Acting

Akira Takarada

Born April 29, 1934Died March 14, 2022 (87)ChinaHarbin, Heilongjiang, China176 creditsIMDb

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

Known for

Godzilla1954 · as Hideto Ogata
Godzilla2014 · as Immigration Officer
Mothra vs. Godzilla1964 · as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
Invasion of Astro-Monster1965 · as Astronaut Kazuo Fuji
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep1966 · as Yoshimura
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!1956 · as Ogata
King Kong Escapes1967 · as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
Godzilla vs. Mothra1992 · as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
Godzilla: Final Wars2004 · as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
Godzilla1977 · as Ogata
Latitude Zero1969 · as Dr. Ken Tashiro
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion1992 · as Kobayashi
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Series
Homework1992 · Cast · 11 ep
Series
Carnation2011 · Cast · 151 ep
Godzilla2014 · as Immigration Officer
Series
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi2019 · Cast · 1 ep
Series
Watashi no Aozora2000 · as Joji Murai · 156 ep
Series
Clouds Over the Hill2009 · Cast · 5 ep
Godzilla1954 · as Hideto Ogata
Invasion of Astro-Monster1965 · as Astronaut Kazuo Fuji
Godzilla: Final Wars2004 · as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
Love You Till I Die1981 · Cast
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!1956 · as Ogata
The End of Summer1961 · as Teramoto Tadashi
Godzilla vs. Mothra1992 · as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
Anime
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded2014 · as Jafar (voice)
King Kong Escapes1967 · as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
Mothra vs. Godzilla1964 · as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
Series
Keisei Saimin no Otoko2015 · as Shigeaki Ikeda · 5 ep
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep1966 · as Yoshimura
Chûshingura1962 · as Gunpei Takada
Godzilla1977 · as Ogata
The Three Treasures1959 · as Prince Wakatarashi
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman1957 · as The Boy (Her Brother)
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean1957 · as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
Series
My name is Reiko Shiratori!1993 · as Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father] · 11 ep
Woman in Witness Protection1997 · as Police Commissioner
The Storm of the Pacific1960 · Cast
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga2019 · as Self - Actor
Series
Prince Shotoku2001 · as Mononobe no Moriya · 2 ep
Dance with Me2019 · as Machin Ueda
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects2008 · as Himself
Series
Nukata no Ōkimi1980 · Cast · 2 ep
Latitude Zero1969 · as Dr. Ken Tashiro
The Last War1961 · as Takano
Frame of Snow1955 · as Kikukawa Shinzō
Sure Death 61996 · Cast
Tales of the Unusual2000 · Cast