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Akira Takarada

Name in Native Language: "宝田明" (Japanese/JA)
Actor / Voice Acting In Japan / Television Personalities In Japan / Teacher | * 04/29/1934 († 87, 03/14/2022) | Harbin (People's Republic of China)
Akira Takarada (Japanese: 宝田 明, Hepburn: Takarada Akira, April 29, 1934 – March 14, 2022) was a Japanese film actor best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series. ()

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

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Science Fiction

Known for these Movies & Shows

During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for ...

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

NR

1956 | 3.3/5 | 1h 21min
Science Fiction, Horror
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Searching for his brother, Ryota stows away on a boat belonging to a criminal alongside two other teenagers. The group shipwrecks on Letchi island and discover the Infant Island natives have been ensl ...

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

PG

1966 | 3.1/5 | 1h 27min
Science Fiction, Action, Fantasy
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Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the journalists in a plea ...

Mothra vs. Godzilla

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1964 | 3.5/5 | 1h 29min
Drama, Action, Science Fiction
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Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Yemani soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 ...

Godzilla

NR

1954 | 3.8/5 | 1h 36min
Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction
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Awards & Nominations for Akira Takarada

Golden Arrow Award
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Movies with Akira Takarada as Actor(67)

as Himself - Actor2019 The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
as Machin Ueda2019 Dance with Me
2018 The Great Buddha: Arrival
as CEO Ogata2018 Bridge over Troubled Water
as himself2015 Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction
2014 A Far Promise
as Immigration Officer2014 Godzilla
2013 A Sparkle of Life
as himself2008 Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
as Gentleman in a White Mercedes2007 Glory to the Filmmaker!
2005 Fantastipo
as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo2004 Godzilla: Final Wars
as Police Commissioner1997 Woman in Witness Protection
1996 Sure Death 6
as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino1992 Godzilla vs. Mothra
as Kobayashi1992 Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
as Inukai1990 Tales of a Golden Geisha
as Emcee1984 The Audition
as Ogata1977 Godzilla
as Dr. Ken Tashiro1969 Latitude Zero
as Sukesaburô Sasaki1969 Travels of Lord Mito
as Andrew Hoshino1968 Golden Eyes
1968 Devils-in-Law
as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura1967 King Kong Escapes
as Yoshimura1966 Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Astronaut K. Fuji1965 Invasion of Astro-Monster
as 田中清辉1965 The Longest Night
as Andrew Hoshino1965 Ironfinger
as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai1964 Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964 Blood and Diamonds
as Koichi Shimizu1963 A Woman's Life
as Gunpei Takada1962 47 Ronin
as Rokkakuya Kou1962 The Wiser Age
as Fukuya1962 A Wanderer's Notebook
as Kosuke Sakai1962 Woman of Design
as Toru Hasegawa1962 Star of Hong Kong
as Akihiko Kinugasa1962 Me and Me
as Teramoto Tadashi1961 The End of Summer
1961 The Masterless 47 – Part II
as Hiroshi Tanaka1961 A Night in Hong Kong
as Takano1961 The Last War
as Kohei Hayano1960 The Masterless 47
as Kentaro - Ueshima1960 Beyond the Hills
1960 The Dangerous Kiss
as Reiji Sakanishi1960 Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960 The Lovelorn Geisha
1960 Storm Over the Pacific
as Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe1959 Samurai Saga
1959 A Whistle in My Heart
as Mineo Komatsu1959 The Big Boss
1959 Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
as Daisuke Kaneko1959 Someday I'll Know
as Prince Wakatarashi1959 The Three Treasures
as Kunio Murata1958 City of Love
as The Boy (Her Brother)1958 Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
as Akinosuke Takarai1958 Yaji and Kita on the Road
1957 The Paradise Island Story
as Ichirô Yabe1957 Birth of Romance
as Hajime Kyosu1957 On Wings of Love
as Koichi Yamawaki1957 Price of Beauty
1957 A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
as Tatsuo Ito1957 A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
as Kubota1956 Jacks and Jills
as Ogata1956 Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956 Nigetekita hanayome
as Takeshi Iijima1955 Half Human
as Hideto Ogata1954 Godzilla

TV Shows/Series with Akira Takarada as Actor(3)

as Ikeda Shigeaki2015 Keisei Saimin no Otoko
2011 Carnation
as Joji Murai2000 Watashi no Aozora

Full Name: Akira Takarada
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Sunday, 04/29 1934 (April) in Harbin (People's Republic of China)
Died: Monday, 03/14 2022 (March) in Tokyo (aged: 87)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN), Japanese (JA), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Educated at: Tokyo Metropolitan Toshima Senior High School
Employer: Toho
Spouses (current/former): Akiko Kojima
Children: Michiru Kojima
Other names for Akira Takarada (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"宝田明"
"Акира Такарада"
"たからだ あきら" (Kana/Japanese)
Akira Takarada frequently works together with these people:
Tomoyuki Tanaka (22x, Crew)
Eiji Tsuburaya (21x, Crew)
Sanezumi Fujimoto (20x, Crew)
Mitsuko Kusabue (18x, Actress)
Akihiko Hirata (14x, Actor)
Ishirō Honda (13x, Crew)
Sachio Sakai (13x, Actor)
Yōko Tsukasa (13x, Actress)
Toshirō Ide (13x, Crew)
Akira Ifukube (13x, Crew)
Takeo Kita (12x, Crew)
Shirô Itô (2x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:164092, Added: 07/06/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024