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