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{{Short description|Japanese actor}}
{{Short description|Japanese actor (1934–2022)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}}
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{{More citations needed|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Akira Takarada
| name = Akira Takarada
| image = Akira Takarada 1956 Scan10004.jpg
| image = Akira Takarada 1956 Scan10004.jpg
| caption = Takarada in 1956
| caption = Takarada in 1956
| native_name = 宝田 明
| native_name_lang = ja
| pronunciation =
| birthname =
| birthname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|04|29|mf=y}}<ref name="Ryfle"/>
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|04|29|mf=y}}<ref name="Ryfle"/>
| birth_place = [[Chongjin]], [[North Hamgyong Province]], [[Korea under Japanese rule|Japanese Korea]]{{sfn|Tanaka|1983|p=531}}
| birth_place = [[Chongjin]], [[Kankyōhoku-dō]], [[Korea under Japanese rule|Korea, Empire of Japan]]<br />{{small|(now in [[North Korea]])}}{{sfn|Tanaka|1983|p=531}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|03|14|1934|04|29}}<ref name="nikkansports">{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202203170001306.html|title=宝田明さん急逝、87歳 10日舞台あいさつに登壇も13日容体急変 映画「ゴジラ」など出演|date=March 17, 2022|publisher=[[Nikkan Sports]]|access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref>
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|03|14|1934|04|29}}<ref name="nikkansports">{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202203170001306.html|title=宝田明さん急逝、87歳 10日舞台あいさつに登壇も13日容体急変 映画「ゴジラ」など出演|date=March 17, 2022|publisher=[[Nikkan Sports]]|access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref>
| death_place = [[Tokyo]], Japan<ref name="JapanTimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2022/03/18/films/akira-takarada-obit/|title=Original 'Godzilla' actor Akira Takarada dies at 87|last=|first=|work=[[The Japan Times]]|date=March 18, 2022|access-date=March 18, 2022|url-status=live|archive-date=March 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318182845/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2022/03/18/films/akira-takarada-obit/}}</ref>
| death_place = [[Tokyo]], Japan<ref name="JapanTimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2022/03/18/films/akira-takarada-obit/|title=Original 'Godzilla' actor Akira Takarada dies at 87|last=|first=|work=[[The Japan Times]]|date=March 18, 2022|access-date=March 18, 2022|url-status=live|archive-date=March 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318182845/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2022/03/18/films/akira-takarada-obit/}}</ref>
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| years_active = 1954–2022
| years_active = 1954–2022
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Akiko Kojima]]|1966|1984|reason=divorced}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Akiko Kojima]]|1966|1984|reason=divorced}}
| children = Michiru Kojima
| children = [[Michiru Kojima]] (daughter)
| website = {{url|http://akira-takarada.com/|akira-takarada.com}}
| module = {{Infobox Chinese/Japanese |child = yes
| module = {{Infobox Chinese/Japanese |child = yes
| romaji = Takarada Akira
| romaji = Takarada Akira
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==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Akira Takarada was born in [[Korea under Japanese rule]], and lived for a time in [[Manchuria]], [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|China]].<ref name="Ryfle">{{cite book |first= Steve |last= Ryfle |title=Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G"|chapter= Akira Takarada: Mr. Handsome |pages= [https://archive.org/details/japansfavoritemo0000ryfl/page/94 94–95] |year= 1998 |publisher= ECW Press |location= Miami |isbn= 1-55022-348-8 |chapter-url= https://archive.org/details/japansfavoritemo0000ryfl/page/94 }}</ref> His father worked as an [[engineer]] on the [[South Manchuria Railway]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 13, 2015 |title=終戦の満州、悪夢の始まり…俳優　宝田明さん　８１ |url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/matome/sengo70/20150812-OYT8T50066.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628150104/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/matome/sengo70/20150812-OYT8T50066.html |archive-date=June 28, 2017 |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=[[Yomiuri Shimbun]]}}</ref> After the war, he remained in Harbin, and he was able to speak [[Mandarin Chinese]] and [[English language|English]].
Akira Takarada was born in [[Korea under Japanese rule]], and lived for a time in [[Manchuria]], [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|China]].<ref name="Ryfle">{{cite book |first= Steve |last= Ryfle |title=Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G"|chapter= Akira Takarada: Mr. Handsome |pages= [https://archive.org/details/japansfavoritemo0000ryfl/page/94 94–95] |year= 1998 |publisher= ECW Press |location= Miami |isbn= 1-55022-348-8 |chapter-url= https://archive.org/details/japansfavoritemo0000ryfl/page/94 }}</ref> His father worked as an [[engineer]] on the [[South Manchuria Railway]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 13, 2015 |title=終戦の満州、悪夢の始まり…俳優 宝田明さん ８１ |url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/matome/sengo70/20150812-OYT8T50066.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628150104/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/matome/sengo70/20150812-OYT8T50066.html |archive-date=June 28, 2017 |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=[[Yomiuri Shimbun]]}}</ref> After the war, he remained in Harbin, and he was able to speak [[Mandarin Chinese]] and [[English language|English]].


Takarada moved to [[Allied-occupied Japan]] with his family in 1948. He joined [[Toho]] as part of their "New Face" program in April 1953.<ref name="Ryfle"/> In his film debut, he had a small role in ''And Then the Liberty Bell Rang'', a biography of the educator [[Fukuzawa Yukichi]].<ref name="Ryfle"/> His big break came when he was cast as navy [[Scuba diving|diver]] Hideto Ogata in the original ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954). He became a popular actor at Toho for his good looks and charismatic, sophisticated character. He continued his association with the Godzilla series in ''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964), ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965), and ''[[Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster]]'' (1966). He returned to the series in 1992 with ''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' and appeared again in ''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004). Other Toho science-fiction/special-effects films in which he appeared include ''[[Half Human]]'' (1955), ''[[The Last War (1961 film)|The Last War]]'' (1961), ''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967), and ''[[Latitude Zero (film)|Latitude Zero]]'' (1969).
Takarada moved to [[Allied-occupied Japan]] with his family in 1948. He joined [[Toho]] as part of their "New Face" program in April 1953.<ref name="Ryfle"/> In his film debut, he had a small role in ''And Then the Liberty Bell Rang'', a biography of the educator [[Fukuzawa Yukichi]].<ref name="Ryfle"/> His big break came when he was cast as navy [[Scuba diving|diver]] Hideto Ogata in the original ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954). He became a popular actor at Toho for his good looks and charismatic, sophisticated character. He continued his association with the Godzilla series in ''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964), ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965), and ''[[Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster]]'' (1966). He returned to the series in 1992 with ''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' and appeared again in ''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004). Other Toho science-fiction/special-effects films in which he appeared include ''[[Half Human]]'' (1955), ''[[The Last War (1961 film)|The Last War]]'' (1961), ''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967), and ''[[Latitude Zero (film)|Latitude Zero]]'' (1969).
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Toho prepared a musical production of ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' with [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] composer-lyricist [[Harold Rome]] for its new Imperial Garden theatre in 1970. Entitled ''Scarlett,'' Takarada was originally scheduled to play the role of [[Rhett Butler]]. However, injuries sustained in an accident in which he fell off a [[bulldozer]] while filming prevented him from participating in this stage production.<ref>{{cite book|author=Rome, Florence|year=1971|title=The Scarlett Letters|publisher=Random House|location=New York|isbn=0-394-46171-1|url=https://archive.org/details/scarlettletters00rome}}, p.154.</ref>
Toho prepared a musical production of ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' with [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] composer-lyricist [[Harold Rome]] for its new Imperial Garden theatre in 1970. Entitled ''Scarlett,'' Takarada was originally scheduled to play the role of [[Rhett Butler]]. However, injuries sustained in an accident in which he fell off a [[bulldozer]] while filming prevented him from participating in this stage production.<ref>{{cite book|author=Rome, Florence|year=1971|title=The Scarlett Letters|publisher=Random House|location=New York|isbn=0-394-46171-1|url=https://archive.org/details/scarlettletters00rome}}, p.154.</ref>


Takarada made a guest appearance at the [[fan convention]] [[G-Fest#G-FEST XVII|G-Fest XVII]] in 2010, and again at [[G-Fest]] XIX in July 2012, [[G-Fest]] XXIII in July 2016, and [[G-Fest]] XXVI in 2019.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} He received G-FEST's Mangled Skyscraper Award in 2010, and the G-FAN Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019. He has come to be known as "The Godfather of G-FEST." On March 27, 2013, Takarada posed for publicity photographs with director [[Gareth Edwards (director)|Gareth Edwards]] on the set of the Legendary/Warner Bros ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' reboot, suggesting a cameo of sorts in the new movie. His scenes were filmed, but ultimately cut from the movie. He is still listed in the movie credits.
Takarada made a guest appearance at the [[fan convention]] [[G-Fest#G-FEST XVII|G-Fest XVII]] in 2010, and again at [[G-Fest]] XIX in July 2012, [[G-Fest]] XXIII in July 2016, and [[G-Fest]] XXVI in 2019.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} He received G-FEST's Mangled Skyscraper Award in 2010, and the G-FAN Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019. He has come to be known as "The Godfather of G-FEST." On March 27, 2013, Takarada posed for publicity photographs with director [[Gareth Edwards (director)|Gareth Edwards]] on the set of the Legendary/Warner Bros ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' reboot, suggesting a cameo of sorts in the new movie. His scenes were filmed, but ultimately cut from the movie. He is still listed in the movie credits.


==Roles==
==Filmography==


===Selected filmography===
===Selected works===
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|rowspan=3 |1954
|''And Then the Liberty Bell Rang''
|''And Then the Liberty Bell Rang''
|Sōtarō Masuda
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|Sōtarō Masuda<ref>{{Cite web|title=かくて自由の鐘は鳴る : 作品情報|url=https://eiga.com/movie/71568/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-26|website=Eiga.com|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127233756/http://eiga.com/movie/71568/ |archive-date=2013-01-27 }}</ref>
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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=かくて自由の鐘は鳴る : 作品情報 |url=https://eiga.com/movie/71568/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127233756/http://eiga.com/movie/71568/ |archive-date=2013-01-27 |access-date=2021-10-26 |website=Eiga.com |language=ja}}</ref>
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|''Bride in a Bathing Suit''
|''Bride in a Bathing Suit''
|Masao Sakurai
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|Masao Sakurai<ref>{{Cite web|title=水着の花嫁 : 作品情報|url=https://eiga.com/movie/71658/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-26|website=Eiga.com|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127163603/http://eiga.com/movie/71658/ |archive-date=2013-01-27 }}</ref>
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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=水着の花嫁 : 作品情報 |url=https://eiga.com/movie/71658/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127163603/http://eiga.com/movie/71658/ |archive-date=2013-01-27 |access-date=2021-10-26 |website=Eiga.com |language=ja}}</ref>
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|''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]''
|''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]''
|Hideto Ogata
|Hideto Ogata
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|''[[Half Human]]''
|''[[Half Human]]''
|Takeshi Iijima
|Takeshi Iijima
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|''[[Romantic Daughters]]''
|''[[Romantic Daughters]]''
|Kubota
|Kubota
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|rowspan=3 |1957
|rowspan=3 |1957
|''[[Ōatari Sanshoku Musume]]''
|''[[On Wings of Love]]''
|narrator
|narrator
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|''[[Aoi Sanmyaku]]''
|''[[Zoku Aoi sanmyaku Yukiko no maki]]''
|Tamao Memata
|Tamao Memata
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|''[[A Rainbow Plays in My Heart]]''
|''[[A Rainbow Plays in My Heart]]''
|Tatsuo Itō
|Tatsuo Itō
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|1958
|1958
|''[[A Holiday in Tokyo]]''
|''[[A Holiday in Tokyo]]''
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|''[[The Three Treasures]]''
|''[[The Three Treasures]]''
|Prince Wakatarashi
|Prince Wakatarashi
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|''[[Life of an Expert Swordsman]]''
|''[[Life of an Expert Swordsman]]''
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|''[[Hawaii Midway Daikai Kūsan: Taiheiyō Noarashi]]''
|''[[Hawaii Midway Daikai Kūsan: Taiheiyō Noarashi]]''
|Communications officer
|Communications officer
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| ''[[Daughters, Wives and a Mother]]''
| ''[[Daughters, Wives and a Mother]]''
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|''[[The Last War (1961 film)|The Last War]]''
|Takano
|Takano
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|''[[Kohayagawa-ke no aki]]''
|''[[Kohayagawa-ke no aki]]''
|Tadashi Teramoto
|Tadashi Teramoto
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|''[[A Wanderer's Notebook]]''
|''[[A Wanderer's Notebook]]''
|Kō Fukuchi
|Kō Fukuchi
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|''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]''
|''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]''
|News Reporter Ichirō Sakai
|News Reporter Ichirō Sakai
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|''[[Ironfinger]]''
|''[[Ironfinger]]''
|Andrew Hoshino
|Andrew Hoshino
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|''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]''
|''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]''
|Astronaut K. Fuji
|Astronaut K. Fuji
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|''[[Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster]]''
|''[[Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster]]''
|Yoshimura
|Yoshimura
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|''[[King Kong Escapes]]''
|''[[King Kong Escapes]]''
|Lieutenant Commander Jirō Nomura
|Lieutenant Commander Jirō Nomura
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|''[[Fancy Paradise]]''
|''[[Fancy Paradise]]''
|Kō Maeno
|Kō Maeno
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|''[[Latitude Zero (film)|Latitude Zero]]''
|''[[Latitude Zero (film)|Latitude Zero]]''
|Doctor Ken Tashirō
|Doctor Ken Tashirō
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|''[[Tales of a Golden Geisha]]''
|''[[Tales of a Golden Geisha]]''
|Inukai
|Inukai
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|rowspan=3 |1992
|rowspan=2 |1992
|''[[Minbo]]''
|''[[Minbo]]''
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|General Manager Kobayashi
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|''General Manager Kobayashi''
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|''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]''
|''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]''
|Jōji Minamino
|Jōji Minamino
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|[[Mizuno Tadakuni]]
|[[Mizuno Tadakuni]]
|[[Hissatsu series]]
|[[Hissatsu series]]
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|1997
|1997
|''Marutai no Onna''
|''Marutai no Onna''
|Police commissioner
|Police commissioner
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|2000
|2000
|''[[Tales of the Unusual]]''
|''[[Tales of the Unusual]]''
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|''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]''
|''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]''
|Natarō Daigo
|Natarō Daigo
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|''[[Fantastipo]]''
|''[[Fantastipo]]''
|Kintarō Koinobori
|Kintarō Koinobori
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|2007
|2007
|''[[Glory to the Filmmaker!]]''
|''[[Glory to the Filmmaker!]]''
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|Japanese Immigration Agent
|Japanese Immigration Agent
|Deleted scene
|Deleted scene
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|2018
|2018
|''Ashita ni Kakeru Hashi''
|''Ashita ni Kakeru Hashi''
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|''[[The Great Buddha Arrival]]''
|''[[The Great Buddha Arrival]]''
|Storyteller
|Storyteller
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|''[[Dance with Me (2019 film)|Dance with Me]]''
|''[[Dance with Me (2019 film)|Dance with Me]]''
|Machin Ueda
|Machin Ueda
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|''Life in Bloom''
|''Life in Bloom''
|Keizō
|Keizō
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|<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/95556/|title= 世の中にたえて桜のなかりせば|access-date= October 29, 2021|work= eiga.com}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |title=世の中にたえて桜のなかりせば |url=https://eiga.com/movie/95556/ |access-date=October 29, 2021 |work=eiga.com}}</ref>
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====Animation====
====Animation====
*''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' (1992) ('''[[Jafar (Disney)|Jafar]]''')<ref>[http://www.disneystore.co.jp/shop/ProductDetail.aspx?sku=VWDS5352　disney-studio.jp Aladdin DVD]</ref><ref name="sakura">{{cite web
*''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' (1992) ('''[[Jafar (Aladdin)|Jafar]]''')<ref>[http://www.disneystore.co.jp/shop/ProductDetail.aspx?sku=VWDS5352　disney-studio.jp Aladdin DVD]</ref><ref name="sakura">{{cite web
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| url=http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=02669&namecode=3
| title=声優さん出演リスト 個別表示：宝田 明(Akira Takarada)
| title=声優さん出演リスト 個別表示：宝田 明(Akira Takarada)
|trans-title=Voice actor's appearance list individual display: Tomomichi Nishimura
| trans-title=Voice actor's appearance list individual display: Tomomichi Nishimura
| work=Voice Artist Database
| work=Voice Artist Database
| publisher=GamePlaza-HARUKA-
| publisher=GamePlaza-HARUKA-
| accessdate=September 29, 2019
| accessdate=September 29, 2019
| language=Japanese
| language=Japanese
| archive-date=October 25, 2020
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**''[[The Return of Jafar]]''<ref name="sakura"/><ref>[http://www.disneystore.co.jp/shop/ProductDetail.aspx?sku=VWDS5354&CD=&WKCD=　disney-studio.jp The Return of Jafar DVD]</ref>
**''[[The Return of Jafar]]''<ref name="sakura"/><ref>[http://www.disneystore.co.jp/shop/ProductDetail.aspx?sku=VWDS5354&CD=&WKCD=　disney-studio.jp The Return of Jafar DVD]</ref>
*Disney's ''[[House of Mouse]]'' ('''Ratigan''', '''Jafar''')<ref name="sakura"/>
*Disney's ''[[House of Mouse]]'' ('''Ratigan''', '''Jafar''')<ref name="sakura"/>
*Disney's ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'' ('''Ratigan''')<ref>[http://disney-studio.jp/disney/product/index.jsp?cid=48 disney-studio.jp Olivia-chan no Daibōken(The Great Mouse Detective) BD/DVD]</ref>
*Disney's ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'' ('''Ratigan''')<ref>[http://disney-studio.jp/disney/product/index.jsp?cid=48 disney-studio.jp Olivia-chan no Daibōken(The Great Mouse Detective) BD/DVD]</ref>
*[[Star Wars Rebels|Star Wars Rebels Season 3]] ('''Bendu''')<ref>[https://www.presepe.jp/anime_news/making_release/tv/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%E3%80%8C%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA-%E5%8F%8D%E4%B9%B1%E8%80%85%E3%81%9F%E3%81%A1-%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%B3%EF%BC%93]{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*[[Star Wars Rebels|Star Wars Rebels Season 3]] ('''Bendu''')<ref>[https://www.presepe.jp/anime_news/making_release/tv/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%E3%80%8C%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA-%E5%8F%8D%E4%B9%B1%E8%80%85%E3%81%9F%E3%81%A1-%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%B3%EF%BC%93]{{Dead link|date=May 2019|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>


===Video games===
===Video games===
* Adventure of Tokyo Disney Sea ~Losing of Jewel's Secret (Jafar)
* Adventure of Tokyo Disney Sea ~Losing of Jewel's Secret (Jafar)
*''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' (2002) (Jafar)<ref name="sakura"/><ref name="btva">{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Akira-Takarada/|title=Akira Takarada - 9 Character Images <nowiki>|</nowiki> Behind The Voice Actors|website=behindthevoiceactors.com|postscript=. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.}}</ref>
*''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' (2002) (Jafar)<ref name="sakura"/><ref name="btva">{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Akira-Takarada/|title=Akira Takarada (visual voices guide)|postscript=. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.}}</ref>
*''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' (2005) (Jafar)<ref name="sakura"/>
*''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' (2005) (Jafar)<ref name="sakura"/>
*''[[Kingdom Hearts Coded#Kingdom Hearts Re:coded|Kingdom Hearts Re:coded]]'' (2010) (Jafar)<ref name="sakura"/>
*''[[Kingdom Hearts Coded#Kingdom Hearts Re:coded|Kingdom Hearts Re:coded]]'' (2010) (Jafar)<ref name="sakura"/>
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* {{cite web |url=http://www.citwf.com/person406245.htm|title=AKIRA TAKARADA|accessdate=2010-01-29|publisher=[[Complete Index to World Film]]}}
* {{cite book |first= Steve |last= Ryfle |title= Japan's favorite mon-star: the unauthorized biography of "The Big G" |chapter= Akira Takarada: Mr. Handsome |pages= [https://archive.org/details/japansfavoritemo0000ryfl/page/94 94–95] |year= 1998 |publisher= ECW Press |location= Miami |isbn= 1-55022-348-8 |chapter-url= https://archive.org/details/japansfavoritemo0000ryfl/page/94 }}
* {{cite book |first= Steve |last= Ryfle |title= Japan's favorite mon-star: the unauthorized biography of "The Big G" |chapter= Akira Takarada: Mr. Handsome |pages= [https://archive.org/details/japansfavoritemo0000ryfl/page/94 94–95] |year= 1998 |publisher= ECW Press |location= Miami |isbn= 1-55022-348-8 |chapter-url= https://archive.org/details/japansfavoritemo0000ryfl/page/94 }}
* {{cite book|last=Tanaka|first=Tomoyuki|title=The Complete History of Toho Special Effects Movies|publisher=Toho Publishing Business Office|year=1983|isbn=4-924609-00-5|language=Japanese}}
* {{cite book|last=Tanaka|first=Tomoyuki|author-link=Tomoyuki Tanaka|title=The Complete History of Toho Special Effects Movies|publisher=Toho Publishing Business Office|year=1983|isbn=4-924609-00-5|language=Japanese}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_p.php?num_p=46231|script-title=ja:宝田明 たからだ・あきら|accessdate=2010-01-29|publisher=allcinema.net|language=Japanese}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_p.php?num_p=46231|script-title=ja:宝田明 たからだ・あきら|accessdate=2010-01-29|publisher=allcinema.net|language=Japanese}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0345920.htm|script-title=ja:宝田明|accessdate=2010-01-29|language=Japanese|publisher=[[Japanese Movie Database]]| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100206082908/http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0345920.htm| archivedate= 6 February 2010 | url-status= live}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0345920.htm|script-title=ja:宝田明|accessdate=2010-01-29|language=Japanese|publisher=[[Japanese Movie Database]]| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100206082908/http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0345920.htm| archivedate= 6 February 2010 | url-status= live}}
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Akira Takarada
宝田 明
Takarada in 1956
Born(1934-04-29)April 29, 1934[1]
Chongjin, Kankyōhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
(now in North Korea)[2]
DiedMarch 14, 2022(2022-03-14) (aged 87)[3]
Tokyo, Japan[4]
Occupation(s)Actor, Tarento
Years active1954–2022
Spouse
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(m. 1966; div. 1984)​
ChildrenMichiru Kojima (daughter)
Japanese name
Kanji宝田 明
Hiraganaたからだ あきら[2]
RomanizationTakarada Akira
Websiteakira-takarada.com

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

Life and career[edit]

Akira Takarada was born in Korea under Japanese rule, and lived for a time in Manchuria, China.[1] His father worked as an engineer on the South Manchuria Railway.[5] After the war, he remained in Harbin, and he was able to speak Mandarin Chinese and English.

Takarada moved to Allied-occupied Japan with his family in 1948. He joined Toho as part of their "New Face" program in April 1953.[1] In his film debut, he had a small role in And Then the Liberty Bell Rang, a biography of the educator Fukuzawa Yukichi.[1] His big break came when he was cast as navy diver Hideto Ogata in the original Godzilla (1954). He became a popular actor at Toho for his good looks and charismatic, sophisticated character. He continued his association with the Godzilla series in Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964), Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965), and Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966). He returned to the series in 1992 with Godzilla vs. Mothra and appeared again in Godzilla: Final Wars (2004). Other Toho science-fiction/special-effects films in which he appeared include Half Human (1955), The Last War (1961), King Kong Escapes (1967), and Latitude Zero (1969).

Toho prepared a musical production of Gone with the Wind with Broadway composer-lyricist Harold Rome for its new Imperial Garden theatre in 1970. Entitled Scarlett, Takarada was originally scheduled to play the role of Rhett Butler. However, injuries sustained in an accident in which he fell off a bulldozer while filming prevented him from participating in this stage production.[6]

Takarada made a guest appearance at the fan convention G-Fest XVII in 2010, and again at G-Fest XIX in July 2012, G-Fest XXIII in July 2016, and G-Fest XXVI in 2019.[citation needed] He received G-FEST's Mangled Skyscraper Award in 2010, and the G-FAN Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019. He has come to be known as "The Godfather of G-FEST." On March 27, 2013, Takarada posed for publicity photographs with director Gareth Edwards on the set of the Legendary/Warner Bros Godzilla reboot, suggesting a cameo of sorts in the new movie. His scenes were filmed, but ultimately cut from the movie. He is still listed in the movie credits.

Filmography[edit]

Selected works[edit]

Year Title[7] Role Notes Ref(s)
1954 And Then the Liberty Bell Rang Sōtarō Masuda [8]
Bride in a Bathing Suit Masao Sakurai [9]
Godzilla Hideto Ogata
1955 Half Human Takeshi Iijima
1956 Romantic Daughters Kubota
1957 On Wings of Love narrator
Zoku Aoi sanmyaku Yukiko no maki Tamao Memata
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart Tatsuo Itō
1958 A Holiday in Tokyo
1959 The Three Treasures Prince Wakatarashi
Life of an Expert Swordsman
1960 Hawaii Midway Daikai Kūsan: Taiheiyō Noarashi Communications officer
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1961 The Last War Takano
Kohayagawa-ke no aki Tadashi Teramoto
1962 A Wanderer's Notebook Kō Fukuchi
1964 Mothra vs. Godzilla News Reporter Ichirō Sakai
1965 Ironfinger Andrew Hoshino
Invasion of Astro-Monster Astronaut K. Fuji
1966 Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster Yoshimura
1967 King Kong Escapes Lieutenant Commander Jirō Nomura
1968 Fancy Paradise Kō Maeno
1969 Latitude Zero Doctor Ken Tashirō
1990 Tales of a Golden Geisha Inukai
1992 Minbo General Manager Kobayashi
Godzilla vs. Mothra Jōji Minamino
1996 Hissatsu! Mondo Shisu Mizuno Tadakuni Hissatsu series
1997 Marutai no Onna Police commissioner
2000 Tales of the Unusual
2004 Godzilla: Final Wars Natarō Daigo
2005 Fantastipo Kintarō Koinobori
2007 Glory to the Filmmaker!
2014 Godzilla Japanese Immigration Agent Deleted scene
2018 Ashita ni Kakeru Hashi
2018 The Great Buddha Arrival Storyteller
2019 Dance with Me Machin Ueda
2022 Life in Bloom Keizō [10]

Television[edit]

Television drama[edit]

Dubbing roles[edit]

Live action[edit]

Animation[edit]

Video games[edit]

Stage productions[edit]

Other[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Ryfle, Steve (1998). "Akira Takarada: Mr. Handsome". Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G". Miami: ECW Press. pp. 94–95. ISBN 1-55022-348-8.
  2. ^ a b Tanaka 1983, p. 531.
  3. ^ "宝田明さん急逝、87歳 10日舞台あいさつに登壇も13日容体急変 映画「ゴジラ」など出演". Nikkan Sports. March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Original 'Godzilla' actor Akira Takarada dies at 87". The Japan Times. March 18, 2022. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "終戦の満州、悪夢の始まり…俳優 宝田明さん ８１". Yomiuri Shimbun. August 13, 2015. Archived from the original on June 28, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  6. ^ Rome, Florence (1971). The Scarlett Letters. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-394-46171-1., p.154.
  7. ^ Filmography: "AKIRA TAKARADA". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved January 29, 2010., Akira Takarada at IMDb, 宝田明 たからだ・あきら (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved January 29, 2010., 宝田明 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2010., and 宝田明( 出演 ) (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2010. "Akira Takarada Filmography". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "かくて自由の鐘は鳴る : 作品情報". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "水着の花嫁 : 作品情報". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "世の中にたえて桜のなかりせば". eiga.com. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  11. ^ "映画「キャッツ」に山寺宏一や宝田明が参加、日本語版の新キャスト発表". Natalie. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  12. ^ disney-studio.jp Aladdin DVD
  13. ^ a b c d e f "声優さん出演リスト 個別表示：宝田 明(Akira Takarada)" [Voice actor's appearance list individual display: Tomomichi Nishimura]. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). GamePlaza-HARUKA-. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  14. ^ disney-studio.jp The Return of Jafar DVD
  15. ^ disney-studio.jp Olivia-chan no Daibōken(The Great Mouse Detective) BD/DVD
  16. ^ [1][permanent dead link]
  17. ^ "Akira Takarada (visual voices guide)". A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

Bibliography[edit]

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