Akira Takarada
Acting
Born 1934-04-29
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.
Known For
Popular credits
Godzilla
Immigration Officer
Godzilla
Hideto Ogata
Godzilla: Final Wars
UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Ogata
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Astronaut K. Fuji
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Yoshimura
King Kong Escapes
Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
The End of Summer
Teramoto Tadashi
Glory to the Filmmaker!
Gentleman in a White Mercedes
Godzilla
Ogata
Chûshingura
Gunpei Takada
Dance with Me
Machin Ueda
Latitude Zero
Dr. Ken Tashiro
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Kobayashi
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
Samurai Saga
Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Inukai
Beast Man Snow Man
Takeshi Iijima