Akira Takarada Dies: Star Of Original ‘Godzilla’ And Voiceover Artist Was 87
deadline.comJapanese actor Akira Takarada, the star of the original 1954 Godzilla film, has died at the age of 87. No cause or date of death was given by Toho Studios, which produced that film and announced his death.Takarada starred as Hideto Ogata in Godzilla, a sailor.
His character was the liaison with the Japanese Coast Guard after the first ship that Godzilla sank sent out an SOS. He was also there at the film’s end to watch Godzilla die from the Oxygen Destroyer.Toho wrote of his death on the official Twitter account for the film. “We are saddened to hear of the passing of Akira Takarada.
May his memory continue to inspire the lives of many Godzilla fans.”Takarada appeared in the 1956 American re-edit, Godzilla, King of the Monsters, with Raymond Burr.
He was a part of the ongoing Godzilla series, appearing in Mothra vs. Godzilla in 1964. Takarada returned to the Godzilla series in 1992 with the updated Godzilla vs.
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