Akira Takarada
Acting
Biography
Akira Takarada was a Japanese film actor best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.
Born: April 29, 1934
Place of Birth: Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Known For
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
A look into the production of the nineteenth Godzilla film. Includes filmmaker and actor interviews with behind the scenes footage of the film's visual effects. Includes an interview with Akira Ifukube and a brief discussion of the late Ishiro Honda.
Godzilla Battle Royale
Godzilla Battle Royale is a low-budget Godzilla fan film, directed and written by Billy DuBose. It was theatrically screened in the Pickwick Theater.
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Japan, 1954. A legend emerges from the ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, devastated by atomic bombs in 1945. The creature's name is Godzilla. The film that tells its story is the first of kaiju eiga, the giant monster movies.
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
A look at the unrecognized work of the talented artists and craftsmen who've maintained the tradition of Japanese special-effects. Highlighted is Yasuyuki Inoue along with various crew members who crafted meticulously detailed miniatures and risked life and limb as suit actors. All done to bring to life some of film's most iconic monsters through a distinct Japanese artform.
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Obscure French version of the original Godzilla. The film combines elements of the original Toho version and the American King of the Monsters! in a unique assemblage exclusive to the Francophone market. Released by Les Films du Verseau.
Carnation
Carnation is a Japanese television drama that aired in the Asadora slot on NHK from 3 October 2011 to 31 March 2012. It is the 85th Asadora. It is based on the life of the fashion designer Ayako Koshino in Kishiwada, Osaka. Ayako was the mother of the internationally famous designers Hiroko Koshino, Junko Koshino, and Michiko Koshino.
Clouds Over the Hill
Saka no Ue no Kumo is an NHK 21st Century special drama which was aired over three years starting from November 29, 2009. The series runs 13 episodes at 90 minutes each. The first series, with 5 episodes, was broadcast in 2009, while series two and three, each with 4 episodes, were broadcast in late 2010 and 2011. While most episodes were shot in Japan, one of the episodes in series two was shot in Latvia. The TV series is based on the novel Saka no ue no kumo by Ryōtarō Shiba and adopted by Hisashi Nozawa. The theme song of the drama series is titled "Stand Alone". It was composed by Joe Hisaishi, written by Kundo Koyama and performed by British soprano singer Sarah Brightman.
スピリット オブ ゴジラ ～怪獣を演じた男たちの軌跡～
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
Godzilla
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.
Filmography
as Keizo
as Machin Ueda
as Self - Actor
as Narrator
as CEO Ogata
as Ikeda Shigeaki
as Sec. General Fuji
as Jafar (voice)
as Immigration Officer
as Himself
as Gentleman in a White Mercedes
as Voiceover
as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
as ナレーション
as Mononobe no Moriya
as Prince Anahobe
as Mononobe no Moriya
as Joji Murai
as Police Commissioner
as Kichitaro Shiratori
as Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father]
as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
as Kobayashi
as Inukai
as Emcee
as Ogata
as Sukesaburô Sasaki
as Dr. Ken Tashiro
as Andrew Hoshino
as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
as Kou Kure
as Yoshimura
as Ishinaka Sekijirō
as Kudo
as Michio Sasaki
as Junichi Hasegawa
as Astronaut K. Fuji
as Andrew Hoshino
as Susumu Utsugi
as Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)
as 田中清辉
as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
as Kensuke Ukita
as Koichi Shimizu
as Shin Moriyama
as Yuichi Okamoto
as Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)
as Gunpei Takada
as Fukuya
as Akihiko Kinugasa
as Hasegawa Toru
as Kosuke Sakai
as Rokkakuya Kou
as Kensuke Akagi
as Teramoto Tadashi
as Takano
as Hiroshi Tanaka
as Kohei Hayano
as Shinsuke Arima
as Moriyama Tadashi
as Reiji Sakanishi
as Takagi
as Kentaro - Ueshima
as Mizukami Gorō
as Prince Wakatarashi
as Shuichi Nozaki
as Daisuke Kaneko
as Eiichi Miyake
as Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
as Shin'ichi Takada
as Mineo Komatsu
as Katsumi Kageyama
as Keiichiro Maeda
as Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)
as Tajima
as Tsuda Shin'ichi
as Akinosuke Takarai
as George Tanaka
as himself
as Kunio Murata
as Keiji Takenaka (college student)
as Teacher Numata
as Maeda Keiichirō
as Mr. Numata
as Takada Shinichi
as Hajime Kyosu
as Tatsuo Ito
as Jun’nosuke Kijima
as Maeda Keiichirō
as The Boy (Her Brother)
as Ichirô Yabe
as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
as Koichi Yamawaki
as Keisuke Yagi
as Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)
as Yōichi Kurata
as Shūji Ōma
as Akio Shimamura
as Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
as Kubota
as Toshio Ogata
as Akira Wakayama
as Hideyuki Tsutsumi
as Ryūji
as Groom
as Ogata
as Kamura
as Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)
as Takeshi Iijima
as Heizaemon Ujiie
as Kikukawa Shinzō
as Saitaro Okazaki
as Tsubasa Ipponsugi
as Tsubasa Ipponsugi
as Hideto Ogata
as Masao Sakurai
as Masuda Sotaro