Acting
Akihiko Hirata
JA, EN, IT, ZH cinema · 182 credits
Born
26 December 1927
Died
25 July 1984 (aged 56)
Birthplace
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
Filmography
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
Fugitive Alien
as Space Command official
Sayonara Jupiter
as Dr. Inoue Ryutarou
Legend of the Cat Monster
as Producer
Brain 17
as Captain Roper
Station
Actor
At This Late Date, the Charleston
as City Employee
Port Arthur
as Gaishi Nagaoka
Dog of Fortune
as Kan Aizawa
Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship
as Captain Gomes
The War in Space
as Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
Godzilla
as Dr. Serizawa
Bloodthirsty Hawk
as Doctor Jia (uncredited)
Terror of Mechagodzilla
as Dr. Shinzô Mafune
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
as Professor Hideto Miyajima
Prophecies of Nostradamus
as Environmental scientist #1
The Human Revolution
as Lawyer Watanabe
The Militarists
as Tomita
Travels of Lord Mito
as Geki Kurokawa
Latitude Zero
as Dr. Sugata
Samurai Banners
as Suwa Yorishige
Battle of the Japan Sea
as Staff Officer Tsunoda
Admiral Yamamoto
as Staff Officer Watanabe
Young Challengers
as Asakawa
Japan's Longest Day
as Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group
Son of Godzilla
as Fujisaki
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
as Professor Iwamoto (uncredited)
Kojiro
Actor
The Killing Bottle
as Man With Turkish Hat
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
Adventure in Kigan Castle
as Chamberlain
The Mad Atlantic
as Nozaki
Rise Against the Sword
as Asakura
Samurai Assassin
as Sohei Masui
Ironfinger
as Komori
The Retreat from Kiska
as Dr. Kudo
The White Rose of Hong Kong
as Secretary Asano
Whirlwind
as Ryutaro Inoue
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Chief Detective Okita
Atragon
as Mu Agent #23
Attack Squadron
as Senda's Aide
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
as Eburi's older brother
King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Dr. Kenji Shigezawa (uncredited)
Young Guy in Hawaii
as 戸井田教授
Devices Stronger Than Women
as Rokusuke Sakai (CM Song Lyricist)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa
Gorath
as Endô
Sanjuro
as Samurai
Varan the Unbelievable
as Dr. Fujimora
Operation Sewer Rats
as Captain Sugiyama
Mothra
as Doctor
Daredevil in the Castle
as Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida
Girls of the Night
as Shima
Kill the Killer!
as Otaki (President of Otaki Construction)
The Secret of the Telegian
as Inspector Kobayashi
The Last Gunfight
as Susumu Tendo
The Lost Alibi
as Kishimoto
Man Against Man
as Toriumi
Get 'em All
as Kozo Kinugawa
The Storm of the Pacific
as Fleet Staff Officer
Sazae-san's Marriage
as Tomioka (Etsuko's groom)
Samurai Saga
as Akaboshi
Saga of the Vagabonds
as Jiro Hidekuni
The Big Boss
as Sudo
The Three Treasures
as Kibino Takehiko
3 Dolls in College
as Iwafune
The H-Man
as Inspector Tominaga
人喰海女
1958
Underwater Murder
as Detective Makimo
Varan
as Dr. Fujimora
Holiday in Tokyo
as Journalist
The Mysterians
as Ryoichi Shiraishi
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
as Arishima
Ôban
Actor
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
as Count Arishima
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
as Dr. Serizawa
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
as Tomonori
Geisha in the Old City
as Sashichi
Rodan! The Flying Monster
as Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as Dr. Serizawa
Rodan
as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Rainy Night Duel
as Shunsuke Iba
Eacape of Fear
as Junkichi Nakata
Wharf with the Weeping Girl
as Henchman Ken
A Brother and His Sister
as Michio
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Seijuro Yoshioka
夏目漱石の三四郎
1955
Stray Sheep
as Sugimoto
The Lone Journey
as Horikoshi no Masakichi
Godzilla
as Daisuke Serizawa
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
as Seijuro Yoshioka
Farewell Rabaul
as First lieutenant Noguchi
Itsuko to sono haha
as Kozo Miyoshi
One Night of Love
as Hayata
Mr. Pu
Actor
The Last Embrace
as Yamaoka (Sandaime)
Even The Mighty Shed Tears
as Ryusaku Nishikawa