Akira Takarada

Known for: Acting

Born: 1934-04-29 – 2022-03-14 (aged 87)

From: Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Akira Takarada (April 29, 1934–March 14, 2022) was a Japanese film actor, best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.

Filmography (176)

MOVIE
Nikko Story
2023
MOVIE★ 4.0
A World Without Cherry Blossoms
2022
as Keizo
MOVIE
War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony
2021
MOVIE★ 7.0
Dance with Me
2019
as Machin Ueda
TV★ 8.0
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
2019
MOVIE★ 8.7
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019
as Self - Actor
MOVIE
Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
2019
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Great Buddha Arrival
2018
as Narrator
MOVIE
Bridge over Troubled Water
2018
as CEO Ogata
MOVIE
The Man of the Political Economy
2015
TV
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
2015
as Shigeaki Ikeda
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction
2015
as Himself
MOVIE★ 9.1
Godzilla Battle Royale
2014
as Sec. General Fuji
MOVIE★ 6.5
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
2014
as Jafar (voice)
MOVIE
A Far Promise
2014
MOVIE
The Cabin Attendant
2014
MOVIE★ 6.4
Godzilla
2014
as Immigration Officer
MOVIE★ 9.0
A Sparkle of Life
2013
TV★ 8.1
Carnation
2011
MOVIE★ 9.3
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
2010
as Himself
TV★ 7.7
Clouds Over the Hill
2009
MOVIE★ 8.5
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
2008
as Himself
MOVIE
A Miracle of Hakone
2008
MOVIE
The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye
2007
MOVIE★ 6.3
Glory to the Filmmaker!
2007
as Gentleman in a White Mercedes
MOVIE
A Melody for My Father
2005
MOVIE★ 8.0
Fantastipo
2005
MOVIE
Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary
2005
as Voiceover
MOVIE★ 7.1
Godzilla: Final Wars
2004
as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Spirit of Godzilla
2004
as ナレーション
MOVIE
I Am a Sardine
2004
MOVIE
Black Corridor
2004
MOVIE★ 10.0
Fukumimi
2003
MOVIE
Prince Shōtoku
2001
as Prince Anahobe
TV★ 7.5
Prince Shotoku
2001
as Mononobe no Moriya
MOVIE
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street
2001
MOVIE★ 6.8
Tales of the Unusual
2000
TV★ 7.0
Watashi no Aozora
2000
as Joji Murai
MOVIE
Road to the Don 12
2000
MOVIE
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps
1999
MOVIE
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2
1999
MOVIE
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998
MOVIE★ 6.2
Woman in Witness Protection
1997
as Police Commissioner
MOVIE
Sure Death 6
1996
MOVIE★ 2.0
My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie
1995
as Kichitaro Shiratori
MOVIE
The man who became a billionaire.
1994
TV★ 6.0
My name is Reiko Shiratori!
1993
as Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father]
MOVIE★ 6.9
Godzilla vs. Mothra
1992
as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
MOVIE★ 10.0
Patio
1992
TV★ 5.0
Homework
1992
MOVIE★ 6.9
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1992
as Kobayashi
MOVIE★ 6.2
Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990
as Inukai
MOVIE
Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!
1985
MOVIE
The Audition
1984
as Emcee
MOVIE
Shinobu's Tomorrow
1984
MOVIE
Legend of Plumeria
1983
MOVIE
Love You Till I Die
1981
TV
Nukata no Ōkimi
1980
MOVIE★ 6.8
Godzilla
1977
as Ogata
MOVIE★ 7.0
Travels of Lord Mito
1969
as Sukesaburô Sasaki
MOVIE★ 5.9
Latitude Zero
1969
as Dr. Ken Tashiro
MOVIE
The Last War
1968
as Takano
MOVIE
Imaginary Paradise
1968
MOVIE★ 6.9
Golden Eyes
1968
as Andrew Hoshino
MOVIE★ 8.0
Devils-in-Law
1968
MOVIE★ 6.2
King Kong Escapes
1967
as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
MOVIE★ 7.5
Let's Go! Young Guy
1967
as Kou Kure
MOVIE★ 6.3
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
as Yoshimura
MOVIE★ 7.0
Big Wind from Tokyo
1966
as Ishinaka Sekijirō
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Daphne
1966
as Kudo
MOVIE★ 5.0
3 Raccoon Dogs
1966
as Michio Sasaki
MOVIE
More Than 10,000 Women But...
1966
as Junichi Hasegawa
MOVIE★ 6.8
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965
as Astronaut Kazuo Fuji
MOVIE★ 6.8
Ironfinger
1965
as Andrew Hoshino
MOVIE★ 7.0
The White Rose of Hong Kong
1965
as Susumu Utsugi
MOVIE★ 7.0
Start Here
1965
as Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Longest Night
1965
as 田中清辉
MOVIE★ 8.0
Blood and Diamonds
1964
MOVIE★ 8.0
Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends
1964
MOVIE★ 7.0
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964
as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
MOVIE★ 8.0
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
MOVIE
Daybreak Chorus
1963
as Kensuke Ukita
MOVIE★ 7.1
A Woman's Life
1963
as Koichi Shimizu
MOVIE★ 8.0
Walleyed Nippon
1963
as Shin Moriyama
MOVIE★ 7.0
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
1963
as Yuichi Okamoto
MOVIE
Devices Stronger Than Women
1963
as Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Anything For Success
1962
MOVIE★ 7.1
Chûshingura
1962
as Gunpei Takada
MOVIE★ 7.2
A Wanderer's Notebook
1962
as Fukuya
MOVIE★ 8.0
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
1962
MOVIE★ 8.0
Me and Me
1962
as Akihiko Kinugasa
MOVIE★ 8.0
Star of Hong Kong
1962
as Hasegawa Toru
MOVIE
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
1962
MOVIE★ 9.0
Long Way to Okinawa
1962
MOVIE★ 9.0
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
MOVIE★ 6.7
Woman of Design
1962
as Kosuke Sakai
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Wiser Age
1962
as Rokkakuya Kou
MOVIE★ 7.0
Different Sons
1961
as Kensuke Akagi
MOVIE★ 7.5
The End of Summer
1961
as Teramoto Tadashi
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Last War
1961
as Takano
MOVIE★ 10.0
A Night in Hong Kong
1961
as Hiroshi Tanaka
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
MOVIE
Taking a Success Course
1961
MOVIE★ 7.0
Lovers of Ginza
1961
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Masterless 47
1960
as Kohei Hayano
MOVIE
The 6th Suspect
1960
as Shinsuke Arima
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Lovelorn Geisha
1960
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Dangerous Kiss
1960
MOVIE★ 8.0
Singing in the Sun
1960
as Moriyama Tadashi
MOVIE★ 7.3
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
as Reiji Sakanishi
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Storm of the Pacific
1960
MOVIE
Showdown on Pier No.3
1960
as Takagi
MOVIE
The Poem of the Blue Star
1960
MOVIE
Beyond the Hills
1960
as Kentaro - Ueshima
MOVIE
Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance
1960
as Mizukami Gorō
MOVIE
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
1959
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Three Treasures
1959
as Prince Wakatarashi
MOVIE
Young Lovers
1959
as Shuichi Nozaki
MOVIE★ 9.0
Someday I'll Know
1959
as Daisuke Kaneko
MOVIE★ 9.0
The College Ruggers
1959
as Eiichi Miyake
MOVIE★ 6.9
Samurai Saga
1959
as Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
MOVIE★ 6.7
A Whistle in My Heart
1959
MOVIE★ 10.0
3 Dolls in College
1959
as Shin'ichi Takada
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Big Boss
1959
as Mineo Komatsu
MOVIE★ 10.0
Bright Young Maidens
1958
MOVIE★ 8.0
The College Hero
1958
as Katsumi Kageyama
MOVIE★ 10.0
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
1958
as Keiichiro Maeda
MOVIE
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
1958
as Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Romance and Rhythm
1958
as Tajima
MOVIE★ 7.0
Flower's Yearning
1958
as Tsuda Shin'ichi
MOVIE
Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958
as Akinosuke Takarai
MOVIE★ 9.0
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
as George Tanaka
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl
1958
as himself
MOVIE
The Capital of Love
1958
as Kunio Murata
MOVIE
The Green Voyage
1957
as Keiji Takenaka (college student)
MOVIE
The Blue Mountains Part 2
1957
as Teacher Numata
MOVIE★ 8.0
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
1957
as Maeda Keiichirō
MOVIE
The Blue Mountains
1957
as Mr. Numata
MOVIE★ 7.0
Schooldays
1957
as Takada Shinichi
MOVIE★ 10.0
On Wings of Love
1957
as Hajime Kyosu
MOVIE★ 9.0
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
1957
as Tatsuo Ito
MOVIE
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
MOVIE
Reign of Terror
1957
as Jun’nosuke Kijima
MOVIE★ 9.0
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
1957
as Maeda Keiichirō
MOVIE★ 3.5
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957
as The Boy (Her Brother)
MOVIE
Birth of Romance
1957
as Ichirô Yabe
MOVIE★ 8.6
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Price of Beauty
1957
as Koichi Yamawaki
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Town with a Mountain and River
1957
as Keisuke Yagi
MOVIE
The Paradise Island Story
1957
MOVIE
The Singing Tireless Town
1957
as Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)
MOVIE
Engagement Ring
1956
as Yōichi Kurata
MOVIE
A Strong Wind Blows
1956
as Shūji Ōma
MOVIE
Triumphant Song of Youth
1956
as Akio Shimamura
MOVIE★ 8.0
Love on Rainbow Island
1956
as Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
MOVIE★ 7.0
Jacks and Jills
1956
as Kubota
MOVIE
Eacape of Fear
1956
as Toshio Ogata
MOVIE
Morishige, where are you going?
1956
as Akira Wakayama
MOVIE★ 8.0
Fighting Cha Cha Girl
1956
as Hideyuki Tsutsumi
MOVIE
Wharf with the Weeping Girl
1956
as Ryūji
MOVIE
Blue Buds
1956
as Groom
MOVIE★ 6.5
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
as Ogata
MOVIE
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
1956
as Kamura
MOVIE
The Wife is a University Student
1956
as Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)
MOVIE
Runaway Bride
1956
MOVIE★ 7.0
Young Love Conquers All
1955
MOVIE★ 4.9
Beast Man Snow Man
1955
as Takeshi Iijima
MOVIE★ 10.0
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
1955
as Heizaemon Ujiie
MOVIE★ 10.0
Frame of Snow
1955
as Kikukawa Shinzō
MOVIE★ 10.0
All is Well 2
1955
MOVIE★ 10.0
All is Well
1955
as Saitaro Okazaki
MOVIE
Bridal Candidates
1955
as Tsubasa Ipponsugi
MOVIE
Tomboy Daughter Diary
1955
as Tsubasa Ipponsugi
MOVIE★ 7.6
Godzilla
1954
as Hideto Ogata
MOVIE
Bride in a Bathing Suit
1954
as Masao Sakurai
MOVIE
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
1954
as Masuda Sotaro