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Akihiko Hirata

Born 1927-12-26

Died 1984-07-25

📍 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.

Filmography 164

Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla

as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)

Revive! Ultraman

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)

as Space Command official

Sayonara Jupiter

as Dr. Inoue Ryutarou

The Sea of Sparta

Legend of the Cat Monster

as Captain Roper

A Woman in Danger

Examination Hell

At This Late Date, the Charleston

as City Employee

The Imperial Navy

The Last Days of Planet Earth

as Gaishi Nagaoka

The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation

Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle

The War in Space

as Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi

Bloodthirsty Hawk

as Doctor Jia (uncredited)

Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu

Tora-san Meets His Lordship

Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship

as Captain Gomes

as Captain Gomez

as Dr. Serizawa

Enban Sensou Bankid

as Commander Guzare

Main Line to Terror

Terror of Mechagodzilla

as Dr. Shinzô Mafune

Prophecies of Nostradamus

as Environmental scientist #1

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

as Professor Hideto Miyajima

The Human Revolution

Warrior of Love Rainbowman

The Militarists

Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor

The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club

Travels of Lord Mito

as Geki Kurokawa

Battle of the Japan Sea

as Staff Officer Tsunoda

Crazy Big Explosion

Samurai Banners

as Suwa Yorishige

Young Challengers

Imaginary Paradise

Admiral Yamamoto

as Staff Officer Watanabe

風来忍法帖　八方破れ

Son of Godzilla

Japan's Longest Day

as Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group

Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature

as Professor Iwamoto (uncredited)

Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!

The Killing Bottle

as Man With Turkish Hat

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

as Red Bamboo Captain Ryui

The Mad Atlantic

Adventure in Kigan Castle

Rise Against the Sword

The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay

The White Rose of Hong Kong

as Secretary Asano

The Retreat from Kiska

風来忍法帖

Samurai Assassin

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

as Chief Detective Okita

Money Is Most Important

Legend of the Irresponsible Hero

as Ryutaro Inoue

as Mu Agent #23

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

as Eburi's older brother

Operation Mad Dog

Young Guy in Hawaii

as 戸井田教授

King Kong vs. Godzilla

as Dr. Shigezawa (uncredited)

Siege of Fort Bismarck

Sensation Seekers

Devices Stronger Than Women

as Rokusuke Sakai (CM Song Lyricist)

Attack Squadron

as Senda's Aide

The Weed of Crime

Varan the Unbelievable

as Dr. Fujimora

Operation Enemy Fort

King Kong vs. Godzilla

as Dr. Shigezawa

Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1

Operation Sewer Rats

as Captain Sugiyama

Whirlpool of Love

Structure of Hate

Girls of the Night

Blood on the Sea

Kill the Killer!

as Otaki (President of Otaki Construction)

Challenge to Live

Big Shots Die at Dawn

The Merciless Trap

Daredevil in the Castle

as Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida

Blueprint of Murder

as Kozo Kinugawa

Westward Desperado

Man Against Man

University Bandits

The Storm of the Pacific

as Fleet Staff Officer

Showdown on Pier No.3

The Secret of the Telegian

as Inspector Kobayashi

Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1

The Forbidden Scoop

The Last Gunfight

as Susumu Tendo

The Three Treasures

as Kibino Takehiko

Saga of the Vagabonds

as Jiro Hidekuni

Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender

I Want to Be a Shellfish

3 Dolls in College

Sazae-san's Marriage

as Dr. Fujimora

Female Detective Story: S.O.S Woman

as Inspector Tominaga

Holiday in Tokyo

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

as Ryoichi Shiraishi

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

Rodan! The Flying Monster

as Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

Geisha in the Old City

A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

as Count Arishima

Last Days of the Samurai

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye

Yagyu Secret Scrolls

The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

as Dr. Serizawa

A Man in the Storm

as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

Summer in Eclipse

A Brother and His Sister

as Junkichi Nakata

Three Generations of Company Presidents

Wharf with the Weeping Girl

as Henchman Ken

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

as Dr. Serizawa

Rainy Night Duel

as Shunsuke Iba

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)

Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn

Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass

Tactics of Love

The Lone Journey

as Horikoshi no Masakichi

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

as Seijuro Yoshioka

No Response from Car 33

as Daisuke Serizawa

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

as Seijuro Yoshioka

Itsuko to sono haha

as Kozo Miyoshi

Farewell Rabaul

as First lieutenant Noguchi

Even The Mighty Shed Tears

as Ryusaku Nishikawa

Girls in the Orchard

The Last Embrace

as Yamaoka (Sandaime)