Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

April 29, 1934 · 92 years old

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

Known For

19 titles
1
Godzilla

Godzilla

1954 · 1h 36m · Movie

After a dinosaur-like beast - awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing - ravages Tokyo, a scientist must decide if his similarly dangerous weapon should be used to destroy it.

7.6
2
Mothra vs. Godzilla

Mothra vs. Godzilla

1964 · 1h 29m · Movie

When greedy tycoons refuse to return Mothra's egg to the people of Infant Island, they must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help when Godzilla arises near Nagoya.

6.5
3
Godzilla: Final Wars

Godzilla: Final Wars

2004 · 2h 5m · Movie

Godzilla's fiftieth Anniversary project, in which Godzilla travels around the world to fight his old foes and his allies plus a new, mysterious monster named Monster X.

6.3
4
Godzilla: King of the Monsters!

Godzilla: King of the Monsters!

1956 · 1h 20m · Movie

An American reporter visiting Tokyo becomes a witness to the city's destruction by a dinosaur-like beast awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing.

6.3
5
Invasion of Astro-Monster

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965 · 1h 33m · Movie

Astronauts encounter the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save them from "Monster Zero", but when one of the astronaut romances a mysterious woman, he uncovers the Xilien's true intentions.

6.2
6
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966 · 1h 23m · Movie

Four men searching for one's brother are shipwrecked on Letchi Island, where a terrorist organization developing nuclear weapons have enslaved the natives of Infant Island and command monstrous crustacean named Ebirah.

5.5
7
Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth

Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth

1992 · 1h 40m · Movie

Japan is caught in the middle of a three way battle between Godzilla, the divine Mothra, and her dark counterpart Battra.

6.2
8
The End of Summer

The End of Summer

1961 · 1h 43m · Movie

The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.

7.7
9
King Kong Escapes

King Kong Escapes

1967 · 1h 36m · Movie

The evil Dr. Who captures King Kong to dig for Element X when his robot duplicate, Mechani-Kong, is unable to do the job, but Kong soon escapes and battles his doppelganger.

5.5
10
Chushingura

Chushingura

1962 · 3h 27m · Movie

After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.

7.6
11
Kantoku · Banzai!

Kantoku · Banzai!

2007 · 1h 48m · Movie

Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to complete his latest project.

6.3
12
Minbo

Minbo

1992 · 2h 3m · Movie

A luxury hotel extorted by yakusa assigns an ordinary accountant to handle the situation. The chaotic results cause the hotel to rethink its plan.

7.4
13
Latitude Zero

Latitude Zero

1969 · 1h 29m · Movie

A journalist is saved by a giant submarine captained by a 200-year-old man who takes him to an underwater paradise city where no one ages. That's when monsters and mutants sent by the captain's rival, a 200-year-old scientist, att...

5.9
14
Dance with Me

Dance with Me

2019 · 1h 43m · Movie

Suzuki Shizuka is an office lady at a conglomerate who is treated by a hypnotist and left under the spell. Thereafter she cannot but sing and dance whenever she hears any melody whatsoever. No matter the source, length or quality ...

6.8
15
Samurai Saga

Samurai Saga

1959 · 1h 51m · Movie

Japanese version of 'Cyrano de Bergerac', a poet/swordsman with a huge nose who loves a woman who loves another. Ignoring his true feelings, he helps them get together.

6.9
16
Tales of a Golden Geisha

Tales of a Golden Geisha

1990 · 1h 54m · Movie

The story of a young orphan who becomes a geisha who brings luck to the men she meets, making her the target of several unscrupulous males.

6.5
17
A Woman's Place

A Woman's Place

1962 · 1h 51m · Movie

Drama about the lives of the five daughters and daughter-in-law of a store owner.

7.5
18
The Lovelorn Geisha

The Lovelorn Geisha

1960 · 1h 51m · Movie

Aya is the Madame who runs a restaurant where Geishas meet with their customers to eat, drink, listen to music and sing.

6.7
19
Godzilla

Godzilla

1957 · 1h 32m · Movie

Godzilla's initial 1957 French theatrical debut resulted in an entirely different version of the film altogether, combining Toho's original Gojira with elements of the re-edited US release with Raymond Burr.

7.8