Akira Nakao

	Akira Nakao
	Akira Nakao
Character(s) played	Hiroshi Takagi, Takaki Aso,; Hayato Igarashi,; original Gotengo captain
Birthday	August 11, 1942
Birthplace	Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan
First work	Getsuyōbi no Yuka (1964)
Notable work	Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)

Akira Nakao (中尾彬, Nakao Akira) is a Japanese film, television and voice actor and television personality. Nakao has appeared in six Godzilla films from the Heisei and Millennium series, appearing as a military or government official in each role.

Selected Filmography

The Vampire Doll (1970) as Hiroshi Takagi, Keiko's fiancé
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) as Colonel Takaki Aso, G-Force Commander
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) as Colonel Takaki Aso, G-Force Commander
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) as Colonel Takaki Aso, G-Force Commander
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) as Prime Minister Hayato Igarashi, formerly Minister of Science and Technology
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) as Prime Minister Hayato Igarashi
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) as Original Gotengo captain