Akihiko Hirata
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Godzilla
1954
as Daisuke Serizawa
Attack Squadron
1963
as Senda's Aide
Chûshingura
1962
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
as Dr. Shigezawa
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995
as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
as Chief Detective Okita
Station
1981
Sanjuro
1962
as Samurai
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
2002
as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Imperial Navy
1981
Port Arthur
1980
as Gaishi Nagaoka
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
as Seijuro Yoshioka
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1974
as Professor Hideto Miyajima
Admiral Yamamoto
1968
as Staff Officer Watanabe
Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
as Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
Terror of Mechagodzilla
1975
as Dr. Shinzô Mafune
The Mysterians
1957
as Ryoichi Shiraishi
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
as Tomonori