Akira Takarada

Full filmography

• Nikko Story (2023)
• A World Without Cherry Blossoms (2022) as Keizo
• A World Without Cherry Blossoms (2022) Executive Producer
• War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony (2021)
• Yasuragi no Toki: Michi (2019)
• Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody (2019)
• Dance with Me (2019) as Machin Ueda
• Dance with Me (2019) Theme Song Performance
• The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga (2019) as Self - Actor
• The Great Buddha Arrival (2018) as Narrator
• Bridge over Troubled Water (2018) as CEO Ogata
• Keisei Saimin no Otoko (2015) as Shigeaki Ikeda
• The Man of the Political Economy (2015)
• Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction (2015) as Himself
• Godzilla (2014) as Immigration Officer
• The Cabin Attendant (2014)
• A Far Promise (2014)
• Kingdom Hearts Re:coded (2014) as Jafar (voice)
• Godzilla Battle Royale (2014) as Sec. General Fuji
• A Sparkle of Life (2013)
• Carnation (2011)
• Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra (2010) as Himself
• Clouds Over the Hill (2009)
• Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (2008) as Himself
• A Miracle of Hakone (2008)
• Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007) as Gentleman in a White Mercedes
• The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye (2007)
• Fantastipo (2005)
• A Melody for My Father (2005)
• Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary (2005) as Voiceover
• Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
• The Spirit of Godzilla (2004) as ナレーション
• Black Corridor (2004)
• I Am a Sardine (2004)
• Fukumimi (2003)
• Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street (2001)
• Prince Shotoku (2001) as Mononobe no Moriya
• Prince Shōtoku (2001) as Prince Anahobe
• Prince Shōtoku (2001) as Mononobe no Moriya
• Watashi no Aozora (2000) as Joji Murai
• Tales of the Unusual (2000)
• Road to the Don 12 (2000)
• History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2 (1999)
• History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps (1999)
• Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel (1998)
• Woman in Witness Protection (1997) as Police Commissioner
• Sure Death 6 (1996)
• My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie (1995) as Kichitaro Shiratori
• The man who became a billionaire. (1994)
• My name is Reiko Shiratori! (1993) as Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father]
• Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
• Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992) as Kobayashi
• Homework (1992)
• Patio (1992)
• Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990) as Inukai
• Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON! (1985)
• Shinobu's Tomorrow (1984)
• The Audition (1984) as Emcee
• Legend of Plumeria (1983)
• Love You Till I Die (1981)
• Nukata no Ōkimi (1980)
• Godzilla (1977) as Ogata
• Latitude Zero (1969) as Dr. Ken Tashiro
• Travels of Lord Mito (1969) as Sukesaburô Sasaki
• Devils-in-Law (1968)
• Golden Eyes (1968) as Andrew Hoshino
• Imaginary Paradise (1968)
• King Kong Escapes (1967) as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
• Let's Go! Young Guy (1967) as Kou Kure
• The Daphne (1966) as Kudo
• Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Yoshimura
• 3 Raccoon Dogs (1966) as Michio Sasaki
• More Than 10,000 Women But... (1966) as Junichi Hasegawa
• Big Wind from Tokyo (1966) as Ishinaka Sekijirō
• The Longest Night (1965) as 田中清辉
• Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) as Astronaut Kazuo Fuji
• Ironfinger (1965) as Andrew Hoshino
• The White Rose of Hong Kong (1965) as Susumu Utsugi
• Start Here (1965) as Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)
• Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
• Blood and Diamonds (1964)
• Mr. Giant's Victory Flag (1964)
• Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends (1964)
• A Woman's Life (1963) as Koichi Shimizu
• Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong (1963) as Yuichi Okamoto
• Daybreak Chorus (1963) as Kensuke Ukita
• Devices Stronger Than Women (1963) as Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)
• Walleyed Nippon (1963) as Shin Moriyama
• Me and Me (1962) as Akihiko Kinugasa
• A Wanderer's Notebook (1962) as Fukuya
• Chûshingura (1962) as Gunpei Takada
• Anything For Success (1962)
• Woman of Design (1962) as Kosuke Sakai
• Let's Meet in Our Dreams (1962)
• Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II (1962)
• The Wiser Age (1962) as Rokkakuya Kou
• Star of Hong Kong (1962) as Hasegawa Toru
• Long Way to Okinawa (1962)
• Long Way to Okinawa (1962) Theme Song Performance
• Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble (1962)
• A Night in Hong Kong (1961) as Hiroshi Tanaka
• The Last War (1961) as Takano
• The End of Summer (1961) as Teramoto Tadashi
• Lovers of Ginza (1961)
• The Masterless 47 – Part II (1961)
• Taking a Success Course (1961)
• Different Sons (1961) as Kensuke Akagi
• The Dangerous Kiss (1960)
• Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960) as Reiji Sakanishi
• The Masterless 47 (1960) as Kohei Hayano
• The Storm of the Pacific (1960)
• The Lovelorn Geisha (1960)
• Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance (1960) as Mizukami Gorō
• Showdown on Pier No.3 (1960) as Takagi
• The 6th Suspect (1960) as Shinsuke Arima
• The Poem of the Blue Star (1960)
• Singing in the Sun (1960) as Moriyama Tadashi
• Beyond the Hills (1960) as Kentaro - Ueshima
• Beyond the Hills (1960) Theme Song Performance
• Samurai Saga (1959) as Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
• The Three Treasures (1959) as Prince Wakatarashi
• The Big Boss (1959) as Mineo Komatsu
• The Big Boss (1959) Theme Song Performance
• A Whistle in My Heart (1959)
• Someday I'll Know (1959) as Daisuke Kaneko
• Young Lovers (1959) as Shuichi Nozaki
• 3 Dolls in College (1959) as Shin'ichi Takada
• The College Ruggers (1959) as Eiichi Miyake
• The College Ruggers (1959) Theme Song Performance
• Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife (1959)
• The Path Under the Platanes (1959) Theme Song Performance
• Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring (1958) as Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)
• Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3 (1958) as Keiichiro Maeda
• Flower's Yearning (1958) as Tsuda Shin'ichi
• Bright Young Maidens (1958)
• Holiday in Tokyo (1958) as George Tanaka
• The College Hero (1958) as Katsumi Kageyama
• The College Hero (1958) Theme Song Performance
• Yaji and Kita on the Road (1958) as Akinosuke Takarai
• Romance and Rhythm (1958) as Tajima
• The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl (1958) as himself
• The Capital of Love (1958) as Kunio Murata
• The Capital of Love (1958) Theme Song Performance
• A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 (1957)
• Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1957) as The Boy (Her Brother)
• The Paradise Island Story (1957)
• Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean (1957) as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
• Price of Beauty (1957) as Koichi Yamawaki
• Price of Beauty (1957) Theme Song Performance
• On Wings of Love (1957) as Hajime Kyosu
• The Blue Mountains Part 2 (1957) as Teacher Numata
• The Blue Mountains Part 2 (1957) Theme Song Performance
• The Green Voyage (1957) as Keiji Takenaka (college student)
• The Blue Mountains (1957) as Mr. Numata
• Schooldays (1957) as Takada Shinichi
• Schooldays (1957) Theme Song Performance
• A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 (1957) as Tatsuo Ito
• Reign of Terror (1957) as Jun’nosuke Kijima
• Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2 (1957) as Maeda Keiichirō
• The Singing Tireless Town (1957) as Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)
• A Town with a Mountain and River (1957) as Keisuke Yagi
• Birth of Romance (1957) as Ichirô Yabe
• Diary of a Successful Salaryman (1957) as Maeda Keiichirō
• Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) as Ogata
• Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl (1956) as Kamura
• Engagement Ring (1956) as Yōichi Kurata
• Love on Rainbow Island (1956) as Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
• Morishige, where are you going? (1956) as Akira Wakayama
• Jacks and Jills (1956) as Kubota
• Triumphant Song of Youth (1956) as Akio Shimamura
• A Strong Wind Blows (1956) as Shūji Ōma
• Eacape of Fear (1956) as Toshio Ogata
• The Wife is a University Student (1956) as Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)
• Wharf with the Weeping Girl (1956) as Ryūji
• Blue Buds (1956) as Groom
• Fighting Cha Cha Girl (1956) as Hideyuki Tsutsumi
• Runaway Bride (1956)
• Frame of Snow (1955) as Kikukawa Shinzō
• Beast Man Snow Man (1955) as Takeshi Iijima
• Young Love Conquers All (1955)
• All is Well 2 (1955)
• All is Well (1955) as Saitaro Okazaki
• Tomboy Daughter Diary (1955) as Tsubasa Ipponsugi
• Bridal Candidates (1955) as Tsubasa Ipponsugi
• New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain (1955) as Heizaemon Ujiie
• Godzilla (1954) as Hideto Ogata
• How the Bell of Liberty Rings (1954) as Masuda Sotaro
• Bride in a Bathing Suit (1954) as Masao Sakurai