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Akira Takarada · PopcornQueue

Akira Takarada

Actor

Born: April 29, 1934 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Died: March 14, 2022 (age 87)

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

Godzilla
May 14, 2014
Godzilla
November 3, 1954
Godzilla: Final Wars
December 4, 2004
Mothra vs. Godzilla
April 29, 1964
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
April 27, 1956
Invasion of Astro-Monster
December 19, 1965
Godzilla vs. Mothra
December 12, 1992
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
December 17, 1966
King Kong Escapes
July 22, 1967
The End of Summer
October 29, 1961
Glory to the Filmmaker!
June 2, 2007
Godzilla
January 1, 1977

Acting166

2023Nikko Story
2022A World Without Cherry Blossoms as Keizo
2021War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony
2019Dance with Me as Machin Ueda
2019The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga as Self - Actor
2019Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
2018The Great Buddha Arrival as Narrator
2018Bridge over Troubled Water as CEO Ogata
2015The Man of the Political Economy
2015Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction as Himself

2014

Godzilla Battle Royale as Sec. General Fuji

2014Kingdom Hearts Re:coded as Jafar (voice)

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2014A Far Promise
2014The Cabin Attendant
2014Godzilla as Immigration Officer
2013A Sparkle of Life
2010Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra as Himself
2008Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects as Himself
2008A Miracle of Hakone
2007The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye
2007Glory to the Filmmaker! as Gentleman in a White Mercedes
2005A Melody for My Father
2005Fantastipo
2005Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary as Voiceover
2004Godzilla: Final Wars as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
2004The Spirit of Godzilla as ナレーション
2004I Am a Sardine
2004Black Corridor
2003Fukumimi
2001Prince Shōtoku as Prince Anahobe, Mononobe no Moriya
2001Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street
2000Tales of the Unusual
2000Road to the Don 12
1999History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps
1999History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2
1998Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1997Woman in Witness Protection as Police Commissioner
1996Sure Death 6
1995My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie as Kichitaro Shiratori
1994The man who became a billionaire.
1992Godzilla vs. Mothra as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
1992Patio
1992Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion as Kobayashi
1990Tales of a Golden Geisha as Inukai
1985Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!
1984The Audition as Emcee
1984Shinobu's Tomorrow
1983Legend of Plumeria
1981Love You Till I Die
1977Godzilla as Ogata
1969Travels of Lord Mito as Sukesaburô Sasaki
1969Latitude Zero as Dr. Ken Tashiro
1968Imaginary Paradise
1968Golden Eyes as Andrew Hoshino
1968Devils-in-Law
1967King Kong Escapes as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
1967Let's Go! Young Guy as Kou Kure
1966Ebirah, Horror of the Deep as Yoshimura
1966Big Wind from Tokyo as Ishinaka Sekijirō
1966The Daphne as Kudo
19663 Raccoon Dogs as Michio Sasaki
1966More Than 10,000 Women But... as Junichi Hasegawa
1965Invasion of Astro-Monster as Astronaut Kazuo Fuji
1965Ironfinger as Andrew Hoshino
1965The White Rose of Hong Kong as Susumu Utsugi
1965Start Here as Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)
1965The Longest Night as 田中清辉
1964Blood and Diamonds
1964Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends
1964Mothra vs. Godzilla as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
1964Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1963Daybreak Chorus as Kensuke Ukita
1963A Woman's Life as Koichi Shimizu
1963Walleyed Nippon as Shin Moriyama
1963Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong as Yuichi Okamoto
1963Devices Stronger Than Women as Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)
1962Anything For Success
1962Chûshingura as Gunpei Takada
1962A Wanderer's Notebook as Fukuya
1962Let's Meet in Our Dreams
1962Me and Me as Akihiko Kinugasa
1962Star of Hong Kong as Hasegawa Toru
1962Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
1962Long Way to Okinawa
1962Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962Woman of Design as Kosuke Sakai
1962The Wiser Age as Rokkakuya Kou
1961Different Sons as Kensuke Akagi
1961The End of Summer as Teramoto Tadashi
1961The Last War as Takano
1961A Night in Hong Kong as Hiroshi Tanaka
1961The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961Taking a Success Course
1961Lovers of Ginza
1960The Masterless 47 as Kohei Hayano
1960The 6th Suspect as Shinsuke Arima
1960The Lovelorn Geisha
1960The Dangerous Kiss
1960Singing in the Sun as Moriyama Tadashi
1960Daughters, Wives and a Mother as Reiji Sakanishi
1960The Storm of the Pacific
1960Showdown on Pier No.3 as Takagi
1960The Poem of the Blue Star
1960Beyond the Hills as Kentaro - Ueshima
1960Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance as Mizukami Gorō
1959Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife as Ryota Kujira
1959The Three Treasures as Prince Wakatarashi
1959Young Lovers as Shuichi Nozaki
1959Someday I'll Know as Daisuke Kaneko
1959The College Ruggers as Eiichi Miyake
1959Samurai Saga as Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
1959A Whistle in My Heart
19593 Dolls in College as Shin'ichi Takada
1959The Big Boss as Mineo Komatsu
1958Bright Young Maidens
1958The College Hero as Katsumi Kageyama
1958Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3 as Keiichiro Maeda
1958Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring as Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)
1958Romance and Rhythm as Tajima
1958Flower's Yearning as Tsuda Shin'ichi
1958Yaji and Kita on the Road as Akinosuke Takarai
1958Holiday in Tokyo as George Tanaka
1958The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl as himself
1958The Capital of Love as Kunio Murata
1957The Green Voyage as Keiji Takenaka (college student)
1957The Blue Mountains Part 2 as Teacher Numata
1957Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2 as Maeda Keiichirō
1957The Blue Mountains as Mr. Numata
1957Schooldays as Takada Shinichi
1957On Wings of Love as Hajime Kyosu
1957A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 as Tatsuo Ito
1957A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957Reign of Terror as Jun’nosuke Kijima
1957Diary of a Successful Salaryman as Maeda Keiichirō
1957Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman as The Boy (Her Brother)
1957Birth of Romance as Ichirô Yabe
1957Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
1957Price of Beauty as Koichi Yamawaki
1957A Town with a Mountain and River as Keisuke Yagi
1957The Paradise Island Story
1957The Singing Tireless Town as Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)
1956Engagement Ring as Yōichi Kurata
1956A Strong Wind Blows as Shūji Ōma
1956Triumphant Song of Youth as Akio Shimamura
1956Love on Rainbow Island as Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
1956Jacks and Jills as Kubota
1956Eacape of Fear as Toshio Ogata
1956Morishige, where are you going? as Akira Wakayama
1956Fighting Cha Cha Girl as Hideyuki Tsutsumi
1956Wharf with the Weeping Girl as Ryūji
1956Blue Buds as Groom
1956Godzilla, King of the Monsters! as Ogata
1956Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl as Kamura
1956The Wife is a University Student as Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)
1956Runaway Bride
1955Young Love Conquers All
1955Beast Man Snow Man as Takeshi Iijima
1955New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain as Heizaemon Ujiie
1955Frame of Snow as Kikukawa Shinzō
1955All is Well 2
1955All is Well as Saitaro Okazaki
1955Bridal Candidates as Tsubasa Ipponsugi
1955Tomboy Daughter Diary as Tsubasa Ipponsugi
1954Godzilla as Hideto Ogata
1954Bride in a Bathing Suit as Masao Sakurai
1954How the Bell of Liberty Rings as Masuda Sotaro

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2022A World Without Cherry Blossoms Executive Producer
2019Dance with Me Theme Song Performance
1962Long Way to Okinawa Theme Song Performance
1960Beyond the Hills Theme Song Performance
1959The College Ruggers Theme Song Performance
1959The Big Boss Theme Song Performance
1959The Path Under the Platanes Theme Song Performance
1958The College Hero Theme Song Performance
1958The Capital of Love Theme Song Performance
1957The Blue Mountains Part 2 Theme Song Performance
1957Schooldays Theme Song Performance
1957Price of Beauty Theme Song Performance