As per our current Database, Akira Takarada is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Akira Takarada is 90 years, 6 months and 24 days old. Akira Takarada will celebrate 91rd birthday on a Tuesday 29th of April 2025. Below we countdown to Akira Takarada upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Akira Takarada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Age | 90 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
| Born | April 29, 1934 (Chongjin, North Korea) |
| Birthday | April 29 |
| Town/City | Chongjin, North Korea |
| Nationality | North Korea |
Akira Takarada’s zodiac sign is Taurus. According to astrologers, Taurus is practical and well-grounded, the sign harvests the fruits of labor. They feel the need to always be surrounded by love and beauty, turned to the material world, hedonism, and physical pleasures. People born with their Sun in Taurus are sensual and tactile, considering touch and taste the most important of all senses. Stable and conservative, this is one of the most reliable signs of the zodiac, ready to endure and stick to their choices until they reach the point of personal satisfaction.
Akira Takarada was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.
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 the Liberty Bell Rang" and several small roles. His big break came as navy diver Hideto Ogata in the original Gojira (1954). He soon became recognizable for his persona as the cocky, slightly cynical urban male and that made him a very successful actor.
Today, he is still a celebrity in Japan through his appearances in TV dramas, quiz shows, and commercials.
