Akira Takarada
Born in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China — Apr 29 1934• Died Mar 14 2022
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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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Akira Takarada's Credits
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Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
Godzilla
Immigration Officer
Clouds Over the Hill
Carnation
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Astronaut K. Fuji
Godzilla
Hideto Ogata
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
Ikeda Shigeaki
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
Nukata no Ōkimi
Watashi no Aozora
Joji Murai
Godzilla: Final Wars
UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
Chûshingura
Gunpei Takada
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Yoshimura
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
Glory to the Filmmaker!
Gentleman in a White Mercedes
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Reiji Sakanishi
The Storm of the Pacific
Holiday in Tokyo
George Tanaka
King Kong Escapes
Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Kobayashi
Tales of the Unusual
Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends
The Three Treasures
Prince Wakatarashi
Beast Man Snow Man
Takeshi Iijima
A Wanderer's Notebook
Fukuya
Dance with Me
Machin Ueda
My name is Reiko Shiratori!
Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father]
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Inukai
Latitude Zero
Dr. Ken Tashiro
A Woman's Life
Koichi Shimizu
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Ogata
The White Rose of Hong Kong
Susumu Utsugi
Prince Shotoku
Mononobe no Moriya
The Last War
Takano
Let's Go! Young Guy
Kou Kure
Woman in Witness Protection
Police Commissioner
Yaji and Kita on the Road
Akinosuke Takarai
A Whistle in My Heart
Ironfinger
Andrew Hoshino
Godzilla
Ogata
The Masterless 47
Kohei Hayano
Blood and Diamonds
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
The Masterless 47 – Part II
A Far Promise
The Lovelorn Geisha
The Wiser Age
Rokkakuya Kou
Homework
Lovers of Ginza
Woman of Design
Kosuke Sakai
Runaway Bride
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
Price of Beauty
Koichi Yamawaki
Bright Young Maidens
The Man of the Political Economy
The End of Summer
Teramoto Tadashi
Long Way to Okinawa
Beyond the Hills
Kentaro - Ueshima
Someday I'll Know
Daisuke Kaneko
Star of Hong Kong
Hasegawa Toru
Different Sons
Kensuke Akagi
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
Travels of Lord Mito
Sukesaburô Sasaki
My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie
Kichitaro Shiratori
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
Masuda Sotaro
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
The Big Boss
Mineo Komatsu
Legend of Plumeria
Road to the Don 12
Flower's Yearning
Tsuda Shin'ichi
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)
Imaginary Paradise
A Night in Hong Kong
Hiroshi Tanaka
Prince Shōtoku
Prince Anahobe
Anything For Success
The Capital of Love
Kunio Murata
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
The Boy (Her Brother)
Romance and Rhythm
Tajima
All is Well 2
The Great Buddha Arrival
Narrator
All is Well
Saitaro Okazaki
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
On Wings of Love
Hajime Kyosu
The Audition
Emcee
Walleyed Nippon
Shin Moriyama
Sure Death 6
Devices Stronger Than Women
Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)
The Poem of the Blue Star
The Daphne
Kudo
Love on Rainbow Island
Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
The Cabin Attendant
Jacks and Jills
Kubota
Samurai Saga
Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
Golden Eyes
Andrew Hoshino
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
Tatsuo Ito
Bridge over Troubled Water
CEO Ogata
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Self - Actor
Taking a Success Course
Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
Yuichi Okamoto
Schooldays
Takada Shinichi
Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance
Mizukami Gorō
Nikko Story
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
A Town with a Mountain and River
Keisuke Yagi
The Blue Mountains Part 2
Teacher Numata
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
Jafar (voice)
3 Raccoon Dogs
Michio Sasaki
Patio
Birth of Romance
Ichirô Yabe
Young Lovers
Shuichi Nozaki
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
Keiichiro Maeda
3 Dolls in College
Shin'ichi Takada
The Wife is a University Student
Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)
Blue Buds
Groom
Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction
Himself
Triumphant Song of Youth
Akio Shimamura
A World Without Cherry Blossoms
Keizo
The Path Under the Platanes
Sound
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
Himself
スピリット オブ ゴジラ ～怪獣を演じた男たちの軌跡～
ナレーション
Black Corridor
Me and Me
Akihiko Kinugasa
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
Maeda Keiichirō
Young Love Conquers All
The man who became a billionaire.
The Blue Mountains
Mr. Numata
Morishige, where are you going?
Akira Wakayama
The College Ruggers
Eiichi Miyake
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
Maeda Keiichirō
Start Here
Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)
Daybreak Chorus
Kensuke Ukita
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
Heizaemon Ujiie
Bride in a Bathing Suit
Masao Sakurai
Showdown on Pier No.3
Takagi
Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!
The Singing Tireless Town
Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)
The Longest Night
田中清辉
Fighting Cha Cha Girl
Hideyuki Tsutsumi
Reign of Terror
Jun’nosuke Kijima
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
Kamura
Big Wind from Tokyo
Ishinaka Sekijirō
The Paradise Island Story
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
Singing in the Sun
Moriyama Tadashi
The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl
himself
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2
Fukumimi
A Sparkle of Life
The College Hero
Katsumi Kageyama
A Strong Wind Blows
Shūji Ōma
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
Himself
A Melody for My Father
The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye
Tomboy Daughter Diary
Tsubasa Ipponsugi
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
Eacape of Fear
Toshio Ogata
More Than 10,000 Women But...
Junichi Hasegawa
Devils-in-Law
The Green Voyage
Keiji Takenaka (college student)
Love You Till I Die
I Am a Sardine
Frame of Snow
Kikukawa Shinzō
Wharf with the Weeping Girl
Ryūji
The 6th Suspect
Shinsuke Arima
A Miracle of Hakone
The Dangerous Kiss
Godzilla Battle Royale
Sec. General Fuji
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street
Bridal Candidates
Tsubasa Ipponsugi
Shinobu's Tomorrow
Fantastipo
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps
Engagement Ring
Yōichi Kurata
Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary
Voiceover
War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony