Akira Takarada

Acting • 188 Credits

Biography

Akira Takarada (April 29, 1934–March 14, 2022) was a Japanese film actor, best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Godzilla

Godzilla

2014 ⭐ 3.2
as Immigration Officer
Godzilla

Godzilla

1954 ⭐ 3.8
as Hideto Ogata
Godzilla: Final Wars

Godzilla: Final Wars

2004 ⭐ 3.6
as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
Mothra vs. Godzilla

Mothra vs. Godzilla

1964 ⭐ 3.5
as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

1956 ⭐ 3.2
as Ogata
Invasion of Astro-Monster

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965 ⭐ 3.4
as Astronaut Kazuo Fuji
Godzilla vs. Mothra

Godzilla vs. Mothra

1992 ⭐ 3.5
as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966 ⭐ 3.2
as Yoshimura
King Kong Escapes

King Kong Escapes

1967 ⭐ 3.0
as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
The End of Summer

The End of Summer

1961 ⭐ 3.8
as Teramoto Tadashi
Glory to the Filmmaker!

Glory to the Filmmaker!

2007 ⭐ 3.1
as Gentleman in a White Mercedes
Godzilla

Godzilla

1977 ⭐ 3.4
as Ogata
Chûshingura

Chûshingura

1962 ⭐ 3.5
as Gunpei Takada
Dance with Me

Dance with Me

2019 ⭐ 3.5
as Machin Ueda
Latitude Zero

Latitude Zero

1969 ⭐ 3.0
as Dr. Ken Tashiro
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

1992 ⭐ 3.5
as Kobayashi
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

1957 ⭐ 4.3
as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
Samurai Saga

Samurai Saga

1959 ⭐ 3.5
as Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
Tales of a Golden Geisha

Tales of a Golden Geisha

1990 ⭐ 3.1
as Inukai
Beast Man Snow Man

Beast Man Snow Man

1955 ⭐ 2.5
as Takeshi Iijima
The Three Treasures

The Three Treasures

1959 ⭐ 2.8
as Prince Wakatarashi
A Woman's Life

A Woman's Life

1963 ⭐ 3.5
as Koichi Shimizu
Woman in Witness Protection

Woman in Witness Protection

1997 ⭐ 3.2
as Police Commissioner
Clouds Over the Hill

Clouds Over the Hill

2009 ⭐ 3.9
The Last War

The Last War

1961 ⭐ 3.4
as Takano
Godzilla Battle Royale

Godzilla Battle Royale

2014 ⭐ 4.5
as Sec. General Fuji
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects

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

2008 ⭐ 4.3
as Himself
Tales of the Unusual

Tales of the Unusual

2000 ⭐ 3.4
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

1957 ⭐ 1.8
as The Boy (Her Brother)
A Wanderer's Notebook

A Wanderer's Notebook

1962 ⭐ 3.6
as Fukuya