Akihiko Hirata
Known for Acting · 174 credits
- Born
- 1927-12-26
- Died
- 1984-07-25
- Place of birth
- 日本, 東京都
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
TV Shows (7)
Movies (167)
Godzilla
1954
as Daisuke Serizawa
The Imperial Navy
1981
Sanjuro
1962
as Samurai
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
as Chief Detective Okita
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995
as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
as Dr. Shigezawa
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
as Dr. Serizawa
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
2002
as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Port Arthur
1980
as Gaishi Nagaoka
Rodan
1956
as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Son of Godzilla
1967
as Fujisaki
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
as Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
Godzilla
1977
as Dr. Serizawa
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1974
as Professor Hideto Miyajima
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974
as Environmental scientist #1
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
as Seijuro Yoshioka
Mothra
1961
as Doctor
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
Daredevil in the Castle
1961
as Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida
Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group
Samurai Assassin
1965
as Sohei Masui
Terror of Mechagodzilla
1975
as Dr. Shinzô Mafune
Admiral Yamamoto
1968
as Staff Officer Watanabe
The Three Treasures
1959
as Kibino Takehiko
Atragon
1963
as Mu Agent #23
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
as Dr. Shigezawa (uncredited)
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
as Dr. Serizawa
The H-Man
1958
as Inspector Tominaga
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
as Seijuro Yoshioka
Rise Against the Sword
1966
as Asakura
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
as Staff Officer Tsunoda
Chûshingura
1962
Gorath
1962
as Endô
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
1967
as Professor Iwamoto (uncredited)
Big Shots Die at Dawn
1961
The Militarists
1970
as Tomita
Latitude Zero
1969
as Dr. Sugata
The Mysterians
1957
as Ryoichi Shiraishi
A Man in the Storm
1957
Station
1981
Sayonara Jupiter
1984
as Dr. Inoue Ryutarou
Samurai Banners
1969
as Suwa Yorishige
Main Line to Terror
1975
The Storm of the Pacific
1960
as Fleet Staff Officer
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958
as Tomonori
Dog of Fortune
1979
as Kan Aizawa
The Secret of the Telegian
1960
as Inspector Kobayashi
The Family
1974
Rodan! The Flying Monster
1957
as Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
The Retreat from Kiska
1965
as Dr. Kudo
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
as Journalist
Varan the Unbelievable
1962
as Dr. Fujimora
Varan
1958
as Dr. Fujimora
The Lost Alibi
1960
as Kishimoto
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
1979
as Iwamoto
Attack Squadron
1963
as Senda's Aide
The War in Space
1977
as Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
Saga of the Vagabonds
1959
as Jiro Hidekuni
Nomugi Pass
1979
Farewell Rabaul
1954
as First lieutenant Noguchi
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959
Blueprint of Murder
1961
Girls of the Night
1961
as Shima
Ant Hell War
1964
The Mad Atlantic
1966
as Nozaki
The Killing Bottle
1967
as Man With Turkish Hat
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
as Tomonori
Travels of Lord Mito
1969
as Geki Kurokawa
The Last Gunfight
1960
as Susumu Tendo
The Human Revolution
1973
Blood on the Sea
1961
Westward Desperado
1960
The Big Boss
1959
The Rabble
1964
Last Days of the Samurai
1957
Mr. Pu
1953
Man Against Man
1960
as Toriumi
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1970
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
1957
At This Late Date, the Charleston
1981
as City Employee
Stray Sheep
1955
as Sugimoto
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
1959
Get 'em All
1960
as Kozo Kinugawa
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
1977
The Last Embrace
1953
as Yamaoka (Sandaime)
Ironfinger
1965
as Komori
Siege of Fort Bismarck
1963
Mission to Annihilate the Underworld
1965
Crazy Big Explosion
1969
Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1
1962
風来忍法帖
1965
Kojiro
1967
Zero Fighter
1976
The Lone Journey
1955
as Horikoshi no Masakichi
Operation Sewer Rats
1962
as Captain Sugiyama
Youth Season
1962
Fugitive Alien
1987
as Space Command official
Adventure in Kigan Castle
1966
as Chamberlain
3 Dolls in College
1959
as Iwafune
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
1969
as Furansu
The Last Days of Planet Earth
1981
as Botanist
Young Challengers
1968
as Asakawa
Rainy Night Duel
1956
as Shunsuke Iba
Operation Mad Dog
1963
Brain 17
1982
as Captain Roper
Ôban
1957
A Smell of Money
1965
Tactics of Love
1955
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957
as Count Arishima
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
1963
as Eburi's older brother
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
A Brother and His Sister
1956
as Michio
A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister
1957
A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye
1957
Tiger Flight
1964
University Bandits
1960
Challenge to Live
1961
The Merciless Trap
1961
Imaginary Paradise
1968
A Woman in Danger
1982
About Akihiko Hirata
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. With 174 credits spanning from 1953 to 2002, Akihiko Hirata has appeared in 167 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Akihiko Hirata Movies
- Godzilla (1954) — as Daisuke Serizawa
- The Imperial Navy (1981)
- Sanjuro (1962) — as Samurai
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) — as Chief Detective Okita
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) — as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
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