Akira Takarada was a Japanese actor best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nikko StoryMovie | — | 89 |
| 2022 | A World Without Cherry BlossomsMovie | Keizo | 88 |
| 2019 | The Dawn of Kaiju EigaMovie | Self - Actor | 85 |
| 2019 | Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima RhapsodyMovie | — | 85 |
| 2019 | Dance with MeMovie | Machin Ueda | 85 |
| 2019 | Yasuragi no Toki: MichiSeries | — | 85 |
| 2018 | Bridge over Troubled WaterMovie | CEO Ogata | 84 |
| 2018 | The Great Buddha ArrivalMovie | Narrator | 84 |
| 2015 | Hail to the King: 60 Years of DestructionMovie | Himself | 81 |
| 2015 | The Man of the Political EconomyMovie | — | 81 |
| 2015 | Keisei Saimin no OtokoSeries | Shigeaki Ikeda | 81 |
| 2014 | Godzilla Battle RoyaleMovie | Sec. General Fuji | 80 |
| 2014 | GodzillaMovie | Immigration Officer | 80 |
| 2014 | Kingdom Hearts Re:codedMovie | Jafar (voice) | 80 |
| 2014 | A Far PromiseMovie | — | 80 |
| 2013 | A Sparkle of LifeMovie | — | 79 |
| 2011 | CarnationSeries | — | 77 |
| 2010 | Making of Godzilla vs. MothraMovie | Himself | 76 |
| 2009 | Clouds Over the HillSeries | — | 75 |
| 2008 | Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special EffectsMovie | Himself | 74 |
| 2008 | A Miracle of HakoneMovie | — | 74 |
| 2007 | Glory to the Filmmaker!Movie | Gentleman in a White Mercedes | 73 |
| 2007 | The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: GoodbyeMovie | — | 73 |
| 2005 | FantastipoMovie | — | 71 |
| 2004 | The Spirit of GodzillaMovie | ナレーション | 70 |
| 2004 | Godzilla: Final WarsMovie | UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo | 70 |
| 2004 | Black CorridorMovie | — | 70 |
| 2004 | I Am a SardineMovie | — | 70 |
| 2003 | FukumimiMovie | — | 69 |
| 2001 | Prince ShōtokuMovie | Prince Anahobe | 67 |
| 2001 | Prince ShōtokuMovie | Mononobe no Moriya | 67 |
| 2001 | Shibuya Midnight War Dark StreetMovie | — | 67 |
| 2000 | Tales of the UnusualMovie | — | 66 |
| 2000 | Watashi no AozoraSeries | Joji Murai | 66 |
| 2000 | Road to the Don 12Movie | — | 66 |
| 1997 | Woman in Witness ProtectionMovie | Police Commissioner | 63 |
| 1996 | Sure Death 6Movie | — | 62 |
| 1995 | My name is Reiko Shiratori! The MovieMovie | Kichitaro Shiratori | 61 |
| 1994 | The man who became a billionaire.Movie | — | 60 |
| 1992 | Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese ExtortionMovie | Kobayashi | 58 |
| 1992 | Godzilla vs. MothraMovie | Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino | 58 |
| 1992 | HomeworkSeries | — | 58 |
| 1992 | PatioMovie | — | 58 |
| 1990 | Tales of a Golden GeishaMovie | Inukai | 56 |
| 1985 | Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!Movie | — | 51 |
| 1984 | Shinobu's TomorrowMovie | — | 50 |
| 1983 | Legend of PlumeriaMovie | — | 49 |
| 1981 | Love You Till I DieMovie | — | 47 |
| 1980 | Nukata no ŌkimiSeries | — | 46 |
| 1977 | GodzillaMovie | Ogata | 43 |
| 1969 | Latitude ZeroMovie | Dr. Ken Tashiro | 35 |
| 1969 | Travels of Lord MitoMovie | Sukesaburô Sasaki | 35 |
| 1968 | Golden EyesMovie | Andrew Hoshino | 34 |
| 1968 | Imaginary ParadiseMovie | — | 34 |
| 1968 | Devils-in-LawMovie | — | 34 |
| 1967 | King Kong EscapesMovie | Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura | 33 |
| 1967 | Let's Go! Young GuyMovie | Kou Kure | 33 |
| 1966 | Ebirah, Horror of the DeepMovie | Yoshimura | 32 |
| 1966 | The DaphneMovie | Kudo | 32 |
| 1966 | Big Wind from TokyoMovie | Ishinaka Sekijirō | 32 |
| 1966 | 3 Raccoon DogsMovie | Michio Sasaki | 32 |
| 1966 | More Than 10,000 Women But...Movie | Junichi Hasegawa | 32 |
| 1965 | Start HereMovie | Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband) | 31 |
| 1965 | Invasion of Astro-MonsterMovie | Astronaut Kazuo Fuji | 31 |
| 1965 | IronfingerMovie | Andrew Hoshino | 31 |
| 1965 | The White Rose of Hong KongMovie | Susumu Utsugi | 31 |
| 1964 | Mothra vs. GodzillaMovie | Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai | 30 |
| 1964 | Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best FriendsMovie | — | 30 |
| 1964 | Mr. Giant's Victory FlagMovie | — | 30 |
| 1964 | Blood and DiamondsMovie | — | 30 |
| 1963 | A Woman's LifeMovie | Koichi Shimizu | 29 |
| 1963 | Daybreak ChorusMovie | Kensuke Ukita | 29 |
| 1963 | Walleyed NipponMovie | Shin Moriyama | 29 |
| 1963 | Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong KongMovie | Yuichi Okamoto | 29 |
| 1962 | ChûshinguraMovie | Gunpei Takada | 28 |
| 1962 | A Wanderer's NotebookMovie | Fukuya | 28 |
| 1962 | Shimizu Port Salaryman Part IIMovie | — | 28 |
| 1962 | Woman of DesignMovie | Kosuke Sakai | 28 |
| 1962 | Me and MeMovie | Akihiko Kinugasa | 28 |
| 1962 | Breakthrough Course of Women in TroubleMovie | — | 28 |
| 1962 | Long Way to OkinawaMovie | — | 28 |
| 1962 | Let's Meet in Our DreamsMovie | — | 28 |
| 1962 | Anything For SuccessMovie | — | 28 |
| 1962 | The Wiser AgeMovie | Rokkakuya Kou | 28 |
| 1962 | Star of Hong KongMovie | Hasegawa Toru | 28 |
| 1961 | The Last WarMovie | Takano | 27 |
| 1961 | Different SonsMovie | Kensuke Akagi | 27 |
| 1961 | Lovers of GinzaMovie | — | 27 |
| 1961 | The End of SummerMovie | Teramoto Tadashi | 27 |
| 1961 | Taking a Success CourseMovie | — | 27 |
| 1961 | The Masterless 47 – Part IIMovie | — | 27 |
| 1961 | A Night in Hong KongMovie | Hiroshi Tanaka | 27 |
| 1960 | The Storm of the PacificMovie | — | 26 |
| 1960 | Daughters, Wives and a MotherMovie | Reiji Sakanishi | 26 |
| 1960 | Singing in the SunMovie | Moriyama Tadashi | 26 |
| 1960 | The Poem of the Blue StarMovie | — | 26 |
| 1960 | Modern Salaryman: Bushido RomanceMovie | Mizukami Gorō | 26 |
| 1960 | The Masterless 47Movie | Kohei Hayano | 26 |
| 1960 | The 6th SuspectMovie | Shinsuke Arima | 26 |
| 1960 | The Lovelorn GeishaMovie | — | 26 |
| 1960 | The Dangerous KissMovie | — | 26 |
| 1960 | Beyond the HillsMovie | Kentaro - Ueshima | 26 |
| 1959 | A Whistle in My HeartMovie | — | 25 |
| 1959 | Sazae-san, the Wayward WifeMovie | Ryota Kujira | 25 |
| 1959 | The College RuggersMovie | Eiichi Miyake | 25 |
| 1959 | 3 Dolls in CollegeMovie | Shin'ichi Takada | 25 |
| 1959 | The Three TreasuresMovie | Prince Wakatarashi | 25 |
| 1959 | Someday I'll KnowMovie | Daisuke Kaneko | 25 |
| 1959 | Samurai SagaMovie | Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe | 25 |
| 1959 | The Big BossMovie | Mineo Komatsu | 25 |
| 1959 | Young LoversMovie | Shuichi Nozaki | 25 |
| 1958 | The Capital of LoveMovie | Kunio Murata | 24 |
| 1958 | Diary of an Elegant Hot SpringMovie | Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband) | 24 |
| 1958 | Romance and RhythmMovie | Tajima | 24 |
| 1958 | Bright Young MaidensMovie | — | 24 |
| 1958 | Holiday in TokyoMovie | George Tanaka | 24 |
| 1958 | The College HeroMovie | Katsumi Kageyama | 24 |
| 1958 | Yaji and Kita on the RoadMovie | Akinosuke Takarai | 24 |
| 1958 | Flower's YearningMovie | Tsuda Shin'ichi | 24 |
| 1958 | Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3Movie | Keiichiro Maeda | 24 |
| 1958 | The Rise and Fall of a Jazz GirlMovie | himself | 24 |
| 1957 | A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2Movie | Tatsuo Ito | 23 |
| 1957 | A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1Movie | — | 23 |
| 1957 | Reign of TerrorMovie | Jun’nosuke Kijima | 23 |
| 1957 | Birth of RomanceMovie | Ichirô Yabe | 23 |
| 1957 | Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific OceanMovie | Ogata (as Akiro Takarata) | 23 |
| 1957 | Half Human: The Story of the Abominable SnowmanMovie | The Boy (Her Brother) | 23 |
| 1957 | A Town with a Mountain and RiverMovie | Keisuke Yagi | 23 |
| 1957 | On Wings of LoveMovie | Hajime Kyosu | 23 |
| 1957 | The Blue MountainsMovie | Mr. Numata | 23 |
| 1957 | The Blue Mountains Part 2Movie | Teacher Numata | 23 |
| 1957 | The Green VoyageMovie | Keiji Takenaka (college student) | 23 |
| 1957 | The Singing Tireless TownMovie | Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director) | 23 |
| 1957 | Price of BeautyMovie | Koichi Yamawaki | 23 |
| 1957 | Diary of a Successful SalarymanMovie | Maeda Keiichirō | 23 |
| 1957 | Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2Movie | Maeda Keiichirō | 23 |
| 1957 | The Paradise Island StoryMovie | — | 23 |
| 1956 | Love on Rainbow IslandMovie | Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani | 22 |
| 1956 | Fighting Cha Cha GirlMovie | Hideyuki Tsutsumi | 22 |
| 1956 | Wharf with the Weeping GirlMovie | Ryūji | 22 |
| 1956 | Godzilla, King of the Monsters!Movie | Ogata | 22 |
| 1956 | The Wife is a University StudentMovie | Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain) | 22 |
| 1956 | A Strong Wind BlowsMovie | Shūji Ōma | 22 |
| 1956 | Three Youngmen and a Dream GirlMovie | Kamura | 22 |
| 1956 | Jacks and JillsMovie | Kubota | 22 |
| 1956 | Blue BudsMovie | Groom | 22 |
| 1956 | Triumphant Song of YouthMovie | Akio Shimamura | 22 |
| 1956 | Runaway BrideMovie | — | 22 |
| 1956 | Eacape of FearMovie | Toshio Ogata | 22 |
| 1956 | Engagement RingMovie | Yōichi Kurata | 22 |
| 1955 | All is WellMovie | Saitaro Okazaki | 21 |
| 1955 | All is Well 2Movie | — | 21 |
| 1955 | New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring RainMovie | Heizaemon Ujiie | 21 |
| 1955 | Young Love Conquers AllMovie | — | 21 |
| 1955 | Beast Man Snow ManMovie | Takeshi Iijima | 21 |
| 1955 | Frame of SnowMovie | Kikukawa Shinzō | 21 |
| 1955 | Bridal CandidatesMovie | Tsubasa Ipponsugi | 21 |
| 1955 | Tomboy Daughter DiaryMovie | Tsubasa Ipponsugi | 21 |
| 1954 | Bride in a Bathing SuitMovie | Masao Sakurai | 20 |
| 1954 | GodzillaMovie | Hideto Ogata | 20 |
| 1954 | How the Bell of Liberty RingsMovie | Masuda Sotaro | 20 |