ACTOR · FROM HARBIN, CHINA
Akira Takarada
1934–2022170 credits since 1954
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ABOUT AKIRA
Akira Takarada (April 29, 1934–March 14, 2022) was a Japanese film actor, best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born29 April 1934
Died14 March 2022
BirthplaceHarbin, China
Known forActing
On Cineora31 of 169 titles
Known for
The titles people know Akira from.
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 31
- Average IMDb
- 6.6
- Highest rated
- Clouds Over the HillIMDb 7.7
- Working since
- 1954
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
2 titles
as Keizo
The 2010s
14 titles · IMDb 6.8 on averageMovieas Machin Ueda
1 episode
as Narrator
as CEO Ogata
as Shigeaki Ikeda · 5 episodes
Movieas Sec. General Fuji
The 2000s
18 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
Series5 episodes
Movieas Gentleman in a White Mercedes
as Voiceover
Movieas UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
The 1990s
13 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
Movieas Police Commissioner
as Kichitaro Shiratori
as Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father] · 11 episodes
The 1980s
6 titles
as Emcee
2 episodes
The 1970s
1 title · IMDb 5.2 on averageMovieas Ogata
The 1960s
55 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
as Sukesaburô Sasaki
Movieas Dr. Ken Tashiro
as Andrew Hoshino
Movieas Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
as Kou Kure
Movieas Yoshimura
The 1950s
60 titles · IMDb 6.2 on average
as Ryota Kujira
Movieas Prince Wakatarashi
as Shuichi Nozaki
as Daisuke Kaneko
as Eiichi Miyake
Movieas Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
as Shin'ichi Takada
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Akira’s titles.
Akira IfukubeComposer · Godzilla, Mothra vs. Godzilla and 9 more
Ishirō HondaDirector · Godzilla, Mothra vs. Godzilla and 8 more
Akihiko HirataGodzilla, Godzilla, King of the Monsters! and 6 more
Sachio SakaiGodzilla, Godzilla, King of the Monsters! and 6 more
Takashi ShimuraGodzilla, Godzilla, King of the Monsters! and 4 more
Momoko KôchiGodzilla, Godzilla, King of the Monsters! and 4 more
Takeo MurataWriter · Godzilla, Godzilla, King of the Monsters! and 4 more
