Portrait of Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Acting

Biography

Akihiko Hirata ( 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Akihiko Hirata, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: December 26, 1927

Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea

Filmography

2002
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla

as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)

1995
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)

1987
Fugitive Alien

as Space Command official

1984
Sayonara Jupiter

as Dr. Inoue Ryutarou

1982
Brain 17

as Captain Roper

1980
Port Arthur

as Gaishi Nagaoka

1979
Dog of Fortune

as Kan Aizawa

1977
The War in Space

as Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi

1977
Daitetsujin 17

as Captain Gomez

1977
Godzilla

as Dr. Serizawa

1976
Enban Sensou Bankid

as Commander Guzare

1975
Terror of Mechagodzilla

as Dr. Shinzô Mafune

1974
Prophecies of Nostradamus

as Environmental scientist #1

1974
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

as Professor Hideto Miyajima

1970
1969
Travels of Lord Mito

as Geki Kurokawa

1969
Battle of the Japan Sea

as Staff Officer Tsunoda

1969
Latitude Zero

as Dr. Sugata

1969
Samurai Banners

as Suwa Yorishige

1968
1968
Admiral Yamamoto

as Staff Officer Watanabe

1967
Son of Godzilla

as Fujisaki

1967
Japan's Longest Day

as Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group

1967
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature

as Professor Iwamoto (uncredited)

1967
1967
The Killing Bottle

as Man With Turkish Hat

1966
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

as Red Bamboo Captain Ryui

1966
Ultraman

as Dr. Iwamoto

1966
1966
1965
Ironfinger

as Komori

1965
The White Rose of Hong Kong

as Secretary Asano

1965
1965
Samurai Assassin

as Sohei Masui

1964
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

as Chief Detective Okita

1964
Whirlwind

as Ryutaro Inoue

1963
Atragon

as Mu Agent #23

1963
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

as Eburi's older brother

1963
Young Guy in Hawaii

as 戸井田教授

1963
King Kong vs. Godzilla

as Dr. Shigezawa (uncredited)

1963
Devices Stronger Than Women

as Rokusuke Sakai (CM Song Lyricist)

1963
Attack Squadron

as Senda's Aide

1962
Varan the Unbelievable

as Dr. Fujimora

1962
King Kong vs. Godzilla

as Dr. Shigezawa

1962
Operation Sewer Rats

as Captain Sugiyama

1962
Gorath

as Endô

1962
Sanjuro

as Samurai

1961
1961
Mothra

as Doctor

1961
Kill the Killer!

as Otaki (President of Otaki Construction)

1961
Daredevil in the Castle

as Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida

1960
Get 'em All

as Kozo Kinugawa

1960
Man Against Man

as Toriumi

1960
The Storm of the Pacific

as Fleet Staff Officer

1960
The Secret of the Telegian

as Inspector Kobayashi

1960
The Lost Alibi

as Kishimoto

1960
The Last Gunfight

as Susumu Tendo

1959
The Three Treasures

as Kibino Takehiko

1959
Saga of the Vagabonds

as Jiro Hidekuni

1959
Samurai Saga

as Akaboshi

1958
Varan

as Dr. Fujimora

1958
The H-Man

as Inspector Tominaga

1958
Holiday in Tokyo

as Journalist

1957
The Mysterians

as Ryoichi Shiraishi

1957
Rodan! The Flying Monster

as Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

1957
1957
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

as Count Arishima

1957
1957
1956
Rodan

as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

1956
Eacape of Fear

as Junkichi Nakata

1956
1956
Rainy Night Duel

as Shunsuke Iba

1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)

1955
The Lone Journey

as Horikoshi no Masakichi

1954
Godzilla

as Daisuke Serizawa

1954
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

as Seijuro Yoshioka

1954
Itsuko to sono haha

as Kozo Miyoshi

1954
Farewell Rabaul

as First lieutenant Noguchi

1953
Even The Mighty Shed Tears

as Ryusaku Nishikawa

1953
1953
The Last Embrace

as Yamaoka (Sandaime)