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Akira Takarada

1934 - 2022

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Akira Takarada has received more than 351,620 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Akira Takarada is the 2,426th most popular actor (up from 3,740th in 2019), the 89th most popular biography from North Korea (up from 92nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular North Korean Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Akira Takarada ranks 2,426 out of 13,578. Before him are Shannon Lee, Gloria Foster, Antonio Moreno, Eric Braeden, Fritz Muliar, and Jeffrey Jones. After him are Jeff Fahey, Brian Thompson, Nina Foch, Susan Blakely, William Devane, and Haifa Wehbe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Akira Takarada ranks 208. Before him are Savely Kramarov, Darlene Conley, Oleg Kalugin, Maria Carta, Julius Darmaatmadja, and Ernesto Brambilla. After him are Vicar, Oleg Basilashvili, Kir Bulychev, Shirley Jones, Aram Tigran, and Uwe Johnson. Among people deceased in 2022, Akira Takarada ranks 195. Before him are Maximilian, Margrave of Baden, Eduard Artemyev, Manuel Ojeda, Maurice Karnaugh, Antonios Naguib, and Shahabuddin Ahmed. After him are Gaspard Ulliel, Valery Ryumin, Ronnie Spector, Edgar Savisaar, Peter Lamborn Wilson, and Nick Bollettieri.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Akira Takarada ranks 89 out of 162. Before him are Ri Sol-ju (1980), Kim Yo-jong (1988), Ahn Changho (1876), Dongcheon of Goguryeo (209), Sansang of Goguryeo (200), and Han Myeong-sook (1944). After him are Sindae of Goguryeo (89), Kim Jong-chul (1981), Chadae of Goguryeo (71), Kim Hyon-hui (1962), Pak Seung-zin (1941), and Jungcheon of Goguryeo (224).

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Among ACTORS In North Korea

Among actors born in North Korea, Akira Takarada ranks 2. Before him are Youn Yuh-jung (1947).

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Television and Movie Roles

Godzilla
Hideto Ogata
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.
Nov 3o 19547.6 / 10
Godzilla
Immigration Officer
Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe. Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when an ancient alpha predator arises from the sea to combat malevolent adversaries that threaten the survival of humanity. The creatures leave colossal destruction in their wake, as they make their way toward their final battleground: San Francisco.
May 14o 20146.3 / 10
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the journalists in a plea for its return. As their requests are denied, Godzilla arises near Nagoya and the people of Infant Island must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help.
Apr 29o 19647 / 10