Cast & creator
Akira Takarada
Best known for Homework, Godzilla, Carnation
Akira Takarada (April 29, 1934–March 14, 2022) was a Japanese film actor, best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.
Also known as: Акира Такарада, آکیرا تاکارادا
179
film credits
9
television credits
176
1954–2023 · acting roles
7.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (188)
Showing 188 of 188 credits
Homework
1992
Godzilla
Immigration Officer
2014
Carnation
2011
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
2019
Clouds Over the Hill
2009
Watashi no Aozora
Joji Murai
2000
Godzilla
Hideto Ogata
1954
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Astronaut Kazuo Fuji
1965
Love You Till I Die
1981
Godzilla: Final Wars
UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
2004
The End of Summer
Teramoto Tadashi
1961
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Ogata
1956
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
Jafar (voice)
2014
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
1992
The Lovelorn Geisha
1960
King Kong Escapes
Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
1967
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
1964
Woman in Witness Protection
Police Commissioner
1997
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
Shigeaki Ikeda
2015
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Yoshimura
1966
Chûshingura
Gunpei Takada
1962
Godzilla
Ogata
1977
My name is Reiko Shiratori!
Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father]
1993
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
The Boy (Her Brother)
1957
Prince Shotoku
Mononobe no Moriya
2001
Nukata no Ōkimi
1980
The Three Treasures
Prince Wakatarashi
1959
Dance with Me
Machin Ueda
2019Dance with Me
Theme Song Performance
2019
Glory to the Filmmaker!
Gentleman in a White Mercedes
2007
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Reiji Sakanishi
1960
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
1957
The Storm of the Pacific
1960
Tales of the Unusual
2000
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Self - Actor
2019
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
Himself
2008
The Last War
Takano
1961
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Kobayashi
1992
The Big Boss
Mineo Komatsu
1959The Big Boss
Theme Song Performance
1959
A Wanderer's Notebook
Fukuya
1962
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Inukai
1990
A Night in Hong Kong
Hiroshi Tanaka
1961
Latitude Zero
Dr. Ken Tashiro
1969
Beast Man Snow Man
Takeshi Iijima
1955
Sure Death 6
1996
Woman of Design
Kosuke Sakai
1962
A Woman's Life
Koichi Shimizu
1963
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
Frame of Snow
Kikukawa Shinzō
1955
Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
2019
Devils-in-Law
1968
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
Patio
1992
Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!
1985
The Masterless 47
Kohei Hayano
1960
The Daphne
Kudo
1966
The Cabin Attendant
2014
The White Rose of Hong Kong
Susumu Utsugi
1965
A Whistle in My Heart
1959
Golden Eyes
Andrew Hoshino
1968
The Longest Night
田中清辉
1965
Blood and Diamonds
1964
The Dangerous Kiss
1960
I Am a Sardine
2004
Engagement Ring
Yōichi Kurata
1956
Star of Hong Kong
Hasegawa Toru
1962
Me and Me
Akihiko Kinugasa
1962
The Great Buddha Arrival
Narrator
2018
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
Himself
2010
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
Tatsuo Ito
1957
The College Ruggers
Eiichi Miyake
1959The College Ruggers
Theme Song Performance
1959
The Wiser Age
Rokkakuya Kou
1962
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)
1958
The Spirit of Godzilla
ナレーション
2004
The Paradise Island Story
1957
Beyond the Hills
Kentaro - Ueshima
1960Beyond the Hills
Theme Song Performance
1960
Holiday in Tokyo
George Tanaka
1958
Start Here
Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)
1965
Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance
Mizukami Gorō
1960
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
Kamura
1956
A Town with a Mountain and River
Keisuke Yagi
1957
Shinobu's Tomorrow
1984
Morishige, where are you going?
Akira Wakayama
1956
Yaji and Kita on the Road
Akinosuke Takarai
1958
A Far Promise
2014
A World Without Cherry Blossoms
Keizo
2022A World Without Cherry Blossoms
Executive Producer
2022
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
Keiichiro Maeda
1958
Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction
Himself
2015
Young Love Conquers All
1955
Fantastipo
2005
Bright Young Maidens
1958
Devices Stronger Than Women
Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)
1963
Legend of Plumeria
1983
3 Dolls in College
Shin'ichi Takada
1959
Love on Rainbow Island
Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
1956
Samurai Saga
Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
1959
All is Well 2
1955
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2
1999
The College Hero
Katsumi Kageyama
1958The College Hero
Theme Song Performance
1958
Ironfinger
Andrew Hoshino
1965
The Blue Mountains
Mr. Numata
1957
More Than 10,000 Women But...
Junichi Hasegawa
1966
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
Ryota Kujira
1959My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie
Kichitaro Shiratori
1995
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street
2001
Travels of Lord Mito
Sukesaburô Sasaki
1969
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
Schooldays
Takada Shinichi
1957Schooldays
Theme Song Performance
1957
Different Sons
Kensuke Akagi
1961
Jacks and Jills
Kubota
1956
Prince Shōtoku
Prince Anahobe
2001Prince Shōtoku
Mononobe no Moriya
2001
A Miracle of Hakone
2008
Walleyed Nippon
Shin Moriyama
1963
Let's Go! Young Guy
Kou Kure
1967
Fukumimi
2003
The Singing Tireless Town
Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)
1957
Showdown on Pier No.3
Takagi
1960
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
Masuda Sotaro
1954
The Audition
Emcee
1984
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
1962
Lovers of Ginza
1961
The Wife is a University Student
Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)
1956
Long Way to Okinawa
1962Long Way to Okinawa
Theme Song Performance
1962
Someday I'll Know
Daisuke Kaneko
1959
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998
All is Well
Saitaro Okazaki
1955
The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye
2007
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
Yuichi Okamoto
1963
3 Raccoon Dogs
Michio Sasaki
1966
Blue Buds
Groom
1956
Big Wind from Tokyo
Ishinaka Sekijirō
1966
Singing in the Sun
Moriyama Tadashi
1960
Price of Beauty
Koichi Yamawaki
1957Price of Beauty
Theme Song Performance
1957
A Melody for My Father
2005
A Strong Wind Blows
Shūji Ōma
1956
Road to the Don 12
2000
Runaway Bride
1956
The Man of the Political Economy
2015
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
Flower's Yearning
Tsuda Shin'ichi
1958
The 6th Suspect
Shinsuke Arima
1960
The Capital of Love
Kunio Murata
1958The Capital of Love
Theme Song Performance
1958
Daybreak Chorus
Kensuke Ukita
1963
Bridge over Troubled Water
CEO Ogata
2018
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
Maeda Keiichirō
1957
Black Corridor
2004
The Blue Mountains Part 2
Teacher Numata
1957The Blue Mountains Part 2
Theme Song Performance
1957
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
1962
The Poem of the Blue Star
1960
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
Heizaemon Ujiie
1955
Imaginary Paradise
1968
Taking a Success Course
1961
A Sparkle of Life
2013
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
Maeda Keiichirō
1957
War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony
2021
Eacape of Fear
Toshio Ogata
1956
Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary
Voiceover
2005
Birth of Romance
Ichirô Yabe
1957
Wharf with the Weeping Girl
Ryūji
1956
The Path Under the Platanes
Theme Song Performance
1959
Anything For Success
1962
Godzilla Battle Royale
Sec. General Fuji
2014
Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends
1964
Reign of Terror
Jun’nosuke Kijima
1957
Young Lovers
Shuichi Nozaki
1959
On Wings of Love
Hajime Kyosu
1957
The Green Voyage
Keiji Takenaka (college student)
1957
Nikko Story
2023
Tomboy Daughter Diary
Tsubasa Ipponsugi
1955
Bridal Candidates
Tsubasa Ipponsugi
1955
Fighting Cha Cha Girl
Hideyuki Tsutsumi
1956
Bride in a Bathing Suit
Masao Sakurai
1954
The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl
himself
1958
Romance and Rhythm
Tajima
1958
Triumphant Song of Youth
Akio Shimamura
1956
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps
1999