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.
Known For
Godzilla
Immigration Officer
Godzilla
Hideto Ogata
Godzilla: Final Wars
UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Astronaut K. Fuji
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Ogata
The End of Summer
Teramoto Tadashi
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Filmography
Acting (175)
Movies (166)
Nikko Story
2023
A World Without Cherry Blossoms
2022as Keizo
War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony
2021
Dance with Me
2019as Machin Ueda
Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
2019
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019as Self - Actor
The Great Buddha Arrival
2018as Narrator
Bridge over Troubled Water
2018as CEO Ogata
Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction
2015as Himself
The Man of the Political Economy
2015
Godzilla
2014as Immigration Officer
A Far Promise
2014
The Cabin Attendant
2014
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
2014as Jafar (voice)
Godzilla Battle Royale
2014as Sec. General Fuji
A Sparkle of Life
2013
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
2010as Himself
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
2008as Himself
A Miracle of Hakone
2008
Glory to the Filmmaker!
2007as Gentleman in a White Mercedes
The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye
2007
Fantastipo
2005
Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary
2005as Voiceover
A Melody for My Father
2005
Godzilla: Final Wars
2004as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
スピリット オブ ゴジラ ～怪獣を演じた男たちの軌跡～
2004as ナレーション
Black Corridor
2004
I Am a Sardine
2004
Fukumimi
2003
Prince Shōtoku
2001as Prince Anahobe
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street
2001
Tales of the Unusual
2000
Road to the Don 12
2000
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps
1999
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2
1999
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998
Woman in Witness Protection
1997as Police Commissioner
Sure Death 6
1996
My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie
1995as Kichitaro Shiratori
The man who became a billionaire.
1994
Godzilla vs. Mothra
1992as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
Patio
1992
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1992as Kobayashi
Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990as Inukai
Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!
1985
The Audition
1984as Emcee
Shinobu's Tomorrow
1984
Legend of Plumeria
1983
Love You Till I Die
1981
Godzilla
1977as Ogata
Travels of Lord Mito
1969as Sukesaburô Sasaki
Latitude Zero
1969as Dr. Ken Tashiro
Imaginary Paradise
1968
Golden Eyes
1968as Andrew Hoshino
Devils-in-Law
1968
King Kong Escapes
1967as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
Let's Go! Young Guy
1967as Kou Kure
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966as Yoshimura
3 Raccoon Dogs
1966as Michio Sasaki
The Daphne
1966as Kudo
Big Wind from Tokyo
1966as Ishinaka Sekijirō
More Than 10,000 Women But...
1966as Junichi Hasegawa
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965as Astronaut K. Fuji
Ironfinger
1965as Andrew Hoshino
The White Rose of Hong Kong
1965as Susumu Utsugi
Start Here
1965as Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)
The Longest Night
1965as 田中清辉
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
Blood and Diamonds
1964
Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends
1964
Walleyed Nippon
1963as Shin Moriyama
A Woman's Life
1963as Koichi Shimizu
Devices Stronger Than Women
1963as Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
1963as Yuichi Okamoto
Daybreak Chorus
1963as Kensuke Ukita
Anything For Success
1962
Long Way to Okinawa
1962
Chûshingura
1962as Gunpei Takada
Star of Hong Kong
1962as Hasegawa Toru
Woman of Design
1962as Kosuke Sakai
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
A Wanderer's Notebook
1962as Fukuya
The Wiser Age
1962as Rokkakuya Kou
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
1962
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
1962
Me and Me
1962as Akihiko Kinugasa
The End of Summer
1961as Teramoto Tadashi
The Last War
1961as Takano
Lovers of Ginza
1961
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
Taking a Success Course
1961
Different Sons
1961as Kensuke Akagi
A Night in Hong Kong
1961as Hiroshi Tanaka
The Poem of the Blue Star
1960
Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance
1960as Mizukami Gorō
The Masterless 47
1960as Kohei Hayano
Beyond the Hills
1960as Kentaro - Ueshima
The Storm of the Pacific
1960
The 6th Suspect
1960as Shinsuke Arima
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960as Reiji Sakanishi
The Lovelorn Geisha
1960
The Dangerous Kiss
1960
Singing in the Sun
1960as Moriyama Tadashi
Showdown on Pier No.3
1960as Takagi
Someday I'll Know
1959as Daisuke Kaneko
The Three Treasures
1959as Prince Wakatarashi
Samurai Saga
1959as Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
1959
The Big Boss
1959as Mineo Komatsu
A Whistle in My Heart
1959
3 Dolls in College
1959as Shin'ichi Takada
Young Lovers
1959as Shuichi Nozaki
The College Ruggers
1959as Eiichi Miyake
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
1958as Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)
The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl
1958as himself
The Capital of Love
1958as Kunio Murata
Bright Young Maidens
1958
Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958as Akinosuke Takarai
Holiday in Tokyo
1958as George Tanaka
Flower's Yearning
1958as Tsuda Shin'ichi
The College Hero
1958as Katsumi Kageyama
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
1958as Keiichiro Maeda
Romance and Rhythm
1958as Tajima
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
On Wings of Love
1957as Hajime Kyosu
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
1957as Tatsuo Ito
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957as The Boy (Her Brother)
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
Reign of Terror
1957as Jun’nosuke Kijima
Price of Beauty
1957as Koichi Yamawaki
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
1957as Maeda Keiichirō
A Town with a Mountain and River
1957as Keisuke Yagi
Birth of Romance
1957as Ichirô Yabe
The Paradise Island Story
1957
The Green Voyage
1957as Keiji Takenaka (college student)
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
1957as Maeda Keiichirō
The Blue Mountains
1957as Mr. Numata
The Blue Mountains Part 2
1957as Teacher Numata
Schooldays
1957as Takada Shinichi
The Singing Tireless Town
1957as Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956as Ogata
Jacks and Jills
1956as Kubota
Engagement Ring
1956as Yōichi Kurata
Runaway Bride
1956
Morishige, where are you going?
1956as Akira Wakayama
Love on Rainbow Island
1956as Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
A Strong Wind Blows
1956as Shūji Ōma
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
1956as Kamura
Blue Buds
1956as Groom
Eacape of Fear
1956as Toshio Ogata
The Wife is a University Student
1956as Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)
Triumphant Song of Youth
1956as Akio Shimamura
Wharf with the Weeping Girl
1956as Ryūji
Fighting Cha Cha Girl
1956as Hideyuki Tsutsumi
Tomboy Daughter Diary
1955as Tsubasa Ipponsugi
All is Well
1955as Saitaro Okazaki
All is Well 2
1955
Frame of Snow
1955as Kikukawa Shinzō
Beast Man Snow Man
1955as Takeshi Iijima
Young Love Conquers All
1955
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
1955as Heizaemon Ujiie
Bridal Candidates
1955as Tsubasa Ipponsugi
Godzilla
1954as Hideto Ogata
Bride in a Bathing Suit
1954as Masao Sakurai
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
1954as Masuda Sotaro
Television (9)
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
2019
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
2015as Ikeda Shigeaki
Carnation
2011
Clouds Over the Hill
2009
Prince Shotoku
2001as Mononobe no Moriya
Watashi no Aozora
2000as Joji Murai
My name is Reiko Shiratori!
1993as Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father]
Homework
1992
Nukata no Ōkimi
1980Crew (12)
Movies (12)
A World Without Cherry Blossoms
2022Executive Producer
Dance with Me
2019Theme Song Performance
Long Way to Okinawa
1962Theme Song Performance
Beyond the Hills
1960Theme Song Performance
The Big Boss
1959Theme Song Performance
The Path Under the Platanes
1959Theme Song Performance
The College Ruggers
1959Theme Song Performance
The Capital of Love
1958Theme Song Performance
The College Hero
1958Theme Song Performance
Price of Beauty
1957Theme Song Performance
The Blue Mountains Part 2
1957Theme Song Performance
Schooldays
1957Theme Song Performance
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