Birthday

1934-04-29

Died

2022-03-14

Birthplace

Harbin, China

Gender

Male

Known For

Acting

Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada was a Japanese film actor best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.

Acting Credits

Godzilla

Hideto Ogata

Mothra vs. Godzilla

Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Yoshimura

Runaway Bride

Fantastipo

The End of Summer

Teramoto Tadashi

Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife

Long Way to Okinawa

Road to the Don 12

Chûshingura

Gunpei Takada

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II

Godzilla: Final Wars

UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo

Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble

Travels of Lord Mito

Sukesaburô Sasaki

King Kong Escapes

Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura

Latitude Zero

Dr. Ken Tashiro

Godzilla vs. Mothra

Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Ogata

Invasion of Astro-Monster

Astronaut K. Fuji

The Man of the Political Economy

Birth of Romance

Ichirô Yabe

The Last War

Takano

Beyond the Hills

Kentaro - Ueshima

Yaji and Kita on the Road

Akinosuke Takarai

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)

Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

Kobayashi

Different Sons

Kensuke Akagi

The Storm of the Pacific

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

The Boy (Her Brother)

A Woman's Life

Koichi Shimizu

Golden Eyes

Andrew Hoshino

A World Without Cherry Blossoms

Keizo

Beast Man Snow Man

Takeshi Iijima

Ironfinger

Andrew Hoshino

Samurai Saga

Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe

Tales of a Golden Geisha

Inukai

My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie

Kichitaro Shiratori

A Whistle in My Heart

The Lovelorn Geisha

Legend of Plumeria

The Masterless 47

Kohei Hayano

All is Well

Saitaro Okazaki

All is Well 2

A Sparkle of Life

Let's Meet in Our Dreams

Anything For Success

Godzilla Battle Royale

Sec. General Fuji

Glory to the Filmmaker!

Gentleman in a White Mercedes

Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary

Voiceover

Godzilla

Ogata

Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction

Himself

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

Reiji Sakanishi

A Wanderer's Notebook

Fukuya

The Big Boss

Mineo Komatsu

Imaginary Paradise

Woman of Design

Kosuke Sakai

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects

Himself

The Wiser Age

Rokkakuya Kou

Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends

Love on Rainbow Island

Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani

Godzilla

Immigration Officer

A Night in Hong Kong

Hiroshi Tanaka

Blood and Diamonds

Sure Death 6

Star of Hong Kong

Hasegawa Toru

The Three Treasures

Prince Wakatarashi

Price of Beauty

Koichi Yamawaki

Bridge over Troubled Water

CEO Ogata

Someday I'll Know

Daisuke Kaneko

Devils-in-Law

Let's Go! Young Guy

Kou Kure

Dance with Me

Machin Ueda

The Great Buddha Arrival

Narrator

The Daphne

Kudo

City of Love

Kunio Murata

The Masterless 47 – Part II

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

Tatsuo Ito

A Far Promise

Woman in Witness Protection

Police Commissioner

The Paradise Island Story

On Wings of Love

Hajime Kyosu

Jacks and Jills

Kubota

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

Self - Actor

Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra

Himself

Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody

The Dangerous Kiss

The Audition

Emcee

Me and Me

Akihiko Kinugasa

The Longest Night

田中清辉

Morishige, where are you going?

Akira Wakayama

Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong

Yuichi Okamoto

Taking a Success Course

The Poem of the Blue Star

Holiday in Tokyo

George Tanaka

Lovers of Ginza

Prince Shōtoku

Prince Anahobe

The White Rose of Hong Kong

Susumu Utsugi

How the Bell of Liberty Rings

Masuda Sotaro

Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring

Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!

The man who became a billionaire.

Nikko Story

The Cabin Attendant

Tales of the Unusual

History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2

Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel

History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps

Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance

Mizukami Gorō

Three Dolls in College

Shin'ichi Takada

The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl

himself

Bride in a Bathing Suit

Masao Sakurai

Devices Stronger Than Women

Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)

3 Raccoon Dogs

Michio Sasaki

Reign of Terror

Jun’nosuke Kijima

A Town with a Mountain and River

Keisuke Yagi

Flower's Yearning

Tsuda Shin'ichi

Prince Shōtoku

Mononobe no Moriya

More Than 10,000 Women But...

Junichi Hasegawa

Big Wind from Tokyo

Ishinaka Sekijirō

Walleyed Nippon

Shin Moriyama

Love You Till I Die

Bright Young Maidens

Daybreak Chorus

Kensuke Ukita

Tomboy Daughter Diary

Tsubasa Ipponsugi

The 6th Suspect

Shinsuke Arima

Eacape of Fear

Toshio Ogata

Start Here

Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)

Singing in the Sun

Moriyama Tadashi

The College Ruggers

Eiichi Miyake

Bridal Candidates

Tsubasa Ipponsugi

Romance and Rhythm

Tajima

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3

Keiichiro Maeda

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2

Maeda Keiichirō

Diary of a Successful Salaryman

Maeda Keiichirō

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

Jafar (voice)

Wharf with the Weeping Girl

Ryūji

Fighting Cha Cha Girl

Hideyuki Tsutsumi

The Blue Mountains

Mr. Numata

Triumphant Song of Youth

Akio Shimamura

Blue Buds

Groom

The Wife is a University Student

Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)

Young Lovers

Shuichi Nozaki

The Blue Mountains Part 2

Teacher Numata

A Strong Wind Blows

Shūji Ōma

Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl

Kamura

The Green Voyage

Keiji Takenaka (college student)

Engagement Ring

Yōichi Kurata

Frame of Snow

Kikukawa Shinzō

New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain

Heizaemon Ujiie

Young Love Conquers All

The Singing Tireless Town

Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)

Schooldays

Takada Shinichi

The College Hero

Katsumi Kageyama

Showdown on Pier No.3

Takagi

Shinobu's Tomorrow

Patio

Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street

Fukumimi

I Am a Sardine

Black Corridor

A Melody for My Father

The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye

A Miracle of Hakone

War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony

Keisei Saimin no Otoko

Ikeda Shigeaki

Homework

Carnation

My name is Reiko Shiratori!

Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father]

Watashi no Aozora

Joji Murai

Yasuragi no Toki: Michi

Prince Shotoku

Mononobe no Moriya

Nukata no Ōkimi

Clouds Over the Hill

Film Credits

A World Without Cherry Blossoms

Executive Producer

The College Ruggers

Theme Song Performance

The Path Under the Platanes

Theme Song Performance

The Blue Mountains Part 2

Theme Song Performance

Schooldays

Theme Song Performance

The College Hero

Theme Song Performance

Price of Beauty

Theme Song Performance

City of Love

Theme Song Performance

The Big Boss

Theme Song Performance

Beyond the Hills

Theme Song Performance

Long Way to Okinawa

Theme Song Performance

Dance with Me

Theme Song Performance