What is Akira Takarada?
[[File:Gojira_1954_poster_3_Akira_Takarada.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Takarada in ''[[Godzilla (1954 movie)|Godzilla]]'' (1954)]] {{nihongo|'''Akira Takarada'''|宝田 明|Takarada Akira|April 29, 1934 &ndash; March 14, 2022}} was a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] movie [[actor]]. He was most known in the west for his roles in the ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' movie series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/person406245.htm|title=AKIRA TAKARADA|access-date=2010-01-29|publisher=[[Complete Index to World Film]]|archive-date=2012-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913075743/http://www.citwf.com/person406245.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> He appeared in the [[Godzilla (2014 movie)|2014 American reboot]] of the franchise. He also appeared in ''[[Half Human]]'' (1955), ''[[The Last War (1961 movie)|The Last War]]'' (1961), ''[[Frankenstein Conquers the World]]'' (1965), ''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967), and ''[[Latitude Zero (movie)|Latitude Zero]]'' (1969). Takarada died on March 14, 2022 at a hospital in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] from problems caused by [[pneumonia]] at the age of 87.<ref>[https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/photonews/photonews_nsInc_202203170001306-0.html 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] {{in lang|ja}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|id=0847361|name=Akira Takarada}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Takarada, Akira}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Japanese movie actors]] [[Category:Japanese television actors]] [[Category:Japanese stage actors]] [[Category:Japanese voice actors]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] {{actor-stub}}