Biography
Akira Takarada (April 29, 1934–March 14, 2022) was a Japanese film actor, best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.
Akira Takarada
Acting
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Born · Died
Movies
A World Without Cherry Blossoms· 2022
Keizo
Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction· 2015
Himself
The Man of the Political Economy· 2015
Godzilla Battle Royale· 2014
Sec. General Fuji
A Sparkle of Life· 2013
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects· 2008
Himself
Glory to the Filmmaker!· 2007
Gentleman in a White Mercedes
Fantastipo· 2005
Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary· 2005
Voiceover
Godzilla: Final Wars· 2004
UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
Road to the Don 12· 2000
My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie· 1995
Kichitaro Shiratori
Godzilla vs. Mothra· 1992
Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion· 1992
Kobayashi
Tales of a Golden Geisha· 1990
Inukai
Legend of Plumeria· 1983
Godzilla· 1977
Ogata
Latitude Zero· 1969
Dr. Ken Tashiro
Travels of Lord Mito· 1969
Sukesaburô Sasaki
Golden Eyes· 1968
Andrew Hoshino
Imaginary Paradise· 1968
King Kong Escapes· 1967
Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep· 1966
Yoshimura
Invasion of Astro-Monster· 1965
Astronaut K. Fuji
Ironfinger· 1965
Andrew Hoshino
Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends· 1964
Mothra vs. Godzilla· 1964
Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
A Woman's Life· 1963
Koichi Shimizu
A Wanderer's Notebook· 1962
Fukuya
Anything For Success· 1962
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble· 1962
Chûshingura· 1962
Gunpei Takada
Let's Meet in Our Dreams· 1962
Long Way to Okinawa· 1962
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II· 1962
The Wiser Age· 1962
Rokkakuya Kou
Woman of Design· 1962
Kosuke Sakai
Different Sons· 1961
Kensuke Akagi
The End of Summer· 1961
Teramoto Tadashi
The Last War· 1961
Takano
Beyond the Hills· 1960
Kentaro - Ueshima
Daughters, Wives and a Mother· 1960
Reiji Sakanishi
The Lovelorn Geisha· 1960
The Masterless 47· 1960
Kohei Hayano
The Storm of the Pacific· 1960
A Whistle in My Heart· 1959
Samurai Saga· 1959
Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife· 1959