Akira Takarada: movies and TV shows
Akira Takarada has 188 credits in the archive: 179 films and 9 TV series, from 1954 to 2023. Highest rated: Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean (8.6/10).
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Career timeline
1954 – 2023 · busiest year: 1957 (20 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nikko Story | Film | — | 89 | |
| 2022 | A World Without Cherry Blossoms | Keizo | Film | 4.0 | 88 |
| 2022 | A World Without Cherry Blossoms | Film | 4.0 | 88 | |
| 2021 | War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony | Film | — | 87 | |
| 2019 | Yasuragi no Toki: Michi | TV | 8.0 | 85 | |
| 2019 | Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody | Film | — | 85 | |
| 2019 | Dance with Me | Machin Ueda | Film | 7.0 | 85 |
| 2019 | Dance with Me | Film | 7.0 | 85 | |
| 2019 | The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga | Self - Actor | Film | 8.7 | 85 |
| 2018 | The Great Buddha Arrival | Narrator | Film | 6.0 | 84 |
| 2018 | Bridge over Troubled Water | CEO Ogata | Film | — | 84 |
| 2015 | Keisei Saimin no Otoko | Shigeaki Ikeda | TV | — | 81 |
| 2015 | The Man of the Political Economy | Film | — | 81 | |
| 2015 | Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction | Himself | Film | 7.0 | 81 |
| 2014 | Godzilla | Immigration Officer | Film | 6.4 | 80 |
| 2014 | The Cabin Attendant | Film | — | 80 | |
| 2014 | A Far Promise | Film | — | 80 | |
| 2014 | Kingdom Hearts Re:coded | Jafar (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 80 |
| 2014 | Godzilla Battle Royale | Sec. General Fuji | Film | 9.1 | 80 |
| 2013 | A Sparkle of Life | Film | 9.0 | 79 | |
| 2011 | Carnation | TV | 8.1 | 77 | |
| 2010 | Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra | Himself | Film | 9.3 | 76 |
| 2009 | Clouds Over the Hill | TV | 7.7 | 75 | |
| 2008 | Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects | Himself | Film | 8.5 | 74 |
| 2008 | A Miracle of Hakone | Film | — | 74 | |
| 2007 | Glory to the Filmmaker! | Gentleman in a White Mercedes | Film | 6.3 | 73 |
| 2007 | The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye | Film | — | 73 | |
| 2005 | Fantastipo | Film | 8.0 | 71 | |
| 2005 | A Melody for My Father | Film | — | 71 | |
| 2005 | Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary | Voiceover | Film | — | 71 |
| 2004 | Godzilla: Final Wars | UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo | Film | 7.1 | 70 |
| 2004 | The Spirit of Godzilla | ナレーション | Film | 9.0 | 70 |
| 2004 | Black Corridor | Film | — | 70 | |
| 2004 | I Am a Sardine | Film | — | 70 | |
| 2003 | Fukumimi | Film | 10.0 | 69 | |
| 2001 | Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street | Film | — | 67 | |
| 2001 | Prince Shotoku | Mononobe no Moriya | TV | 7.5 | 67 |
| 2001 | Prince Shōtoku | Prince Anahobe | Film | — | 67 |
| 2001 | Prince Shōtoku | Mononobe no Moriya | Film | — | 67 |
| 2000 | Watashi no Aozora | Joji Murai | TV | 7.0 | 66 |
| 2000 | Tales of the Unusual | Film | 6.8 | 66 | |
| 2000 | Road to the Don 12 | Film | — | 66 | |
| 1999 | History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2 | Film | — | 65 | |
| 1999 | History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps | Film | — | 65 | |
| 1998 | Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel | Film | — | 64 | |
| 1997 | Woman in Witness Protection | Police Commissioner | Film | 6.2 | 63 |
| 1996 | Sure Death 6 | Film | — | 62 | |
| 1995 | My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie | Kichitaro Shiratori | Film | 2.0 | 61 |
| 1994 | The man who became a billionaire. | Film | — | 60 | |
| 1993 | My name is Reiko Shiratori! | Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father] | TV | 6.0 | 59 |
| 1992 | Godzilla vs. Mothra | Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino | Film | 6.9 | 58 |
| 1992 | Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion | Kobayashi | Film | 6.9 | 58 |
| 1992 | Homework | TV | 5.0 | 58 | |
| 1992 | Patio | Film | 10.0 | 58 | |
| 1990 | Tales of a Golden Geisha | Inukai | Film | 6.2 | 56 |
| 1985 | Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON! | Film | — | 51 | |
| 1984 | Shinobu's Tomorrow | Film | — | 50 | |
| 1984 | The Audition | Emcee | Film | — | 50 |
| 1983 | Legend of Plumeria | Film | — | 49 | |
| 1981 | Love You Till I Die | Film | — | 47 | |
| 1980 | Nukata no Ōkimi | TV | — | 46 | |
| 1977 | Godzilla | Ogata | Film | 6.8 | 43 |
| 1969 | Latitude Zero | Dr. Ken Tashiro | Film | 5.9 | 35 |
| 1969 | Travels of Lord Mito | Sukesaburô Sasaki | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1968 | Devils-in-Law | Film | 8.0 | 34 | |
| 1968 | Golden Eyes | Andrew Hoshino | Film | 6.9 | 34 |
| 1968 | Imaginary Paradise | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1967 | King Kong Escapes | Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura | Film | 6.2 | 33 |
| 1967 | Let's Go! Young Guy | Kou Kure | Film | 7.5 | 33 |
| 1966 | The Daphne | Kudo | Film | 10.0 | 32 |
| 1966 | Ebirah, Horror of the Deep | Yoshimura | Film | 6.3 | 32 |
| 1966 | 3 Raccoon Dogs | Michio Sasaki | Film | 5.0 | 32 |
| 1966 | More Than 10,000 Women But... | Junichi Hasegawa | Film | — | 32 |
| 1966 | Big Wind from Tokyo | Ishinaka Sekijirō | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1965 | The Longest Night | 田中清辉 | Film | 9.0 | 31 |
| 1965 | Invasion of Astro-Monster | Astronaut Kazuo Fuji | Film | 6.8 | 31 |
| 1965 | Ironfinger | Andrew Hoshino | Film | 6.8 | 31 |
| 1965 | The White Rose of Hong Kong | Susumu Utsugi | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1965 | Start Here | Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband) | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1964 | Mothra vs. Godzilla | Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1964 | Blood and Diamonds | Film | 8.0 | 30 | |
| 1964 | Mr. Giant's Victory Flag | Film | 8.0 | 30 | |
| 1964 | Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends | Film | 8.0 | 30 | |
| 1963 | A Woman's Life | Koichi Shimizu | Film | 7.1 | 29 |
| 1963 | Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong | Yuichi Okamoto | Film | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1963 | Daybreak Chorus | Kensuke Ukita | Film | — | 29 |
| 1963 | Devices Stronger Than Women | Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff) | Film | — | 29 |
| 1963 | Walleyed Nippon | Shin Moriyama | Film | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1962 | Me and Me | Akihiko Kinugasa | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1962 | A Wanderer's Notebook | Fukuya | Film | 7.2 | 28 |
| 1962 | Chûshingura | Gunpei Takada | Film | 7.1 | 28 |
| 1962 | Anything For Success | Film | 7.0 | 28 | |
| 1962 | Woman of Design | Kosuke Sakai | Film | 6.7 | 28 |
| 1962 | Let's Meet in Our Dreams | Film | 8.0 | 28 | |
| 1962 | Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II | Film | 9.0 | 28 | |
| 1962 | The Wiser Age | Rokkakuya Kou | Film | 7.2 | 28 |
| 1962 | Star of Hong Kong | Hasegawa Toru | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1962 | Long Way to Okinawa | Film | 9.0 | 28 | |
| 1962 | Long Way to Okinawa | Film | 9.0 | 28 | |
| 1962 | Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1961 | A Night in Hong Kong | Hiroshi Tanaka | Film | 10.0 | 27 |
| 1961 | The Last War | Takano | Film | 6.8 | 27 |
| 1961 | The End of Summer | Teramoto Tadashi | Film | 7.5 | 27 |
| 1961 | Lovers of Ginza | Film | 7.0 | 27 | |
| 1961 | The Masterless 47 – Part II | Film | 9.0 | 27 | |
| 1961 | Taking a Success Course | Film | — | 27 | |
| 1961 | Different Sons | Kensuke Akagi | Film | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1960 | The Dangerous Kiss | Film | 10.0 | 26 | |
| 1960 | Daughters, Wives and a Mother | Reiji Sakanishi | Film | 7.3 | 26 |
| 1960 | The Masterless 47 | Kohei Hayano | Film | 10.0 | 26 |
| 1960 | The Storm of the Pacific | Film | 6.0 | 26 | |
| 1960 | The Lovelorn Geisha | Film | 6.9 | 26 | |
| 1960 | Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance | Mizukami Gorō | Film | — | 26 |
| 1960 | Showdown on Pier No.3 | Takagi | Film | — | 26 |
| 1960 | The 6th Suspect | Shinsuke Arima | Film | — | 26 |
| 1960 | The Poem of the Blue Star | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1960 | Singing in the Sun | Moriyama Tadashi | Film | 8.0 | 26 |
| 1960 | Beyond the Hills | Kentaro - Ueshima | Film | — | 26 |
| 1960 | Beyond the Hills | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1959 | Samurai Saga | Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe | Film | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1959 | The Three Treasures | Prince Wakatarashi | Film | 5.5 | 25 |
| 1959 | The Big Boss | Mineo Komatsu | Film | 6.5 | 25 |
| 1959 | The Big Boss | Film | 6.5 | 25 | |
| 1959 | A Whistle in My Heart | Film | 6.7 | 25 | |
| 1959 | Someday I'll Know | Daisuke Kaneko | Film | 9.0 | 25 |
| 1959 | Young Lovers | Shuichi Nozaki | Film | — | 25 |
| 1959 | 3 Dolls in College | Shin'ichi Takada | Film | 10.0 | 25 |
| 1959 | The College Ruggers | Eiichi Miyake | Film | 9.0 | 25 |
| 1959 | The College Ruggers | Film | 9.0 | 25 | |
| 1959 | Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife | Film | — | 25 | |
| 1959 | The Path Under the Platanes | Film | 7.0 | 25 | |
| 1958 | Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring | Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband) | Film | — | 24 |
| 1958 | Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3 | Keiichiro Maeda | Film | 10.0 | 24 |
| 1958 | Flower's Yearning | Tsuda Shin'ichi | Film | 7.0 | 24 |
| 1958 | Bright Young Maidens | Film | 10.0 | 24 | |
| 1958 | Holiday in Tokyo | George Tanaka | Film | 9.0 | 24 |
| 1958 | The College Hero | Katsumi Kageyama | Film | 8.0 | 24 |
| 1958 | The College Hero | Film | 8.0 | 24 | |
| 1958 | Yaji and Kita on the Road | Akinosuke Takarai | Film | — | 24 |
| 1958 | Romance and Rhythm | Tajima | Film | 7.0 | 24 |
| 1958 | The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl | himself | Film | 9.0 | 24 |
| 1958 | The Capital of Love | Kunio Murata | Film | — | 24 |
| 1958 | The Capital of Love | Film | — | 24 | |
| 1957 | A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 | Film | — | 23 | |
| 1957 | Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman | The Boy (Her Brother) | Film | 3.5 | 23 |
| 1957 | The Paradise Island Story | Film | — | 23 | |
| 1957 | Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean | Ogata (as Akiro Takarata) | Film | 8.6 | 23 |
| 1957 | Price of Beauty | Koichi Yamawaki | Film | 10.0 | 23 |
| 1957 | Price of Beauty | Film | 10.0 | 23 | |
| 1957 | On Wings of Love | Hajime Kyosu | Film | 10.0 | 23 |
| 1957 | The Blue Mountains Part 2 | Teacher Numata | Film | — | 23 |
| 1957 | The Blue Mountains Part 2 | Film | — | 23 | |
| 1957 | The Green Voyage | Keiji Takenaka (college student) | Film | — | 23 |
| 1957 | The Blue Mountains | Mr. Numata | Film | — | 23 |
| 1957 | Schooldays | Takada Shinichi | Film | 7.0 | 23 |
| 1957 | Schooldays | Film | 7.0 | 23 | |
| 1957 | A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 | Tatsuo Ito | Film | 9.0 | 23 |
| 1957 | Reign of Terror | Jun’nosuke Kijima | Film | — | 23 |
| 1957 | Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2 | Maeda Keiichirō | Film | 8.0 | 23 |
| 1957 | The Singing Tireless Town | Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director) | Film | — | 23 |
| 1957 | A Town with a Mountain and River | Keisuke Yagi | Film | 7.0 | 23 |
| 1957 | Birth of Romance | Ichirô Yabe | Film | — | 23 |
| 1957 | Diary of a Successful Salaryman | Maeda Keiichirō | Film | 9.0 | 23 |
| 1956 | Godzilla, King of the Monsters! | Ogata | Film | 6.5 | 22 |
| 1956 | Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl | Kamura | Film | — | 22 |
| 1956 | Engagement Ring | Yōichi Kurata | Film | — | 22 |
| 1956 | Love on Rainbow Island | Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani | Film | 8.0 | 22 |
| 1956 | Morishige, where are you going? | Akira Wakayama | Film | — | 22 |
| 1956 | Jacks and Jills | Kubota | Film | 7.0 | 22 |
| 1956 | Triumphant Song of Youth | Akio Shimamura | Film | — | 22 |
| 1956 | A Strong Wind Blows | Shūji Ōma | Film | — | 22 |
| 1956 | Eacape of Fear | Toshio Ogata | Film | — | 22 |
| 1956 | The Wife is a University Student | Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain) | Film | — | 22 |
| 1956 | Wharf with the Weeping Girl | Ryūji | Film | — | 22 |
| 1956 | Blue Buds | Groom | Film | — | 22 |
| 1956 | Fighting Cha Cha Girl | Hideyuki Tsutsumi | Film | 8.0 | 22 |
| 1956 | Runaway Bride | Film | — | 22 | |
| 1955 | Frame of Snow | Kikukawa Shinzō | Film | 10.0 | 21 |
| 1955 | Beast Man Snow Man | Takeshi Iijima | Film | 4.9 | 21 |
| 1955 | Young Love Conquers All | Film | 7.0 | 21 | |
| 1955 | All is Well 2 | Film | 10.0 | 21 | |
| 1955 | All is Well | Saitaro Okazaki | Film | 10.0 | 21 |
| 1955 | Tomboy Daughter Diary | Tsubasa Ipponsugi | Film | — | 21 |
| 1955 | Bridal Candidates | Tsubasa Ipponsugi | Film | — | 21 |
| 1955 | New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain | Heizaemon Ujiie | Film | 10.0 | 21 |
| 1954 | Godzilla | Hideto Ogata | Film | 7.6 | 20 |
| 1954 | How the Bell of Liberty Rings | Masuda Sotaro | Film | — | 20 |
| 1954 | Bride in a Bathing Suit | Masao Sakurai | Film | — | 20 |