 Veteran actor Akira Takarada (qv) makes his sixth appearance in a  Godzilla film, playing UN Secretary General Naotaro Daigo. His first  was in the original _Gojira (1954)_ (qv), in which he played Hideto  Ogata when he was 19. This is a fitting tribute to the first film  from 50 years earlier. He was previously in _Gojira VS Mosura  (1992)_ as Jôji Minamino.