Akihiko Hirata
Acting
Born: 1927-12-26 in 日本, 東京都
Biography
Akihiko Hirata (born Hirata Akihiko; 26 December 1927–25 July 1984) was a Japanese film actor. While Hirata starred in many movies (including Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai trilogy), he is most well known for his work in the kaiju genre, including such films as King Kong vs. Godzilla, The Mysterians, and his most famous role of Dr. Daisuke Serizawa, the brilliant but disturbed young scientist in the original Godzilla, released in 1954. Hirata died after a long battle with lung cancer in 1984, at age 56.
Known For
Ultraman
Dr. Iwamoto
Godzilla
Daisuke Serizawa
Sanjuro
Samurai
Port Arthur
Gaishi Nagaoka
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Dr. Shinzô Mafune
The War in Space
Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
Crazy Big Explosion
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Dr. Serizawa
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Professor Hideto Miyajima
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Environmental scientist #1
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa
Gorath
Endô
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Seijuro Yoshioka
Atragon
Mu Agent #23
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Chief Detective Okita
Son of Godzilla
Fujisaki
Rainy Night Duel
Shunsuke Iba
Mothra
Doctor
Varan the Unbelievable
Dr. Fujimora
Daitetsujin 17
Captain Gomez
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
Warrior of Love Rainbowman
Mr. K
Battle of the Japan Sea
Staff Officer Tsunoda
The Fighter in the Ring
L'Essayage
Rodan
Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Chûshingura
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Dr. Kenji Shigezawa (uncredited)
Godzilla
Dr. Serizawa
Dog of Fortune
Kan Aizawa
Brain 17
Captain Roper
Japan's Longest Day
Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group
Station
The Merciless Trap
Itsuko to sono haha
Kozo Miyoshi
Girls of the Night
Shima