Acting
Born April 29, 1934 — died March 14, 2022 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Akira Takarada (April 29, 1934–March 14, 2022) was a Japanese film actor, best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.
Godzilla
2014 · Immigration Officer
1954 · Hideto Ogata
Godzilla: Final Wars
2004 · UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964 · Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956 · Ogata
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965 · Astronaut Kazuo Fuji
Godzilla vs. Mothra
1992 · Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966 · Yoshimura
King Kong Escapes
1967 · Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
The End of Summer
1961 · Teramoto Tadashi
Glory to the Filmmaker!
2007 · Gentleman in a White Mercedes
1977 · Ogata
Nikko Story
2023
A World Without Cherry Blossoms
2022 · Keizo
War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony
2021
Dance with Me
2019 · Machin Ueda
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019 · Self - Actor
Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
2019
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
Bridge over Troubled Water
2018 · CEO Ogata
The Great Buddha Arrival
2018 · Narrator
The Man of the Political Economy
2015
Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction
2015 · Himself
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
2015 · Shigeaki Ikeda
Godzilla Battle Royale
2014 · Sec. General Fuji
A Far Promise
2014
The Cabin Attendant
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
2014 · Jafar (voice)
A Sparkle of Life
2013
Carnation
2011
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
2010 · Himself
Clouds Over the Hill
2009
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
2008 · Himself
A Miracle of Hakone
2008
2019 · Theme Song Performance
Long Way to Okinawa
1962 · Theme Song Performance
Beyond the Hills
1960 · Theme Song Performance
The College Ruggers
1959 · Theme Song Performance
The Path Under the Platanes
The Big Boss
The College Hero
1958 · Theme Song Performance
The Capital of Love
The Blue Mountains Part 2
1957 · Theme Song Performance
Schooldays
Price of Beauty
2022 · Executive Producer
