Acting
Akira Takarada (April 29, 1934–March 14, 2022) was a Japanese film actor, best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.
Highest rated appearances
Mothra vs. Godzilla
as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
as Machin Ueda
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
as Himself
A Miracle of Hakone
The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye
Glory to the Filmmaker!
as Gentleman in a White Mercedes
A Melody for My Father
Fantastipo
Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary
as Voiceover
Godzilla: Final Wars
as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
The Spirit of Godzilla
as ナレーション
I Am a Sardine
Black Corridor
Fukumimi
Prince Shōtoku
as Prince Anahobe
Prince Shōtoku
as Mononobe no Moriya
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street
Tales of the Unusual
Road to the Don 12
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
Woman in Witness Protection
as Police Commissioner
Sure Death 6
My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie
as Kichitaro Shiratori
The man who became a billionaire.
Godzilla vs. Mothra
as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
Patio
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
as Kobayashi
Tales of a Golden Geisha
as Inukai
Travels of Lord Mito
as Sukesaburô Sasaki
Latitude Zero
as Dr. Ken Tashiro
Imaginary Paradise
Golden Eyes
as Andrew Hoshino
Devils-in-Law
King Kong Escapes
as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
Let's Go! Young Guy
as Kou Kure
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Yoshimura
Big Wind from Tokyo
as Ishinaka Sekijirō
The Daphne
as Kudo
3 Raccoon Dogs
as Michio Sasaki
More Than 10,000 Women But...
as Junichi Hasegawa
Invasion of Astro-Monster
as Astronaut Kazuo Fuji
Ironfinger
as Andrew Hoshino
The White Rose of Hong Kong
as Susumu Utsugi
Start Here
as Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)
The Longest Night
as 田中清辉
Blood and Diamonds
Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends
Mothra vs. Godzilla
as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
Daybreak Chorus
as Kensuke Ukita
A Woman's Life
as Koichi Shimizu
Walleyed Nippon
as Shin Moriyama
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
as Yuichi Okamoto
Devices Stronger Than Women
as Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)
Anything For Success
Chûshingura
as Gunpei Takada
A Wanderer's Notebook
as Fukuya
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
Me and Me
as Akihiko Kinugasa
Star of Hong Kong
as Hasegawa Toru
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
Long Way to Okinawa
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
Woman of Design
as Kosuke Sakai
The Wiser Age
as Rokkakuya Kou
Different Sons
as Kensuke Akagi
The End of Summer
as Teramoto Tadashi
The Last War
as Takano
A Night in Hong Kong
as Hiroshi Tanaka
The Masterless 47 – Part II
Taking a Success Course
Lovers of Ginza
The Masterless 47
as Kohei Hayano
The 6th Suspect
as Shinsuke Arima
The Lovelorn Geisha
The Dangerous Kiss
Singing in the Sun
as Moriyama Tadashi
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
as Reiji Sakanishi
The Storm of the Pacific
Showdown on Pier No.3
as Takagi
The Poem of the Blue Star
Beyond the Hills
as Kentaro - Ueshima
Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance
as Mizukami Gorō
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
as Ryota Kujira
The Three Treasures
as Prince Wakatarashi
Young Lovers
as Shuichi Nozaki
Someday I'll Know
as Daisuke Kaneko
The College Ruggers
as Eiichi Miyake
Samurai Saga
as Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
A Whistle in My Heart
3 Dolls in College
as Shin'ichi Takada
The Big Boss
as Mineo Komatsu
Bright Young Maidens
The College Hero
as Katsumi Kageyama
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
as Keiichiro Maeda
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
as Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)
Romance and Rhythm
as Tajima
Flower's Yearning
as Tsuda Shin'ichi
Yaji and Kita on the Road
as Akinosuke Takarai
Holiday in Tokyo
as George Tanaka
The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl
as himself
The Capital of Love
as Kunio Murata
The Green Voyage
as Keiji Takenaka (college student)
The Blue Mountains Part 2
as Teacher Numata
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
as Maeda Keiichirō
The Blue Mountains
as Mr. Numata
Schooldays
as Takada Shinichi
On Wings of Love
as Hajime Kyosu
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
as Tatsuo Ito
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
Reign of Terror
as Jun’nosuke Kijima
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
as Maeda Keiichirō
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
as The Boy (Her Brother)
Birth of Romance
as Ichirô Yabe
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
Price of Beauty
as Koichi Yamawaki
A Town with a Mountain and River
as Keisuke Yagi
The Paradise Island Story
The Singing Tireless Town
as Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)
Engagement Ring
as Yōichi Kurata
A Strong Wind Blows
as Shūji Ōma
Triumphant Song of Youth
as Akio Shimamura
Love on Rainbow Island
as Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
Jacks and Jills
as Kubota
Eacape of Fear
as Toshio Ogata
Morishige, where are you going?
as Akira Wakayama
Fighting Cha Cha Girl
as Hideyuki Tsutsumi
Wharf with the Weeping Girl
as Ryūji
Blue Buds
as Groom
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as Ogata
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
as Kamura
The Wife is a University Student
as Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)
Runaway Bride
Young Love Conquers All
Beast Man Snow Man
as Takeshi Iijima
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
as Heizaemon Ujiie
Frame of Snow
as Kikukawa Shinzō
All is Well 2
All is Well
as Saitaro Okazaki
Bridal Candidates
as Tsubasa Ipponsugi
Tomboy Daughter Diary
as Tsubasa Ipponsugi
Godzilla
as Hideto Ogata
Bride in a Bathing Suit
as Masao Sakurai
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
as Masuda Sotaro
