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