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Akihiko Hirata
Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

ActingBorn December 26, 1927Died July 25, 1984 (age 56)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.

Filmography

2002
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla

as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1995
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)

Movie
1987
Fugitive Alien

as Space Command official

Movie
1984
Sayonara Jupiter

as Dr. Inoue Ryutarou

Movie
1983Movie
1982
Brain 17

as Captain Roper

Movie
1981Movie
1981Movie
1981Movie
1980
Port Arthur

as Gaishi Nagaoka

Movie
1979Movie
1979
Dog of Fortune

as Kan Aizawa

Movie
1977
The War in Space

as Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi

Movie
1977
Bloodthirsty Hawk

as Doctor Jia (uncredited)

Movie
1977Movie
1977
Daitetsujin 17

as Captain Gomez

TV
1977
Godzilla

as Dr. Serizawa

Movie
1976
Flying Saucer War Bankid

as Commander Guzare

TV
1976Movie
1975
Terror of Mechagodzilla

as Dr. Shinzô Mafune

Movie
1974
Prophecies of Nostradamus

as Environmental scientist #1

Movie
1974
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

as Professor Hideto Miyajima

Movie
1974Movie
1970Movie
1969
Travels of Lord Mito

as Geki Kurokawa

Movie
1969
Battle of the Japan Sea

as Staff Officer Tsunoda

Movie
1969
Latitude Zero

as Dr. Sugata

Movie
1969
Samurai Banners

as Suwa Yorishige

Movie
1968Movie
1968
Admiral Yamamoto

as Staff Officer Watanabe

Movie
1967
Son of Godzilla

as Fujisaki

Movie
1967
Japan's Longest Day

as Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group

Movie
1967
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature

as Professor Iwamoto (uncredited)

Movie
1967Movie
1967
The Killing Bottle

as Man With Turkish Hat

Movie
1966
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

as Red Bamboo Captain Ryui

Movie
1966
Ultraman

as Dr. Iwamoto

TV
1966Movie
1966Movie
1966Movie
1965
Ironfinger

as Komori

Movie
1965
The White Rose of Hong Kong

as Secretary Asano

Movie
1965Movie
1965
Samurai Assassin

as Sohei Masui

Movie
1964
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

as Chief Detective Okita

Movie
1964Movie
1964Movie
1964Movie
1964
Whirlwind

as Ryutaro Inoue

Movie
1963
Atragon

as Mu Agent #23

Movie
1963
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

as Eburi's older brother

Movie
1963
Young Guy in Hawaii

as 戸井田教授

Movie
1963
King Kong vs. Godzilla

as Dr. Kenji Shigezawa (uncredited)

Movie
1963
Devices Stronger Than Women

as Rokusuke Sakai (CM Song Lyricist)

Movie
1963
Attack Squadron

as Senda's Aide

Movie
1962
Varan the Unbelievable

as Dr. Fujimora

Movie
1962Movie
1962Movie
1962
King Kong vs. Godzilla

as Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa

Movie
1962
Operation Sewer Rats

as Captain Sugiyama

Movie
1962
Gorath

as Endô

Movie
1962
Sanjuro

as Samurai

Movie
1961Movie
1961
Mothra

as Doctor

Movie
1961
Kill the Killer!

as Otaki (President of Otaki Construction)

Movie
1961
Daredevil in the Castle

as Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida

Movie
1960
Get 'em All

as Kozo Kinugawa

Movie
1960
Man Against Man

as Toriumi

Movie
1960
The Storm of the Pacific

as Fleet Staff Officer

Movie
1960Movie
1960
The Secret of the Telegian

as Inspector Kobayashi

Movie
1960
The Lost Alibi

as Kishimoto

Movie
1960
The Last Gunfight

as Susumu Tendo

Movie
1959
The Three Treasures

as Kibino Takehiko

Movie
1959
Saga of the Vagabonds

as Jiro Hidekuni

Movie
1959
Samurai Saga

as Akaboshi

Movie
1959Movie
1959Movie
1958
Varan

as Dr. Fujimora

Movie
1958
Underwater Murder

as Detective Makimo

Movie
1958
The H-Man

as Inspector Tominaga

Movie
1958
Holiday in Tokyo

as Journalist

Movie
1957
The Mysterians

as Ryoichi Shiraishi

Movie
1957Movie
1957
Rodan! The Flying Monster

as Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

Movie
1957Movie
1957Movie
1957
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

as Count Arishima

Movie
1957Movie
1957Movie
1956
Rodan

as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

Movie
1956Movie
1956
Eacape of Fear

as Junkichi Nakata

Movie
1956Movie
1956Movie
1956
Rainy Night Duel

as Shunsuke Iba

Movie
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)

Movie
1955
Stray Sheep

as Sugimoto

Movie
1955
The Lone Journey

as Horikoshi no Masakichi

Movie
1955Movie
1954
Godzilla

as Daisuke Serizawa

Movie
1954
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

as Seijuro Yoshioka

Movie
1954
Itsuko to sono haha

as Kozo Miyoshi

Movie
1954
Farewell Rabaul

as First lieutenant Noguchi

Movie
1954Movie
1953
Even The Mighty Shed Tears

as Ryusaku Nishikawa

Movie
1953Movie
1953
The Last Embrace

as Yamaoka (Sandaime)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 26, 1927
Day of DeathJuly 25, 1984
Place of Birth日本, 東京都
Popularity1.1