Akira Takarada

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 29, 1934

died

March 14, 2022

place of birth

Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

also known as

Акира Такарада · آکیرا تاکارادا

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Godzilla
6.4

Godzilla

2014as Immigration Officer
Godzilla
7.6

Godzilla

1954as Hideto Ogata
Godzilla: Final Wars
7.1

Godzilla: Final Wars

2004as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
6.3

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966as Yoshimura
Mothra vs. Godzilla
7.0

Mothra vs. Godzilla

1964as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
Godzilla vs. Mothra
6.9

Godzilla vs. Mothra

1992as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
Chûshingura
7.1

Chûshingura

1962as Gunpei Takada
King Kong Escapes
6.2

King Kong Escapes

1967as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
The Three Treasures
5.5

The Three Treasures

1959as Prince Wakatarashi
The Storm of the Pacific
6.0

The Storm of the Pacific

1960
The Audition

The Audition

1984as Emcee
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
6.5

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

1956as Ogata
Invasion of Astro-Monster
6.8

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965as Astronaut Kazuo Fuji
Tales of the Unusual
6.8

Tales of the Unusual

2000
A Woman's Life
7.1

A Woman's Life

1963as Koichi Shimizu
The End of Summer
7.5

The End of Summer

1961as Teramoto Tadashi
Latitude Zero
5.9

Latitude Zero

1969as Dr. Ken Tashiro
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
7.3

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

1960as Reiji Sakanishi
The Last War
6.6

The Last War

1961as Takano
A Wanderer's Notebook
7.2

A Wanderer's Notebook

1962as Fukuya
The White Rose of Hong Kong
7.0

The White Rose of Hong Kong

1965as Susumu Utsugi
The Masterless 47 – Part II
9.0

The Masterless 47 – Part II

1961
Woman in Witness Protection
6.2

Woman in Witness Protection

1997as Police Commissioner
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
7.0

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

1992as Kobayashi
Beast Man Snow Man
4.9

Beast Man Snow Man

1955as Takeshi Iijima
A Whistle in My Heart
6.7

A Whistle in My Heart

1959
The Capital of Love

The Capital of Love

1958as Kunio Murata
The Great Buddha Arrival
6.0

The Great Buddha Arrival

2018as Narrator
Love on Rainbow Island
8.0

Love on Rainbow Island

1956as Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
Different Sons
7.0

Different Sons

1961as Kensuke Akagi
Dance with Me
7.0

Dance with Me

2019as Machin Ueda
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
9.0

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II

1962
Holiday in Tokyo
9.0

Holiday in Tokyo

1958as George Tanaka
Godzilla
6.8

Godzilla

1977as Ogata
The Masterless 47
10.0

The Masterless 47

1960as Kohei Hayano
The Wiser Age
7.3

The Wiser Age

1962as Rokkakuya Kou
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
8.0

Let's Meet in Our Dreams

1962
Yaji and Kita on the Road

Yaji and Kita on the Road

1958as Akinosuke Takarai
Tales of a Golden Geisha
6.2

Tales of a Golden Geisha

1990as Inukai
Beyond the Hills

Beyond the Hills

1960as Kentaro - Ueshima
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
3.5

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

1957as The Boy (Her Brother)
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
8.6

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

1957as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
All is Well
10.0

All is Well

1955as Saitaro Okazaki
Star of Hong Kong
8.0

Star of Hong Kong

1962as Hasegawa Toru
Lovers of Ginza
7.0

Lovers of Ginza

1961
All is Well 2
10.0

All is Well 2

1955
Anything For Success
7.0

Anything For Success

1962
The Man of the Political Economy

The Man of the Political Economy

2015
The Lovelorn Geisha
6.9

The Lovelorn Geisha

1960
A World Without Cherry Blossoms
4.0

A World Without Cherry Blossoms

2022as Keizo