Minoru Takada
Biography
Minoru Takada was an actor and film producer active during the Taisho and Showa periods. Born on December 20, 1899, in Higashinaruse, Ogachi, Akita, Japan, he appeared in over 230 films between 1924 and 1971. His known credits include 119 entries on the Movie Database platform, where he is primarily recognized for his work in acting. He was married to the former actress Mikiko Mitsuki. Minoru Takada passed away on December 27, 1977, at the age of 78.
Career overview
Minoru Takada was an actor and film producer who was active during the Taisho and Showa periods. Born on December 20, 1899, in Higashinaruse, Ogachi, Akita, Japan, his career spanned several decades, during which he appeared in over 230 films between 1924 and 1971. His known credits as an actor on the Movie Database include 119 entries. In his personal life, he was married to the former actress Mikiko Mitsuki. Takada passed away on December 27, 1977, at the age of 78.
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- First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri (1971) as Yamamoto, President of Fujita Motors
- Rebel Against Glory (1970)
- Crazy Big Explosion (1969)
- Japan's Longest Day (1967) as Vice Admiral Zenshiro Hoshina - Dir. of the Naval Affairs Bureau
- Let's Go! Young Guy (1967) as Inakawa
- Ultra Q (1966) as Professor Genda
- Evil Brain from Outer Space (1966)
- Adventure in Kigan Castle (1966) as Old King in Kotan
- Attack from Space (1965)
- Atomic Rulers (1965) as Father
- Invaders from Space (1965)
- The Crazy Adventure (1965)
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as Prime Minister
- Atragon (1963) as Government Official
- College Champ (1962)
- The Last War (1961) as Tokyo Defense Command Commander
- Sazae-san Plays Cupid (1961)
- The 6th Suspect (1960) as Junichiro Takayama
- Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance (1960) as Hisada Tetsuzō (Hiroshi's father)
- Battle in Outer Space (1959) as The Commander
- 3 Dolls Go to Hong Kong (1959)
- Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender (1959)
- The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal (1959) as Prime Minister Konoe
- The College Ruggers (1959) as Tomitarō Ōmori
- Bloody History of Soldiers (1958) as Tanaka Giichi
- Holiday in Japan (1958)
- Impure Nuns (1958)
- Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War (1958) as War Minister Yamagata
- Star Poisoning Case (1958)
- 黄金奉行 (1958)
- 稲妻奉行 (1958)
- Holiday in Japan -Chapter 2- (1958)
- Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War (1957) as Aritomo Yamagata
- Traitors of the Blue Castle (1957) as Aki Date
- Hibari's Triple Role: The Dazzling Transformation of Yukinojo (1957)
- Super Giant Continues (1957)
- Hibari's Triple Role: The Transformation of Yukinojo — Part II (1957)
- Shin ono ga tsumi (1956) as Takahiro Sakurado
- Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets (1956) as Fumimaro Konoe
- Kingoro's Soldier (1956)
- Mother Peacock (1956)
- 美男をめぐる十人の女 (1956)
- Speed King (1956)
- Appeal on the Cross (1956)
- Royalist or Shogunate Loyalist? — Women's Mandala (1956)
- Shirai Gonpachi (1956)
- The Green Music Box (1955) as Professor
- Twilight Saloon (1955) as Ryusuke Nakakoji
- So Young, So Bright (1955) as Kitajima
- Fantasy of Youth (1955)
- 美男お小姓 人斬り彦齋 (1955)
- The Vassal's Neck (1955)
- Hanamazu (1955)
- Morishige is a Fake Gentleman (1955)
- Hana to hatō (1954)
- Invisible Man (1954) as Yajima, gang boss
- 乾杯!女学生 (1954)
- The Devil comes and plays the Flute (1954)
- Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced (1954)
- 日本敗れず (1954)
- Zoku nangoku taiheiki: Satsunan no arashi (1954)
- A 16-Year-Old Girl's Jazz Festival (1954)
- Inugami-ke no nazo: Akuma wa odoru (1954)
- Nangoku Taiheiki (1954)
- Love Letter (1953)
- The Eagle of the Pacific (1953) as Prince Fumimaro Konoe
- The Battleship Yamato (1953) as 2nd Fleet Commander-in-Chief Ito
- 憧れの星座 (1953)
- 近藤勇 池田屋騒動 (1953)
- Geisha Waltz (1952)
- A Ripple in a Morning (1952) as President Sugayama
- Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1 (1952)
- Sunset Over Mount Fuji (1952) as Father Iori
- Kyōshū (1952)
- 花吹雪男祭り (1952)
- Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2 (1952)
- 母恋草 (1951)
- Golden Beast (1950) as Inspector Tajimi
- Good-Bye! (1949)
- Lady From Hell (1949)
- A Bullet Hole Underground (1949)
- Haha koiboshi (1949)
- Wildcat Lady or Mountain Cat Woman (1948)
- Twenty-One Fingerprints (1948)
- The Terror of Z (1948)
- These Foolish Times (1947)
- To Love and Swear (1945) as Shiraishi
- Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron (1944)
- Suicide Troops of the Watchtower (1943) as Assistant Police Inspector Takatsu
- Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky (1943)
- Sky of Hope (1942) as Momosaburo
- The Poppy (1941) as Kingo Kono
- Yukiko and Natsuyo (1941) as Shoichi Utsumi
- White Heron (1941)
- Sincerity (1939) as Keikichi Asada
- Ichiyo Higuchi (1939) as Tosui Nakarai
- Enoken’s Shrewd Period (1939)
- Iron Brothers (1939)
- Pastoral Symphony (1938)
- Learn from Experience, Part One (1937) as Shintaro
- Learn from Experience, Part Two (1937) as Shintaro
- A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again (1937)
- A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again (1937)
- A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes (1937)
- Japanese Women's Textbook (1937) as (Volume 1)
- Tsuki yori no shisha (1934) as Susumu Hirota
- Sun over the River (1934) as Kentaro
- Cry Cheerfully! (1931)
- Silver Stream (1931) as Soichi Negishi
- Walk Cheerfully (1930) as Kenji Koyama
- A Primer on Marriage (1930) as Shinichirô Takebayashi
- Marching On (1930) as Shirō
- Where Do Women Go? (1930) as Ryo
- Eternal Heart (1929) as Shozo Narita
- I Graduated, But... (1929) as Tetsuo Nomoto
- The Father and His Son (1929)