Akihiko Hirata
Acting1927日本, 東京都
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.
Known For
Godzilla
Daisuke Serizawa
Sanjuro
Samurai
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Dr. Shigezawa
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Dr. Serizawa
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Chief Detective Okita
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Professor Hideto Miyajima
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Dr. Shigezawa (uncredited)
Acting History
2002
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
1996
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
Legend of the Cat Monster
as Producer
1982
1981
At This Late Date, the Charleston
as City Employee
The Last Days of Planet Earth
as Botanist
1980
Port Arthur
as Gaishi Nagaoka
1979
1977
The War in Space
as Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship
as Captain Gomes
Godzilla
as Dr. Serizawa
Bloodthirsty Hawk
as Doctor Jia (uncredited)
Daitetsujin 17
TVas Captain Gomez• 35 eps
1976
Enban Sensou Bankid
TVas Commander Guzare• 26 eps
1975
Terror of Mechagodzilla
as Dr. Shinzô Mafune
1974
Prophecies of Nostradamus
as Environmental scientist #1
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
as Professor Hideto Miyajima
1972
Warrior of Love Rainbowman
TVas Mr. K• 52 eps
1970
1969
Latitude Zero
as Dr. Sugata
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
as Furansu
Travels of Lord Mito
as Geki Kurokawa
Samurai Banners
as Suwa Yorishige
Battle of the Japan Sea
as Staff Officer Tsunoda
1968
1967
The Killing Bottle
as Man With Turkish Hat
Son of Godzilla
as Fujisaki
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
as Professor Iwamoto (uncredited)
Japan's Longest Day
as Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group
1966
The Mad Atlantic
as Nozaki
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
as Omasa
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
Adventure in Kigan Castle
as Chamberlain
Rise Against the Sword
as Asakura
Ultraman
TVas Dr. Iwamoto• 39 eps
1965
Samurai Assassin
as Sohei Masui
The Retreat from Kiska
as Dr. Kudo
Ironfinger
as Komori
The White Rose of Hong Kong
as Secretary Asano
1964
Whirlwind
as Ryutaro Inoue
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Chief Detective Okita
1963
Young Guy in Hawaii
as 戸井田教授
Atragon
as Mu Agent #23
Attack Squadron
as Senda's Aide
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
as Eburi's older brother
Devices Stronger Than Women
as Rokusuke Sakai (CM Song Lyricist)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Dr. Shigezawa (uncredited)
1962
Gorath
as Endô
Varan the Unbelievable
as Dr. Fujimora
Operation Sewer Rats
as Captain Sugiyama
King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Dr. Shigezawa
Sanjuro
as Samurai
1961
Girls of the Night
as Shima
Daredevil in the Castle
as Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida
Mothra
as Doctor
Kill the Killer!
as Otaki (President of Otaki Construction)
1960
Man Against Man
as Toriumi
Showdown on Pier No.3
as Jōta
The Secret of the Telegian
as Inspector Kobayashi
The Last Gunfight
as Susumu Tendo
The Storm of the Pacific
as Fleet Staff Officer
The Lost Alibi
as Kishimoto
Get 'em All
as Kozo Kinugawa
1959
Samurai Saga
as Akaboshi
The Three Treasures
as Kibino Takehiko
Saga of the Vagabonds
as Jiro Hidekuni
3 Dolls in College
as Iwafune
1958
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
as Tomonori
Varan
as Dr. Fujimora
The H-Man
as Inspector Tominaga
Holiday in Tokyo
as Journalist
Underwater Murder
as Detective Makimo
1957
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
as Tokuoka
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
as Count Arishima
The Mysterians
as Ryoichi Shiraishi
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
as Tomonori
Geisha in the Old City
as Sashichi
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
as Dr. Serizawa
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
as Arishima
Rodan! The Flying Monster
as Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as Dr. Serizawa
Rainy Night Duel
as Shunsuke Iba
Rodan
as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Eacape of Fear
as Junkichi Nakata
Wharf with the Weeping Girl
as Henchman Ken
1955
Stray Sheep
as Sugimoto
The Lone Journey
as Horikoshi no Masakichi
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Seijuro Yoshioka
1954
Farewell Rabaul
as First lieutenant Noguchi
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
as Seijuro Yoshioka
Itsuko to sono haha
as Kozo Miyoshi
Godzilla
as Daisuke Serizawa
1953
Even The Mighty Shed Tears
as Ryusaku Nishikawa
The Last Embrace
as Yamaoka (Sandaime)