Akihiko Hirata
Actor
Born December 26, 1927 in 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.
Filmography
Downtown Story
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Revive! Ultraman
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
Fugitive Alien
Space Command official
Sayonara Jupiter
Dr. Inoue Ryutarou
The Sea of Sparta
Legend of the Cat Monster
Producer
Brain 17
Captain Roper
A Woman in Danger
Examination Hell
At This Late Date, the Charleston
City Employee
Station
The Imperial Navy
The Last Days of Planet Earth
Botanist
Port Arthur
Gaishi Nagaoka
The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
Iwamoto
Nomugi Pass
Dog of Fortune
Kan Aizawa
The War in Space
Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
Bloodthirsty Hawk
Doctor Jia (uncredited)
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship
Captain Gomes
Daitetsujin 17
Captain Gomez
Godzilla
Dr. Serizawa
Flying Saucer War Bankid
Commander Guzare
Zero Fighter
Main Line to Terror
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Dr. Shinzô Mafune
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Environmental scientist #1
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Professor Hideto Miyajima
The Family
The Human Revolution
Warrior of Love Rainbowman
Mr. K
The Militarists
Tomita
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
Furansu
Travels of Lord Mito
Geki Kurokawa
Battle of the Japan Sea
Staff Officer Tsunoda
Latitude Zero
Dr. Sugata
Crazy Big Explosion
Samurai Banners
Suwa Yorishige
Young Challengers
Asakawa
Imaginary Paradise
Admiral Yamamoto
Staff Officer Watanabe
風来忍法帖 八方破れ
Son of Godzilla
Fujisaki
Japan's Longest Day
Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
Professor Iwamoto (uncredited)
Kojiro
Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!
The Killing Bottle
Man With Turkish Hat
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
Ultraman
Dr. Iwamoto
The Mad Atlantic
Nozaki
Adventure in Kigan Castle
Chamberlain
Rise Against the Sword
Asakura
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
Omasa
Ironfinger
Komori
The White Rose of Hong Kong
Secretary Asano
The Retreat from Kiska
Dr. Kudo
風来忍法帖
Samurai Assassin
Sohei Masui
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Chief Detective Okita
Money Is Most Important
The Rabble
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
Ant Hell War
Tiger Flight
Whirlwind
Ryutaro Inoue
Atragon
Mu Agent #23
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
Eburi's older brother
Operation Mad Dog
Young Guy in Hawaii
戸井田教授
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Dr. Kenji Shigezawa (uncredited)
Siege of Fort Bismarck
Sensation Seekers
Devices Stronger Than Women
Rokusuke Sakai (CM Song Lyricist)
Attack Squadron
Senda's Aide
The Weed of Crime
Varan the Unbelievable
Dr. Fujimora
Chûshingura
Youth Season
Operation Enemy Fort
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa
Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1
Operation Sewer Rats
Captain Sugiyama
Whirlpool of Love
Gorath
Endô
Sanjuro
Samurai
Structure of Hate
Girls of the Night
Shima
Blood on the Sea
Mothra
Doctor
Kill the Killer!
Otaki (President of Otaki Construction)
Challenge to Live
Big Shots Die at Dawn
The Merciless Trap
Daredevil in the Castle
Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida
Blueprint of Murder
Get 'em All
Kozo Kinugawa
Westward Desperado
Man Against Man
Toriumi
University Bandits
The Storm of the Pacific
Fleet Staff Officer
Showdown on Pier No.3
Jōta
The Secret of the Telegian
Inspector Kobayashi
Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1
The Lost Alibi
Kishimoto
The Forbidden Scoop
The Last Gunfight
Susumu Tendo
The Three Treasures
Kibino Takehiko
Saga of the Vagabonds
Jiro Hidekuni
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
Samurai Saga
Akaboshi
I Want to Be a Shellfish
3 Dolls in College
Iwafune
The Big Boss
Sazae-san's Marriage
Varan
Dr. Fujimora
Female Detective Story: S.O.S Woman
The H-Man
Inspector Tominaga
Holiday in Tokyo
Journalist
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
Tomonori
The Mysterians
Ryoichi Shiraishi
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Arishima
Rodan! The Flying Monster
Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Geisha in the Old City
Sashichi
A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister
The Last Escape
Son
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Count Arishima
Last Days of the Samurai
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
Tokuoka
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Tomonori
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Dr. Serizawa
Ôban
A Man in the Storm
The Luckiest Dai
Rodan
Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Summer in Eclipse
A Brother and His Sister
Michio
Eacape of Fear
Junkichi Nakata
Three Generations of Company Presidents
The Wicked Boy
Wharf with the Weeping Girl
Henchman Ken
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Dr. Serizawa
Rainy Night Duel
Shunsuke Iba
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn
Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass
Tactics of Love
The Lone Journey
Horikoshi no Masakichi
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Seijuro Yoshioka
No Response from Car 33
Godzilla
Daisuke Serizawa
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Seijuro Yoshioka
Itsuko to sono haha
Kozo Miyoshi
Farewell Rabaul
First lieutenant Noguchi
One Night of Love
Hayata
Even The Mighty Shed Tears
Ryusaku Nishikawa
Girls in the Orchard
Mr. Pu
The Last Embrace
Yamaoka (Sandaime)