About

Known credits:
130
Birthday:
1934-04-29
Place of birth:
Harbin, China
Website:
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Akira Takarada

Overview

Akira Takarada was a Japanese film actor best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.

Known for

Acting
2023 Nikko Story Actor N/A
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2022 A World Without Cherry Blossoms Actor Keizo 58
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2019 Dance with Me Actor Machin Ueda 59
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2019 The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga Actor Self - Actor 59
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2019 Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody Actor N/A
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2018 The Great Buddha Arrival Actor Narrator 58
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2018 Bridge over Troubled Water Actor CEO Ogata N/A
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2015 The Man of the Political Economy Actor N/A
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2015 Keisei Saimin no Otoko Actor Ikeda Shigeaki N/A
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2015 Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction Actor Himself 59
Average
2014 Godzilla Battle Royale Actor Sec. General Fuji 59
Average
2014 A Far Promise Actor N/A
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2014 The Cabin Attendant Actor N/A
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2014 Godzilla Actor Immigration Officer 62
Fair
2013 A Sparkle of Life Actor 59
Average
2011 Carnation Actor 70
Good
2010 Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra Actor Himself 59
Average
2008 Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects Actor Himself 59
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2007 Glory to the Filmmaker! Actor Gentleman in a White Mercedes 59
Average
2005 Fantastipo Actor 59
Average
2005 Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary Actor Voiceover N/A
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2004 Godzilla: Final Wars Actor UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo 63
Fair
2001 Prince Shōtoku Actor Mononobe no Moriya N/A
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2001 Prince Shōtoku Actor Prince Anahobe N/A
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2001 Prince Shotoku Actor Mononobe no Moriya 69
Fair
2000 Tales of the Unusual Actor 58
Average
2000 Watashi no Aozora Actor Joji Murai 69
Fair
2000 Road to the Don 12 Actor N/A
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1999 Japanese Gangster History Ambition Corps Actor N/A
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1999 Japanese Gangster History Ambition Corps 2 Actor N/A
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1998 Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel Actor N/A
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1997 Woman in Witness Protection Actor Police Commissioner 58
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1996 Sure Death 6 Actor N/A
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1995 My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie Actor Kichitaro Shiratori 59
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1994 The man who became a billionaire. Actor N/A
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1993 My name is Reiko Shiratori! Actor Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father] 69
Fair
1992 Godzilla vs. Mothra Actor Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino 61
Fair
1992 Homework Actor 69
Fair
1992 Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion Actor Kobayashi 58
Average
1990 Tales of a Golden Geisha Actor Inukai 58
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1985 Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON! Actor N/A
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1984 The Audition Actor Emcee N/A
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1983 Legend of Plumeria Actor N/A
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1981 爱你入骨 Actor N/A
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1980 Nukata no Ōkimi Actor N/A
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1977 Godzilla Actor Ogata 59
Average
1969 Travels of Lord Mito Actor Sukesaburô Sasaki N/A
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1969 Latitude Zero Actor Dr. Ken Tashiro 58
Average
1968 Imaginary Paradise Actor N/A
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1968 Golden Eyes Actor Andrew Hoshino 58
Average
1968 Devils-in-Law Actor N/A
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1967 King Kong Escapes Actor Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura 59
Average
1967 Let's Go! Young Guy Actor Kou Kure N/A
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1966 Ebirah, Horror of the Deep Actor Yoshimura 59
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1966 Big Wind from Tokyo Actor Ishinaka Sekijirō N/A
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1966 The Daphne Actor Kudo N/A
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1966 More Than 10,000 Women But... Actor Junichi Hasegawa N/A
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1965 Invasion of Astro-Monster Actor Astronaut K. Fuji 61
Fair
1965 Ironfinger Actor Andrew Hoshino 58
Average
1965 The White Rose of Hong Kong Actor Susumu Utsugi N/A
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1965 The Longest Night Actor 田中清辉 N/A
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1964 Blood and Diamonds Actor N/A
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1964 Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends Actor N/A
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1964 Mothra vs. Godzilla Actor Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai 62
Fair
1964 Mr. Giant's Victory Flag Actor N/A
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1963 Daybreak Chorus Actor Kensuke Ukita N/A
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1963 A Woman's Life Actor Koichi Shimizu 58
Average
1963 Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong Actor Yuichi Okamoto N/A
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1963 Walleyed Nippon Actor Shin Moriyama N/A
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1963 Devices Stronger Than Women Actor Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff) N/A
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1962 Anything For Success Actor N/A
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1962 Chûshingura Actor Gunpei Takada 59
Average
1962 A Wanderer's Notebook Actor Fukuya 58
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1962 Let's Meet in Our Dreams Actor N/A
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1962 Me and Me Actor Akihiko Kinugasa N/A
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1962 Star of Hong Kong Actor Toru Hasegawa N/A
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1962 Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble Actor N/A
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1962 Long Way to Okinawa Actor N/A
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1962 Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II Actor N/A
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1962 Woman of Design Actor Kosuke Sakai 59
Average
1962 The Wiser Age Actor Rokkakuya Kou 58
Average
1961 Different Sons Actor Kensuke Akagi N/A
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1961 The End of Summer Actor Teramoto Tadashi 61
Fair
1961 The Last War Actor Takano 58
Average
1961 A Night in Hong Kong Actor Hiroshi Tanaka N/A
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1961 The Masterless 47 – Part II Actor N/A
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1961 Taking a Success Course Actor N/A
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1961 Lovers of Ginza Actor N/A
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1960 The Masterless 47 Actor Kohei Hayano N/A
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1960 The Lovelorn Geisha Actor 58
Average
1960 The Dangerous Kiss Actor N/A
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1960 Daughters, Wives and a Mother Actor Reiji Sakanishi 58
Average
1960 The Storm of the Pacific Actor 58
Average
1960 Arashi o Yobu Gakudan Actor N/A
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1960 Beyond the Hills Actor Kentaro - Ueshima N/A
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1960 Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance Actor Mizukami Gorō N/A
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1959 Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife Actor N/A
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1959 The Three Treasures Actor Prince Wakatarashi 58
Average
1959 Someday I'll Know Actor Daisuke Kaneko N/A
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1959 Samurai Saga Actor Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe 58
Average
1959 A Whistle in My Heart Actor 58
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1959 Three Dolls in College Actor Shin'ichi Takada N/A
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1959 The Big Boss Actor Mineo Komatsu 58
Average
1958 Bright Young Maidens Actor N/A
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1958 Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring Actor Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband) N/A
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1958 Flower's Yearning Actor Tsuda Shin'ichi N/A
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1958 Yaji and Kita on the Road Actor Akinosuke Takarai N/A
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1958 Holiday in Tokyo Actor George Tanaka N/A
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1958 The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl Actor himself N/A
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1958 City of Love Actor Kunio Murata N/A
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1957 On Wings of Love Actor Hajime Kyosu N/A
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1957 A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 Actor Tatsuo Ito N/A
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1957 A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 Actor N/A
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1957 Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman Actor The Boy (Her Brother) 58
Average
1957 Birth of Romance Actor Ichirô Yabe N/A
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1957 Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean Actor Ogata (as Akiro Takarata) 59
Average
1957 Price of Beauty Actor Koichi Yamawaki N/A
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1957 The Paradise Island Story Actor N/A
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1956 Love on Rainbow Island Actor Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani N/A
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1956 Jacks and Jills Actor Kubota N/A
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1956 Morishige, where are you going? Actor Akira Wakayama N/A
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1956 Godzilla, King of the Monsters! Actor Ogata 60
Fair
1956 Nigetekita hanayome Actor N/A
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1955 Beast Man Snow Man Actor Takeshi Iijima 58
Average
1955 All is Well 2 Actor N/A
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1955 All is Well Actor Saitaro Okazaki N/A
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1954 Godzilla Actor Hideto Ogata 70
Good
1954 Bride in a Bathing Suit Actor Masao Sakurai N/A
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1954 How the Bell of Liberty Rings Actor Masuda Sotaro N/A
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Production
2022 A World Without Cherry Blossoms Production Executive Producer 58
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