Akira Takarada

Movie Credits

• Nikko Story (2023)

  Age: 88

• A World Without Cherry Blossoms (2022) as Keizo

  Age: 87

• War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony (2021)

  Age: 87

• Dance with Me (2019) as Machin Ueda

  Age: 85

• The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga (2019) as Self - Actor

  Age: 84

• Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody (2019)

  Age: 84

• The Great Buddha Arrival (2018) as Narrator

  Age: 84

• Bridge over Troubled Water (2018) as CEO Ogata

  Age: 84

• The Man of the Political Economy (2015)

  Age: 81

• Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction (2015) as Himself

  Age: 81

• Godzilla Battle Royale (2014) as Sec. General Fuji

  Age: 80

• Kingdom Hearts Re:coded (2014) as Jafar (voice)

  Age: 80

• A Far Promise (2014)

  Age: 80

• The Cabin Attendant (2014)

  Age: 80

• Godzilla (2014) as Immigration Officer

  Age: 80

• A Sparkle of Life (2013)

  Age: 79

• Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra (2010) as Himself

  Age: 75

• Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (2008) as Himself

  Age: 74

• A Miracle of Hakone (2008)

  Age: 73

• The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye (2007)

  Age: 73

• Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007) as Gentleman in a White Mercedes

  Age: 73

• A Melody for My Father (2005)

  Age: 71

• Fantastipo (2005)

  Age: 70

• Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary (2005) as Voiceover

  Age: 70

• Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo

  Age: 70

• スピリット オブ ゴジラ ～怪獣を演じた男たちの軌跡～ (2004) as ナレーション

  Age: 70

• I Am a Sardine (2004)

  Age: 70

• Black Corridor (2004)

  Age: 69

• Fukumimi (2003)

  Age: 69

• Prince Shōtoku (2001) as Prince Anahobe

  Age: 67

• Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street (2001)

  Age: 66

• Tales of the Unusual (2000)

  Age: 66

• Road to the Don 12 (2000)

  Age: 65

• History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps (1999)

  Age: 64

• History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2 (1999)

  Age: 64

• Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel (1998)

  Age: 63

• Woman in Witness Protection (1997) as Police Commissioner

  Age: 63

• Sure Death 6 (1996)

  Age: 62

• My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie (1995) as Kichitaro Shiratori

  Age: 61

• The man who became a billionaire. (1994)

  Age: 59

• Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino

  Age: 58

• Patio (1992)

  Age: 58

• Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992) as Kobayashi

  Age: 58

• Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990) as Inukai

  Age: 56

• Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON! (1985)

  Age: 50

• The Audition (1984) as Emcee

  Age: 50

• Shinobu's Tomorrow (1984)

  Age: 50

• Legend of Plumeria (1983)

  Age: 49

• Love You Till I Die (1981)

  Age: 47

• Godzilla (1977) as Ogata

  Age: 42

• Travels of Lord Mito (1969) as Sukesaburô Sasaki

  Age: 35

• Latitude Zero (1969) as Dr. Ken Tashiro

  Age: 35

• Imaginary Paradise (1968)

  Age: 34

• Golden Eyes (1968) as Andrew Hoshino

  Age: 33

• Devils-in-Law (1968)

  Age: 33

• King Kong Escapes (1967) as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura

  Age: 33

• Let's Go! Young Guy (1967) as Kou Kure

  Age: 32

• Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Yoshimura

  Age: 32

• Big Wind from Tokyo (1966) as Ishinaka Sekijirō

  Age: 32

• The Daphne (1966) as Kudo

  Age: 32

• 3 Raccoon Dogs (1966) as Michio Sasaki

  Age: 32

• More Than 10,000 Women But... (1966) as Junichi Hasegawa

  Age: 31

• Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) as Astronaut K. Fuji

  Age: 31

• Ironfinger (1965) as Andrew Hoshino

  Age: 31

• The White Rose of Hong Kong (1965) as Susumu Utsugi

  Age: 31

• Start Here (1965) as Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)

  Age: 30

• The Longest Night (1965) as 田中清辉

  Age: 30

• Blood and Diamonds (1964)

  Age: 30

• Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends (1964)

  Age: 30

• Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai

  Age: 30

• Mr. Giant's Victory Flag (1964)

  Age: 29

• Daybreak Chorus (1963) as Kensuke Ukita

  Age: 29

• A Woman's Life (1963) as Koichi Shimizu

  Age: 29

• Walleyed Nippon (1963) as Shin Moriyama

  Age: 29

• Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong (1963) as Yuichi Okamoto

  Age: 29

• Devices Stronger Than Women (1963) as Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)

  Age: 28

• Anything For Success (1962)

  Age: 28

• Chûshingura (1962) as Gunpei Takada

  Age: 28

• A Wanderer's Notebook (1962) as Fukuya

  Age: 28

• Let's Meet in Our Dreams (1962)

  Age: 28

• Me and Me (1962) as Akihiko Kinugasa

  Age: 28

• Star of Hong Kong (1962) as Hasegawa Toru

  Age: 28

• Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble (1962)

  Age: 27

• Long Way to Okinawa (1962)

  Age: 27

• Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II (1962)

  Age: 27

• Woman of Design (1962) as Kosuke Sakai

  Age: 27

• The Wiser Age (1962) as Rokkakuya Kou

  Age: 27

• Different Sons (1961) as Kensuke Akagi

  Age: 27

• The End of Summer (1961) as Teramoto Tadashi

  Age: 27

• The Last War (1961) as Takano

  Age: 27

• A Night in Hong Kong (1961) as Hiroshi Tanaka

  Age: 27

• The Masterless 47 – Part II (1961)

  Age: 26

• Taking a Success Course (1961)

  Age: 26

• Lovers of Ginza (1961)

  Age: 26

• The Masterless 47 (1960) as Kohei Hayano

  Age: 26

• The 6th Suspect (1960) as Shinsuke Arima

  Age: 26

• The Lovelorn Geisha (1960)

  Age: 26

• The Dangerous Kiss (1960)

  Age: 26

• Singing in the Sun (1960) as Moriyama Tadashi

  Age: 26

• Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960) as Reiji Sakanishi

  Age: 26

• The Storm of the Pacific (1960)

  Age: 25

• Showdown on Pier No.3 (1960) as Takagi

  Age: 25

• The Poem of the Blue Star (1960)

  Age: 25

• Beyond the Hills (1960) as Kentaro - Ueshima

  Age: 25

• Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance (1960) as Mizukami Gorō

  Age: 25

• Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife (1959)

  Age: 25

• The Three Treasures (1959) as Prince Wakatarashi

  Age: 25

• Young Lovers (1959) as Shuichi Nozaki

  Age: 25

• Someday I'll Know (1959) as Daisuke Kaneko

  Age: 25

• The College Ruggers (1959) as Eiichi Miyake

  Age: 25

• Samurai Saga (1959) as Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe

  Age: 24

• A Whistle in My Heart (1959)

  Age: 24

• Three Dolls in College (1959) as Shin'ichi Takada

  Age: 24

• The Big Boss (1959) as Mineo Komatsu

  Age: 24

• Bright Young Maidens (1958)

  Age: 24

• The College Hero (1958) as Katsumi Kageyama

  Age: 24

• Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3 (1958) as Keiichiro Maeda

  Age: 24

• Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring (1958) as Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)

  Age: 24

• Romance and Rhythm (1958) as Tajima

  Age: 24

• Flower's Yearning (1958) as Tsuda Shin'ichi

  Age: 24

• Yaji and Kita on the Road (1958) as Akinosuke Takarai

  Age: 24

• Holiday in Tokyo (1958) as George Tanaka

  Age: 23

• The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl (1958) as himself

  Age: 23

• The Capital of Love (1958) as Kunio Murata

  Age: 23

• The Green Voyage (1957) as Keiji Takenaka (college student)

  Age: 23

• The Blue Mountains Part 2 (1957) as Teacher Numata

  Age: 23

• Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2 (1957) as Maeda Keiichirō

  Age: 23

• The Blue Mountains (1957) as Mr. Numata

  Age: 23

• Schooldays (1957) as Takada Shinichi

  Age: 23

• On Wings of Love (1957) as Hajime Kyosu

  Age: 23

• A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 (1957) as Tatsuo Ito

  Age: 23

• A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 (1957)

  Age: 23

• Reign of Terror (1957) as Jun’nosuke Kijima

  Age: 23

• Diary of a Successful Salaryman (1957) as Maeda Keiichirō

  Age: 23

• Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1957) as The Boy (Her Brother)

  Age: 23

• Birth of Romance (1957) as Ichirô Yabe

  Age: 23

• Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean (1957) as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)

  Age: 22

• Price of Beauty (1957) as Koichi Yamawaki

  Age: 22

• A Town with a Mountain and River (1957) as Keisuke Yagi

  Age: 22

• The Paradise Island Story (1957)

  Age: 22

• The Singing Tireless Town (1957) as Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)

  Age: 22

• Engagement Ring (1956) as Yōichi Kurata

  Age: 22

• A Strong Wind Blows (1956) as Shūji Ōma

  Age: 22

• Triumphant Song of Youth (1956) as Akio Shimamura

  Age: 22

• Love on Rainbow Island (1956) as Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani

  Age: 22

• Jacks and Jills (1956) as Kubota

  Age: 22

• Eacape of Fear (1956) as Toshio Ogata

  Age: 22

• Morishige, where are you going? (1956) as Akira Wakayama

  Age: 22

• Fighting Cha Cha Girl (1956) as Hideyuki Tsutsumi

  Age: 22

• Wharf with the Weeping Girl (1956) as Ryūji

  Age: 22

• Blue Buds (1956) as Groom

  Age: 22

• Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) as Ogata

  Age: 21

• Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl (1956) as Kamura

  Age: 21

• The Wife is a University Student (1956) as Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)

  Age: 21

• Runaway Bride (1956)

  Age: 21

• Young Love Conquers All (1955)

  Age: 21

• Beast Man Snow Man (1955) as Takeshi Iijima

  Age: 21

• New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain (1955) as Heizaemon Ujiie

  Age: 21

• Frame of Snow (1955) as Kikukawa Shinzō

  Age: 20

• All is Well 2 (1955)

  Age: 20

• All is Well (1955) as Saitaro Okazaki

  Age: 20

• Bridal Candidates (1955) as Tsubasa Ipponsugi

  Age: 20

• Tomboy Daughter Diary (1955) as Tsubasa Ipponsugi

  Age: 20

• Godzilla (1954) as Hideto Ogata

  Age: 20

• Bride in a Bathing Suit (1954) as Masao Sakurai

  Age: 20

• How the Bell of Liberty Rings (1954) as Masuda Sotaro

  Age: 20