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

Homework
1992
Godzilla
2014
Carnation
2011
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
2019
Watashi no Aozora
2000
Clouds Over the Hill
2009
Godzilla
1954
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965
Godzilla: Final Wars
2004
The End of Summer
1961
Love You Till I Die
1981
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
176
Producing
1
Sound
11
2023
Nikko Story
2022
A World Without Cherry Blossoms
as Keizo
2021
War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony
2019
Dance with Me
as Machin Ueda
2019
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
as Self - Actor
2019
Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
2019
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
2018
Bridge over Troubled Water
as CEO Ogata
2018
The Great Buddha Arrival
as Narrator
2015
The Man of the Political Economy
2015
Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction
as Himself
2015
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
as Shigeaki Ikeda
2014
Godzilla Battle Royale
as Sec. General Fuji
2014
Godzilla
as Immigration Officer
2014
A Far Promise
2014
The Cabin Attendant
2014
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
as Jafar (voice)
2013
A Sparkle of Life
2011
Carnation
2010
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
as Himself
2009
Clouds Over the Hill
2008
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
as Himself
2008
A Miracle of Hakone
2007
Glory to the Filmmaker!
as Gentleman in a White Mercedes
2007
The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye
2005
Fantastipo
2005
Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary
as Voiceover
2005
A Melody for My Father
2004
Godzilla: Final Wars
as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
2004
I Am a Sardine
2004
Black Corridor
2004
The Spirit of Godzilla
as ナレーション
2003
Fukumimi
2001
Prince Shōtoku
as Prince Anahobe
2001
Prince Shōtoku
as Mononobe no Moriya
2001
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street
2001
Prince Shotoku
as Mononobe no Moriya
2000
Road to the Don 12
2000
Tales of the Unusual
2000
Watashi no Aozora
as Joji Murai
1999
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2
1999
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps
1998
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1997
Woman in Witness Protection
as Police Commissioner
1996
Sure Death 6
1995
My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie
as Kichitaro Shiratori
1994
The man who became a billionaire.
1993
My name is Reiko Shiratori!
as Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father]
1992
Godzilla vs. Mothra
as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
1992
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
as Kobayashi
1992
Patio
1992
Homework
1990
Tales of a Golden Geisha
as Inukai
1985
Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!
1984
The Audition
as Emcee
1984
Shinobu's Tomorrow
1983
Legend of Plumeria
1981
Love You Till I Die
1980
Nukata no Ōkimi
1977
Godzilla
as Ogata
1969
Travels of Lord Mito
as Sukesaburô Sasaki
1969
Latitude Zero
as Dr. Ken Tashiro
1968
Golden Eyes
as Andrew Hoshino
1968
Imaginary Paradise
1968
Devils-in-Law
1967
King Kong Escapes
as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
1967
Let's Go! Young Guy
as Kou Kure
1966
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Yoshimura
1966
The Daphne
as Kudo
1966
3 Raccoon Dogs
as Michio Sasaki
1966
More Than 10,000 Women But...
as Junichi Hasegawa
1966
Big Wind from Tokyo
as Ishinaka Sekijirō
1965
Invasion of Astro-Monster
as Astronaut Kazuo Fuji
1965
Ironfinger
as Andrew Hoshino
1965
The Longest Night
as 田中清辉
1965
The White Rose of Hong Kong
as Susumu Utsugi
1965
Start Here
as Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)
1964
Mothra vs. Godzilla
as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
1964
Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends
1964
Blood and Diamonds
1964
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1963
A Woman's Life
as Koichi Shimizu
1963
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
as Yuichi Okamoto
1963
Devices Stronger Than Women
as Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)
1963
Walleyed Nippon
as Shin Moriyama
1963
Daybreak Chorus
as Kensuke Ukita
1962
Long Way to Okinawa
1962
Chûshingura
as Gunpei Takada
1962
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
1962
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
1962
Anything For Success
1962
A Wanderer's Notebook
as Fukuya
1962
Woman of Design
as Kosuke Sakai
1962
The Wiser Age
as Rokkakuya Kou
1962
Star of Hong Kong
as Hasegawa Toru
1962
Me and Me
as Akihiko Kinugasa
1961
The End of Summer
as Teramoto Tadashi
1961
The Last War
as Takano
1961
Different Sons
as Kensuke Akagi
1961
A Night in Hong Kong
as Hiroshi Tanaka
1961
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
Taking a Success Course
1961
Lovers of Ginza
1960
Beyond the Hills
as Kentaro - Ueshima
1960
The Storm of the Pacific
1960
The Lovelorn Geisha
1960
The Masterless 47
as Kohei Hayano
1960
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
as Reiji Sakanishi
1960
The Dangerous Kiss
1960
The Poem of the Blue Star
1960
Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance
as Mizukami Gorō
1960
The 6th Suspect
as Shinsuke Arima
1960
Singing in the Sun
as Moriyama Tadashi
1960
Showdown on Pier No.3
as Takagi
1959
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
as Ryota Kujira
1959
Samurai Saga
as Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
1959
A Whistle in My Heart
1959
The Big Boss
as Mineo Komatsu
1959
The Three Treasures
as Prince Wakatarashi
1959
Someday I'll Know
as Daisuke Kaneko
1959
3 Dolls in College
as Shin'ichi Takada
1959
The College Ruggers
as Eiichi Miyake
1959
Young Lovers
as Shuichi Nozaki
1958
Yaji and Kita on the Road
as Akinosuke Takarai
1958
The Capital of Love
as Kunio Murata
1958
Holiday in Tokyo
as George Tanaka
1958
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
as Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)
1958
The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl
as himself
1958
Flower's Yearning
as Tsuda Shin'ichi
1958
Bright Young Maidens
1958
Romance and Rhythm
as Tajima
1958
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
as Keiichiro Maeda
1958
The College Hero
as Katsumi Kageyama
1957
Birth of Romance
as Ichirô Yabe
1957
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
1957
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
as The Boy (Her Brother)
1957
Price of Beauty
as Koichi Yamawaki
1957
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
as Tatsuo Ito
1957
The Paradise Island Story
1957
On Wings of Love
as Hajime Kyosu
1957
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
Reign of Terror
as Jun’nosuke Kijima
1957
A Town with a Mountain and River
as Keisuke Yagi
1957
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
as Maeda Keiichirō
1957
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
as Maeda Keiichirō
1957
The Blue Mountains
as Mr. Numata
1957
The Blue Mountains Part 2
as Teacher Numata
1957
The Green Voyage
as Keiji Takenaka (college student)
1957
The Singing Tireless Town
as Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)
1957
Schooldays
as Takada Shinichi
1956
Runaway Bride
1956
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as Ogata
1956
Love on Rainbow Island
as Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
1956
Jacks and Jills
as Kubota
1956
Morishige, where are you going?
as Akira Wakayama
1956
Eacape of Fear
as Toshio Ogata
1956
Wharf with the Weeping Girl
as Ryūji
1956
Fighting Cha Cha Girl
as Hideyuki Tsutsumi
1956
Triumphant Song of Youth
as Akio Shimamura
1956
Blue Buds
as Groom
1956
The Wife is a University Student
as Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)
1956
A Strong Wind Blows
as Shūji Ōma
1956
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
as Kamura
1956
Engagement Ring
as Yōichi Kurata
1955
Beast Man Snow Man
as Takeshi Iijima
1955
All is Well
as Saitaro Okazaki
1955
All is Well 2
1955
Tomboy Daughter Diary
as Tsubasa Ipponsugi
1955
Bridal Candidates
as Tsubasa Ipponsugi
1955
Frame of Snow
as Kikukawa Shinzō
1955
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
as Heizaemon Ujiie
1955
Young Love Conquers All
1954
Godzilla
as Hideto Ogata
1954
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
as Masuda Sotaro
1954
Bride in a Bathing Suit
as Masao Sakurai