Akihiko Hirata
Known for ActingBorn 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.
Known for
Godzilla
1954 · as Daisuke Serizawa
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995 · as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · as Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
2002 · as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966 · as Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964 · as Chief Detective Okita
Sanjuro
1962 · as Samurai
Rodan
1956 · as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954 · as Seijuro Yoshioka
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1974 · as Professor Hideto Miyajima
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956 · as Dr. Serizawa
Bloodthirsty Hawk
1977 · as Doctor Jia (uncredited)
Son of Godzilla
1967 · as Fujisaki
Mothra
1961 · as Doctor
Terror of Mechagodzilla
1975 · as Dr. Shinzô Mafune
Port Arthur
1980 · as Gaishi Nagaoka
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956 · as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
Gorath
1962 · as Endô