8Acting
Akira Takarada
- Born
- 1934-04-29
- Died
- 2022-03-14
- Birthplace
- Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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
Filmography
176 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Nikko Story
2023 · Movie
Cast
A World Without Cherry Blossoms
2022 · Movie
Keizo · Executive Producer
War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony
2021 · Movie
Cast
Dance with Me
2019 · Movie
Machin Ueda · Theme Song Performance
Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
2019 · Movie
Cast
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019 · Movie
Self - Actor
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
2019 · TV Show
Cast
Bridge over Troubled Water
2018 · Movie
CEO Ogata
The Great Buddha Arrival
2018 · Movie
Narrator
Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction
2015 · Movie
Himself
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
2015 · TV Show
Shigeaki Ikeda
The Man of the Political Economy
2015 · Movie
Cast
A Far Promise
2014 · Movie
Cast
Godzilla
2014 · Movie
Immigration Officer
Godzilla Battle Royale
2014 · Movie
Sec. General Fuji
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
2014 · Movie
Jafar (voice)
The Cabin Attendant
2014 · Movie
Cast
A Sparkle of Life
2013 · Movie
Cast
Carnation
2011 · TV Show
Cast
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
2010 · Movie
Himself
Clouds Over the Hill
2009 · TV Show
Cast
A Miracle of Hakone
2008 · Movie
Cast
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
2008 · Movie
Himself
Glory to the Filmmaker!
2007 · Movie
Gentleman in a White Mercedes
The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye
2007 · Movie
Cast
A Melody for My Father
2005 · Movie
Cast
Fantastipo
2005 · Movie
Cast
Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary
2005 · Movie
Voiceover
Black Corridor
2004 · Movie
Cast
Godzilla: Final Wars
2004 · Movie
UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
I Am a Sardine
2004 · Movie
Cast
The Spirit of Godzilla
2004 · Movie
ナレーション
Fukumimi
2003 · Movie
Cast
Prince Shotoku
2001 · TV Show
Mononobe no Moriya
Prince Shōtoku
2001 · Movie
Prince Anahobe · Mononobe no Moriya
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street
2001 · Movie
Cast
Road to the Don 12
2000 · Movie
Cast
Tales of the Unusual
2000 · Movie
Cast
Watashi no Aozora
2000 · TV Show
Joji Murai
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps
1999 · Movie
Cast
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2
1999 · Movie
Cast
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998 · Movie
Cast
Woman in Witness Protection
1997 · Movie
Police Commissioner
Sure Death 6
1996 · Movie
Cast
My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie
1995 · Movie
Kichitaro Shiratori
The man who became a billionaire.
1994 · Movie
Cast
My name is Reiko Shiratori!
1993 · TV Show
Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father]
Godzilla vs. Mothra
1992 · Movie
Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
Homework
1992 · TV Show
Cast
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1992 · Movie
Kobayashi
Patio
1992 · Movie
Cast
Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990 · Movie
Inukai
Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!
1985 · Movie
Cast
Shinobu's Tomorrow
1984 · Movie
Cast
The Audition
1984 · Movie
Emcee
Legend of Plumeria
1983 · Movie
Cast
Love You Till I Die
1981 · Movie
Cast
Nukata no Ōkimi
1980 · TV Show
Cast
Godzilla
1977 · Movie
Ogata
Latitude Zero
1969 · Movie
Dr. Ken Tashiro
Travels of Lord Mito
1969 · Movie
Sukesaburô Sasaki
Devils-in-Law
1968 · Movie
Cast
Golden Eyes
1968 · Movie
Andrew Hoshino
Imaginary Paradise
1968 · Movie
Cast
King Kong Escapes
1967 · Movie
Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
Let's Go! Young Guy
1967 · Movie
Kou Kure
3 Raccoon Dogs
1966 · Movie
Michio Sasaki
Big Wind from Tokyo
1966 · Movie
Ishinaka Sekijirō
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966 · Movie
Yoshimura
More Than 10,000 Women But...
1966 · Movie
Junichi Hasegawa
The Daphne
1966 · Movie
Kudo
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965 · Movie
Astronaut Kazuo Fuji
Ironfinger
1965 · Movie
Andrew Hoshino
Start Here
1965 · Movie
Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)
The Longest Night
1965 · Movie
田中清辉
The White Rose of Hong Kong
1965 · Movie
Susumu Utsugi
Blood and Diamonds
1964 · Movie
Cast
Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends
1964 · Movie
Cast
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964 · Movie
Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964 · Movie
Cast
A Woman's Life
1963 · Movie
Koichi Shimizu
Daybreak Chorus
1963 · Movie
Kensuke Ukita
Devices Stronger Than Women
1963 · Movie
Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
1963 · Movie
Yuichi Okamoto
Walleyed Nippon
1963 · Movie
Shin Moriyama
A Wanderer's Notebook
1962 · Movie
Fukuya
Anything For Success
1962 · Movie
Cast
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
1962 · Movie
Cast
Chûshingura
1962 · Movie
Gunpei Takada
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
1962 · Movie
Cast
Long Way to Okinawa
1962 · Movie
Cast · Theme Song Performance
Me and Me
1962 · Movie
Akihiko Kinugasa
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962 · Movie
Cast
Star of Hong Kong
1962 · Movie
Hasegawa Toru
The Wiser Age
1962 · Movie
Rokkakuya Kou
Woman of Design
1962 · Movie
Kosuke Sakai
A Night in Hong Kong
1961 · Movie
Hiroshi Tanaka
Different Sons
1961 · Movie
Kensuke Akagi
Lovers of Ginza
1961 · Movie
Cast
Taking a Success Course
1961 · Movie
Cast
The End of Summer
1961 · Movie
Teramoto Tadashi
The Last War
1961 · Movie
Takano
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961 · Movie
Cast
Beyond the Hills
1960 · Movie
Kentaro - Ueshima · Theme Song Performance
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960 · Movie
Reiji Sakanishi
Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance
1960 · Movie
Mizukami Gorō
Showdown on Pier No.3
1960 · Movie
Takagi
Singing in the Sun
1960 · Movie
Moriyama Tadashi
The 6th Suspect
1960 · Movie
Shinsuke Arima
The Dangerous Kiss
1960 · Movie
Cast
The Lovelorn Geisha
1960 · Movie
Cast
The Masterless 47
1960 · Movie
Kohei Hayano
The Poem of the Blue Star
1960 · Movie
Cast
The Storm of the Pacific
1960 · Movie
Cast
3 Dolls in College
1959 · Movie
Shin'ichi Takada
A Whistle in My Heart
1959 · Movie
Cast
Samurai Saga
1959 · Movie
Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
1959 · Movie
Ryota Kujira
Someday I'll Know
1959 · Movie
Daisuke Kaneko
The Big Boss
1959 · Movie
Mineo Komatsu · Theme Song Performance
The College Ruggers
1959 · Movie
Eiichi Miyake · Theme Song Performance
The Path Under the Platanes
1959 · Movie
Theme Song Performance
The Three Treasures
1959 · Movie
Prince Wakatarashi
Young Lovers
1959 · Movie
Shuichi Nozaki
Bright Young Maidens
1958 · Movie
Cast
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
1958 · Movie
Keiichiro Maeda
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
1958 · Movie
Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)
Flower's Yearning
1958 · Movie
Tsuda Shin'ichi
Holiday in Tokyo
1958 · Movie
George Tanaka
Romance and Rhythm
1958 · Movie
Tajima
The Capital of Love
1958 · Movie
Kunio Murata · Theme Song Performance
The College Hero
1958 · Movie
Katsumi Kageyama · Theme Song Performance
The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl
1958 · Movie
himself
Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958 · Movie
Akinosuke Takarai
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957 · Movie
Cast
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
1957 · Movie
Tatsuo Ito
A Town with a Mountain and River
1957 · Movie
Keisuke Yagi
Birth of Romance
1957 · Movie
Ichirô Yabe
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
1957 · Movie
Maeda Keiichirō
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
1957 · Movie
Maeda Keiichirō
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957 · Movie
Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957 · Movie
The Boy (Her Brother)
On Wings of Love
1957 · Movie
Hajime Kyosu
Price of Beauty
1957 · Movie
Koichi Yamawaki · Theme Song Performance
Reign of Terror
1957 · Movie
Jun’nosuke Kijima
Schooldays
1957 · Movie
Takada Shinichi · Theme Song Performance
The Blue Mountains
1957 · Movie
Mr. Numata
The Blue Mountains Part 2
1957 · Movie
Teacher Numata · Theme Song Performance
The Green Voyage
1957 · Movie
Keiji Takenaka (college student)
The Paradise Island Story
1957 · Movie
Cast
The Singing Tireless Town
1957 · Movie
Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)
A Strong Wind Blows
1956 · Movie
Shūji Ōma
Blue Buds
1956 · Movie
Groom
Eacape of Fear
1956 · Movie
Toshio Ogata
Engagement Ring
1956 · Movie
Yōichi Kurata
Fighting Cha Cha Girl
1956 · Movie
Hideyuki Tsutsumi
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956 · Movie
Ogata
Jacks and Jills
1956 · Movie
Kubota
Love on Rainbow Island
1956 · Movie
Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
Morishige, where are you going?
1956 · Movie
Akira Wakayama
Runaway Bride
1956 · Movie
Cast
The Wife is a University Student
1956 · Movie
Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
1956 · Movie
Kamura
Triumphant Song of Youth
1956 · Movie
Akio Shimamura
Wharf with the Weeping Girl
1956 · Movie
Ryūji
All is Well
1955 · Movie
Saitaro Okazaki
All is Well 2
1955 · Movie
Cast
Beast Man Snow Man
1955 · Movie
Takeshi Iijima
Bridal Candidates
1955 · Movie
Tsubasa Ipponsugi
Frame of Snow
1955 · Movie
Kikukawa Shinzō
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
1955 · Movie
Heizaemon Ujiie
Tomboy Daughter Diary
1955 · Movie
Tsubasa Ipponsugi
Young Love Conquers All
1955 · Movie
Cast
Bride in a Bathing Suit
1954 · Movie
Masao Sakurai
Godzilla
1954 · Movie
Hideto Ogata
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
1954 · Movie
Masuda Sotaro