
Akihiko Hirata
December 26, 1927 (97 years old) in Seoul, Korea
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2002 · Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1996 · Revive! Ultraman as
- 1995 · Godzilla vs. Destoroyah as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
- 1987 · Fugitive Alien as Space Command official
- 1984 · Sayonara Jupiter as Dr. Inoue Ryutarou
- 1983 · The Sea of Sparta as
- 1982 · Brain 17 as Captain Roper
- 1982 · A Woman in Danger as
- 1977 · Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu as
- 1977 · Tora-san Meets His Lordship as
- 1977 · Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship as Captain Gomes
- 1977 · Daitetsujin 17 as Captain Gomez
- 1976 · Enban Sensou Bankid as Commander Guzare
- 1973 · The Human Revolution as
- 1972 · Warrior of Love Rainbowman as Mr. K
- 1970 · The Militarists as Tomita
- 1969 · The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club as Furansu
- 1969 · Travels of Lord Mito as Geki Kurokawa
- 1968 · 空想天国 as
- 1966 · The Mad Atlantic as Nozaki
- 1965 · A Smell of Money as
- 1965 · Ankokugai zenmetsu sakusen as
- 1963 · Operation Mad Dog as
- 1962 · Wakai kisetsu as
- 1962 · Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1 as
- 1962 · Ai no uzu shio as
- 1961 · The Merciless Trap as
- 1960 · Get 'em All as Kozo Kinugawa
- 1959 · I Want to Be a Shellfish as
- 1959 · Sazae-san's Marriage as
- 1958 · Underwater Murder as Detective Makimo
- 1957 · Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen as Arishima
- 1957 · Rodan! The Flying Monster! as Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
- 1957 · Geisha in the Old City as Sashichi
- 1957 · Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen as Count Arishima
- 1957 · Last Days of the Samurai as
- 1957 · The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2) as
- 1957 · Ôban as
- 1955 · No Response from Car 33 as
- Future · Downtown Story as
- 1983 · Legend of the Cat Monster as Producer
- 1982 · Examination Hell as
- 1982 · 受験地獄 as
- 1981 · At This Late Date, the Charleston as City Employee
- 1981 · Station as
- 1981 · The Imperial Navy as
- 1981 · The Last Days of Planet Earth as Botanist
- 1980 · Port Arthur as Gaishi Nagaoka
- 1979 · Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle as Iwamoto
- 1979 · Nomugi Pass as
- 1979 · Dog of Fortune as Kan Aizawa
- 1977 · The War in Space as Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
- 1977 · Godzilla as Dr. Serizawa
- 1976 · Zero Fighter as
- 1975 · Main Line to Terror as
- 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 · クレージーの殴り込み清水港 as
- 1969 · Battle of the Japan Sea as Staff Officer Tsunoda
- 1969 · Latitude Zero as Dr. Sugata
- 1969 · Crazy Big Explosion as
- 1969 · Samurai Banners as Suwa Yorishige
- 1968 · Young Challengers as Asakawa
- 1968 · Admiral Yamamoto as Staff Officer Watanabe
- 1968 · 風来忍法帖 八方破れ as
- 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 · Kojiro as
- 1967 · The Killing Bottle as Man With Turkish Hat
- 1966 · Ebirah, Horror of the Deep as Capt. Yamoto
- 1966 · Rise Against the Sword as Asakura
- 1966 · Ultraman as Dr. Iwamoto
- 1966 · Adventure in Kigan Castle as Chamberlain
- 1966 · The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay as Omasa
- 1965 · Ironfinger as Komori
- 1965 · The Retreat from Kiska as Dr. Kudo
- 1965 · 風来忍法帖 as
- 1965 · Samurai Assassin as Sohei Masui
- 1964 · Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster as Chief Detective Okita
- 1964 · Garakuta as
- 1964 · Whirlwind as Ryutaro Inoue
- 1963 · Atragon as Mu Agent #23
- 1963 · The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman as Eburi's older brother
- 1963 · The Young Ace in Hawaii as 戸井田教授
- 1963 · King Kong vs. Godzilla as Dr. Shigezawa (uncredited)
- 1963 · Siege of Fort Bismarck as
- 1963 · Attack Squadron as Senda's Aide
- 1962 · The Weed of Crime as
- 1962 · Varan the Unbelievable as Dr. Fujimora
- 1962 · Chûshingura as
- 1962 · Operation Enemy Fort as
- 1962 · King Kong vs. Godzilla as Dr. Shigezawa
- 1962 · Operation Sewer Rats as Captain Sugiyama
- 1962 · Gorath as Endô
- 1962 · Sanjuro as Samurai
- 1961 · Structure of Hate as
- 1961 · Girls of the Night as Shima
- 1961 · Blood on the Sea as
- 1961 · Mothra as Doctor
- 1961 · Challenge to Live as
- 1961 · Big Shots Die at Dawn as
- 1961 · Daredevil in the Castle as Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida
- 1961 · Blueprint of Murder as
- 1960 · Westward Desperado as
- 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 · Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender as
- 1959 · Samurai Saga as Akaboshi
- 1959 · The Big Boss as
- 1958 · Varan as Dr. Fujimora, bomb expert
- 1958 · The H-Man as Inspector Tominaga
- 1958 · A Holiday in Tokyo as Journalist
- 1958 · Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II as Tomonori
- 1957 · The Mysterians as Ryoichi Shiraishi
- 1957 · A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister as
- 1957 · A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 as Tokuoka
- 1957 · A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 as
- 1957 · A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye as
- 1957 · Yagyu Secret Scrolls as Tomonori
- 1957 · Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean as Dr. Serizawa
- 1957 · A Man in the Storm as
- 1956 · Rodan as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
- 1956 · はりきり社長 as
- 1956 · Godzilla, King of the Monsters! as Dr. Serizawa
- 1956 · Rainy Night Duel as Shunsuke Iba
- 1956 · Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
- 1955 · Tactics of Love as
- 1955 · Stray Sheep as Sugimoto
- 1955 · The Lone Journey as Horikoshi no Masakichi
- 1955 · Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple as Seijuro Yoshioka
- 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 · Girls in the Orchard as
- 1953 · Mr. Pu as
- 1953 · The Last Embrace as Yamaoka (Sandaime)