
Birthday
1934/04/29
Day of death
2022/03/14 (87 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Harbin, China
Also know as
Акира Такарада, آکیرا تاکارادا
Akira Takarada was a Japanese film actor best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.

(1954) Godzilla
as Hideto Ogata

(1964) Mothra vs. Godzilla
as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai

(1966) Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Yoshimura

(1956) Runaway Bride
as ---

(2005) Fantastipo
as ---

(1961) The End of Summer
as Teramoto Tadashi

(1959) Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
as ---

(1962) Long Way to Okinawa
as ---

(2000) Road to the Don 12
as ---

(1962) Chûshingura
as Gunpei Takada

(1962) Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
as ---

(2004) Godzilla: Final Wars
as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo

(1962) Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
as ---

(1969) Travels of Lord Mito
as Sukesaburô Sasaki

(1967) King Kong Escapes
as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura

(1969) Latitude Zero
as Dr. Ken Tashiro

(1992) Godzilla vs. Mothra
as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino

(1956) Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as Ogata

(1965) Invasion of Astro-Monster
as Astronaut K. Fuji

(2015) The Man of the Political Economy
as ---

(1957) Birth of Romance
as Ichirô Yabe

(1961) The Last War
as Takano

(1960) Beyond the Hills
as Kentaro - Ueshima

(1958) Yaji and Kita on the Road
as Akinosuke Takarai

(1957) Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)

(1992) Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
as Kobayashi

(1961) Different Sons
as Kensuke Akagi

(1960) The Storm of the Pacific
as ---

(1957) Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
as The Boy (Her Brother)

(1963) A Woman's Life
as Koichi Shimizu

(1968) Golden Eyes
as Andrew Hoshino

(2022) A World Without Cherry Blossoms
as Keizo

(1955) Beast Man Snow Man
as Takeshi Iijima

(1965) Ironfinger
as Andrew Hoshino

(1959) Samurai Saga
as Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe

(1990) Tales of a Golden Geisha
as Inukai

(1995) My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie
as Kichitaro Shiratori

(1959) A Whistle in My Heart
as ---

(1960) The Lovelorn Geisha
as ---

(1983) Legend of Plumeria
as ---

(1960) The Masterless 47
as Kohei Hayano

(1955) All is Well
as Saitaro Okazaki

(1955) All is Well 2
as ---
(2013) A Sparkle of Life
as ---

(1962) Let's Meet in Our Dreams
as ---

(1962) Anything For Success
as ---

(2014) Godzilla Battle Royale
as Sec. General Fuji

(2007) Glory to the Filmmaker!
as Gentleman in a White Mercedes

(2005) Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary
as Voiceover

(1977) Godzilla
as Ogata

(2015) Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction
as Himself

(1960) Daughters, Wives and a Mother
as Reiji Sakanishi

(1962) A Wanderer's Notebook
as Fukuya

(1959) The Big Boss
as Mineo Komatsu

(1968) Imaginary Paradise
as ---

(1962) Woman of Design
as Kosuke Sakai

(2008) Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
as Himself

(1962) The Wiser Age
as Rokkakuya Kou

(1964) Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends
as ---

(1956) Love on Rainbow Island
as Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani

(2014) Godzilla
as Immigration Officer

(1961) A Night in Hong Kong
as Hiroshi Tanaka

(1964) Blood and Diamonds
as ---

(1996) Sure Death 6
as ---

(1962) Star of Hong Kong
as Hasegawa Toru

(1959) The Three Treasures
as Prince Wakatarashi

(1957) Price of Beauty
as Koichi Yamawaki

(2018) Bridge over Troubled Water
as CEO Ogata

(1959) Someday I'll Know
as Daisuke Kaneko

(1968) Devils-in-Law
as ---

(1967) Let's Go! Young Guy
as Kou Kure

(2019) Dance with Me
as Machin Ueda

(2018) The Great Buddha Arrival
as Narrator

(1966) The Daphne
as Kudo

(1958) City of Love
as Kunio Murata

(1961) The Masterless 47 – Part II
as ---

(1957) A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
as Tatsuo Ito

(2014) A Far Promise
as ---

(1997) Woman in Witness Protection
as Police Commissioner

(1957) The Paradise Island Story
as ---

(1957) On Wings of Love
as Hajime Kyosu

(1956) Jacks and Jills
as Kubota

(1957) A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
as ---

(2019) The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
as Self - Actor

(2010) Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
as Himself

(2019) Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
as ---

(1960) The Dangerous Kiss
as ---

(1984) The Audition
as Emcee

(1962) Me and Me
as Akihiko Kinugasa

(1965) The Longest Night
as 田中清辉

(1956) Morishige, where are you going?
as Akira Wakayama

(1963) Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
as Yuichi Okamoto

(1961) Taking a Success Course
as ---

(1960) The Poem of the Blue Star
as ---

(1958) Holiday in Tokyo
as George Tanaka

(1961) Lovers of Ginza
as ---

(2001) Prince Shōtoku
as Prince Anahobe

(1965) The White Rose of Hong Kong
as Susumu Utsugi

(1954) How the Bell of Liberty Rings
as Masuda Sotaro

(1958) Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
as Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)

(1964) Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
as ---

(1985) Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!
as ---

(1994) The man who became a billionaire.
as ---

(2023) Nikko Story
as ---

(2014) The Cabin Attendant
as ---

(2000) Tales of the Unusual
as ---

(1999) History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2
as ---

(1998) Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
as ---

(1999) History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps
as ---

(1960) Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance
as Mizukami Gorō

(1959) Three Dolls in College
as Shin'ichi Takada

(1958) The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl
as himself

(1954) Bride in a Bathing Suit
as Masao Sakurai

(1963) Devices Stronger Than Women
as Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)

(1966) 3 Raccoon Dogs
as Michio Sasaki

(1957) Reign of Terror
as Jun’nosuke Kijima

(1957) A Town with a Mountain and River
as Keisuke Yagi

(1958) Flower's Yearning
as Tsuda Shin'ichi

(2001) Prince Shōtoku
as Mononobe no Moriya

(1966) More Than 10,000 Women But...
as Junichi Hasegawa

(1966) Big Wind from Tokyo
as Ishinaka Sekijirō

(1963) Walleyed Nippon
as Shin Moriyama

(1981) Love You Till I Die
as ---

(1958) Bright Young Maidens
as ---

(1963) Daybreak Chorus
as Kensuke Ukita

(1955) Tomboy Daughter Diary
as Tsubasa Ipponsugi

(1960) The 6th Suspect
as Shinsuke Arima

(1956) Eacape of Fear
as Toshio Ogata

(1965) Start Here
as Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)

(1960) Singing in the Sun
as Moriyama Tadashi

(1959) The College Ruggers
as Eiichi Miyake

(1955) Bridal Candidates
as Tsubasa Ipponsugi

(1958) Romance and Rhythm
as Tajima

(1958) Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
as Keiichiro Maeda

(1957) Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
as Maeda Keiichirō

(1957) Diary of a Successful Salaryman
as Maeda Keiichirō

(2014) Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
as Jafar (voice)

(1956) Wharf with the Weeping Girl
as Ryūji

(1956) Fighting Cha Cha Girl
as Hideyuki Tsutsumi

(1957) The Blue Mountains
as Mr. Numata

(1956) Triumphant Song of Youth
as Akio Shimamura

(1956) Blue Buds
as Groom

(1956) The Wife is a University Student
as Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)

(1959) Young Lovers
as Shuichi Nozaki

(1957) The Blue Mountains Part 2
as Teacher Numata

(1956) A Strong Wind Blows
as Shūji Ōma

(1956) Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
as Kamura

(1957) The Green Voyage
as Keiji Takenaka (college student)

(1956) Engagement Ring
as Yōichi Kurata

(1955) Frame of Snow
as Kikukawa Shinzō

(1955) New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
as Heizaemon Ujiie

(1955) Young Love Conquers All
as ---

(1957) The Singing Tireless Town
as Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)

(1957) Schooldays
as Takada Shinichi

(1958) The College Hero
as Katsumi Kageyama

(1960) Showdown on Pier No.3
as Takagi

(1984) Shinobu's Tomorrow
as ---

(1992) Patio
as ---

(2015) Keisei Saimin no Otoko
as Ikeda Shigeaki

(1992) Homework
as ---

(2011) Carnation
as ---

(1993) My name is Reiko Shiratori!
as Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father]

(2000) Watashi no Aozora
as Joji Murai

(2019) Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
as ---

(2001) Prince Shotoku
as Mononobe no Moriya

(1980) Nukata no Ōkimi
as ---

(2009) Clouds Over the Hill
as ---