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