Akira Takarada
Acting
Born: April 29, 1934 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Died: March 14, 2022 (aged 87)
Highest Rated
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
2014
Godzilla
1954
Godzilla: Final Wars
2004
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965
Godzilla vs. Mothra
1992
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
King Kong Escapes
1967
The End of Summer
1961
Glory to the Filmmaker!
2007
Godzilla
1977
Photos (1)
Movies (162)
Godzilla
Immigration Officer
Godzilla
Hideto Ogata
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Astronaut Kazuo Fuji
Godzilla: Final Wars
UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Yoshimura
The End of Summer
Teramoto Tadashi
Love You Till I Die
1981
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Ogata
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Kobayashi
King Kong Escapes
Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
The Storm of the Pacific
1960
Ironfinger
Andrew Hoshino
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
Jafar (voice)
Chûshingura
Gunpei Takada
A Woman's Life
Koichi Shimizu
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
The Boy (Her Brother)
Latitude Zero
Dr. Ken Tashiro
Beast Man Snow Man
Takeshi Iijima
Glory to the Filmmaker!
Gentleman in a White Mercedes
The Three Treasures
Prince Wakatarashi
Godzilla
Ogata
A Wanderer's Notebook
Fukuya
Woman in Witness Protection
Police Commissioner
Golden Eyes
Andrew Hoshino
The Last War
Takano
The Big Boss
Mineo Komatsu
Tales of the Unusual
2000
Anything For Success
1962
The Wiser Age
Rokkakuya Kou
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
Star of Hong Kong
Hasegawa Toru
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
Ryota Kujira
The Masterless 47
Kohei Hayano
Bright Young Maidens
1958
The Capital of Love
Kunio Murata
A Whistle in My Heart
1959
Morishige, where are you going?
Akira Wakayama
Legend of Plumeria
1983
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Inukai
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
Tatsuo Ito
Dance with Me
Machin Ueda
The Great Buddha Arrival
Narrator
Woman of Design
Kosuke Sakai
Love on Rainbow Island
Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
The Poem of the Blue Star
1960
Holiday in Tokyo
George Tanaka
Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!
1985
The Paradise Island Story
1957
The Lovelorn Geisha
1960
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Reiji Sakanishi
Patio
1992
All is Well
Saitaro Okazaki
A Night in Hong Kong
Hiroshi Tanaka
Travels of Lord Mito
Sukesaburô Sasaki
The Man of the Political Economy
2015
Shinobu's Tomorrow
1984
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
Masuda Sotaro
A Sparkle of Life
2013
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2
1999
Beyond the Hills
Kentaro - Ueshima
Let's Go! Young Guy
Kou Kure
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
Lovers of Ginza
1961
Price of Beauty
Koichi Yamawaki
A World Without Cherry Blossoms
Keizo
Sure Death 6
1996
Different Sons
Kensuke Akagi
Blood and Diamonds
1964
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
Runaway Bride
1956
Prince Shōtoku
Prince Anahobe
Prince Shōtoku
Mononobe no Moriya
Yaji and Kita on the Road
Akinosuke Takarai
Someday I'll Know
Daisuke Kaneko
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998
My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie
Kichitaro Shiratori
A Far Promise
2014
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)
Frame of Snow
Kikukawa Shinzō
3 Dolls in College
Shin'ichi Takada
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
1962
Samurai Saga
Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
All is Well 2
1955
The Audition
Emcee
Imaginary Paradise
1968
Flower's Yearning
Tsuda Shin'ichi
The Dangerous Kiss
1960
Jacks and Jills
Kubota
Birth of Romance
Ichirô Yabe
3 Raccoon Dogs
Michio Sasaki
The White Rose of Hong Kong
Susumu Utsugi
On Wings of Love
Hajime Kyosu
Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance
Mizukami Gorō
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street
2001
The College Hero
Katsumi Kageyama
Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends
1964
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
1962
The Daphne
Kudo
More Than 10,000 Women But...
Junichi Hasegawa
The Spirit of Godzilla
ナレーション
Fukumimi
2003
Engagement Ring
Yōichi Kurata
Devices Stronger Than Women
Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)
Long Way to Okinawa
1962
The Blue Mountains
Mr. Numata
Road to the Don 12
2000
Me and Me
Akihiko Kinugasa
The Cabin Attendant
2014
Big Wind from Tokyo
Ishinaka Sekijirō
Bridge over Troubled Water
CEO Ogata
The College Ruggers
Eiichi Miyake
Bride in a Bathing Suit
Masao Sakurai
Young Lovers
Shuichi Nozaki
Daybreak Chorus
Kensuke Ukita
Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary
Voiceover
Reign of Terror
Jun’nosuke Kijima
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
Yuichi Okamoto
The Longest Night
田中清辉
The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye
2007
Walleyed Nippon
Shin Moriyama
The 6th Suspect
Shinsuke Arima
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
Kamura
Showdown on Pier No.3
Takagi
Taking a Success Course
1961
Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
2019
Devils-in-Law
1968
A Town with a Mountain and River
Keisuke Yagi
Fantastipo
2005
A Melody for My Father
2005
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
I Am a Sardine
2004
The Wife is a University Student
Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
Keiichiro Maeda
Young Love Conquers All
1955
The Singing Tireless Town
Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)
The Blue Mountains Part 2
Teacher Numata
Start Here
Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)
Bridal Candidates
Tsubasa Ipponsugi
The man who became a billionaire.
1994
Godzilla Battle Royale
Sec. General Fuji
Tomboy Daughter Diary
Tsubasa Ipponsugi
A Strong Wind Blows
Shūji Ōma
Black Corridor
2004
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
Heizaemon Ujiie
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps
1999
Eacape of Fear
Toshio Ogata
Fighting Cha Cha Girl
Hideyuki Tsutsumi
Schooldays
Takada Shinichi
Nikko Story
2023
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
Maeda Keiichirō
The Green Voyage
Keiji Takenaka (college student)
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
Maeda Keiichirō
Romance and Rhythm
Tajima
Singing in the Sun
Moriyama Tadashi
Triumphant Song of Youth
Akio Shimamura
Blue Buds
Groom
War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony
2021
A Miracle of Hakone
2008
Wharf with the Weeping Girl
Ryūji
TV Shows (9)
Homework
11 eps
Carnation
151 eps
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
1 eps
Watashi no Aozora
Joji Murai · 156 eps
Clouds Over the Hill
5 eps
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
Shigeaki Ikeda · 5 eps
Nukata no Ōkimi
2 eps
My name is Reiko Shiratori!
Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father] · 11 eps
Prince Shotoku
Mononobe no Moriya · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (5)
Producing (1)
Other Crew (11)
The Big Boss
Theme Song Performance
The Capital of Love
Theme Song Performance
Dance with Me
Theme Song Performance
Beyond the Hills
Theme Song Performance
Price of Beauty
Theme Song Performance
The College Hero
Theme Song Performance
Long Way to Okinawa
Theme Song Performance
The College Ruggers
Theme Song Performance
The Blue Mountains Part 2
Theme Song Performance
The Path Under the Platanes
Theme Song Performance
Schooldays
Theme Song Performance