Akira Takarada

Personal Info

Birthday

April 29, 1934

Day of Death

2022-03-14

(87 years old)

Place of Birth

Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Also Known As

Акира Такарада

آکیرا تاکارادا

Akira Takarada

Biography

Akira Takarada was a Japanese film actor best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.

Known For

Godzilla

Chûshingura

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

Godzilla: Final Wars

Godzilla vs. Mothra

Invasion of Astro-Monster

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Mothra vs. Godzilla

Filmography

2022
A World Without Cherry Blossoms
as Keizo
2019
Dance with Me
as Machin Ueda
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
as Self - Actor
2018
The Great Buddha Arrival
as Narrator
Bridge over Troubled Water
as CEO Ogata
2015
Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction
as Himself
2014
Godzilla Battle Royale
as Sec. General Fuji
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
as Jafar (voice)
Godzilla
as Immigration Officer
2010
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
as Himself
2008
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
as Himself
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
2001
Prince Shōtoku
as Prince Anahobe
1997
Woman in Witness Protection
as Police Commissioner
1995
My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie
as Kichitaro Shiratori
1992
Godzilla vs. Mothra
as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
as Kobayashi
1990
Tales of a Golden Geisha
as Inukai
1984
The Audition
as Emcee
1969
Travels of Lord Mito
as Sukesaburô Sasaki
Latitude Zero
as Dr. Ken Tashiro
1968
Golden Eyes
as Andrew Hoshino
1967
King Kong Escapes
as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
Let's Go! Young Guy
as Kou Kure
1966
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Yoshimura
Big Wind from Tokyo
as Ishinaka Sekijirō
The Daphne
as Kudo
3 Raccoon Dogs
as Michio Sasaki
More Than 10,000 Women But...
as Junichi Hasegawa
1965
Invasion of Astro-Monster
as Astronaut K. Fuji
Ironfinger
as Andrew Hoshino
The White Rose of Hong Kong
as Susumu Utsugi
Start Here
as Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)
The Longest Night
as 田中清辉
1964
Mothra vs. Godzilla
as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
1963
Daybreak Chorus
as Kensuke Ukita
A Woman's Life
as Koichi Shimizu
Walleyed Nippon
as Shin Moriyama
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
as Yuichi Okamoto
Devices Stronger Than Women
as Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)
1962
Chûshingura
as Gunpei Takada
A Wanderer's Notebook
as Fukuya
Me and Me
as Akihiko Kinugasa
Star of Hong Kong
as Hasegawa Toru
Woman of Design
as Kosuke Sakai
The Wiser Age
as Rokkakuya Kou
1961
Different Sons
as Kensuke Akagi
The End of Summer
as Teramoto Tadashi
The Last War
as Takano
A Night in Hong Kong
as Hiroshi Tanaka
1960
The Masterless 47
as Kohei Hayano
The 6th Suspect
as Shinsuke Arima
Singing in the Sun
as Moriyama Tadashi
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
as Reiji Sakanishi
Showdown on Pier No.3
as Takagi
Beyond the Hills
as Kentaro - Ueshima
Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance
as Mizukami Gorō
1959
The Three Treasures
as Prince Wakatarashi
Young Lovers
as Shuichi Nozaki
Someday I'll Know
as Daisuke Kaneko
The College Ruggers
as Eiichi Miyake
Samurai Saga
as Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
Three Dolls in College
as Shin'ichi Takada
The Big Boss
as Mineo Komatsu
1958
The College Hero
as Katsumi Kageyama
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
as Keiichiro Maeda
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
as Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)
Romance and Rhythm
as Tajima
Flower's Yearning
as Tsuda Shin'ichi
Yaji and Kita on the Road
as Akinosuke Takarai
Holiday in Tokyo
as George Tanaka
The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl
as himself
City of Love
as Kunio Murata
1957
The Green Voyage
as Keiji Takenaka (college student)
The Blue Mountains Part 2
as Teacher Numata
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
as Maeda Keiichirō
The Blue Mountains
as Mr. Numata
Schooldays
as Takada Shinichi
On Wings of Love
as Hajime Kyosu
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
as Tatsuo Ito
Reign of Terror
as Jun’nosuke Kijima
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
as Maeda Keiichirō
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
as The Boy (Her Brother)
Birth of Romance
as Ichirô Yabe
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
Price of Beauty
as Koichi Yamawaki
A Town with a Mountain and River
as Keisuke Yagi
The Singing Tireless Town
as Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)
1956
Engagement Ring
as Yōichi Kurata
A Strong Wind Blows
as Shūji Ōma
Triumphant Song of Youth
as Akio Shimamura
Love on Rainbow Island
as Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
Jacks and Jills
as Kubota
Eacape of Fear
as Toshio Ogata
Morishige, where are you going?
as Akira Wakayama
Fighting Cha Cha Girl
as Hideyuki Tsutsumi
Wharf with the Weeping Girl
as Ryūji
Blue Buds
as Groom
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as Ogata
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
as Kamura
The Wife is a University Student
as Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)
1955
Beast Man Snow Man
as Takeshi Iijima
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
as Heizaemon Ujiie
Frame of Snow
as Kikukawa Shinzō
All is Well
as Saitaro Okazaki
Bridal Candidates
as Tsubasa Ipponsugi
Tomboy Daughter Diary
as Tsubasa Ipponsugi
1954
Bride in a Bathing Suit
as Masao Sakurai
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
as Masuda Sotaro