Akira Takarada
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Akira Takarada (born April 29, 1934 -) is a Japanese film actor who is most known in the west for his roles in the Godzilla film series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Akira Takarada, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Apr 29, 1934 In Harbin, China
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 81
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Godzilla 1954-11-03
- Latest Project:
- Movie A World Without Cherry Blossoms 2022-04-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | A World Without Cherry Blossoms | Keizo | 2022-04-01 |
| Movie | Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody | 2019-03-09 | |
| Movie | The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga | Self - Actor | 2019-04-02 |
| Movie | Dance with Me | Machin Ueda | 2019-08-16 |
| Movie | Bridge over Troubled Water | CEO Ogata | 2018-06-30 |
| Movie | The Great Buddha: Arrival | Narrator | 2018-12-15 |
| Movie | Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction | Himself | 2015-07-11 |
| Series | Keisei Saimin no Otoko | Ikeda Shigeaki | 2015-08-22 |
| Movie | The Man of the Political Economy | 2015-09-19 | |
| Movie | Godzilla | Immigration Officer | 2014-05-14 |
| Movie | A Far Promise | 2014-08-25 | |
| Movie | A Sparkle of Life | 2013-11-16 | |
| Series | Carnation | 2011-10-03 | |
| Movie | Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra | Himself | 2010-01-22 |
| Movie | Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects | Himself | 2008-08-03 |
| Movie | Glory to the Filmmaker! | Gentleman in a White Mercedes | 2007-06-02 |
| Movie | Fantastipo | 2005-02-10 | |
| Movie | Godzilla: Final Wars | UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo | 2004-12-04 |
| Movie | Woman in Witness Protection | Police Commissioner | 1997-09-27 |
| Movie | Sure Death 6 | 1996-05-25 | |
| Movie | Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion | Kobayashi | 1992-05-16 |
| Series | Homework | 1992-10-16 | |
| Movie | Godzilla vs. Mothra | Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino | 1992-12-12 |
| Movie | Tales of a Golden Geisha | Inukai | 1990-06-02 |
| Movie | The Audition | Emcee | 1984-11-17 |
| Series | Nukata no Ōkimi | 1980-03-14 | |
| Movie | Godzilla | Ogata | 1977-01-01 |
| Movie | Latitude Zero | Dr. Ken Tashiro | 1969-07-26 |
| Movie | Travels of Lord Mito | Sukesaburô Sasaki | 1969-11-01 |
| Movie | Golden Eyes | Andrew Hoshino | 1968-03-16 |
| Movie | Let's Go! Young Guy | Kou Kure | 1967-01-01 |
| Movie | King Kong Escapes | Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura | 1967-07-22 |
| Movie | The Daphne | Kudo | 1966-10-01 |
| Movie | Ebirah, Horror of the Deep | Yoshimura | 1966-12-17 |
| Movie | The Longest Night | 田中清辉 | 1965-01-01 |
| Movie | Ironfinger | Andrew Hoshino | 1965-12-05 |
| Movie | Invasion of Astro-Monster | Astronaut K. Fuji | 1965-12-19 |
| Movie | Mothra vs. Godzilla | Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai | 1964-04-29 |
| Movie | Blood and Diamonds | 1964-07-01 | |
| Movie | A Woman's Life | Koichi Shimizu | 1963-11-16 |
| Movie | Long Way to Okinawa | 1962-03-07 | |
| Movie | Woman of Design | Kosuke Sakai | 1962-01-28 |
| Movie | Star of Hong Kong | Hasegawa Toru | 1962-07-14 |
| Movie | The Wiser Age | Rokkakuya Kou | 1962-01-14 |
| Movie | Gekkyū dorobō | 1962-12-08 | |
| Movie | Me and Me | Akihiko Kinugasa | 1962-08-11 |
| Movie | 47 Ronin | Gunpei Takada | 1962-11-03 |
| Movie | A Wanderer's Notebook | Fukuya | 1962-09-29 |
| Movie | Yume de aimasho | 1962-09-15 | |
| Movie | A Night in Hong Kong | Hiroshi Tanaka | 1961-07-01 |
| Movie | The Last War | Takano | 1961-10-08 |
| Movie | The Masterless 47 – Part II | 1961-02-25 | |
| Movie | The End of Summer | Teramoto Tadashi | 1961-10-29 |
| Movie | Different Sons | Kensuke Akagi | 1961-11-12 |
| Movie | The Storm of the Pacific | 1960-04-26 | |
| Movie | Beyond the Hills | Kentaro - Ueshima | 1960-02-02 |
| Movie | Daughters, Wives and a Mother | Reiji Sakanishi | 1960-05-21 |
| Movie | The Dangerous Kiss | 1960-06-26 | |
| Movie | The Masterless 47 | Kohei Hayano | 1960-12-25 |
| Movie | The Lovelorn Geisha | 1960-07-12 | |
| Movie | Samurai Saga | Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe | 1959-04-28 |
| Movie | The Big Boss | Mineo Komatsu | 1959-01-15 |
| Movie | A Whistle in My Heart | 1959-03-29 | |
| Movie | Someday I'll Know | Daisuke Kaneko | 1959-09-08 |
| Movie | The Three Treasures | Prince Wakatarashi | 1959-11-01 |
| Movie | Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife | 1959-12-26 | |
| Movie | City of Love | Kunio Murata | 1958-01-21 |
| Movie | Yaji and Kita on the Road | Akinosuke Takarai | 1958-04-29 |
| Movie | Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman | The Boy (Her Brother) | 1958-12-01 |
| Movie | Price of Beauty | Koichi Yamawaki | 1957-03-13 |
| Movie | The Paradise Island Story | 1957-01-29 | |
| Movie | Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean | Ogata (as Akiro Takarata) | 1957-03-14 |
| Movie | On Wings of Love | Hajime Kyosu | 1957-07-13 |
| Movie | A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 | Tatsuo Ito | 1957-07-09 |
| Movie | A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 | 1957-07-09 | |
| Movie | Godzilla, King of the Monsters! | Ogata | 1956-05-18 |
| Movie | Jacks and Jills | Kubota | 1956-08-15 |
| Movie | 裸足の青春 | Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani | 1956-10-16 |
| Movie | All is Well | Saitaro Okazaki | 1955-01-29 |
| Movie | Half Human | Takeshi Iijima | 1955-08-14 |
| Movie | Godzilla | Hideto Ogata | 1954-11-03 |