Acting
Akira Takarada
- Career
Active from 1954 to 2022, with a break from 1978 to 1989, busiest in 1957 with 15 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 69top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.9, average 5.4
- Crime2.3, average 3.6
- Psychological4.4, average 5.5
- Cringe Humor1.2, average 2.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 13
- Social Commentary 5
- Character-Driven 3
- Family Drama 3
- Kaiju Film 2
- Monster Movie 2
- Fantasy Adventure 2
- Psychological Depth 2
- Kaiju 2
- Science Fiction 2
- Classic Film 2
- Classic Monster Movie 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Yōko TsukasaActorThree Youngmen and a Dream Girl, A Night in Hong Kong, The Daphne, Woman of Design, Samurai Saga, +14 more
Akihiko HirataActorGodzilla, Godzilla, Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, Ebirah, Horror of the Deep, Latitude Zero, +10 more
Reiko DanActorDaughters, Wives and a Mother, The Daphne, Star of Hong Kong, The Capital of Love, 3 Dolls in College, +9 more
Momoko KôchiActorGodzilla, Godzilla, Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman, Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl, +8 more
Izumi YukimuraActorYaji and Kita on the Road, A Town with a Mountain and River, On Wings of Love, Birth of Romance, The Blue Mountains, +8 more- RRyōzō KasaharaWriterTravels of Lord Mito, Me and Me, Star of Hong Kong, A Woman's Life, Yaji and Kita on the Road, +8 more
- TTaiichi KankuraCinematographerThree Youngmen and a Dream Girl, Latitude Zero, Me and Me, All is Well, The Capital of Love, +7 more
Akira IfukubeComposerGodzilla, Invasion of Astro-Monster, Godzilla vs. Mothra, Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, Mothra vs. Godzilla, +7 more
Yumi ShirakawaActorThe Last War, Engagement Ring, Different Sons, The Capital of Love, Devices Stronger Than Women, +6 more
Toshiro IdeWriterA Wanderer's Notebook, A Night in Hong Kong, Daughters, Wives and a Mother, The Capital of Love, On Wings of Love, +6 more
Toshio SugieDirectorThree Youngmen and a Dream Girl, Me and Me, All is Well, The Capital of Love, On Wings of Love, +6 more
Ishirō HondaWriterGodzilla, Invasion of Astro-Monster, Godzilla, Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, Mothra vs. Godzilla, +6 more
Movies and TV shows
1212020s
1 title
2010s
9 titles · average score 69
GoodWatch score 76as Machin Ueda
as Narrator
as CEO Ogata
TV show · as Shigeaki Ikeda
GoodWatch score 67as Immigration Officer
as Sec. General Fuji
GoodWatch score 66as Jafar (voice)
TV show
2000s
8 titles · average score 67
GoodWatch score 77TV show
GoodWatch score 62as Gentleman in a White Mercedes
as Voiceover
GoodWatch score 61as UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
as ナレーション
as Mononobe no Moriya / Prince Anahobe
TV show · as Mononobe no Moriya
TV show · as Joji Murai
1990s
7 titles · average score 72
GoodWatch score 68as Police Commissioner
as Kichitaro Shiratori
TV show · as Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father]
GoodWatch score 86as Kobayashi
GoodWatch score 71as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
TV show
GoodWatch score 63as Inukai
1980s
2 titles
as Emcee
TV show
1970s
1 title · average score 58
GoodWatch score 58as Ogata
1960s
39 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch score 56as Dr. Ken Tashiro
as Andrew Hoshino
GoodWatch score 54as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
GoodWatch score 58as Yoshimura
GoodWatch score 56as Astronaut Kazuo Fuji
GoodWatch score 65as Andrew Hoshino
GoodWatch score 80as Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
GoodWatch score 74as Koichi Shimizu
GoodWatch score 80as Fukuya
GoodWatch score 73as Gunpei Takada
as Kosuke Sakai
GoodWatch score 65as Takano
1950s
54 titles · average score 63
GoodWatch score 69as Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
as Mineo Komatsu
as Daisuke Kaneko
as Shin'ichi Takada
as Kunio Murata
GoodWatch score 42as The Boy (Her Brother)
GoodWatch score 78as Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
as Tatsuo Ito
GoodWatch score 74as Ogata
as Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
GoodWatch score 39as Takeshi Iijima
GoodWatch score 83as Hideto Ogata