Akira Takarada

Acting · Born 1934-04-29 in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Biography

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

Filmography

• Godzilla as Hideto Ogata
• Mothra vs. Godzilla as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
• Godzilla: Final Wars as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
• Godzilla vs. Mothra as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
• Ebirah, Horror of the Deep as Yoshimura
• Fantastipo
• The End of Summer as Teramoto Tadashi
• Chûshingura as Gunpei Takada
• King Kong Escapes as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
• Latitude Zero as Dr. Ken Tashiro

TV

• Homework
• Carnation
• My name is Reiko Shiratori! as Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father]
• Watashi no Aozora as Joji Murai
• Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
• Prince Shotoku as Mononobe no Moriya
• Clouds Over the Hill