Akihiko Hirata
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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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- Born:
- Dec 26, 1927 In Keijo, Japan
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 112
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Last Embrace 1953-03-11
- Latest Project:
- Movie Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla 2002-11-02
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla | Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2002-11-02 |
| Movie | Godzilla vs. Destoroyah | Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) | 1995-12-09 |
| Movie | Fugitive Alien | Space Command official | 1987-11-03 |
| Movie | Sayonara Jupiter | Dr. Inoue Ryutarou | 1984-03-17 |
| Movie | Brain 17 | Captain Roper | 1982-06-06 |
| Movie | Exam Hell | 1982-01-12 | |
| Movie | The Imperial Navy | 1981-08-08 | |
| Movie | At This Late Date, the Charleston | City Employee | 1981-12-19 |
| Movie | Station | 1981-11-07 | |
| Movie | Port Arthur | Gaishi Nagaoka | 1980-08-02 |
| Movie | Dog of Fortune | Kan Aizawa | 1979-06-02 |
| Movie | Nomugi Pass | 1979-06-30 | |
| Movie | Godzilla | Dr. Serizawa | 1977-01-01 |
| Series | Daitetsujin 17 | Captain Gomez | 1977-03-18 |
| Movie | Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship | Captain Gomes | 1977-07-17 |
| Movie | Tora-san Meets His Lordship | 1977-08-06 | |
| Movie | The War in Space | Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi | 1977-12-17 |
| Movie | Zero Fighter | 1976-10-02 | |
| Movie | Terror of Mechagodzilla | Dr. Shinzô Mafune | 1975-03-15 |
| Movie | Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla | Professor Hideto Miyajima | 1974-03-20 |
| Movie | Prophecies of Nostradamus | Environmental scientist #1 | 1974-07-13 |
| Movie | The Human Revolution | 1973-09-08 | |
| Series | Warrior of Love Rainbowman | Mr. K | 1972-10-06 |
| Movie | The Militarists | Tomita | 1970-09-11 |
| Movie | Crazy Big Explosion | 1969-04-27 | |
| Movie | Samurai Banners | Suwa Yorishige | 1969-03-01 |
| Movie | Latitude Zero | Dr. Sugata | 1969-07-26 |
| Movie | Battle of the Japan Sea | Staff Officer Tsunoda | 1969-08-01 |
| Movie | 風来忍法帖 八方破れ | 1968-05-08 | |
| Movie | Admiral Yamamoto | Staff Officer Watanabe | 1968-08-14 |
| Movie | Young Challengers | Asakawa | 1968-10-12 |
| Movie | The Killing Bottle | Man With Turkish Hat | 1967-02-11 |
| Movie | Kojiro | 1967-04-01 | |
| Movie | Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature | Professor Iwamoto | 1967-07-22 |
| Movie | Son of Godzilla | Fujisaki | 1967-12-16 |
| Movie | Japan's Longest Day | Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group | 1967-08-12 |
| Movie | The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay | Omasa | 1966-01-03 |
| Movie | Adventure in Kigan Castle | Chamberlain | 1966-04-28 |
| Movie | Ebirah, Horror of the Deep | Capt. Yamoto | 1966-12-17 |
| Series | Ultraman | Dr. Iwamoto | 1966-07-17 |
| Movie | Rise Against the Sword | Asakura | 1966-11-25 |
| Movie | Samurai Assassin | Sohei Masui | 1965-01-03 |
| Movie | The Retreat from Kiska | Dr. Kudo | 1965-07-04 |
| Movie | 風来忍法帖 | 1965-05-16 | |
| Movie | A Smell of Money | 1965-12-05 | |
| Movie | Ironfinger | Komori | 1965-12-05 |
| Movie | Whirlwind | Ryutaro Inoue | 1964-07-26 |
| Movie | Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster | Chief Detective Okita | 1964-12-20 |
| Movie | Siege of Fort Bismarck | 1963-05-29 | |
| Movie | Attack Squadron | Senda's Aide | 1963-01-03 |
| Movie | King Kong vs. Godzilla | Dr. Shigezawa (uncredited) | 1963-06-26 |
| Movie | The Young Ace in Hawaii | 戸井田教授 | 1963-08-11 |
| Movie | The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman | Eburi's older brother | 1963-11-16 |
| Movie | Atragon | Mu Agent #23 | 1963-12-22 |
| Movie | Operation Mad Dog | 1963-09-29 | |
| Movie | Operation Sewer Rats | Captain Sugiyama | 1962-06-01 |
| Movie | Gorath | Endô | 1962-03-21 |
| Movie | Sanjuro | Samurai | 1962-01-01 |
| Movie | King Kong vs. Godzilla | Dr. Shigezawa | 1962-08-11 |
| Movie | The Weed of Crime | 1962-12-08 | |
| Movie | Wakai kisetsu | 1962-10-20 | |
| Movie | 47 Ronin | 1962-11-03 | |
| Movie | Varan the Unbelievable | Dr. Fujimora | 1962-12-07 |
| Movie | Operation Enemy Fort | 1962-10-20 | |
| Movie | The Merciless Trap | 1961-02-01 | |
| Movie | Daredevil in the Castle | Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida | 1961-01-03 |
| Movie | Blueprint of Murder | 1961-01-03 | |
| Movie | Big Shots Die at Dawn | 1961-04-09 | |
| Movie | Mothra | Doctor | 1961-07-30 |
| Movie | Structure of Hate | 1961-11-12 | |
| Movie | Challenge to Live | 1961-06-17 | |
| Movie | Girls of the Night | Shima | 1961-09-04 |
| Movie | Blood on the Sea | 1961-08-13 | |
| Movie | The Lost Alibi | Kishimoto | 1960-03-13 |
| Movie | The Secret of the Telegian | Inspector Kobayashi | 1960-04-10 |
| Movie | The Last Gunfight | 1960-01-03 | |
| Movie | Get 'em All | Kozo Kinugawa | 1960-11-29 |
| Movie | The Storm of the Pacific | Fleet Staff Officer | 1960-04-26 |
| Movie | Westward Desperado | 1960-10-30 | |
| Movie | Man Against Man | Toriumi | 1960-08-14 |
| Movie | The Big Boss | 1959-01-15 | |
| Movie | Samurai Saga | Akaboshi | 1959-04-28 |
| Movie | Saga of the Vagabonds | Jiro Hidekuni | 1959-08-09 |
| Movie | Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender | 1959-07-04 | |
| Movie | The Three Treasures | Kibino Takehiko | 1959-11-01 |
| Movie | Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II | Tomonori | 1958-01-03 |
| Movie | The H-Man | Inspector Tominaga | 1958-06-24 |
| Movie | Varan | Dr. Fujimora, bomb expert | 1958-10-14 |
| Movie | Underwater Murder | Detective Makimo | 1958-07-27 |
| Movie | Yagyu Secret Scrolls | Tomonori | 1957-04-14 |
| Movie | The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2) | 1957-04-02 | |
| Movie | Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean | Dr. Serizawa | 1957-03-15 |
| Movie | A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye | 1957-07-02 | |
| Movie | A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 | 1957-07-09 | |
| Movie | The Mysterians | Ryoichi Shiraishi | 1957-12-28 |
| Movie | A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister | 1957-08-25 | |
| Movie | Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen | Count Arishima | 1957-07-19 |
| Movie | A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 | Tokuoka | 1957-07-09 |
| Movie | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island | Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited) | 1956-01-03 |
| Movie | Rainy Night Duel | Shunsuke Iba | 1956-01-29 |
| Movie | はりきり社長 | 1956-07-13 | |
| Movie | Godzilla, King of the Monsters! | Dr. Serizawa | 1956-04-27 |
| Movie | Rodan | Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi | 1956-12-26 |
| Movie | Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple | Seijuro Yoshioka | 1955-07-12 |
| Movie | The Lone Journey | Horikoshi no Masakichi | 1955-08-31 |
| Movie | Stray Sheep | Sugimoto | 1955-08-31 |
| Movie | Farewell Rabaul | First lieutenant Noguchi | 1954-02-10 |
| Movie | Itsuko to sono haha | Kozo Miyoshi | 1954-02-17 |
| Movie | Godzilla | Daisuke Serizawa | 1954-11-03 |
| Movie | Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto | Seijuro Yoshioka | 1954-09-25 |
| Movie | The Last Embrace | 1953-03-11 | |
| Movie | Mr. Pu | 1953-04-15 |