People
Akira Takarada
Biography:
Akira Takarada (April 29, 1934–March 14, 2022) was a Japanese film actor, best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.
Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Nikko Story | 2023-04-16 |
| A World Without Cherry Blossoms as Keizo | 2022-04-01 |
| War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony | 2021-12-10 |
| Dance with Me as Machin Ueda | 2019-08-16 |
| The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga as Self - Actor | 2019-04-02 |
| Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody | 2019-03-09 |
| The Great Buddha Arrival as Narrator | 2018-12-15 |
| Bridge over Troubled Water as CEO Ogata | 2018-06-30 |
| The Man of the Political Economy | 2015-09-19 |
| Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction as Himself | 2015-07-11 |
| Godzilla Battle Royale as Sec. General Fuji | 2014-11-06 |
| Kingdom Hearts Re:coded as Jafar (voice) | 2014-10-02 |
| A Far Promise | 2014-08-25 |
| The Cabin Attendant | 2014-07-07 |
| Godzilla as Immigration Officer | 2014-05-14 |
| A Sparkle of Life | 2013-11-16 |
| Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra as Himself | 2010-01-22 |
| Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects as Himself | 2008-08-03 |
| A Miracle of Hakone | 2008-02-16 |
| The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye | 2007-11-10 |
| Glory to the Filmmaker! as Gentleman in a White Mercedes | 2007-06-02 |
| A Melody for My Father | 2005-11-30 |
| Fantastipo | 2005-02-10 |
| Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary as Voiceover | 2005-01-01 |
| Godzilla: Final Wars as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo | 2004-12-04 |
| スピリット オブ ゴジラ ~怪獣を演じた男たちの軌跡~ as ナレーション | 2004-11-03 |
| I Am a Sardine | 2004-04-29 |
| Black Corridor | 2004-03-23 |
| Fukumimi | 2003-09-13 |
| Prince Shōtoku as Mononobe no Moriya | 2001-11-10 |
| Prince Shōtoku as Prince Anahobe | 2001-11-10 |
| Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street | 2001-01-01 |
| Tales of the Unusual | 2000-11-03 |
| Road to the Don 12 | 2000-03-31 |
| History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps | 1999-01-16 |
| History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2 | 1999-01-01 |
| Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel | 1998-02-21 |
| Woman in Witness Protection as Police Commissioner | 1997-09-27 |
| Sure Death 6 | 1996-05-25 |
| My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie as Kichitaro Shiratori | 1995-08-19 |
| The man who became a billionaire. | 1994-01-01 |
| Godzilla vs. Mothra as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino | 1992-12-12 |
| Patio | 1992-11-14 |
| Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion as Kobayashi | 1992-05-16 |
| Tales of a Golden Geisha as Inukai | 1990-06-02 |
| Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON! | 1985-02-09 |
| The Audition as Emcee | 1984-11-17 |
| Shinobu's Tomorrow | 1984-11-10 |
| Legend of Plumeria | 1983-07-02 |
| Love You Till I Die | 1981-06-06 |
| Godzilla as Ogata | 1977-01-01 |
| Travels of Lord Mito as Sukesaburô Sasaki | 1969-11-01 |
| Latitude Zero as Dr. Ken Tashiro | 1969-07-26 |
| Imaginary Paradise | 1968-08-14 |
| Golden Eyes as Andrew Hoshino | 1968-03-16 |
| Devils-in-Law | 1968-01-14 |
| King Kong Escapes as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura | 1967-07-22 |
| Let's Go! Young Guy as Kou Kure | 1967-01-01 |
| Ebirah, Horror of the Deep as Yoshimura | 1966-12-17 |
| Big Wind from Tokyo as Ishinaka Sekijirō | 1966-12-07 |
| The Daphne as Kudo | 1966-10-01 |
| 3 Raccoon Dogs as Michio Sasaki | 1966-08-31 |
| More Than 10,000 Women But... as Junichi Hasegawa | 1966-02-12 |
| Invasion of Astro-Monster as Astronaut K. Fuji | 1965-12-19 |
| Ironfinger as Andrew Hoshino | 1965-12-05 |
| The White Rose of Hong Kong as Susumu Utsugi | 1965-08-25 |
| Start Here as Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband) | 1965-04-14 |
| The Longest Night as 田中清辉 | 1965-01-01 |
| Blood and Diamonds | 1964-07-01 |
| Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends | 1964-05-16 |
| Mothra vs. Godzilla as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai | 1964-04-29 |
| Mr. Giant's Victory Flag | 1964-02-12 |
| Daybreak Chorus as Kensuke Ukita | 1963-12-08 |
| A Woman's Life as Koichi Shimizu | 1963-11-16 |
| Walleyed Nippon as Shin Moriyama | 1963-09-02 |
| Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong as Yuichi Okamoto | 1963-06-30 |
| Devices Stronger Than Women as Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff) | 1963-01-15 |
| Anything For Success | 1962-12-08 |
| Chûshingura as Gunpei Takada | 1962-11-03 |
| A Wanderer's Notebook as Fukuya | 1962-09-29 |
| Let's Meet in Our Dreams | 1962-09-15 |
| Me and Me as Akihiko Kinugasa | 1962-08-11 |
| Star of Hong Kong as Hasegawa Toru | 1962-07-14 |
| Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble | 1962-04-01 |
| Long Way to Okinawa | 1962-03-07 |
| Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II | 1962-03-07 |
| Woman of Design as Kosuke Sakai | 1962-01-28 |
| The Wiser Age as Rokkakuya Kou | 1962-01-14 |
| Different Sons as Kensuke Akagi | 1961-11-12 |
| The End of Summer as Teramoto Tadashi | 1961-10-29 |
| The Last War as Takano | 1961-10-08 |
| A Night in Hong Kong as Hiroshi Tanaka | 1961-07-01 |
| The Masterless 47 – Part II | 1961-02-25 |
| Taking a Success Course | 1961-01-26 |
| Lovers of Ginza | 1961-01-15 |
| The Masterless 47 as Kohei Hayano | 1960-12-25 |
| The 6th Suspect as Shinsuke Arima | 1960-11-29 |
| The Lovelorn Geisha | 1960-07-12 |
| The Dangerous Kiss | 1960-06-26 |
| Singing in the Sun as Moriyama Tadashi | 1960-06-15 |
| Daughters, Wives and a Mother as Reiji Sakanishi | 1960-05-21 |
| The Storm of the Pacific | 1960-04-26 |
| Showdown on Pier No.3 as Takagi | 1960-04-17 |
| The Poem of the Blue Star | 1960-02-28 |
| Beyond the Hills as Kentaro - Ueshima | 1960-02-02 |
| Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance as Mizukami Gorō | 1960-01-27 |
| Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife | 1959-12-26 |
| The Three Treasures as Prince Wakatarashi | 1959-11-01 |
| Young Lovers as Shuichi Nozaki | 1959-10-06 |
| Someday I'll Know as Daisuke Kaneko | 1959-09-08 |
| The College Ruggers as Eiichi Miyake | 1959-06-28 |
| Samurai Saga as Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe | 1959-04-28 |
| A Whistle in My Heart | 1959-03-29 |
| 3 Dolls in College as Shin'ichi Takada | 1959-03-03 |
| The Big Boss as Mineo Komatsu | 1959-01-15 |
| Bright Young Maidens | 1958-10-07 |
| The College Hero as Katsumi Kageyama | 1958-09-30 |
| Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3 as Keiichiro Maeda | 1958-09-16 |
| Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring as Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband) | 1958-08-19 |
| Romance and Rhythm as Tajima | 1958-08-12 |
| Flower's Yearning as Tsuda Shin'ichi | 1958-08-05 |
| Yaji and Kita on the Road as Akinosuke Takarai | 1958-04-29 |
| Holiday in Tokyo as George Tanaka | 1958-04-15 |
| The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl as himself | 1958-01-29 |
| The Capital of Love as Kunio Murata | 1958-01-21 |
| The Green Voyage as Keiji Takenaka (college student) | 1957-12-01 |
| The Blue Mountains Part 2 as Teacher Numata | 1957-11-19 |
| Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2 as Maeda Keiichirō | 1957-11-12 |
| The Blue Mountains as Mr. Numata | 1957-10-27 |
| Schooldays as Takada Shinichi | 1957-09-22 |
| On Wings of Love as Hajime Kyosu | 1957-07-13 |
| A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 | 1957-07-09 |
| A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 as Tatsuo Ito | 1957-07-09 |
| Reign of Terror as Jun’nosuke Kijima | 1957-06-26 |
| Diary of a Successful Salaryman as Maeda Keiichirō | 1957-06-19 |
| Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman as The Boy (Her Brother) | 1957-05-17 |
| Birth of Romance as Ichirô Yabe | 1957-05-15 |
| Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata) | 1957-03-14 |
| Price of Beauty as Koichi Yamawaki | 1957-03-13 |
| A Town with a Mountain and River as Keisuke Yagi | 1957-02-12 |
| The Paradise Island Story | 1957-01-29 |
| The Singing Tireless Town as Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director) | 1957-01-09 |
| Engagement Ring as Yōichi Kurata | 1956-11-20 |
| A Strong Wind Blows as Shūji Ōma | 1956-11-13 |
| Triumphant Song of Youth as Akio Shimamura | 1956-10-24 |
| Love on Rainbow Island as Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani | 1956-10-16 |
| Jacks and Jills as Kubota | 1956-08-15 |
| Eacape of Fear as Toshio Ogata | 1956-07-26 |
| Morishige, where are you going? as Akira Wakayama | 1956-06-14 |
| Fighting Cha Cha Girl as Hideyuki Tsutsumi | 1956-05-24 |
| Wharf with the Weeping Girl as Ryūji | 1956-05-17 |
| Blue Buds as Groom | 1956-05-03 |
| Godzilla, King of the Monsters! as Ogata | 1956-04-27 |
| Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl as Kamura | 1956-04-25 |
| The Wife is a University Student as Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain) | 1956-02-26 |
| Runaway Bride | 1956-02-12 |
| Young Love Conquers All | 1955-11-29 |
| Beast Man Snow Man as Takeshi Iijima | 1955-08-14 |
| New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain as Heizaemon Ujiie | 1955-06-14 |
| Frame of Snow as Kikukawa Shinzō | 1955-03-29 |
| All is Well 2 | 1955-02-20 |
| All is Well as Saitaro Okazaki | 1955-01-29 |
| Bridal Candidates as Tsubasa Ipponsugi | 1955-01-22 |
| Tomboy Daughter Diary as Tsubasa Ipponsugi | 1955-01-09 |
| Godzilla as Hideto Ogata | 1954-11-03 |
| Bride in a Bathing Suit as Masao Sakurai | 1954-07-07 |
| How the Bell of Liberty Rings as Masuda Sotaro | 1954-06-01 |
