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

Nikko Story

A World Without Cherry Blossoms
Keizo

War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony

Dance with Me
Machin Ueda

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Self - Actor

Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody

The Great Buddha Arrival
Narrator

Bridge over Troubled Water
CEO Ogata

The Man of the Political Economy

Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction
Himself

Godzilla Battle Royale
Sec. General Fuji

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
Jafar (voice)

A Far Promise

The Cabin Attendant

Godzilla
Immigration Officer
A Sparkle of Life

Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
Himself

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

A Miracle of Hakone

The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye

Glory to the Filmmaker!
Gentleman in a White Mercedes

A Melody for My Father

Fantastipo

Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary
Voiceover

Godzilla: Final Wars
UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo

スピリット オブ ゴジラ ~怪獣を演じた男たちの軌跡~
ナレーション

I Am a Sardine

Black Corridor

Fukumimi

Prince Shōtoku
Mononobe no Moriya

Prince Shōtoku
Prince Anahobe

Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street

Tales of the Unusual

Road to the Don 12

History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps

History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2

Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel

Woman in Witness Protection
Police Commissioner

Sure Death 6

My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie
Kichitaro Shiratori

The man who became a billionaire.

Godzilla vs. Mothra
Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino

Patio

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Kobayashi

Tales of a Golden Geisha
Inukai

Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!

The Audition
Emcee

Shinobu's Tomorrow

Legend of Plumeria

Love You Till I Die

Godzilla
Ogata

Travels of Lord Mito
Sukesaburô Sasaki

Latitude Zero
Dr. Ken Tashiro

Imaginary Paradise

Golden Eyes
Andrew Hoshino

Devils-in-Law

King Kong Escapes
Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura

Let's Go! Young Guy
Kou Kure

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Yoshimura

Big Wind from Tokyo
Ishinaka Sekijirō

The Daphne
Kudo

3 Raccoon Dogs
Michio Sasaki

More Than 10,000 Women But...
Junichi Hasegawa

Invasion of Astro-Monster
Astronaut K. Fuji

Ironfinger
Andrew Hoshino

The White Rose of Hong Kong
Susumu Utsugi

Start Here
Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)

The Longest Night
田中清辉

Blood and Diamonds

Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends

Mothra vs. Godzilla
Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

Daybreak Chorus
Kensuke Ukita

A Woman's Life
Koichi Shimizu

Walleyed Nippon
Shin Moriyama

Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
Yuichi Okamoto

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

Anything For Success

Chûshingura
Gunpei Takada

A Wanderer's Notebook
Fukuya

Let's Meet in Our Dreams

Me and Me
Akihiko Kinugasa

Star of Hong Kong
Hasegawa Toru

Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II

Long Way to Okinawa

Woman of Design
Kosuke Sakai

The Wiser Age
Rokkakuya Kou

Different Sons
Kensuke Akagi

The End of Summer
Teramoto Tadashi

The Last War
Takano

A Night in Hong Kong
Hiroshi Tanaka

The Masterless 47 – Part II

Taking a Success Course

Lovers of Ginza

The Masterless 47
Kohei Hayano

The 6th Suspect
Shinsuke Arima

The Lovelorn Geisha

The Dangerous Kiss

Singing in the Sun
Moriyama Tadashi

Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Reiji Sakanishi

The Storm of the Pacific

Showdown on Pier No.3
Takagi

The Poem of the Blue Star

Beyond the Hills
Kentaro - Ueshima

Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance
Mizukami Gorō

Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife

The Three Treasures
Prince Wakatarashi

Young Lovers
Shuichi Nozaki

Someday I'll Know
Daisuke Kaneko

The College Ruggers
Eiichi Miyake

Samurai Saga
Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe

A Whistle in My Heart

3 Dolls in College
Shin'ichi Takada

The Big Boss
Mineo Komatsu

Bright Young Maidens

The College Hero
Katsumi Kageyama

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
Keiichiro Maeda

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

Romance and Rhythm
Tajima

Flower's Yearning
Tsuda Shin'ichi

Yaji and Kita on the Road
Akinosuke Takarai

Holiday in Tokyo
George Tanaka

The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl
himself

The Capital of Love
Kunio Murata

The Green Voyage
Keiji Takenaka (college student)

The Blue Mountains Part 2
Teacher Numata

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
Maeda Keiichirō

The Blue Mountains
Mr. Numata

Schooldays
Takada Shinichi

On Wings of Love
Hajime Kyosu

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
Tatsuo Ito

Reign of Terror
Jun’nosuke Kijima

Diary of a Successful Salaryman
Maeda Keiichirō

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

Birth of Romance
Ichirô Yabe

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

Price of Beauty
Koichi Yamawaki

A Town with a Mountain and River
Keisuke Yagi

The Paradise Island Story

The Singing Tireless Town
Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)

Engagement Ring
Yōichi Kurata

A Strong Wind Blows
Shūji Ōma

Triumphant Song of Youth
Akio Shimamura

Love on Rainbow Island
Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani

Jacks and Jills
Kubota

Eacape of Fear
Toshio Ogata

Morishige, where are you going?
Akira Wakayama

Fighting Cha Cha Girl
Hideyuki Tsutsumi

Wharf with the Weeping Girl
Ryūji

Blue Buds
Groom

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Ogata

Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
Kamura

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

Runaway Bride

Young Love Conquers All

Beast Man Snow Man
Takeshi Iijima

New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
Heizaemon Ujiie

Frame of Snow
Kikukawa Shinzō

All is Well 2

All is Well
Saitaro Okazaki

Bridal Candidates
Tsubasa Ipponsugi

Tomboy Daughter Diary
Tsubasa Ipponsugi

Godzilla
Hideto Ogata

Bride in a Bathing Suit
Masao Sakurai

How the Bell of Liberty Rings
Masuda Sotaro







