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'''Akira Takarada''' {{Nihongo|宝田明|Takarada Akira}} is a [[Japan]]ese actor | '''Akira Takarada''' {{Nihongo|宝田明|Takarada Akira}} is a [[Japan]]ese actor best-known among kaiju fans for playing [[Hideo Ogata]] in ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954). He is one of three actors to appear in Godzilla films from the Showa, Heisei, and Millennium eras, along with [[Kenji Sahara]] and [[Hiroshi Koizumi]]. He was also the first actor from the Toho Godzilla series to be cast in an American Godzilla film, portraying a Japanese immigration official in one of the first scenes shot for ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' (2014), although his scene was ultimately cut from the film. In recent years, he has become a frequent guest at American science-fiction conventions. | ||
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==Kaiju Filmography== | ==Kaiju Filmography== | ||
*''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954) as [[Hideo Ogata]] | *''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954) as [[Hideo Ogata]] | ||
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{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">xAP0fy11uHc</youtube>|Takarada performing "Prince Ali (Reprise)" from the Japanese dub of ''Aladdin'' (1992) as Jafar}} | |||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">M1jgj9aItDE</youtube>|Takarada publicly requesting a role in ''[[Godzilla (2014) film|Godzilla]]'' (2014) at G-FEST XVII in 2010}} | |||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">VELqGMjhnOE</youtube>|Dallas Comic Con panel (2014)}} | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">VELqGMjhnOE</youtube>|Dallas Comic Con panel (2014)}} | ||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">Idek2nxPPD0</youtube>|Anime Boston panel with [[Haruo Nakajima]] (2015)}} | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">Idek2nxPPD0</youtube>|Anime Boston panel with [[Haruo Nakajima]] (2015)}} | ||
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Akira Takarada (宝田明 Takarada Akira) is a Japanese actor best-known among kaiju fans for playing Hideo Ogata in Godzilla (1954). He is one of three actors to appear in Godzilla films from the Showa, Heisei, and Millennium eras, along with Kenji Sahara and Hiroshi Koizumi. He was also the first actor from the Toho Godzilla series to be cast in an American Godzilla film, portraying a Japanese immigration official in one of the first scenes shot for Godzilla (2014), although his scene was ultimately cut from the film. In recent years, he has become a frequent guest at American science-fiction conventions.
Kaiju Filmography
- Godzilla (1954) as Hideo Ogata
- Half Human (1955) as Takeshi Iijima
- The Birth of Japan (1959) as Prince Wakatarashi
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) as Ichiro Sakai
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) as Astronaut Kazuo Fuji
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Yoshimura
- King Kong Escapes (1967) as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
- Latitude Zero (1969) as Dr. Ken Tashiro
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) as Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) as Hideo Ogata [stock footage from Godzilla]
- Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) as UN Secretary-General Naotarô Daigo
- Godzilla (2014) as Japanese Immigration Agent [deleted scene]
Gallery
Akira Takarada and Gareth Edwards
Videos
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