
More Than 10,000 Women But... 1966

Junichi Hasegawa

★ NR
Invasion of Astro-Monster 1965

Astronaut K. Fuji

★ 6.8
Ironfinger 1965

Andrew Hoshino

★ 6.2
The White Rose of Hong Kong 1965

Susumu Utsugi

★ NR
Start Here 1965

Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)

★ NR
The Longest Night 1965

田中清辉

★ NR
Blood and Diamonds 1964

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

★ NR
Mothra vs. Godzilla 1964

Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai

★ 7
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag 1964

★ NR
Daybreak Chorus 1963

Kensuke Ukita

★ NR
A Woman's Life 1963

Koichi Shimizu

★ 7
Walleyed Nippon 1963

Shin Moriyama

★ NR
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong 1963

Yuichi Okamoto

★ NR
Devices Stronger Than Women 1963

Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)

★ NR
Anything For Success 1962

★ NR
Chûshingura 1962

Gunpei Takada

★ 7.1
A Wanderer's Notebook 1962

Fukuya

★ 7.2
Let's Meet in Our Dreams 1962

★ NR
Me and Me 1962

Akihiko Kinugasa

★ NR
Star of Hong Kong 1962

Hasegawa Toru

★ NR
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble 1962

★ NR
Long Way to Okinawa 1962

★ NR
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II 1962

★ NR
Woman of Design 1962

Kosuke Sakai

★ 6.5
The Wiser Age 1962

Rokkakuya Kou

★ 7.3
Different Sons 1961

Kensuke Akagi

★ NR
The End of Summer 1961

Teramoto Tadashi

★ 7.5
The Last War 1961

Takano

★ 6.3
A Night in Hong Kong 1961

Hiroshi Tanaka

★ NR
The Masterless 47 – Part II 1961

★ NR
Taking a Success Course 1961

★ NR
Lovers of Ginza 1961

★ NR
The Masterless 47 1960

Kohei Hayano

★ NR
The 6th Suspect 1960

Shinsuke Arima

★ NR
The Lovelorn Geisha 1960

★ 6.3
The Dangerous Kiss 1960

★ NR
Singing in the Sun 1960

Moriyama Tadashi

★ NR
Daughters, Wives and a Mother 1960

Reiji Sakanishi

★ 7.1
The Storm of the Pacific 1960

★ 5.6
Showdown on Pier No.3 1960

Takagi

★ NR
The Poem of the Blue Star 1960

★ NR
Beyond the Hills 1960

Kentaro - Ueshima

★ NR
Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance 1960

Mizukami Gorō

★ NR
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife 1959

★ NR
The Three Treasures 1959

Prince Wakatarashi

★ 5.3
Young Lovers 1959

Shuichi Nozaki

★ NR
Someday I'll Know 1959

Daisuke Kaneko

★ NR
The College Ruggers 1959

Eiichi Miyake

★ NR
Samurai Saga 1959

Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe

★ 6.8
A Whistle in My Heart 1959

★ 6.3
3 Dolls in College 1959

Shin'ichi Takada

★ NR
The Big Boss 1959

Mineo Komatsu

★ 6.3
Bright Young Maidens 1958

★ NR
The College Hero 1958

Katsumi Kageyama

★ NR
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3 1958

Keiichiro Maeda

★ NR
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring 1958

Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)

★ NR
Romance and Rhythm 1958

Tajima

★ NR
Flower's Yearning 1958

Tsuda Shin'ichi

★ NR
Yaji and Kita on the Road 1958

Akinosuke Takarai

★ NR
Holiday in Tokyo 1958

George Tanaka

★ NR
The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl 1958

himself

★ NR
The Capital of Love 1958

Kunio Murata

★ NR
The Green Voyage 1957

Keiji Takenaka (college student)

★ NR
The Blue Mountains Part 2 1957

Teacher Numata

★ NR
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2 1957

Maeda Keiichirō

★ NR
The Blue Mountains 1957

Mr. Numata

★ NR
Schooldays 1957

Takada Shinichi

★ NR
On Wings of Love 1957

Hajime Kyosu

★ NR
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 1957

Tatsuo Ito

★ NR
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 1957

★ NR
Reign of Terror 1957

Jun’nosuke Kijima

★ NR
Diary of a Successful Salaryman 1957

Maeda Keiichirō

★ NR
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman 1957

The Boy (Her Brother)

★ 3
Birth of Romance 1957

Ichirô Yabe

★ NR
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean 1957

Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)

★ 8.6
Price of Beauty 1957

Koichi Yamawaki

★ NR
A Town with a Mountain and River 1957

Keisuke Yagi

★ NR
The Paradise Island Story 1957

★ NR
The Singing Tireless Town 1957

Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)

★ NR
Engagement Ring 1956

Yōichi Kurata

★ NR
A Strong Wind Blows 1956

Shūji Ōma

★ NR
Triumphant Song of Youth 1956

Akio Shimamura

★ NR
Love on Rainbow Island 1956

Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani

★ NR
Jacks and Jills 1956

Kubota

★ NR
Eacape of Fear 1956

Toshio Ogata

★ NR
Morishige, where are you going? 1956

Akira Wakayama

★ NR
Fighting Cha Cha Girl 1956

Hideyuki Tsutsumi

★ NR
Wharf with the Weeping Girl 1956

Ryūji

★ NR
Blue Buds 1956

Groom

★ NR
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! 1956

Ogata

★ 6.5
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl 1956

Kamura

★ NR
The Wife is a University Student 1956

Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)

★ NR
Runaway Bride 1956

★ NR
Young Love Conquers All 1955

★ NR
Beast Man Snow Man 1955

Takeshi Iijima

★ 4.6
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain 1955

Heizaemon Ujiie

★ NR
Frame of Snow 1955

Kikukawa Shinzō

★ NR
All is Well 2 1955

★ NR
All is Well 1955

Saitaro Okazaki

★ NR
Bridal Candidates 1955

Tsubasa Ipponsugi

★ NR
Tomboy Daughter Diary 1955

Tsubasa Ipponsugi

★ NR
Godzilla 1954

Hideto Ogata

★ 7.6
Bride in a Bathing Suit 1954

Masao Sakurai

★ NR
How the Bell of Liberty Rings 1954

Masuda Sotaro

★ NR