Akihiko Hirata
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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
Credits
Godzilla (1954)
as Daisuke Serizawa
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
as Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa
Sanjuro (1962)
as Samurai
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
as Dr. Serizawa
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
as Dr. Kenji Shigezawa (uncredited)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
as Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
as Professor Hideto Miyajima
Son of Godzilla (1967)
as Fujisaki
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002)
as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Atragon (1963)
as Mu Agent #23
Mothra (1961)
as Doctor
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
as Dr. Shinzô Mafune
Rodan (1956)
as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
as Chief Detective Okita
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
as Seijuro Yoshioka
Godzilla (1977)
as Dr. Serizawa
The Mysterians (1957)
as Ryoichi Shiraishi
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
Admiral Yamamoto (1968)
as Staff Officer Watanabe
Station (1981)
Actor
Battle of the Japan Sea (1969)
as Staff Officer Tsunoda
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle (1979)
as Iwamoto
Port Arthur (1980)
as Gaishi Nagaoka
Varan the Unbelievable (1962)
as Dr. Fujimora
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean (1957)
as Dr. Serizawa
Gorath (1962)
as Endô
The War in Space (1977)
as Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
as Seijuro Yoshioka
The Imperial Navy (1981)
Actor
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature (1967)
as Professor Iwamoto (uncredited)
The H-Man (1958)
as Inspector Tominaga
Rodan! The Flying Monster (1957)
as Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
The Storm of the Pacific (1960)
as Fleet Staff Officer
Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
as Environmental scientist #1
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
as Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group
Samurai Assassin (1965)
as Sohei Masui
The Last Days of Planet Earth (1981)
as Botanist
Chûshingura (1962)
Actor
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 (1957)
Actor
The Last Embrace (1953)
as Yamaoka (Sandaime)
The Big Boss (1959)
Actor
The Three Treasures (1959)
as Kibino Takehiko
Sayonara Jupiter (1984)
as Dr. Inoue Ryutarou
The Retreat from Kiska (1965)
as Dr. Kudo
The Militarists (1970)
as Tomita
Girls of the Night (1961)
as Shima
Operation Mad Dog (1963)
Actor
Blood on the Sea (1961)
Actor
The Merciless Trap (1961)
Actor
Fugitive Alien (1987)
as Space Command official
Latitude Zero (1969)
as Dr. Sugata
Samurai Banners (1969)
as Suwa Yorishige
Get 'em All (1960)
as Kozo Kinugawa
The Family (1974)
Actor
The Secret of the Telegian (1960)
as Inspector Kobayashi
Zero Fighter (1976)
Actor
Record of Loving Your Wife (1959)
Actor
Young Guy in Hawaii (1963)
as 戸井田教授
A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye (1957)
Actor
Operation Enemy Fort (1962)
Actor
Attack Squadron (1963)
as Senda's Aide
Rise Against the Sword (1966)
as Asakura
Kojiro (1967)
Actor
I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)
Actor
The Killing Bottle (1967)
as Man With Turkish Hat
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor (1970)
Actor
A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister (1957)
Actor
Brain 17 (1982)
as Captain Roper
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
as Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida
Varan (1958)
as Dr. Fujimora
Mr. Pu (1953)
Actor
Blueprint of Murder (1961)
Actor
The Lost Alibi (1960)
as Kishimoto
The White Rose of Hong Kong (1965)
as Secretary Asano
Operation Sewer Rats (1962)
as Captain Sugiyama
Farewell Rabaul (1954)
as First lieutenant Noguchi
The Last Gunfight (1960)
as Susumu Tendo
Westward Desperado (1960)
Actor
Nomugi Pass (1979)
Actor
Whirlpool of Love (1962)
Actor
Don't Touch the Bride! My Son is a Murderer (1981)
as Kaihara
Dog of Fortune (1979)
as Kan Aizawa
Whirlwind (1964)
as Ryutaro Inoue
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen (1957)
as Arishima
Samurai Saga (1959)
as Akaboshi
The Mad Atlantic (1966)
as Nozaki
Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957)
as Tomonori
Bloodthirsty Hawk (1977)
as Doctor Jia (uncredited)
Legend of the Cat Monster (1983)
as Producer
The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation (1980)
Actor
Revive! Ultraman (1996)
Actor
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime (1954)
Actor
Tora-san Meets His Lordship (1977)
Actor
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2) (1957)
Actor
Family Safety (1958)
Actor
Main Line to Terror (1975)
Actor
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender (1959)
Actor
Holiday in Tokyo (1958)
as Journalist
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (1963)
as Eburi's older brother
Kill the Killer! (1961)
as Otaki (President of Otaki Construction)
Big Shots Die at Dawn (1961)
Actor
Ant Hell War (1964)
Actor
A Man in the Storm (1957)
Actor
University Bandits (1960)
Actor
This Love Costs 50 Million Yen (1954)
Actor
One Night of Love (1954)
as Hayata
Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship (1977)
as Captain Gomes
Man Against Man (1960)
as Toriumi
Saga of the Vagabonds (1959)
as Jiro Hidekuni
Sazae-san's Marriage (1959)
as Tomioka (Etsuko's groom)
Young Challengers (1968)
as Asakawa
Challenge to Live (1961)
Actor
A Brother and His Sister (1956)
as Michio
Itsuko to sono haha (1954)
as Kozo Miyoshi
The Human Revolution (1973)
Actor
Faraway Man (1957)
Actor
Geisha in the Old City (1957)
as Sashichi
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (1957)
as Count Arishima
Tactics of Love (1955)
Actor
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay (1966)
as Omasa
Sensation Seekers (1963)
Actor
風来忍法帖 八方破れ (1968)
Actor
Money Is Most Important (1964)
Actor
Ironfinger (1965)
as Komori
Travels of Lord Mito (1969)
as Geki Kurokawa
Ôban (1957)
Actor
The Wicked Boy (1956)
Actor
Stray Sheep (1955)
as Sugimoto
Youth Season (1962)
Actor
At This Late Date, the Charleston (1981)
as City Employee
The Lone Journey (1955)
as Horikoshi no Masakichi
Mission to Annihilate the Underworld (1965)
Actor
The Rabble (1964)
Actor
Rainy Night Duel (1956)
as Shunsuke Iba
Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass (1955)
Actor
Examination Hell (1982)
Actor
Eacape of Fear (1956)
as Junkichi Nakata
Three Generations of Company Presidents (1956)
Actor
The Weed of Crime (1962)
Actor
A Woman in Danger (1982)
Actor
Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1 (1962)
Actor
Imaginary Paradise (1968)
Actor
Devices Stronger Than Women (1963)
as Rokusuke Sakai (CM Song Lyricist)
Crazy Big Explosion (1969)
Actor
Girls in the Orchard (1953)
Actor
Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1 (1960)
Actor
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 (1957)
as Tokuoka
Structure of Hate (1961)
Actor
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II (1958)
as Tomonori
A Smell of Money (1965)
Actor
Last Days of the Samurai (1957)
Actor
3 Dolls in College (1959)
as Iwafune
風来忍法帖 (1965)
Actor
Siege of Fort Bismarck (1963)
Actor
No Response from Car 33 (1955)
Actor
Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda! (1967)
Actor
Underwater Murder (1958)
as Detective Makimo
Taming an Unruly Girl (1966)
Actor
Tiger Flight (1964)
Actor
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club (1969)
as Furansu
Adventure in Kigan Castle (1966)
as Chamberlain
Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn (1955)
Actor
L'Essayage (1969)
Actor
Even The Mighty Shed Tears (1953)
as Ryusaku Nishikawa
Female Detective Story: S.O.S Woman (1958)
Actor
Flower's Yearning (1958)
Actor
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero (1964)
Actor
Summer in Eclipse (1956)
Actor
The Luckiest Dai (1957)
Actor
Showdown on Pier No.3 (1960)
as Jōta
The Last Escape (1957)
as Son
The Fighter in the Ring (1956)
Actor
The Sea of Sparta (1983)
Actor
The Forbidden Scoop (1960)
Actor
The Little Actress (1958)
Actor
Wharf with the Weeping Girl (1956)
as Henchman Ken