Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 26, 1927
Died
Jul 25, 1984
Place of Birth
日本, 東京都
Credits
176 titles
Akihiko Hirata
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
Filmography
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Revive! Ultraman
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
Fugitive Alien
Space Command official
Sayonara Jupiter
Dr. Inoue Ryutarou
The Sea of Sparta
Legend of the Cat Monster
Producer
Brain 17
Captain Roper
A Woman in Danger
受験地獄
Examination Hell
At This Late Date, the Charleston
City Employee
Station
The Imperial Navy
Don't Touch the Bride! My Son is a Murderer
Kaihara
The Last Days of Planet Earth
Botanist
Port Arthur
Gaishi Nagaoka
The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
Iwamoto
Nomugi Pass
Dog of Fortune
Kan Aizawa
The War in Space
Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
Bloodthirsty Hawk
Doctor Jia (uncredited)
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship
Captain Gomes
Daitetsujin 17
Captain Gomez
Godzilla
Dr. Serizawa
Flying Saucer War Bankid
Commander Guzare
Zero Fighter
Main Line to Terror
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Dr. Shinzô Mafune
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Environmental scientist #1
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Professor Hideto Miyajima
The Family
The Human Revolution
Warrior of Love Rainbowman
Mr. K
The Militarists
Tomita
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
Furansu
Travels of Lord Mito
Geki Kurokawa
L'Essayage
Battle of the Japan Sea
Staff Officer Tsunoda
Latitude Zero
Dr. Sugata
Crazy Big Explosion
Samurai Banners
Suwa Yorishige
Young Challengers
Asakawa
Admiral Yamamoto
Staff Officer Watanabe
Imaginary Paradise
風来忍法帖 八方破れ