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Akira Takarada

Actor

Akira Takarada

Acting
1954 — 2019 · 15 films
Lived
29 April 1934 — d. 2022
From
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Akira Takarada (April 29, 1934–March 14, 2022) was a Japanese film actor, best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.

Career Signature

How Akira Takarada’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

crowd-pleaser
kinetic urgency
wonder and awe
emotionally restrained
fantasy spell

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

Tonal kin

Hiroshi KoizumiHiroshi Koizumi12 filmsKenji SaharaKenji Sahara17 filmsHisaya ItoHisaya Ito6 filmsAkihiko HirataAkihiko Hirata18 filmsJun TazakiJun Tazaki11 filmsYoshibumi TajimaYoshibumi Tajima7 filmsKumi MizunoKumi Mizuno9 filmsFrank ReicherFrank Reicher8 films

Filmography

Dance with Me

2019

Godzilla: Final Wars

2004

Godzilla vs. Mothra

1992

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

1992

Tales of a Golden Geisha

1990

Godzilla

1977

Latitude Zero

1969

King Kong Escapes

1967

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965

Mothra vs. Godzilla

1964

Chûshingura

1962

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

1960

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

1956

Godzilla

1954