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Akihiko Hirata

Acting · Born 1927-12-26 · 日本, 東京都

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.

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Credits · 143

Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla

2002 · Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)

Revive! Ultraman

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

1995 · Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)

1987 · Space Command official

Sayonara Jupiter

1984 · Dr. Inoue Ryutarou

Legend of the Cat Monster

1983 · Producer

1982 · Captain Roper

At This Late Date, the Charleston

1981 · City Employee

The Imperial Navy

1980 · Gaishi Nagaoka

Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle

1979 · Iwamoto

1979 · Kan Aizawa

The War in Space

1977 · Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi

Bloodthirsty Hawk

1977 · Doctor Jia (uncredited)

Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu

Tora-san Meets His Lordship

Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship

1977 · Captain Gomes

1977 · Captain Gomez

1977 · Dr. Serizawa

Flying Saucer War Bankid

1976 · Commander Guzare

Main Line to Terror

Terror of Mechagodzilla

1975 · Dr. Shinzô Mafune

Prophecies of Nostradamus

1974 · Environmental scientist #1

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

1974 · Professor Hideto Miyajima

The Human Revolution

Warrior of Love Rainbowman

The Militarists

Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor

The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club

1969 · Furansu

Travels of Lord Mito

1969 · Geki Kurokawa

Battle of the Japan Sea

1969 · Staff Officer Tsunoda

1969 · Dr. Sugata

Crazy Big Explosion

Samurai Banners

1969 · Suwa Yorishige

Young Challengers

1968 · Asakawa

Admiral Yamamoto

1968 · Staff Officer Watanabe

Son of Godzilla

1967 · Fujisaki

Japan's Longest Day

1967 · Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group

Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature

1967 · Professor Iwamoto (uncredited)

The Killing Bottle

1967 · Man With Turkish Hat

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966 · Red Bamboo Captain Ryui

1966 · Dr. Iwamoto

The Mad Atlantic

Adventure in Kigan Castle

1966 · Chamberlain

Rise Against the Sword

1966 · Asakura

The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay

The White Rose of Hong Kong

1965 · Secretary Asano

The Retreat from Kiska

1965 · Dr. Kudo

風来忍法帖

Samurai Assassin

1965 · Sohei Masui

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

1964 · Chief Detective Okita

Legend of the Irresponsible Hero

1964 · Ryutaro Inoue

1963 · Mu Agent #23

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

1963 · Eburi's older brother

Operation Mad Dog

Young Guy in Hawaii

1963 · 戸井田教授

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1963 · Dr. Kenji Shigezawa (uncredited)

Siege of Fort Bismarck

Sensation Seekers

Attack Squadron

1963 · Senda's Aide

The Weed of Crime

Varan the Unbelievable

1962 · Dr. Fujimora

Operation Enemy Fort

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1962 · Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa

Operation Sewer Rats

1962 · Captain Sugiyama

1962 · Samurai

Structure of Hate

Girls of the Night

Kill the Killer!

1961 · Otaki (President of Otaki Construction)

Challenge to Live

Big Shots Die at Dawn

The Merciless Trap

Daredevil in the Castle

1961 · Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida

Blueprint of Murder

1960 · Kozo Kinugawa

Westward Desperado

Man Against Man

1960 · Toriumi

University Bandits

The Storm of the Pacific

1960 · Fleet Staff Officer

The Secret of the Telegian

1960 · Inspector Kobayashi

1960 · Kishimoto

The Last Gunfight

1960 · Susumu Tendo

The Three Treasures

1959 · Kibino Takehiko

Saga of the Vagabonds

1959 · Jiro Hidekuni

Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender

1959 · Akaboshi

I Want to Be a Shellfish

3 Dolls in College

1959 · Iwafune

1958 · Dr. Fujimora

Female Detective Story: S.O.S Woman

Flower's Yearning

1958 · Inspector Tominaga

Holiday in Tokyo

1958 · Journalist

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

1958 · Tomonori

1957 · Ryoichi Shiraishi

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

1957 · Arishima

Rodan! The Flying Monster

1957 · Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

Geisha in the Old City

1957 · Sashichi

A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

1957 · Count Arishima

Last Days of the Samurai

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

1957 · Tokuoka

A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye

Yagyu Secret Scrolls

1957 · Tomonori

The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

1957 · Dr. Serizawa

A Man in the Storm

1956 · Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

A Brother and His Sister

Three Generations of Company Presidents

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

1956 · Dr. Serizawa

Rainy Night Duel

1956 · Shunsuke Iba

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956 · Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)

1955 · Sugimoto

The Lone Journey

1955 · Horikoshi no Masakichi

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

1955 · Seijuro Yoshioka

No Response from Car 33

1954 · Daisuke Serizawa

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

1954 · Seijuro Yoshioka

Itsuko to sono haha

1954 · Kozo Miyoshi

Farewell Rabaul

1954 · First lieutenant Noguchi

Even The Mighty Shed Tears

1953 · Ryusaku Nishikawa

Girls in the Orchard

The Last Embrace

1953 · Yamaoka (Sandaime)

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