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

Filmography

• 2023Nikko Story
• 2022A World Without Cherry Blossoms — Keizo, Executive Producer
• 2021War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony
• 2019Dance with Me — Machin Ueda, Theme Song Performance
• 2019Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
• Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
• 2018Bridge over Troubled Water — CEO Ogata
• 2018The Great Buddha Arrival — Narrator
• Keisei Saimin no Otoko — Shigeaki Ikeda
• 2015The Man of the Political Economy
• 2014A Far Promise
• 2014Godzilla — Immigration Officer
• 2014Godzilla Battle Royale — Sec. General Fuji
• 2014Kingdom Hearts Re:coded — Jafar (voice)
• 2014The Cabin Attendant
• 2013A Sparkle of Life
• Carnation
• Clouds Over the Hill
• 2008A Miracle of Hakone
• 2007Glory to the Filmmaker! — Gentleman in a White Mercedes
• 2007The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye
• 2005A Melody for My Father
• 2005Fantastipo
• 2005Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary — Voiceover
• 2004Black Corridor
• 2004Godzilla: Final Wars — UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
• 2004I Am a Sardine
• 2004The Spirit of Godzilla — ナレーション
• 2003Fukumimi
• Prince Shotoku — Mononobe no Moriya
• 2001Prince Shōtoku — Prince Anahobe, Mononobe no Moriya
• 2001Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street
• 2000Road to the Don 12
• 2000Tales of the Unusual
• Watashi no Aozora — Joji Murai
• 1999History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps
• 1999History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2
• 1998Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
• 1997Woman in Witness Protection — Police Commissioner
• 1996Sure Death 6
• 1995My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie — Kichitaro Shiratori
• 1994The man who became a billionaire.
• My name is Reiko Shiratori! — Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father]
• 1992Godzilla vs. Mothra — Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
• Homework
• 1992Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion — Kobayashi
• 1992Patio
• 1990Tales of a Golden Geisha — Inukai
• 1985Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!
• 1984Shinobu's Tomorrow
• 1984The Audition — Emcee
• 1983Legend of Plumeria
• 1981Love You Till I Die
• Nukata no Ōkimi
• 1977Godzilla — Ogata
• 1969Latitude Zero — Dr. Ken Tashiro
• 1969Travels of Lord Mito — Sukesaburô Sasaki
• 1968Devils-in-Law
• 1968Golden Eyes — Andrew Hoshino
• 1968Imaginary Paradise
• 1967King Kong Escapes — Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
• 1967Let's Go! Young Guy — Kou Kure
• 19663 Raccoon Dogs — Michio Sasaki
• 1966Big Wind from Tokyo — Ishinaka Sekijirō
• 1966Ebirah, Horror of the Deep — Yoshimura
• 1966More Than 10,000 Women But... — Junichi Hasegawa
• 1966The Daphne — Kudo
• 1965Invasion of Astro-Monster — Astronaut Kazuo Fuji
• 1965Ironfinger — Andrew Hoshino
• 1965Start Here — Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)
• 1965The Longest Night — 田中清辉
• 1965The White Rose of Hong Kong — Susumu Utsugi
• 1964Blood and Diamonds
• 1964Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends
• 1964Mothra vs. Godzilla — Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
• 1964Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
• 1963A Woman's Life — Koichi Shimizu
• 1963Daybreak Chorus — Kensuke Ukita
• 1963Devices Stronger Than Women — Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)
• 1963Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong — Yuichi Okamoto
• 1963Walleyed Nippon — Shin Moriyama
• 1962A Wanderer's Notebook — Fukuya
• 1962Anything For Success
• 1962Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
• 1962Chûshingura — Gunpei Takada
• 1962Let's Meet in Our Dreams
• 1962Long Way to Okinawa — Theme Song Performance
• 1962Me and Me — Akihiko Kinugasa
• 1962Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
• 1962Star of Hong Kong — Hasegawa Toru
• 1962The Wiser Age — Rokkakuya Kou
• 1962Woman of Design — Kosuke Sakai
• 1961A Night in Hong Kong — Hiroshi Tanaka
• 1961Different Sons — Kensuke Akagi
• 1961Lovers of Ginza
• 1961Taking a Success Course
• 1961The End of Summer — Teramoto Tadashi
• 1961The Last War — Takano
• 1961The Masterless 47 – Part II
• 1960Beyond the Hills — Kentaro - Ueshima, Theme Song Performance
• 1960Daughters, Wives and a Mother — Reiji Sakanishi
• 1960Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance — Mizukami Gorō
• 1960Showdown on Pier No.3 — Takagi
• 1960Singing in the Sun — Moriyama Tadashi
• 1960The 6th Suspect — Shinsuke Arima
• 1960The Dangerous Kiss
• 1960The Lovelorn Geisha
• 1960The Masterless 47 — Kohei Hayano
• 1960The Poem of the Blue Star
• 1960The Storm of the Pacific
• 19593 Dolls in College — Shin'ichi Takada
• 1959A Whistle in My Heart
• 1959Samurai Saga — Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
• 1959Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife — Ryota Kujira
• 1959Someday I'll Know — Daisuke Kaneko
• 1959The Big Boss — Mineo Komatsu, Theme Song Performance
• 1959The College Ruggers — Eiichi Miyake, Theme Song Performance
• 1959The Path Under the Platanes — Theme Song Performance
• 1959The Three Treasures — Prince Wakatarashi
• 1959Young Lovers — Shuichi Nozaki
• 1958Bright Young Maidens
• 1958Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3 — Keiichiro Maeda
• 1958Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring — Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)
• 1958Flower's Yearning — Tsuda Shin'ichi
• 1958Holiday in Tokyo — George Tanaka
• 1958Romance and Rhythm — Tajima
• 1958The Capital of Love — Kunio Murata, Theme Song Performance
• 1958The College Hero — Katsumi Kageyama, Theme Song Performance
• 1958Yaji and Kita on the Road — Akinosuke Takarai
• 1957A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
• 1957A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 — Tatsuo Ito
• 1957A Town with a Mountain and River — Keisuke Yagi
• 1957Birth of Romance — Ichirô Yabe
• 1957Diary of a Successful Salaryman — Maeda Keiichirō
• 1957Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2 — Maeda Keiichirō
• 1957Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean — Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
• 1957Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman — The Boy (Her Brother)
• 1957On Wings of Love — Hajime Kyosu
• 1957Price of Beauty — Koichi Yamawaki, Theme Song Performance
• 1957Reign of Terror — Jun’nosuke Kijima
• 1957Schooldays — Takada Shinichi, Theme Song Performance
• 1957The Blue Mountains — Mr. Numata
• 1957The Blue Mountains Part 2 — Teacher Numata, Theme Song Performance
• 1957The Green Voyage — Keiji Takenaka (college student)
• 1957The Paradise Island Story
• 1957The Singing Tireless Town — Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)
• 1956A Strong Wind Blows — Shūji Ōma
• 1956Blue Buds — Groom
• 1956Eacape of Fear — Toshio Ogata
• 1956Engagement Ring — Yōichi Kurata
• 1956Fighting Cha Cha Girl — Hideyuki Tsutsumi
• 1956Godzilla, King of the Monsters! — Ogata
• 1956Jacks and Jills — Kubota
• 1956Love on Rainbow Island — Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
• 1956Morishige, where are you going? — Akira Wakayama
• 1956Runaway Bride
• 1956The Wife is a University Student — Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)
• 1956Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl — Kamura
• 1956Triumphant Song of Youth — Akio Shimamura
• 1956Wharf with the Weeping Girl — Ryūji
• 1955All is Well — Saitaro Okazaki
• 1955All is Well 2
• 1955Beast Man Snow Man — Takeshi Iijima
• 1955Bridal Candidates — Tsubasa Ipponsugi
• 1955Frame of Snow — Kikukawa Shinzō
• 1955New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain — Heizaemon Ujiie
• 1955Tomboy Daughter Diary — Tsubasa Ipponsugi
• 1955Young Love Conquers All
• 1954Bride in a Bathing Suit — Masao Sakurai
• 1954Godzilla — Hideto Ogata
• 1954How the Bell of Liberty Rings — Masuda Sotaro

Appearances as themselves (5)

• 2019The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga — Self - Actor
• 2015Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction — Himself
• 2010Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra — Himself
• 2008Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects — Himself
• 1958The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl — himself