He was the King of the Monster Movies. Akira Takarada, a Japanese actor and voiceover artist best known for appearing in the original 1954 “Godzilla,” died Monday at age 87. His passing was confirmed ...

Japanese 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 ...

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Akira Takarada, an actor who starred in the first “Godzilla” movie and later became a peace activist, died of pneumonia on March 14. He was 87.

The Japanese star of the 1954 original nuclear apocalypse film Godzilla, Akira Takarada, has died of pneumonia at the age of 87, according to the Godzilla franchise. Takarada, who appeared in numerous ...

The film community is coming together today to mourn the loss of one of Japan’s finest. Reports from Japan have confirmed Akira Takarada, an iconic face from the Godzilla franchise, has passed away.

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March 18 (UPI) --Acclaimed Japanese actor Akira Takarada, who starred in the original 1954 Godzilla film, died at the age of 87, it was announced. No cause of death was provided by Toho Studios, which ...

Takarada Akira, best known as a star in the early “Godzilla” films and Toho‘s other kaiju (monster) and sci-fi movies from the 1950s and 1960s, died on Monday. He was 87. The cause of death has not ...

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