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