Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1934-04-29
- Day of Death2022-03-14 (87 years)
- Place of BirthHarbin, China
- Also Known AsАкира Такарадаآکیرا تاکارادا
Akira Takarada
Biography
Akira Takarada was a Japanese film actor best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.
Acting Career
- 2022
A World Without Cherry Blossoms
As: Keizo
- 2019
Dance with Me
As: Machin Ueda
- 2018
The Great Buddha Arrival
As: Narrator
- 2018
Bridge over Troubled Water
As: CEO Ogata
- 2015
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
As: Ikeda Shigeaki
- 2014
Godzilla Battle Royale
As: Sec. General Fuji
- 2014
Godzilla
As: Immigration Officer
- 2007
Glory to the Filmmaker!
As: Gentleman in a White Mercedes
- 2005
Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary
As: Voiceover
- 2004
Godzilla: Final Wars
As: UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
2001Prince Shotoku
As: Mononobe no Moriya
2000Watashi no Aozora
As: Joji Murai
1997Woman in Witness Protection
As: Police Commissioner
1995My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie
As: Kichitaro Shiratori
- 1993
My name is Reiko Shiratori!
As: Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father]
1992Godzilla vs. Mothra
As: Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
1992Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
As: Kobayashi
1990Tales of a Golden Geisha
As: Inukai
1984The Audition
As: Emcee
1977Godzilla
As: Ogata
1969Travels of Lord Mito
As: Sukesaburô Sasaki
1969Latitude Zero
As: Dr. Ken Tashiro
1968Golden Eyes
As: Andrew Hoshino
1967King Kong Escapes
As: Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
1967Let's Go! Young Guy
As: Kou Kure
1966Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
As: Yoshimura
1966The Daphne
As: Kudo
1965Invasion of Astro-Monster
As: Astronaut K. Fuji
1965Ironfinger
As: Andrew Hoshino
1965The White Rose of Hong Kong
As: Susumu Utsugi
1965The Longest Night
As: 田中清辉
- 1964
Mothra vs. Godzilla
As: Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
1963A Woman's Life
As: Koichi Shimizu
1963Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
As: Yuichi Okamoto
1962Chûshingura
As: Gunpei Takada
1962A Wanderer's Notebook
As: Fukuya
1962Me and Me
As: Akihiko Kinugasa
1962Star of Hong Kong
As: Hasegawa Toru
1962Woman of Design
As: Kosuke Sakai
1962The Wiser Age
As: Rokkakuya Kou
1961Different Sons
As: Kensuke Akagi
1961The End of Summer
As: Teramoto Tadashi
1961The Last War
As: Takano
1961A Night in Hong Kong
As: Hiroshi Tanaka
1960The Masterless 47
As: Kohei Hayano
1960Daughters, Wives and a Mother
As: Reiji Sakanishi
1960Beyond the Hills
As: Kentaro - Ueshima
1960Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance
As: Mizukami Gorō
1959The Three Treasures
As: Prince Wakatarashi
1959Someday I'll Know
As: Daisuke Kaneko
1959Samurai Saga
As: Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
1959The Big Boss
As: Mineo Komatsu
1958Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
As: Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)
1958Yaji and Kita on the Road
As: Akinosuke Takarai
1958A Holiday in Tokyo
As: George Tanaka
1958City of Love
As: Kunio Murata
1957On Wings of Love
As: Hajime Kyosu
1957A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
As: Tatsuo Ito
1957Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
As: The Boy (Her Brother)
1957Birth of Romance
As: Ichirô Yabe
1957Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
As: Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
1957Price of Beauty
As: Koichi Yamawaki
1956Love on Rainbow Island
As: Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
1956Jacks and Jills
As: Kubota
1956Morishige, where are you going?
As: Akira Wakayama
- 1956
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
As: Ogata
1955Beast Man Snow Man
As: Takeshi Iijima
1955All is Well
As: Saitaro Okazaki
- 1954
Godzilla
As: Hideto Ogata
1954How the Bell of Liberty Rings
As: Masuda Sotaro