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Akira Takarada

Acting

Born April 29, 1934 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Died March 14, 2022

Also known as Акира Такарада · آکیرا تاکارادا

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Biography

Akira Takarada was a Japanese actor best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.

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Awards & recognition

  • Golden Arrow Award

Filmography17 titles

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

1957as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)

Godzilla

1954as Hideto Ogata

The End of Summer

1961as Teramoto Tadashi

Godzilla: Final Wars

2004as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

1992as Kobayashi

Mothra vs. Godzilla

1964as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai

Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth

1992as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino

Golden Eyes

1968as Andrew Hoshino

Samurai Saga

1959as Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965as Astronaut Kazuo Fuji

Ironfinger

1965as Andrew Hoshino

Godzilla: King of the Monsters!

1956as Ogata

Godzilla

2014as Immigration Officer

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966as Yoshimura

Woman in Witness Protection

1997as Police Commissioner

Tales of a Golden Geisha

1990as Inukai

The Great Buddha Arrival

2018as Narrator