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
Sanjuro
1962
as Samurai
The Imperial Navy
1981
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995
as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
as Dr. Serizawa
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
as Dr. Shigezawa
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
as Chief Detective Okita
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1974
as Professor Hideto Miyajima
Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
2002
as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mothra
1961
as Doctor
Son of Godzilla
1967
as Fujisaki
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
as Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
Rodan
1956
as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Port Arthur
1980
as Gaishi Nagaoka
Godzilla
1977
as Dr. Serizawa
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
as Seijuro Yoshioka
Terror of Mechagodzilla
1975
as Dr. Shinzô Mafune
Samurai Assassin
1965
as Sohei Masui
Chûshingura
1962
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
as Dr. Serizawa
Atragon
1963
as Mu Agent #23
Admiral Yamamoto
1968
as Staff Officer Watanabe
Daredevil in the Castle
1961
as Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
as Dr. Shigezawa (uncredited)
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974
as Environmental scientist #1
The Storm of the Pacific
1960
as Fleet Staff Officer
The Mysterians
1957
as Ryoichi Shiraishi
The H-Man
1958
as Inspector Tominaga
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
as Seijuro Yoshioka
The Militarists
1970
as Tomita
The Three Treasures
1959
as Kibino Takehiko
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
1967
as Professor Iwamoto (uncredited)
Latitude Zero
1969
as Dr. Sugata
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
as Staff Officer Tsunoda
Gorath
1962
as Endô
The Retreat from Kiska
1965
as Dr. Kudo
Station
1981
Samurai Banners
1969
as Suwa Yorishige
The Killing Bottle
1967
as Man With Turkish Hat
Rise Against the Sword
1966
as Asakura
A Man in the Storm
1957
Main Line to Terror
1975
Sayonara Jupiter
1984
as Dr. Inoue Ryutarou
The Last Gunfight
1960
as Susumu Tendo
Dog of Fortune
1979
as Kan Aizawa
The Secret of the Telegian
1960
as Inspector Kobayashi
Big Shots Die at Dawn
1961
Varan
1958
as Dr. Fujimora
Attack Squadron
1963
as Senda's Aide
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
1979
as Iwamoto
Siege of Fort Bismarck
1963
Rodan! The Flying Monster
1957
as Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Nomugi Pass
1979
Varan the Unbelievable
1962
as Dr. Fujimora
Get 'em All
1960
as Kozo Kinugawa
Saga of the Vagabonds
1959
as Jiro Hidekuni
Westward Desperado
1960
Farewell Rabaul
1954
as First lieutenant Noguchi
The Last Days of Planet Earth
1981
as Botanist
Mr. Pu
1953
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
as Tomonori
The War in Space
1977
as Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
The Family
1974
Mission to Annihilate the Underworld
1965
The Mad Atlantic
1966
as Nozaki
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
1959
The Lost Alibi
1960
as Kishimoto
Girls of the Night
1961
as Shima
Blueprint of Murder
1961
The Big Boss
1959
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
1957
Tiger Flight
1964
At This Late Date, the Charleston
1981
as City Employee
The White Rose of Hong Kong
1965
as Secretary Asano
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
1963
as Eburi's older brother
Last Days of the Samurai
1957
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
as Journalist
Ironfinger
1965
as Komori
Stray Sheep
1955
as Sugimoto
The Human Revolution
1973
Adventure in Kigan Castle
1966
as Chamberlain
Crazy Big Explosion
1969
Ant Hell War
1964
The Lone Journey
1955
as Horikoshi no Masakichi
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958
as Tomonori
Brain 17
1982
as Captain Roper
Young Guy in Hawaii
1963
as 戸井田教授
Kojiro
1967
Young Challengers
1968
as Asakawa
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
1977
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
1957
as Tokuoka
Ôban
1957
Three Generations of Company Presidents
1956
Man Against Man
1960
as Toriumi
Whirlwind
1964
as Ryutaro Inoue
Travels of Lord Mito
1969
as Geki Kurokawa
A Smell of Money
1965
Tactics of Love
1955
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
1969
as Furansu
Rainy Night Duel
1956
as Shunsuke Iba
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957
as Count Arishima
Blood on the Sea
1961
Fugitive Alien
1987
as Space Command official
Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1
1962
Itsuko to sono haha
1954
as Kozo Miyoshi
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957
as Arishima
Operation Enemy Fort
1962
Revive! Ultraman
1996
A Woman in Danger
1982
風来忍法帖
1965
Structure of Hate
1961
Operation Sewer Rats
1962
as Captain Sugiyama
The Rabble
1964
Examination Hell
1982
Legend of the Cat Monster
1983
as Producer
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1970
Imaginary Paradise
1968
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
- Sanjuro (1962) — as Samurai
- The Imperial Navy (1981)
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) — as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) — as Dr. Serizawa
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