| Born on April 29, 1934, in Chongjin, North Korea, Akira Takarada rose from the Toho New Face program (with Yu Fujiki and Momoko Kochi) to become one of the most recognizable men associated with the original Godzilla (Gojira) series, even though he appeared in only six installments. He began in 1949 with a small role in When
Akira Takarada movies and series available to watch on Amazon, Netflix, Hulu : 1st ratings based on IMDB, 2nd rating - Netflix / Rotten Tomatos users: |
| * | Movie Title (sort) | Year | Genres (sort) | Director / Creators | Leading Actors | Netflix | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | v | Gojira | 1954 | Drama Horror Sci-Fi Sci-Fi Thriller Japan | Ishirô Honda | Takashi Shimura Akihiko Hirata Akira Takarada | * 3.7/5 |
| 6.9 | ![]() | Godzilla vs the Thing | 1964 | Action Adventure Fantasy Fantasy Sci-Fi Japan | Ishirô Honda | Akira Takarada Yuriko Hoshi Hiroshi Koizumi | |
| 6.4 | v | Invasion of Astro Monster | 1965 | Action Adventure Sci-Fi | Ishirô Honda | Nick Adams Akira Takarada Jun Tazaki | |
| 8.0 | ![]() | The End of Summer | 1961 | Drama Japan | Yasujirô Ozu | Ganjiro Nakamura, Setsuko Hara, Yoko Tsukasa | |
| 7.2 | ![]() | Godzilla Final Wars | 2004 | Action Adventure Fantasy Fantasy Sci-Fi Thriller Japan | Ryûhei Kitamura | Masahiro Matsuoka Rei Kikukawa Don Frye | * 3.1/5 |
| 6.6 | ![]() | Godzilla King of the Monsters | 1956 | Action Horror Sci-Fi | Ishirô Honda | Raymond Burr Takashi Shimura Momoko Kochi | * 3.6/5 |
| 8.0 | v | Godzilla | 1954 | Drama Horror Sci-Fi Sci-Fi Thriller Japan | Ishirô Honda | Takashi Shimura Akihiko Hirata Akira Takarada | * 3.3/5 |