Akira Takarada, original 'Godzilla' star, dead at 87
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Takarada also voiced Jafar in the "Kingdom Hearts" video game series.
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. Mothra," then made his his final appearance in the series in "Godzilla: Final Wars" in 2004.
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