Akihiko Hirata
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.
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Movies (45)
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Revive! Ultraman
1996
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
1995
Fugitive Alien
as Space Command official
1987
Sayonara Jupiter
as Dr. Inoue Ryutarou
1984
The Sea of Sparta
1983
Legend of the Cat Monster
as Producer
1983
Brain 17
as Captain Roper
1982
A Woman in Danger
1982
Examination Hell
1982
At This Late Date, the Charleston
as City Employee
1981
Station
1981
The Imperial Navy
1981
The Last Days of Planet Earth
as Botanist
1981
Port Arthur
as Gaishi Nagaoka
1980
The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
1980
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
as Iwamoto
1979
Nomugi Pass
1979
Dog of Fortune
as Kan Aizawa
1979
The War in Space
as Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
1977
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
1977
Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship
as Captain Gomes
1977
Godzilla
as Dr. Serizawa
1977
Zero Fighter
1976
Main Line to Terror
1975
Terror of Mechagodzilla
as Dr. Shinzô Mafune
1975
Prophecies of Nostradamus
as Environmental scientist #1
1974
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
as Professor Hideto Miyajima
1974
The Family
1974
The Human Revolution
1973
The Militarists
as Tomita
1970
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1970
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
as Furansu
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
Crazy Big Explosion
1969
Samurai Banners
as Suwa Yorishige
1969
Young Challengers
as Asakawa
1968
Imaginary Paradise
1968
Admiral Yamamoto
as Staff Officer Watanabe
1968
風来忍法帖 八方破れ
1968
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
