Acting
Akira Takarada
Born 1934-04-29
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Department: 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.
Known For
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Godzilla
2014
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Godzilla
1954
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Godzilla: Final Wars
2004
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Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964
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Homework
1992
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Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
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Godzilla vs. Mothra
1992
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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
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The End of Summer
1961
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (188 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Nikko Story | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2023 |
 | A World Without Cherry Blossoms | Keizo | Movie | 2022 |
| A World Without Cherry Blossoms | Executive Producer | Movie | 2022 |
 | War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2021 |
 | Dance with Me | Machin Ueda | Movie | 2019 |
| Dance with Me | Theme Song Performance | Movie | 2019 |
 | Yasuragi no Toki: Michi | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga | Self - Actor | Movie | 2019 |
 | Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Great Buddha Arrival | Narrator | Movie | 2018 |
 | Bridge over Troubled Water | CEO Ogata | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Man of the Political Economy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2015 |
 | Keisei Saimin no Otoko | Shigeaki Ikeda | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction | Himself | Movie | 2015 |
 | Godzilla Battle Royale | Sec. General Fuji | Movie | 2014 |
 | Kingdom Hearts Re:coded | Jafar (voice) | Movie | 2014 |
 | A Far Promise | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Cabin Attendant | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2014 |
 | Godzilla | Immigration Officer | Movie | 2014 |
 | A Sparkle of Life | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2013 |
 | Carnation | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra | Himself | Movie | 2010 |
 | Clouds Over the Hill | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects | Himself | Movie | 2008 |
 | A Miracle of Hakone | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 |
 | Glory to the Filmmaker! | Gentleman in a White Mercedes | Movie | 2007 |
 | A Melody for My Father | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2005 |
 | Fantastipo | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2005 |
 | Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary | Voiceover | Movie | 2005 |
 | Godzilla: Final Wars | UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Spirit of Godzilla | ナレーション | Movie | 2004 |
 | I Am a Sardine | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2004 |
 | Black Corridor | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2004 |
 | Fukumimi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2003 |
 | Prince Shōtoku | Prince Anahobe | Movie | 2001 |
| Prince Shōtoku | Mononobe no Moriya | Movie | 2001 |
 | Prince Shotoku | Mononobe no Moriya | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2001 |
 | Tales of the Unusual | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2000 |
 | Watashi no Aozora | Joji Murai | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Road to the Don 12 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2000 |
 | History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1999 |
 | History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1999 |
 | Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1998 |
 | Woman in Witness Protection | Police Commissioner | Movie | 1997 |
 | Sure Death 6 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1996 |
 | My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie | Kichitaro Shiratori | Movie | 1995 |
 | The man who became a billionaire. | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1994 |
| My name is Reiko Shiratori! | Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father] | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Godzilla vs. Mothra | Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino | Movie | 1992 |
 | Patio | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1992 |
 | Homework | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion | Kobayashi | Movie | 1992 |
 | Tales of a Golden Geisha | Inukai | Movie | 1990 |
 | Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON! | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Audition | Emcee | Movie | 1984 |
 | Shinobu's Tomorrow | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 |
 | Legend of Plumeria | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1983 |
 | Love You Till I Die | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 |
 | Nukata no Ōkimi | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Godzilla | Ogata | Movie | 1977 |
 | Travels of Lord Mito | Sukesaburô Sasaki | Movie | 1969 |
 | Latitude Zero | Dr. Ken Tashiro | Movie | 1969 |
 | Imaginary Paradise | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | Golden Eyes | Andrew Hoshino | Movie | 1968 |
 | Devils-in-Law | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | King Kong Escapes | Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura | Movie | 1967 |
 | Let's Go! Young Guy | Kou Kure | Movie | 1967 |
 | Ebirah, Horror of the Deep | Yoshimura | Movie | 1966 |
 | Big Wind from Tokyo | Ishinaka Sekijirō | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Daphne | Kudo | Movie | 1966 |
 | 3 Raccoon Dogs | Michio Sasaki | Movie | 1966 |
 | More Than 10,000 Women But... | Junichi Hasegawa | Movie | 1966 |
 | Invasion of Astro-Monster | Astronaut Kazuo Fuji | Movie | 1965 |
 | Ironfinger | Andrew Hoshino | Movie | 1965 |
 | The White Rose of Hong Kong | Susumu Utsugi | Movie | 1965 |
 | Start Here | Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband) | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Longest Night | 田中清辉 | Movie | 1965 |
 | Blood and Diamonds | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Mothra vs. Godzilla | Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai | Movie | 1964 |
 | Mr. Giant's Victory Flag | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Daybreak Chorus | Kensuke Ukita | Movie | 1963 |
 | A Woman's Life | Koichi Shimizu | Movie | 1963 |
 | Walleyed Nippon | Shin Moriyama | Movie | 1963 |
 | Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong | Yuichi Okamoto | Movie | 1963 |
 | Devices Stronger Than Women | Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff) | Movie | 1963 |
 | Anything For Success | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Chûshingura | Gunpei Takada | Movie | 1962 |
 | A Wanderer's Notebook | Fukuya | Movie | 1962 |
 | Let's Meet in Our Dreams | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Me and Me | Akihiko Kinugasa | Movie | 1962 |
 | Star of Hong Kong | Hasegawa Toru | Movie | 1962 |
 | Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Long Way to Okinawa | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
| Long Way to Okinawa | Theme Song Performance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Woman of Design | Kosuke Sakai | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Wiser Age | Rokkakuya Kou | Movie | 1962 |
 | Different Sons | Kensuke Akagi | Movie | 1961 |
 | The End of Summer | Teramoto Tadashi | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Last War | Takano | Movie | 1961 |
 | A Night in Hong Kong | Hiroshi Tanaka | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Masterless 47 – Part II | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Taking a Success Course | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Lovers of Ginza | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Masterless 47 | Kohei Hayano | Movie | 1960 |
 | The 6th Suspect | Shinsuke Arima | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Lovelorn Geisha | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Dangerous Kiss | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Singing in the Sun | Moriyama Tadashi | Movie | 1960 |
 | Daughters, Wives and a Mother | Reiji Sakanishi | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Storm of the Pacific | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Showdown on Pier No.3 | Takagi | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Poem of the Blue Star | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Beyond the Hills | Kentaro - Ueshima | Movie | 1960 |
| Beyond the Hills | Theme Song Performance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance | Mizukami Gorō | Movie | 1960 |
 | Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife | Ryota Kujira | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Three Treasures | Prince Wakatarashi | Movie | 1959 |
 | Young Lovers | Shuichi Nozaki | Movie | 1959 |
 | Someday I'll Know | Daisuke Kaneko | Movie | 1959 |
 | The College Ruggers | Eiichi Miyake | Movie | 1959 |
| The College Ruggers | Theme Song Performance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Samurai Saga | Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe | Movie | 1959 |
 | A Whistle in My Heart | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | 3 Dolls in College | Shin'ichi Takada | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Big Boss | Mineo Komatsu | Movie | 1959 |
| The Big Boss | Theme Song Performance | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Path Under the Platanes | Theme Song Performance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Bright Young Maidens | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | The College Hero | Katsumi Kageyama | Movie | 1958 |
| The College Hero | Theme Song Performance | Movie | 1958 |
 | Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3 | Keiichiro Maeda | Movie | 1958 |
 | Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring | Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband) | Movie | 1958 |
 | Romance and Rhythm | Tajima | Movie | 1958 |
 | Flower's Yearning | Tsuda Shin'ichi | Movie | 1958 |
 | Yaji and Kita on the Road | Akinosuke Takarai | Movie | 1958 |
 | Holiday in Tokyo | George Tanaka | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl | himself | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Capital of Love | Kunio Murata | Movie | 1958 |
| The Capital of Love | Theme Song Performance | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Green Voyage | Keiji Takenaka (college student) | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Blue Mountains Part 2 | Teacher Numata | Movie | 1957 |
| The Blue Mountains Part 2 | Theme Song Performance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2 | Maeda Keiichirō | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Blue Mountains | Mr. Numata | Movie | 1957 |
 | Schooldays | Takada Shinichi | Movie | 1957 |
| Schooldays | Theme Song Performance | Movie | 1957 |
 | On Wings of Love | Hajime Kyosu | Movie | 1957 |
 | A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 | Tatsuo Ito | Movie | 1957 |
 | A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Reign of Terror | Jun’nosuke Kijima | Movie | 1957 |
 | Diary of a Successful Salaryman | Maeda Keiichirō | Movie | 1957 |
 | Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman | The Boy (Her Brother) | Movie | 1957 |
 | Birth of Romance | Ichirô Yabe | Movie | 1957 |
 | Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean | Ogata (as Akiro Takarata) | Movie | 1957 |
 | Price of Beauty | Koichi Yamawaki | Movie | 1957 |
| Price of Beauty | Theme Song Performance | Movie | 1957 |
 | A Town with a Mountain and River | Keisuke Yagi | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Paradise Island Story | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Singing Tireless Town | Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director) | Movie | 1957 |
 | Engagement Ring | Yōichi Kurata | Movie | 1956 |
 | A Strong Wind Blows | Shūji Ōma | Movie | 1956 |
 | Triumphant Song of Youth | Akio Shimamura | Movie | 1956 |
 | Love on Rainbow Island | Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani | Movie | 1956 |
 | Jacks and Jills | Kubota | Movie | 1956 |
 | Eacape of Fear | Toshio Ogata | Movie | 1956 |
 | Morishige, where are you going? | Akira Wakayama | Movie | 1956 |
 | Fighting Cha Cha Girl | Hideyuki Tsutsumi | Movie | 1956 |
 | Wharf with the Weeping Girl | Ryūji | Movie | 1956 |
 | Blue Buds | Groom | Movie | 1956 |
 | Godzilla, King of the Monsters! | Ogata | Movie | 1956 |
 | Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl | Kamura | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Wife is a University Student | Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain) | Movie | 1956 |
 | Runaway Bride | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Young Love Conquers All | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | Beast Man Snow Man | Takeshi Iijima | Movie | 1955 |
 | New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain | Heizaemon Ujiie | Movie | 1955 |
 | Frame of Snow | Kikukawa Shinzō | Movie | 1955 |
 | All is Well 2 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | All is Well | Saitaro Okazaki | Movie | 1955 |
 | Bridal Candidates | Tsubasa Ipponsugi | Movie | 1955 |
 | Tomboy Daughter Diary | Tsubasa Ipponsugi | Movie | 1955 |
 | Godzilla | Hideto Ogata | Movie | 1954 |
 | Bride in a Bathing Suit | Masao Sakurai | Movie | 1954 |
 | How the Bell of Liberty Rings | Masuda Sotaro | Movie | 1954 |