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