Akira Takarada

Nikko Story 16th April 2023

A World Without Cherry Blossoms 1st April 2022 as Keizo

War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony 10th December 2021

Dance with Me 16th August 2019 as Machin Ueda

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga 2nd April 2019 as Self - Actor

Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody 9th March 2019

The Great Buddha Arrival 15th December 2018 as Narrator

Bridge over Troubled Water 30th June 2018 as CEO Ogata

The Man of the Political Economy 19th September 2015

Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction 11th July 2015 as Himself

Godzilla Battle Royale 6th November 2014 as Sec. General Fuji

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded 2nd October 2014 as Jafar (voice)

A Far Promise 25th August 2014

The Cabin Attendant 7th July 2014

Godzilla 14th May 2014 as Immigration Officer

A Sparkle of Life 16th November 2013

Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra 22nd January 2010 as Himself

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects 3rd August 2008 as Himself

A Miracle of Hakone 16th February 2008

The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye 10th November 2007

Glory to the Filmmaker! 2nd June 2007 as Gentleman in a White Mercedes

A Melody for My Father 30th November 2005

Fantastipo 10th February 2005

Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary 1st January 2005 as Voiceover

Godzilla: Final Wars 4th December 2004 as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo

The Spirit of Godzilla 3rd November 2004 as ナレーション

I Am a Sardine 29th April 2004

Black Corridor 23rd March 2004

Fukumimi 13th September 2003

Prince Shōtoku 10th November 2001 as Prince Anahobe

Prince Shōtoku 10th November 2001 as Mononobe no Moriya

Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street 1st January 2001

Tales of the Unusual 3rd November 2000

Road to the Don 12 31st March 2000

History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 16th January 1999

History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2 1st January 1999

Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel 21st February 1998

Woman in Witness Protection 27th September 1997 as Police Commissioner

Sure Death 6 25th May 1996

My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie 19th August 1995 as Kichitaro Shiratori

The man who became a billionaire. 1st January 1994

Godzilla vs. Mothra 12th December 1992 as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino

Patio 14th November 1992

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion 16th May 1992 as Kobayashi

Tales of a Golden Geisha 2nd June 1990 as Inukai

Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON! 9th February 1985

The Audition 17th November 1984 as Emcee

Shinobu's Tomorrow 10th November 1984

Legend of Plumeria 2nd July 1983

Love You Till I Die 6th June 1981

Godzilla 1st January 1977 as Ogata

Travels of Lord Mito 1st November 1969 as Sukesaburô Sasaki

Latitude Zero 26th July 1969 as Dr. Ken Tashiro

Imaginary Paradise 14th August 1968

Golden Eyes 16th March 1968 as Andrew Hoshino

Devils-in-Law 14th January 1968

King Kong Escapes 22nd July 1967 as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura

Let's Go! Young Guy 1st January 1967 as Kou Kure

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep 17th December 1966 as Yoshimura

Big Wind from Tokyo 7th December 1966 as Ishinaka Sekijirō

The Daphne 1st October 1966 as Kudo

3 Raccoon Dogs 31st August 1966 as Michio Sasaki

More Than 10,000 Women But... 12th February 1966 as Junichi Hasegawa

Invasion of Astro-Monster 19th December 1965 as Astronaut Kazuo Fuji

Ironfinger 5th December 1965 as Andrew Hoshino

The White Rose of Hong Kong 25th August 1965 as Susumu Utsugi

Start Here 14th April 1965 as Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)

The Longest Night 1st January 1965 as 田中清辉

Blood and Diamonds 1st July 1964

Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends 16th May 1964

Mothra vs. Godzilla 29th April 1964 as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag 12th February 1964

Daybreak Chorus 8th December 1963 as Kensuke Ukita

A Woman's Life 16th November 1963 as Koichi Shimizu

Walleyed Nippon 2nd September 1963 as Shin Moriyama

Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong 30th June 1963 as Yuichi Okamoto

Devices Stronger Than Women 15th January 1963 as Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)

Anything For Success 8th December 1962

Chûshingura 3rd November 1962 as Gunpei Takada

A Wanderer's Notebook 29th September 1962 as Fukuya

Let's Meet in Our Dreams 15th September 1962

Me and Me 11th August 1962 as Akihiko Kinugasa

Star of Hong Kong 14th July 1962 as Hasegawa Toru

Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble 1st April 1962

Long Way to Okinawa 7th March 1962

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II 7th March 1962

Woman of Design 28th January 1962 as Kosuke Sakai

The Wiser Age 14th January 1962 as Rokkakuya Kou

Different Sons 12th November 1961 as Kensuke Akagi

The End of Summer 29th October 1961 as Teramoto Tadashi

The Last War 8th October 1961 as Takano

A Night in Hong Kong 1st July 1961 as Hiroshi Tanaka

The Masterless 47 – Part II 25th February 1961

Taking a Success Course 26th January 1961

Lovers of Ginza 15th January 1961

The Masterless 47 25th December 1960 as Kohei Hayano

The 6th Suspect 29th November 1960 as Shinsuke Arima

The Lovelorn Geisha 12th July 1960

The Dangerous Kiss 26th June 1960

Singing in the Sun 15th June 1960 as Moriyama Tadashi

Daughters, Wives and a Mother 21st May 1960 as Reiji Sakanishi

The Storm of the Pacific 26th April 1960

Showdown on Pier No.3 17th April 1960 as Takagi

The Poem of the Blue Star 28th February 1960

Beyond the Hills 2nd February 1960 as Kentaro - Ueshima

Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance 27th January 1960 as Mizukami Gorō

Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife 26th December 1959

The Three Treasures 1st November 1959 as Prince Wakatarashi

Young Lovers 6th October 1959 as Shuichi Nozaki

Someday I'll Know 8th September 1959 as Daisuke Kaneko

The College Ruggers 28th June 1959 as Eiichi Miyake

Samurai Saga 28th April 1959 as Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe

A Whistle in My Heart 29th March 1959

3 Dolls in College 3rd March 1959 as Shin'ichi Takada

The Big Boss 15th January 1959 as Mineo Komatsu

Bright Young Maidens 7th October 1958

The College Hero 30th September 1958 as Katsumi Kageyama

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3 16th September 1958 as Keiichiro Maeda

Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring 19th August 1958 as Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)

Romance and Rhythm 12th August 1958 as Tajima

Flower's Yearning 5th August 1958 as Tsuda Shin'ichi

Yaji and Kita on the Road 29th April 1958 as Akinosuke Takarai

Holiday in Tokyo 15th April 1958 as George Tanaka

The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl 29th January 1958 as himself

The Capital of Love 21st January 1958 as Kunio Murata

The Green Voyage 1st December 1957 as Keiji Takenaka (college student)

The Blue Mountains Part 2 19th November 1957 as Teacher Numata

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2 12th November 1957 as Maeda Keiichirō

The Blue Mountains 27th October 1957 as Mr. Numata

Schooldays 22nd September 1957 as Takada Shinichi

On Wings of Love 13th July 1957 as Hajime Kyosu

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 9th July 1957

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 9th July 1957 as Tatsuo Ito

Reign of Terror 26th June 1957 as Jun’nosuke Kijima

Diary of a Successful Salaryman 19th June 1957 as Maeda Keiichirō

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman 17th May 1957 as The Boy (Her Brother)

Birth of Romance 15th May 1957 as Ichirô Yabe

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean 14th March 1957 as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)

Price of Beauty 13th March 1957 as Koichi Yamawaki

A Town with a Mountain and River 12th February 1957 as Keisuke Yagi

The Paradise Island Story 29th January 1957

The Singing Tireless Town 9th January 1957 as Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)

Engagement Ring 20th November 1956 as Yōichi Kurata

A Strong Wind Blows 13th November 1956 as Shūji Ōma

Triumphant Song of Youth 24th October 1956 as Akio Shimamura

Love on Rainbow Island 16th October 1956 as Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani

Jacks and Jills 15th August 1956 as Kubota

Eacape of Fear 26th July 1956 as Toshio Ogata

Morishige, where are you going? 14th June 1956 as Akira Wakayama

Fighting Cha Cha Girl 24th May 1956 as Hideyuki Tsutsumi

Wharf with the Weeping Girl 17th May 1956 as Ryūji

Blue Buds 3rd May 1956 as Groom

Godzilla, King of the Monsters! 27th April 1956 as Ogata

Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl 25th April 1956 as Kamura

The Wife is a University Student 26th February 1956 as Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)

Runaway Bride 12th February 1956

Young Love Conquers All 29th November 1955

Beast Man Snow Man 14th August 1955 as Takeshi Iijima

New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain 14th June 1955 as Heizaemon Ujiie

Frame of Snow 29th March 1955 as Kikukawa Shinzō

All is Well 2 20th February 1955

All is Well 29th January 1955 as Saitaro Okazaki

Bridal Candidates 22nd January 1955 as Tsubasa Ipponsugi

Tomboy Daughter Diary 9th January 1955 as Tsubasa Ipponsugi

Godzilla 3rd November 1954 as Hideto Ogata

Bride in a Bathing Suit 7th July 1954 as Masao Sakurai

How the Bell of Liberty Rings 1st June 1954 as Masuda Sotaro