Akira Takarada was a Japanese film actor best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.
Known For
Godzilla
(2014)
Immigration Officer
Godzilla: Final Wars
(2004)
UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
Godzilla
(1954)
Hideto Ogata
Mothra vs. Godzilla
(1964)
Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
(1956)
Ogata
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
(1966)
Yoshimura
Invasion of Astro-Monster
(1965)
Astronaut K. Fuji
Godzilla vs. Mothra
(1992)
Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
King Kong Escapes
(1967)
Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
Godzilla
(1977)
Ogata
Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
(1992)
Kobayashi
The End of Summer
(1961)
Teramoto Tadashi
47 Ronin
(1962)
Gunpei Takada
Full Filmography
Acting
Godzilla
(1954)
Hideto Ogata
Half Human
(1955)
Takeshi Iijima
All is Well
(1955)
All is Well 2
(1955)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
(1956)
Ogata
Jacks and Jills
(1956)
Kubota
Nigetekita hanayome
(1956)
Price of Beauty
(1957)
Koichi Yamawaki
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
(1957)
Tatsuo Ito
On Wings of Love
(1957)
Hajime Kyosu
The Paradise Island Story
(1957)
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
(1957)
Birth of Romance
(1957)
Ichirô Yabe
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
(1957)
Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
(1958)
The Boy (Her Brother)
City of Love
(1958)
Kunio Murata
Yaji and Kita on the Road
(1958)
Akinosuke Takarai
Samurai Saga
(1959)
Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
A Whistle in My Heart
(1959)
The Big Boss
(1959)
Mineo Komatsu
The Three Treasures
(1959)
Prince Wakatarashi
Someday I'll Know
(1959)
Daisuke Kaneko
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
(1959)
The Storm of the Pacific
(1960)
The Lovelorn Geisha
(1960)
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
(1960)
Reiji Sakanishi
The Dangerous Kiss
(1960)
Beyond the Hills
(1960)
Kentaro - Ueshima
The Masterless 47
(1960)
Kohei Hayano
The End of Summer
(1961)
Teramoto Tadashi
The Last War
(1961)
Takano
A Night in Hong Kong
(1961)
Hiroshi Tanaka
The Masterless 47 – Part II
(1961)
Different Sons
(1961)
Kensuke Akagi
47 Ronin
(1962)
Gunpei Takada
A Wanderer's Notebook
(1962)
Fukuya
Woman of Design
(1962)
Kosuke Sakai
The Wiser Age
(1962)
Rokkakuya Kou
Star of Hong Kong
(1962)
Hasegawa Toru
Me and Me
(1962)
Akihiko Kinugasa
Long Way to Okinawa
(1962)
続サラリーマン清水港
(1962)
女難コースを突破せよ
(1962)
Yume de aimasho
(1962)
Gekkyū dorobō
(1962)
A Woman's Life
(1963)
Koichi Shimizu
Mothra vs. Godzilla
(1964)
Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
Blood and Diamonds
(1964)
Invasion of Astro-Monster
(1965)
Astronaut K. Fuji
Ironfinger
(1965)
Andrew Hoshino
The Longest Night
(1965)
田中清辉
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
(1966)
Yoshimura
The Daphne
(1966)
Kudo
King Kong Escapes
(1967)
Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
Let's Go! Young Guy
(1967)
Kou Kure
Golden Eyes
(1968)
Andrew Hoshino
Devils-in-Law
(1968)
Latitude Zero
(1969)
Dr. Ken Tashiro
Travels of Lord Mito
(1969)
Sukesaburô Sasaki
Godzilla
(1977)
Ogata
Legend of Plumeria
(1983)
The Audition
(1984)
Emcee
Tales of a Golden Geisha
(1990)
Inukai
Godzilla vs. Mothra
(1992)
Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
(1992)
Kobayashi
My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie
(1995)
Kichitaro Shiratori
Sure Death 6
(1996)
Woman in Witness Protection
(1997)
Police Commissioner
Road to the Don 12
(2000)
Godzilla: Final Wars
(2004)
UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
Fantastipo
(2005)
Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary
(2005)
Voiceover
Glory to the Filmmaker!
(2007)
Gentleman in a White Mercedes
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
(2008)
Himself
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
(2010)
Himself
A Sparkle of Life
(2013)
Godzilla
(2014)
Immigration Officer
A Far Promise
(2014)
Godzilla Battle Royale
(2014)
Sec. General Fuji
Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction
(2015)
Himself
The Man of the Political Economy
(2015)
Bridge over Troubled Water
(2018)
CEO Ogata
The Great Buddha: Arrival
(2018)
Dance with Me
(2019)
Machin Ueda
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
(2019)
Self - Actor
Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
(2019)
A World Without Cherry Blossoms
(2022)
Keizo
Production