Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

Actor. Born 29 April 1934 in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. Died 14 March 2022.

3

Titles on Fi1m

70

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 3 titles

Born

29 April 1934, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Died

14 March 2022

Active

1954–2014

Frequently works with

Ishirō Honda, Shinichi Sekizawa, Akihiko Hirata, Jun Tazaki, Kumi Mizuno

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Akira Takarada — Akira Takarada朝日新聞社 (Asahi Shinbun), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The main characters of Godzilla (1954). From left to right: Hideto Ogata (Akira Takarada), Shinkichi (Toyoaki Suzuki), the Odo Island elder (Kokuten Kōdō), Emik — The main characters of Godzilla (1954). From left to right: Hideto Ogata (Akira Takarada), Shinkichi (Toyoaki Suzuki), the Odo Island elder (Kokuten Kōdō), EmikToho Co., Ltd., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

1954 Japanese movie poster for 1954 Japanese film Godzilla. — 1954 Japanese movie poster for 1954 Japanese film Godzilla.Toho Company Ltd. (東宝株式会社, Tōhō Kabushiki-kaisha) © 1954, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

『コタンの口笛』（1959年） — 『コタンの口笛』（1959年）Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

From left to right: Akira Takarada, Momoko Kochi, Akihiko Hirata and Sachio Sakai on the set of Godzilla (1954). (1956) — From left to right: Akira Takarada, Momoko Kochi, Akihiko Hirata and Sachio Sakai on the set of Godzilla (1954). (1956)Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Photographs: 朝日新聞社 (Asahi Shinbun), Public domain; Toho Co., Ltd., Public domain; Toho Company Ltd. (東宝株式会社, Tōhō Kabushiki-kaisha) © 1954, Public domain; Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain; Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain. Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.