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Akira Takarada
🎭 Acting

Akira Takarada

April 29, 1934 (age 87)
March 14, 2022
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Male
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Akira Takarada (April 29, 1934–March 14, 2022) was a Japanese film actor, best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.

Movies

167 credits
Godzilla Movie
★ 6.4
▶
Action, Drama
Godzilla
2014 Action, Drama
Godzilla Movie
★ 7.6
▶
Horror, Science Fiction
Godzilla
1954 Horror, Science Fiction
Godzilla: Final Wars Movie
★ 7.1
▶
Action, Adventure
Godzilla: Final Wars
2004 Action, Adventure
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep Movie
★ 6.3
▶
Action, Fantasy
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966 Action, Fantasy
Godzilla vs. Mothra Movie
★ 6.9
▶
Action, Adventure
Godzilla vs. Mothra
1992 Action, Adventure
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! Movie
★ 6.5
▶
Horror, Science Fiction
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956 Horror, Science Fiction
Invasion of Astro-Monster Movie
★ 6.8
▶
Action, Science Fiction
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965 Action, Science Fiction
Mothra vs. Godzilla Movie
★ 7.0
▶
Action, Drama
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964 Action, Drama
Chûshingura Movie
★ 7.1
▶
Action, Drama
Chûshingura
1962 Action, Drama
King Kong Escapes
★ 6.2
+
King Kong Escapes
1967 as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
Tales of the Unusual
★ 6.8
+
Tales of the Unusual
2000
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
★ 3.5
+
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957 as The Boy (Her Brother)
The End of Summer
★ 7.5
+
The End of Summer
1961 as Teramoto Tadashi
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
★ 8.6
+
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957 as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
Sure Death 6
+
Sure Death 6
1996
Glory to the Filmmaker!
★ 6.3
+
Glory to the Filmmaker!
2007 as Gentleman in a White…
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
★ 7.0
+
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1992 as Kobayashi
Woman in Witness Protection
★ 6.2
+
Woman in Witness Protection
1997 as Police Commissioner
Godzilla
★ 6.8
+
Godzilla
1977 as Ogata
The Paradise Island Story
+
The Paradise Island Story
1957
The Cabin Attendant
+
The Cabin Attendant
2014
Latitude Zero
★ 5.9
+
Latitude Zero
1969 as Dr. Ken Tashiro
A Wanderer's Notebook
★ 7.2
+
A Wanderer's Notebook
1962 as Fukuya
Devils-in-Law
★ 8.0
+
Devils-in-Law
1968
The Three Treasures
★ 5.5
+
The Three Treasures
1959 as Prince Wakatarashi
Beast Man Snow Man
★ 4.9
+
Beast Man Snow Man
1955 as Takeshi Iijima
The Storm of the Pacific
★ 6.0
+
The Storm of the Pacific
1960
The White Rose of Hong Kong
★ 7.0
+
The White Rose of Hong Kong
1965 as Susumu Utsugi
Tales of a Golden Geisha
★ 6.2
+
Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990 as Inukai
Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
+
Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
2019

TV Shows

9 credits
Carnation TV
★ 8.1
▶
Drama
Carnation
2011 Drama
Clouds Over the Hill TV
+
Clouds Over the Hill
2009
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi TV
★ 8.0
▶
Drama
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
2019 Drama
Watashi no Aozora TV
★ 7.0
▶
Drama, Family
Watashi no Aozora
2000 Drama, Family
Homework TV
+
Homework
1992
Keisei Saimin no Otoko TV
+
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
2015 as Ikeda Shigeaki
My name is Reiko Shiratori! TV
+
My name is Reiko Shiratori!
1993 as Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father]
Nukata no Ōkimi TV
+
Nukata no Ōkimi
1980
Prince Shotoku TV
+
Prince Shotoku
2001 as Mononobe no Moriya
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