宝田明
Acting1934Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Biography
Akira Takarada (April 29, 1934–March 14, 2022) was a Japanese film actor, best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.
Known For
Godzilla
Immigration Officer
Godzilla
Hideto Ogata
Godzilla: Final Wars
UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Ogata
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Astronaut K. Fuji
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Yoshimura
Acting History
2023
2022
A World Without Cherry Blossoms
as Keizo
A World Without Cherry Blossoms
Executive Producer
2019
2018
Bridge over Troubled Water
as CEO Ogata
The Great Buddha Arrival
as Narrator
2015
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
TVas Ikeda Shigeaki• 5 eps
2014
Godzilla
as Immigration Officer
Godzilla Battle Royale
as Sec. General Fuji
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
as Jafar (voice)
2011
2010
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
as Himself
2008
2007
Glory to the Filmmaker!
as Gentleman in a White Mercedes
2004
Godzilla: Final Wars
as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
スピリット オブ ゴジラ ～怪獣を演じた男たちの軌跡～
as ナレーション
2003
2001
Prince Shōtoku
as Mononobe no Moriya
Prince Shotoku
TVas Mononobe no Moriya• 2 eps
2000
1997
Woman in Witness Protection
as Police Commissioner
1996
1995
My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie
as Kichitaro Shiratori
1993
My name is Reiko Shiratori!
TVas Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father]• 11 eps
1992
Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
as Kobayashi
Godzilla vs. Mothra
as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
1990
Tales of a Golden Geisha
as Inukai
1984
The Audition
as Emcee
1980
1977
Godzilla
as Ogata
1969
Latitude Zero
as Dr. Ken Tashiro
Travels of Lord Mito
as Sukesaburô Sasaki
1968
1967
King Kong Escapes
as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
Let's Go! Young Guy
as Kou Kure
1966
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Yoshimura
The Daphne
as Kudo
3 Raccoon Dogs
as Michio Sasaki
More Than 10,000 Women But...
as Junichi Hasegawa
Big Wind from Tokyo
as Ishinaka Sekijirō
1965
Ironfinger
as Andrew Hoshino
The White Rose of Hong Kong
as Susumu Utsugi
Invasion of Astro-Monster
as Astronaut K. Fuji
The Longest Night
as 田中清辉
Start Here
as Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)
1963
A Woman's Life
as Koichi Shimizu
Devices Stronger Than Women
as Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)
Walleyed Nippon
as Shin Moriyama
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
as Yuichi Okamoto
Daybreak Chorus
as Kensuke Ukita
1962
Star of Hong Kong
as Hasegawa Toru
Me and Me
as Akihiko Kinugasa
Woman of Design
as Kosuke Sakai
The Wiser Age
as Rokkakuya Kou
Chûshingura
as Gunpei Takada
A Wanderer's Notebook
as Fukuya
Long Way to Okinawa
Theme Song Performance
1961
The Last War
as Takano
The End of Summer
as Teramoto Tadashi
Different Sons
as Kensuke Akagi
A Night in Hong Kong
as Hiroshi Tanaka
1960
The 6th Suspect
as Shinsuke Arima
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
as Reiji Sakanishi
The Masterless 47
as Kohei Hayano
Beyond the Hills
as Kentaro - Ueshima
Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance
as Mizukami Gorō
Singing in the Sun
as Moriyama Tadashi
Showdown on Pier No.3
as Takagi
Beyond the Hills
Theme Song Performance
1959
Young Lovers
as Shuichi Nozaki
The Three Treasures
as Prince Wakatarashi
Samurai Saga
as Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
Someday I'll Know
as Daisuke Kaneko
3 Dolls in College
as Shin'ichi Takada
The Big Boss
as Mineo Komatsu
The College Ruggers
as Eiichi Miyake
The College Ruggers
Theme Song Performance
The Path Under the Platanes
Theme Song Performance
The Big Boss
Theme Song Performance
1958
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
as Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)
The Capital of Love
as Kunio Murata
Holiday in Tokyo
as George Tanaka
Yaji and Kita on the Road
as Akinosuke Takarai
The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl
as himself
Flower's Yearning
as Tsuda Shin'ichi
Romance and Rhythm
as Tajima
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
as Keiichiro Maeda
The College Hero
as Katsumi Kageyama
The College Hero
Theme Song Performance
The Capital of Love
Theme Song Performance
1957
Price of Beauty
as Koichi Yamawaki
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
as The Boy (Her Brother)
Birth of Romance
as Ichirô Yabe
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
as Tatsuo Ito
On Wings of Love
as Hajime Kyosu
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
Reign of Terror
as Jun’nosuke Kijima
A Town with a Mountain and River
as Keisuke Yagi
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
as Maeda Keiichirō
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
as Maeda Keiichirō
The Blue Mountains
as Mr. Numata
The Blue Mountains Part 2
as Teacher Numata
The Green Voyage
as Keiji Takenaka (college student)
Schooldays
as Takada Shinichi
The Singing Tireless Town
as Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)
The Blue Mountains Part 2
Theme Song Performance
Schooldays
Theme Song Performance
Price of Beauty
Theme Song Performance
1956
Jacks and Jills
as Kubota
Love on Rainbow Island
as Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
Morishige, where are you going?
as Akira Wakayama
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as Ogata
Eacape of Fear
as Toshio Ogata
Wharf with the Weeping Girl
as Ryūji
Fighting Cha Cha Girl
as Hideyuki Tsutsumi
The Wife is a University Student
as Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)
Triumphant Song of Youth
as Akio Shimamura
Blue Buds
as Groom
A Strong Wind Blows
as Shūji Ōma
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
as Kamura
Engagement Ring
as Yōichi Kurata
1955
Bridal Candidates
as Tsubasa Ipponsugi
Tomboy Daughter Diary
as Tsubasa Ipponsugi
Beast Man Snow Man
as Takeshi Iijima
All is Well
as Saitaro Okazaki
Frame of Snow
as Kikukawa Shinzō
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
as Heizaemon Ujiie
1954
Godzilla
as Hideto Ogata
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
as Masuda Sotaro
Bride in a Bathing Suit
as Masao Sakurai