Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/29/1934
Place of Birth
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Also Known As
Akira Takarada
Biography
Known For
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
as Himself
Godzilla
as Immigration Officer
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
as Himself
Godzilla
as Hideto Ogata
Godzilla: Final Wars
as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
Mothra vs. Godzilla
as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
Chûshingura
as Gunpei Takada
Invasion of Astro-Monster
as Astronaut K. Fuji
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
as Self - Actor
Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!
Unknown Role
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Yoshimura
Godzilla vs. Mothra
as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
King Kong Escapes
as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
Fukumimi
Unknown Role
Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction
as Himself
The Paradise Island Story
Unknown Role
Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
as Kobayashi
The Storm of the Pacific
Unknown Role
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
as Reiji Sakanishi
Career Timeline
2019
2015
2014
2008
2007
2005
2004
2001
2000
1999
1992
1968
1966
1965
1964
1963
1962
Anything For Success
Role unknown
Chûshingura
as Gunpei Takada
A Wanderer's Notebook
as Fukuya
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
Role unknown
Me and Me
as Akihiko Kinugasa
Star of Hong Kong
as Hasegawa Toru
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
Role unknown
Long Way to Okinawa
Role unknown
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
Role unknown
Woman of Design
as Kosuke Sakai
The Wiser Age
as Rokkakuya Kou
1961
1960
The Masterless 47
as Kohei Hayano
The 6th Suspect
as Shinsuke Arima
The Lovelorn Geisha
Role unknown
The Dangerous Kiss
Role unknown
Singing in the Sun
as Moriyama Tadashi
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
as Reiji Sakanishi
The Storm of the Pacific
Role unknown
Showdown on Pier No.3
as Takagi
The Poem of the Blue Star
Role unknown
Beyond the Hills
as Kentaro - Ueshima
Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance
as Mizukami Gorō
1959
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
Role unknown
The Three Treasures
as Prince Wakatarashi
Young Lovers
as Shuichi Nozaki
Someday I'll Know
as Daisuke Kaneko
The College Ruggers
as Eiichi Miyake
Samurai Saga
as Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
A Whistle in My Heart
Role unknown
Three Dolls in College
as Shin'ichi Takada
The Big Boss
as Mineo Komatsu
1958
Bright Young Maidens
Role unknown
The College Hero
as Katsumi Kageyama
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
as Keiichiro Maeda
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
as Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)
Romance and Rhythm
as Tajima
Flower's Yearning
as Tsuda Shin'ichi
Yaji and Kita on the Road
as Akinosuke Takarai
Holiday in Tokyo
as George Tanaka
The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl
as himself
City of Love
as Kunio Murata
1957
The Green Voyage
as Keiji Takenaka (college student)
The Blue Mountains Part 2
as Teacher Numata
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
as Maeda Keiichirō
The Blue Mountains
as Mr. Numata
Schooldays
as Takada Shinichi
On Wings of Love
as Hajime Kyosu
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
as Tatsuo Ito
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
Role unknown
Reign of Terror
as Jun’nosuke Kijima
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
as Maeda Keiichirō
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
as The Boy (Her Brother)
Birth of Romance
as Ichirô Yabe
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
Price of Beauty
as Koichi Yamawaki
A Town with a Mountain and River
as Keisuke Yagi
The Paradise Island Story
Role unknown
The Singing Tireless Town
as Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)
1956
Engagement Ring
as Yōichi Kurata
A Strong Wind Blows
as Shūji Ōma
Triumphant Song of Youth
as Akio Shimamura
Love on Rainbow Island
as Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
Jacks and Jills
as Kubota
Eacape of Fear
as Toshio Ogata
Morishige, where are you going?
as Akira Wakayama
Fighting Cha Cha Girl
as Hideyuki Tsutsumi
Wharf with the Weeping Girl
as Ryūji
Blue Buds
as Groom
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as Ogata
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
as Kamura
The Wife is a University Student
as Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)
Runaway Bride
Role unknown
1955
Young Love Conquers All
Role unknown
Beast Man Snow Man
as Takeshi Iijima
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
as Heizaemon Ujiie
Frame of Snow
as Kikukawa Shinzō
All is Well 2
Role unknown
All is Well
as Saitaro Okazaki
Bridal Candidates
as Tsubasa Ipponsugi
Tomboy Daughter Diary
as Tsubasa Ipponsugi