Now here is an actor who can truly state they've been able to complete a full circle within the Godzilla franchise.
Akira Takarada is perhaps (next to Raymond Burr) one of the most well known actors within the Godzilla franchise. Essentially he was in the first movie "Gojira" and was in several more Godzilla movies right until the last one with "Godzilla Final Wars".
His was/is a Godzilla career that lasted over 50 years, which is definitely something that can be proud to boast of!
In the original Gojira film he played Hideto Ogata, the navy officer whom had several important parts of the film. Apparently Akira won this role because he was hired by Toho Studios as part of their "New Face" program, i.e. a young cadre of up-and-coming stars that the studio wished to promote and grow.
He later resurfaced in various other Godzilla films, from "Godzilla vs the Sea Monster" to "Godzilla vs Mothra", to finally creating the full circle with "Godzilla Final Wars", playing the UN Secretary General.
How incredible would it be if Akira were able to make it into the newest Godzilla film as a cameo of sorts.
Hopefully Gareth Edwards could help arrange something like that if he truly wished to pay homage to the previous films.
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