Akira Takayama is a Japanese actor whose career encompasses both live-action film and voice acting for animation. He has appeared in a range of movies since the 1990s. His most notable voice role is in a short film within an anthology project. Takayama is primarily known as a screen actor.

In the 1990s, he appeared in films such as the 1995 historical drama Picture Bride, where he played the role of Matsuji Kimura, and the 1999 legal drama Snow Falling on Cedars, in which he portrayed Hisao Imada. His filmography from this period also includes a role in the 2001 comedy Town & Country.

In the realm of animation, Takayama contributed his voice to the 2008 anthology film Genius Party Beyond. He voiced the character Micchi in the segment titled Moondrive, directed by Kazuto Nakazawa. This segment is a stylized story about criminals searching for treasure on Giant's Island.

Later in his career, Takayama was part of the ensemble voice cast for Wes Anderson's 2018 stop-motion animated film Isle of Dogs. In the English-language release, he provided the voice for Major-Domo, the loyal pet of the corrupt Mayor Kobayashi.

His body of work suggests a career primarily in live-action film, with only occasional forays into voice acting for animation projects.