Akira Takarada

★ Acting #7,544

1934 - 2022 (age 87) • Acting

Born: 4/29/1934 in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Died: 3/14/2022 (age 87)

Known for: Acting

Akira Takarada

★ Acting #7,544

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

Godzilla

76%

Hideto Ogata

1954

Mothra vs. Godzilla

70%

Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai

1964

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

65%

Ogata

1956

Invasion of Astro-Monster

68%

Astronaut Kazuo Fuji

1965

Godzilla vs. Mothra

69%

Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino

1992

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

63%

Yoshimura

1966

King Kong Escapes

61%

Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura

1967

Godzilla

68%

Ogata

1977

Nikko Story

2023

A World Without Cherry Blossoms

40%

Keizo

2022

A World Without Cherry Blossoms

40%

Executive Producer

2022

War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony

2021

Dance with Me

70%

Machin Ueda

2019

Dance with Me

70%

Theme Song Performance

2019

Yasuragi no Toki: Michi

80%

Unknown

2019

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

87%

Self - Actor

2019

Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody

2019

The Great Buddha Arrival

60%

Narrator

2018

Bridge over Troubled Water

CEO Ogata

2018

The Man of the Political Economy

2015

Keisei Saimin no Otoko

Ikeda Shigeaki

2015

Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction

70%

Himself

2015

Godzilla Battle Royale

91%

Sec. General Fuji

2014

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

65%

Jafar (voice)

2014

A Far Promise

2014

The Cabin Attendant

2014

Godzilla

64%

Immigration Officer

2014

A Sparkle of Life

90%

2013

Carnation

81%

Unknown

2011

Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra

93%

Himself

2010

Clouds Over the Hill

77%

Unknown

2009

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

85%

Himself

2008

A Miracle of Hakone

2008

The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye

2007

Glory to the Filmmaker!

63%

Gentleman in a White Mercedes

2007

A Melody for My Father

2005