Akihiko Hirata
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1927-12-26
Day of Death
1984-07-25 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Seoul, Korea
Akihiko Hirata
Biography
Akihiko Hirata ( 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.
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Known For
Acting
(2002)
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1996)
(1995)
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
(1987)
Fugitive Alien
as Space Command official
(1984)
Sayonara Jupiter
as Dr. Inoue Ryutarou
(1983)
Legend of the Cat Monster
as Producer
(1983)
(1982)
(1982)
(1982)
Brain 17
as Captain Roper
(1981)
(1981)
At This Late Date, the Charleston
as City Employee
(1981)
(1981)
The Last Days of Planet Earth
as Botanist
(1980)
Port Arthur
as Gaishi Nagaoka
(1980)
(1979)
Dog of Fortune
as Kan Aizawa
(1979)
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
as Iwamoto
(1979)
(1977)
The War in Space
as Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
(1977)
Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship
as Captain Gomes
(1977)
(1977)
Godzilla
as Dr. Serizawa
(1976)
(1975)
Terror of Mechagodzilla
as Dr. Shinzô Mafune
(1975)
(1974)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
as Professor Hideto Miyajima
(1974)
(1974)
Prophecies of Nostradamus
as Environmental scientist #1
(1973)
(1970)
The Militarists
as Tomita
(1970)
(1969)
Samurai Banners
as Suwa Yorishige
(1969)
Travels of Lord Mito
as Geki Kurokawa
(1969)
(1969)
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
as Furansu
(1969)
Battle of the Japan Sea
as Staff Officer Tsunoda
(1969)
Latitude Zero
as Dr. Sugata
(1968)
Young Challengers
as Asakawa
(1968)
Admiral Yamamoto
as Staff Officer Watanabe
(1968)
(1968)
(1967)
Japan's Longest Day
as Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group
(1967)
Son of Godzilla
as Fujisaki
(1967)
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
as Professor Iwamoto (uncredited)
(1967)
(1967)
The Killing Bottle
as Man With Turkish Hat
(1967)
(1966)
Adventure in Kigan Castle
as Chamberlain
(1966)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
(1966)
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
as Omasa
(1966)
Rise Against the Sword
as Asakura
(1966)
The Mad Atlantic
as Nozaki
(1965)
Samurai Assassin
as Sohei Masui
(1965)
The White Rose of Hong Kong
as Secretary Asano
(1965)
(1965)
Ironfinger
as Komori
(1965)
(1965)
The Retreat from Kiska
as Dr. Kudo
(1965)
(1964)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Chief Detective Okita
(1964)
(1964)
Whirlwind
as Ryutaro Inoue
(1964)
(1963)
Devices Stronger Than Women
as Rokusuke Sakai (CM Song Lyricist)
(1963)
Attack Squadron
as Senda's Aide
(1963)
Atragon
as Mu Agent #23
(1963)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Dr. Shigezawa (uncredited)
(1963)
(1963)
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
as Eburi's older brother
(1963)
(1963)
The Young Ace in Hawaii
as 戸井田教授
(1962)
Sanjuro
as Samurai
(1962)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Dr. Shigezawa
(1962)
Gorath
as Endô
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
Operation Sewer Rats
as Captain Sugiyama
(1962)
Varan the Unbelievable
as Dr. Fujimora
(1961)
Kill the Killer!
as Otaki (President of Otaki Construction)
(1961)
(1961)
Mothra
as Doctor
(1961)
Girls of the Night
as Shima
(1961)
(1961)
Daredevil in the Castle
as Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
(1960)
(1960)
The Last Gunfight
as Susumu Tendo
(1960)
The Storm of the Pacific
as Fleet Staff Officer
(1960)
Man Against Man
as Toriumi
(1960)
(1960)
Get 'em All
as Kozo Kinugawa
(1960)
The Secret of the Telegian
as Inspector Kobayashi
(1960)
The Lost Alibi
as Kishimoto
(1959)
Three Dolls in College
as Iwafune
(1959)
(1959)
The Three Treasures
as Kibino Takehiko
(1959)
(1959)
Saga of the Vagabonds
as Jiro Hidekuni
(1959)
Samurai Saga
as Akaboshi
(1959)
(1959)
(1958)
Holiday in Tokyo
as Journalist
(1958)
The H-Man
as Inspector Tominaga
(1958)
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
as Tomonori
(1958)
Underwater Murder
as Detective Makimo
(1958)
Varan
as Dr. Fujimora
(1957)
(1957)
(1957)
The Mysterians
as Ryoichi Shiraishi
(1957)
(1957)
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
as Tomonori
(1957)
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
as Count Arishima
(1957)
(1957)
Geisha in the Old City
as Sashichi
(1957)
(1957)
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
as Arishima
(1957)
(1957)
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
as Tokuoka
(1957)
(1957)
Rodan! The Flying Monster!
as Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
(1957)
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
as Dr. Serizawa
(1956)
Rodan
as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
(1956)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
(1956)
Rainy Night Duel
as Shunsuke Iba
(1956)
(1956)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as Dr. Serizawa
(1955)
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Seijuro Yoshioka
(1955)
(1955)
The Lone Journey
as Horikoshi no Masakichi
(1955)
Stray Sheep
as Sugimoto
(1955)
(1954)
Godzilla
as Daisuke Serizawa
(1954)
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
as Seijuro Yoshioka
(1954)
Farewell Rabaul
as First lieutenant Noguchi
(1954)
Itsuko to sono haha
as Kozo Miyoshi
(1953)
Even The Mighty Shed Tears
as Ryusaku Nishikawa
(1953)
The Last Embrace
as Yamaoka (Sandaime)
(1953)
(1953)