ACTOR
Akira Takarada
Known for Godzilla · Godzilla · Godzilla: Final Wars
Akira Takarada (April 29, 1934–March 14, 2022) was a Japanese film actor, best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.
Snapshot 2026-10-16
- Born
- Apr 29, 1934
- Died
- Mar 14, 2022
- Birthplace
- Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Akira Takarada (April 29, 1934–March 14, 2022) was a Japanese film actor, best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.
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Known For
MOVIE
GodzillaImmigration Officer · 2014
★ 6.4
★ 6.4
MOVIE
GodzillaHideto Ogata · 1954
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
MOVIE
Godzilla: Final WarsUN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo · 2004
★ 7.1
★ 7.1
MOVIE
Mothra vs. GodzillaIchiro "Ichi" Sakai · 1964
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
MOVIE
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!Ogata · 1956
★ 6.5
★ 6.5
MOVIE
Godzilla vs. MothraEnvironmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino · 1992
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
MOVIE
Glory to the Filmmaker!Gentleman in a White Mercedes · 2007
★ 6.3
★ 6.3
MOVIE
GodzillaOgata · 1977
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
Filmography
Movies
Bride in a Bathing SuitMasao Sakurai
1954
GodzillaHideto Ogata
1954
How the Bell of Liberty RingsMasuda Sotaro
1954
All is WellSaitaro Okazaki
1955
All is Well 2
1955
Beast Man Snow ManTakeshi Iijima
1955
Bridal CandidatesTsubasa Ipponsugi
1955
Frame of SnowKikukawa Shinzō
1955
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring RainHeizaemon Ujiie
1955
Tomboy Daughter DiaryTsubasa Ipponsugi
1955
Young Love Conquers All
1955
A Strong Wind BlowsShūji Ōma
1956
Blue BudsGroom
1956
Eacape of FearToshio Ogata
1956
Engagement RingYōichi Kurata
1956
Fighting Cha Cha GirlHideyuki Tsutsumi
1956
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!Ogata
1956
Jacks and JillsKubota
1956
Love on Rainbow IslandSainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
1956
Morishige, where are you going?Akira Wakayama
1956
Runaway Bride
1956
The Wife is a University StudentTadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)
1956
Three Youngmen and a Dream GirlKamura
1956
Triumphant Song of YouthAkio Shimamura
1956
Wharf with the Weeping GirlRyūji
1956
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2Tatsuo Ito
1957
A Town with a Mountain and RiverKeisuke Yagi
1957
Birth of RomanceIchirô Yabe
1957
Diary of a Successful SalarymanMaeda Keiichirō
1957
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2Maeda Keiichirō
1957
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific OceanOgata (as Akiro Takarata)
1957
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable SnowmanThe Boy (Her Brother)
1957
On Wings of LoveHajime Kyosu
1957
Price of BeautyKoichi Yamawaki
1957Price of BeautyTheme Song Performance
1957
Reign of TerrorJun’nosuke Kijima
1957
SchooldaysTakada Shinichi
1957SchooldaysTheme Song Performance
1957
The Blue MountainsMr. Numata
1957
The Blue Mountains Part 2Teacher Numata
1957The Blue Mountains Part 2Theme Song Performance
1957
The Green VoyageKeiji Takenaka (college student)
1957
The Paradise Island Story
1957
The Singing Tireless TownYoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)
1957
Bright Young Maidens
1958
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3Keiichiro Maeda
1958
Diary of an Elegant Hot SpringShirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)
1958
Flower's YearningTsuda Shin'ichi
1958
Holiday in TokyoGeorge Tanaka
1958
Romance and RhythmTajima
1958
The Capital of LoveKunio Murata
1958The Capital of LoveTheme Song Performance
1958
The College HeroKatsumi Kageyama
1958The College HeroTheme Song Performance
1958
The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girlhimself
1958
Yaji and Kita on the RoadAkinosuke Takarai
1958
3 Dolls in CollegeShin'ichi Takada
1959
A Whistle in My Heart
1959
Samurai SagaJutaro [Jurota] Karibe
1959
Sazae-san, the Wayward WifeRyota Kujira
1959
Someday I'll KnowDaisuke Kaneko
1959
The Big BossMineo Komatsu
1959The Big BossTheme Song Performance
1959
The College RuggersEiichi Miyake
1959The College RuggersTheme Song Performance
1959
The Path Under the PlatanesTheme Song Performance
1959
The Three TreasuresPrince Wakatarashi
1959
Young LoversShuichi Nozaki
1959
Beyond the HillsKentaro - Ueshima
1960Beyond the HillsTheme Song Performance
1960
Daughters, Wives and a MotherReiji Sakanishi
1960
Modern Salaryman: Bushido RomanceMizukami Gorō
1960
Showdown on Pier No.3Takagi
1960
Singing in the SunMoriyama Tadashi
1960
The 6th SuspectShinsuke Arima
1960
The Dangerous Kiss
1960
The Lovelorn Geisha
1960
The Masterless 47Kohei Hayano
1960
The Poem of the Blue Star
1960
The Storm of the Pacific
1960
A Night in Hong KongHiroshi Tanaka
1961
Different SonsKensuke Akagi
1961
Lovers of Ginza
1961
Taking a Success Course
1961
The End of SummerTeramoto Tadashi
1961
The Last WarTakano
1961
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
A Wanderer's NotebookFukuya
1962
Anything For Success
1962
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
1962
ChûshinguraGunpei Takada
1962
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
1962
Long Way to Okinawa
1962Long Way to OkinawaTheme Song Performance
1962
Me and MeAkihiko Kinugasa
1962
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
Star of Hong KongHasegawa Toru
1962
The Wiser AgeRokkakuya Kou
1962
Woman of DesignKosuke Sakai
1962
A Woman's LifeKoichi Shimizu
1963
Daybreak ChorusKensuke Ukita
1963
Devices Stronger Than WomenShin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)
1963
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong KongYuichi Okamoto
1963
Walleyed NipponShin Moriyama
1963
Blood and Diamonds
1964
Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends
1964
Mothra vs. GodzillaIchiro "Ichi" Sakai
1964
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
Invasion of Astro-MonsterAstronaut Kazuo Fuji
1965
IronfingerAndrew Hoshino
1965
Start HereKiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)
1965
The Longest Night田中清辉
1965
The White Rose of Hong KongSusumu Utsugi
1965
3 Raccoon DogsMichio Sasaki
1966
Big Wind from TokyoIshinaka Sekijirō
1966
Ebirah, Horror of the DeepYoshimura
1966
More Than 10,000 Women But...Junichi Hasegawa
1966
The DaphneKudo
1966
King Kong EscapesLt. Commander Jiro Nomura
1967
Let's Go! Young GuyKou Kure
1967
Devils-in-Law
1968
Golden EyesAndrew Hoshino
1968
Imaginary Paradise
1968
Latitude ZeroDr. Ken Tashiro
1969
Travels of Lord MitoSukesaburô Sasaki
1969
GodzillaOgata
1977
Love You Till I Die
1981
Legend of Plumeria
1983
Shinobu's Tomorrow
1984
The AuditionEmcee
1984
Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!
1985
Tales of a Golden GeishaInukai
1990
Godzilla vs. MothraEnvironmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
1992
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese ExtortionKobayashi
1992
Patio
1992
The man who became a billionaire.
1994
My name is Reiko Shiratori! The MovieKichitaro Shiratori
1995
Sure Death 6
1996
Woman in Witness ProtectionPolice Commissioner
1997
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps
1999
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2
1999
Road to the Don 12
2000
Tales of the Unusual
2000
Prince ShōtokuPrince Anahobe
2001Prince ShōtokuMononobe no Moriya
2001
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street
2001
Fukumimi
2003
Black Corridor
2004
Godzilla: Final WarsUN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
2004
I Am a Sardine
2004
The Spirit of Godzillaナレーション
2004
A Melody for My Father
2005
Fantastipo
2005
Mikio Naruse 100th Birth AnniversaryVoiceover
2005
Glory to the Filmmaker!Gentleman in a White Mercedes
2007
The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye
2007
A Miracle of Hakone
2008
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special EffectsHimself
2008
Making of Godzilla vs. MothraHimself
2010
A Sparkle of Life
2013
A Far Promise
2014
GodzillaImmigration Officer
2014
Godzilla Battle RoyaleSec. General Fuji
2014
Kingdom Hearts Re:codedJafar (voice)
2014
The Cabin Attendant
2014
Hail to the King: 60 Years of DestructionHimself
2015
The Man of the Political Economy
2015
Bridge over Troubled WaterCEO Ogata
2018
The Great Buddha ArrivalNarrator
2018
Dance with MeMachin Ueda
2019Dance with MeTheme Song Performance
2019
Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
2019
The Dawn of Kaiju EigaSelf - Actor
2019
War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony
2021
A World Without Cherry BlossomsKeizo
2022A World Without Cherry BlossomsExecutive Producer
2022
Nikko Story
2023Television
Nukata no Ōkimi2 eps
1980
Homework11 eps
1992My name is Reiko Shiratori!Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father] · 11 eps
1993
Watashi no AozoraJoji Murai · 156 eps
2000
Prince ShotokuMononobe no Moriya · 2 eps
2001
Clouds Over the Hill5 eps
2009
Carnation151 eps
2011
Keisei Saimin no OtokoShigeaki Ikeda · 5 eps
2015
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi1 eps
2019Photos
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