6.4
Godzilla
2014
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 29, 1934(87)
Day of Death
March 14, 2022
Place of Birth
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Also Known As
Акира Такарадаآکیرا تاکارادا
Akira Takarada
Acting
Biography
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
8.0
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
2019· TV Series
7.6
Godzilla
1954
8.1
Carnation
2011· TV Series
7.1
8.2
Clouds Over the Hill
2009· TV Series
7.0
6.3
6.9
6.5
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
2015· TV Series
6.8
Filmography
- 2023MovieNikko Story
- 2022MovieA World Without Cherry Blossomsas Keizo
- 2021MovieWar and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony
- 2019MovieDance with Meas Machin Ueda
- 2019TVYasuragi no Toki: Michi
- 2019MovieThe Dawn of Kaiju Eigaas Self - Actor
- 2019MovieNipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
- 2018MovieThe Great Buddha Arrivalas Narrator
- 2018MovieBridge over Troubled Wateras CEO Ogata
- 2015MovieThe Man of the Political Economy
- 2015TVKeisei Saimin no Otokoas Ikeda Shigeaki
- 2015MovieHail to the King: 60 Years of Destructionas Himself
- 2014MovieGodzilla Battle Royaleas Sec. General Fuji
- 2014MovieKingdom Hearts Re:codedas Jafar (voice)
- 2014MovieA Far Promise
- 2014MovieThe Cabin Attendant
- 2014MovieGodzillaas Immigration Officer
- 2011TVCarnation
- 2010MovieMaking of Godzilla vs. Mothraas Himself
- 2009TVClouds Over the Hill
- 2008MovieBringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effectsas Himself
- 2008MovieA Miracle of Hakone
- 2007MovieThe Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye
- 2007MovieGlory to the Filmmaker!as Gentleman in a White Mercedes
- 2005MovieA Melody for My Father
- 2005MovieFantastipo
- 2005MovieMikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversaryas Voiceover
- 2004MovieGodzilla: Final Warsas UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
- 2004Movieスピリット オブ ゴジラ ～怪獣を演じた男たちの軌跡～as ナレーション
- 2004MovieI Am a Sardine
- 2004MovieBlack Corridor
- 2003MovieFukumimi
- 2001MoviePrince Shōtokuas Prince Anahobe
- 2001MoviePrince Shōtokuas Mononobe no Moriya
- 2001TVPrince Shotokuas Mononobe no Moriya
- 2001MovieShibuya Midnight War Dark Street
- 2000MovieTales of the Unusual
- 2000TVWatashi no Aozoraas Joji Murai
- 2000MovieRoad to the Don 12
- 1999MovieHistory of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps
- 1999MovieHistory of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2
- 1998MovieTom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
- 1997MovieWoman in Witness Protectionas Police Commissioner
- 1996MovieSure Death 6
- 1995MovieMy name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movieas Kichitaro Shiratori
- 1994MovieThe man who became a billionaire.
- 1993TVMy name is Reiko Shiratori!as Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father]
- 1992MovieGodzilla vs. Mothraas Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
- 1992MoviePatio
- 1992TVHomework