Akihiko Hirata
Akihiko Hirata
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Akihiko Hirata

Actor 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.

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Godzilla

Godzilla

1954 · Daisuke Serizawa

Sanjuro

Sanjuro

1962 · Samurai

King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1962 · Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

1995 · Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

1974 · Professor Hideto Miyajima

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

1964 · Chief Detective Okita

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

1956 · Dr. Serizawa

King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1963 · Dr. Kenji Shigezawa (uncredited)

Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla

Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla

2002 · Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)

Son of Godzilla

Son of Godzilla

1967 · Fujisaki

Terror of Mechagodzilla

Terror of Mechagodzilla

1975 · Dr. Shinzô Mafune

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966 · Red Bamboo Captain Ryui

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

1954 · Seijuro Yoshioka

Rodan

Rodan

1956 · Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

Mothra

Mothra

1961 · Doctor

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

1955 · Seijuro Yoshioka

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956 · Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)

The Mysterians

The Mysterians

1957 · Ryoichi Shiraishi

Ultraman

Ultraman

1966 · Dr. Iwamoto

Samurai Assassin

Samurai Assassin

1965 · Sohei Masui