Akira Takarada

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Born on April 29, 1934, in Chongjin, North Korea, Akira Takarada rose from the Toho New Face program (with Yu Fujiki and Momoko Kochi) to become one of the most recognizable men associated with the original Godzilla (Gojira) series, even though he appeared in only six installments. He began in 1949 with a small role in "When the Liberty Bell Rang"... See full bio »
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Known For

Gojira
Gojira Hideto Ogata
(1954)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep Yoshimura
(1966)
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Mothra vs. Godzilla Ichiro Sakai
(1964)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! Ogata
(1956)
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 2019 Dansu wizu mî
Machin Ueda
 2015 Keiseisaimin no otoko (TV Mini-Series)
- Yasuzaemon Matsunaga (2015)
 2014 Godzilla
Japanese Immigration Agent
 2013 Sansan
 2012 Kyôto chiken no onna (TV Series)
- Episode #8.2 (2012)
 2011-2012 Kânêshon (TV Series)
Seijiro matsuzaka
- Episode #1.127 (2012) ... Seijiro matsuzaka
- Episode #1.1 (2011)
 2010 Happa no Freddie (Video)
Dr.Luke
 2010 Kingdom Hearts Re: coded (Video Game)
Jafar (voice)
 2010 Rikon doukyo (TV Series)
- Maekara suki datta (2010)
 2009 Clouds Over the Hill (TV Series)
Susumu Fujino
- Sei-un (2009) ... Susumu Fujino
- Shônen no kuni (2009)
 2005 Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)
Jafar (voice)
 2005 Fantastipo
 2004 Gojira: Fainaru uôzu
UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
 2004 Neo the Office Chuckler (TV Series)
 2003 Fukumimi
 2002 Watashi no aozora 2002 (TV Series)
 2002 Kingdom Hearts (Video Game)
Jafar (voice)
 2001 Prince Shotoku (TV Movie)
Mononobe no Moriya
 2000 Watashi no aozora (TV Series)
Joji
 1998 Mikeneko Hômuzu no tasogare hoteru (TV Movie)
Seisaburô Kanakura
 1997 Marutai no onna
Police commissioner
 1993 Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! (TV Mini-Series)
 1992 Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth
Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
 1992 Minbô no onna
Kobayashi
 1990 Ageman
Inukai
 1984 The Audition
Emcee
 1977 Godzilla
Ogata
 1969 Mito Kômon man'yûki
Sukesaburô Sasaki
 1969 Latitude Zero
Dr. Ken Tashiro
 1968 Imaginary Paradise
Takashi Maeno
 1968 Gonin no nobushi (TV Mini-Series)
 1968 Booted Babe, Busted Boss
Andrew Hoshino
 1968 Haruranman
 1967 Momotarô-zamurai (TV Series)
Narration
 1967 King Kong Escapes
Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
 1967 Taiyo no Aitsu (TV Series)
Interview Partner
 1966 Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Yoshimura
 1966 The Daphne
Kudo
 1965 Godzilla vs. Monster Zero
Astronaut K. Fuji
 1965 Hyappatsu hyakuchu
Andrew Hoshino
 1965 Honkon no shiroibara
Utsugi
 1965 Zui chang de yi ye
Tanaka
 1964 Chi to daiyamondo
Kuroki
 1964 Mothra vs. Godzilla
Ichiro Sakai
 1963 Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
Yûichi Okamoto
 1963 Onna no rekishi
Koichi Shimizu
 1963 Yabunirami Nippon
Shin Moriyama
 1962 Chûshingura
Gunbei Takada
 1962 Hôrô-ki
Fukuya
 1962 Star of Hong Kong
Tôru Hasegawa
 1962 Sono basho ni onna arite
Kôsuke Sakai
 1962 Onna no za
Rokkakuya Kou, Aki no senpu no ko
 1961 Different Sons
Kensuke
 1961 The End of Summer
Teramoto Tadashi
 1961 Sekai daisensô
Takano
 1961 Honkon no yoru
Hiroshi Tanaka
 1961 Six Suspects
 1961 Zoku sararîman Chûshingura
Kohei Hayano
 1960 Sararîman Chûshingura
Kohei Hayano
 1960 Yoru no nagare
Takiguchi
 1960 Taiyô o dake
Tadashi Moriyama
 1960 Musume tsuma haha
Reiji Sakanishi, the younger son
 1960 Arashi o yobu gakudan
Hiroshi Maki
 1959 Nippon tanjô
Prince Wakatarashi
 1959 Wakai koibitotachi
Shûichi Nozaki
 1959 Aruhi watashi wa
Daisuke Kaneko
 1959 Samurai Saga
Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
 1959 Daigaku no oneechan
Shin'ichi Takada
 1959 Ankokugai no kaoyaku
Mineo Komatsu
 1958 Half Human
The Boy
 1958 Wakai musumetachi
Student of university (uncredited)
 1958 Daigaku no ninkimono
Kageyama
 1958 Hana no bojô
Shin'ichi Tsuda
 1958 Yajikata dôchû sugoroku
Akinosuke Takarai
 1958 Tôkyô no kyûjitsu
George Tanaka
 1958 Aijô no miyako
Kunio Murata. her lover
 1957 Daigaku no samurai tachi
Shinichi Takada
 1957 Waga mune ni niji wa kiezu
Tatsuo Ito
 1957 Salaryman shusse taikôki
Keiichirô Maeda
 1957 Romance tanjô
Ichirô Yabe
 1956 Aoi me (Short)
Bridegroom
 1956 Hadashi no seishun
Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
 1956 Kon'yaku sanbagarasu
Kamura
 1956 Nigetekita hanayome
Keita
 1955 Aoi hate
Umeda
 1955 Jû jin yuki otoko
Takeshi Iijima, alpine club member
 1955 Yuki no koi
 1955 All is Well
 1954 Gojira
Hideto Ogata
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TV commercials for Lipovitan energy drink

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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He starred in six Godzilla movies but played a different character in each one. See more »

Nickname:

Mr. Handsome

Star Sign:

Taurus
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