Akira Takarada
50Movies
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Biography
Akira Takarada was a Japanese film actor best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | A World Without Cherry Blossoms | Keizo | FLOP | |
| 2019 | Dance with Me | Machin Ueda | HIT | |
| 2019 | The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga | Self - Actor | HIT | |
| 2018 | The Great Buddha Arrival | Narrator | FLOP | |
| 2015 | Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction | Himself | HIT | |
| 2014 | Godzilla Battle Royale | Sec. General Fuji | HIT | |
| 2014 | Godzilla | Immigration Officer | FLOP | |
| 2013 | A Sparkle of Life | - | HIT | |
| 2010 | Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra | Himself | HIT | |
| 2008 | Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects | Himself | HIT | |
| 2007 | Glory to the Filmmaker! | Gentleman in a White Mercedes | FLOP | |
| 2005 | Fantastipo | - | FLOP | |
| 2004 | Godzilla: Final Wars | UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo | HIT | |
| 2004 | スピリット オブ ゴジラ ～怪獣を演じた男たちの軌跡～ | ナレーション | HIT | |
| 2000 | Tales of the Unusual | - | HIT | |
| 1997 | Woman in Witness Protection | Police Commissioner | FLOP | |
| 1995 | My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie | Kichitaro Shiratori | FLOP | |
| 1992 | Godzilla vs. Mothra | Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino | HIT | |
| 1992 | Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion | Kobayashi | HIT | |
| 1990 | Tales of a Golden Geisha | Inukai | FLOP | |
| 1977 | Godzilla | Ogata | HIT | |
| 1969 | Latitude Zero | Dr. Ken Tashiro | FLOP | |
| 1968 | Golden Eyes | Andrew Hoshino | HIT | |
| 1967 | King Kong Escapes | Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura | FLOP | |
| 1967 | Let's Go! Young Guy | Kou Kure | FLOP | |
| 1966 | Ebirah, Horror of the Deep | Yoshimura | FLOP | |
| 1965 | Invasion of Astro-Monster | Astronaut K. Fuji | HIT | |
| 1965 | Ironfinger | Andrew Hoshino | FLOP | |
| 1964 | Mothra vs. Godzilla | Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai | HIT | |
| 1963 | A Woman's Life | Koichi Shimizu | HIT | |
| 1962 | Chûshingura | Gunpei Takada | HIT | |
| 1962 | A Wanderer's Notebook | Fukuya | HIT | |
| 1962 | Woman of Design | Kosuke Sakai | HIT | |
| 1962 | The Wiser Age | Rokkakuya Kou | HIT | |
| 1961 | The End of Summer | Teramoto Tadashi | HIT | |
| 1961 | The Last War | Takano | FLOP | |
| 1960 | The Lovelorn Geisha | - | FLOP | |
| 1960 | Daughters, Wives and a Mother | Reiji Sakanishi | HIT | |
| 1960 | The Storm of the Pacific | - | FLOP | |
| 1959 | Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife | - | FLOP | |
| 1959 | The Three Treasures | Prince Wakatarashi | FLOP | |
| 1959 | Samurai Saga | Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe | HIT | |
| 1959 | A Whistle in My Heart | - | FLOP | |
| 1959 | The Big Boss | Mineo Komatsu | FLOP | |
| 1957 | Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman | The Boy (Her Brother) | FLOP | |
| 1957 | Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean | Ogata (as Akiro Takarata) | HIT | |
| 1956 | Godzilla, King of the Monsters! | Ogata | HIT | |
| 1956 | Runaway Bride | - | FLOP | |
| 1955 | Beast Man Snow Man | Takeshi Iijima | FLOP | |
| 1954 | Godzilla | Hideto Ogata | HIT |