Acting credits
174
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Akira Takarada
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 166Series: 9Crew credits: 12
TMDB ID: 18615
IMDb ID: nm0847361
Known for: Acting
Born: April 29, 1934
Died: March 14, 2022
Age: 87
Place of birth: Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1954 - 2023
Years active: 70
Average TMDB rating: 6.76
Wikidata: Q636593
Also known as
Акира Такарада • آکیرا تاکارادا
Other jobs
Theme Song Performance (11)Executive Producer (1)
Biography
Akira Takarada was a Japanese film actor best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Akira Takarada.
Nikko Story
2023 Movie
4.0
A World Without Cherry Blossoms
as Keizo
2022 Movie
War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony
2021 Movie
7.0
Dance with Me
as Machin Ueda
2019 Movie
8.6
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
as Self - Actor
2019 Movie
Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
2019 Movie
6.0
The Great Buddha Arrival
as Narrator
2018 Movie
Bridge over Troubled Water
as CEO Ogata
2018 Movie
The Man of the Political Economy
2015 Movie
7.0
Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction
as Himself
2015 Movie
9.1
Godzilla Battle Royale
as Sec. General Fuji
2014 Movie
6.5
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
as Jafar (voice)
2014 Movie
A Far Promise
2014 Movie
The Cabin Attendant
2014 Movie
6.4
Godzilla
as Immigration Officer
2014 Movie
9.3
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
as Himself
2010 Movie
8.5
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
as Himself
2008 Movie
A Miracle of Hakone
2008 Movie
The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye
2007 Movie
6.4
Glory to the Filmmaker!
as Gentleman in a White Mercedes
2007 Movie
A Melody for My Father
2005 Movie
6.0
Fantastipo
2005 Movie
Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary
as Voiceover
2005 Movie
7.1
Godzilla: Final Wars
as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
2004 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Akira Takarada.
8.0
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
1 eps
2019 Series
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
as Ikeda Shigeaki • 5 eps
2015 Series
8.2
Carnation
151 eps
2011 Series
8.2
Clouds Over the Hill
5 eps
2009 Series
6.0
Prince Shotoku
as Mononobe no Moriya • 2 eps
2001 Series
7.0
Watashi no Aozora
as Joji Murai • 156 eps
2000 Series
6.0
My name is Reiko Shiratori!
as Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father] • 11 eps
1993 Series
5.0
Homework
11 eps
1992 Series
Nukata no Ōkimi
2 eps
1980 Series