Person
Akihiko Hirata
Actor · Crew· 日本, 東京都
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
The roles that explain the career.
Godzilla
Daisuke Serizawa · 1954
Sanjuro
Samurai · 1962
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa · 1962
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) · 1995
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Chief Detective Okita · 1964
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Professor Hideto Miyajima · 1974
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Dr. Serizawa · 1956
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Dr. Kenji Shigezawa (uncredited) · 1963
Filmography
54 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla | Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1995 | Godzilla vs. Destoroyah | Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) | Film |
| 1987 | Fugitive Alien | Space Command official | Film |
| 1984 | Sayonara Jupiter | Dr. Inoue Ryutarou | Film |
| 1981 | Station | Film | |
| 1981 | At This Late Date, the Charleston | City Employee | Film |
| 1977 | The War in Space | Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi | Film |
| 1977 | Godzilla | Dr. Serizawa | Film |
| 1976 | Zero Fighter | Film | |
| 1975 | Terror of Mechagodzilla | Dr. Shinzô Mafune | Film |
| 1974 | Prophecies of Nostradamus | Environmental scientist #1 | Film |
| 1974 | Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla | Professor Hideto Miyajima | Film |
| 1969 | Latitude Zero | Dr. Sugata | Film |
| 1969 | Samurai Banners | Suwa Yorishige | Film |
| 1969 | Battle of the Japan Sea | Staff Officer Tsunoda | Film |
| 1968 | Admiral Yamamoto | Staff Officer Watanabe | Film |
| 1967 | Son of Godzilla | Fujisaki | Film |
| 1967 | The Killing Bottle | Man With Turkish Hat | Film |
| 1966 | Ultraman | Dr. Iwamoto | TV |
| 1966 | Ebirah, Horror of the Deep | Red Bamboo Captain Ryui | Film |
| 1966 | Adventure in Kigan Castle | Chamberlain | Film |
| 1965 | Samurai Assassin | Sohei Masui | Film |
| 1965 | Ironfinger | Komori | Film |
| 1964 | Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster | Chief Detective Okita | Film |
| 1963 | Attack Squadron | Senda's Aide | Film |
| 1963 | The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman | Eburi's older brother | Film |
| 1963 | Atragon | Mu Agent #23 | Film |
| 1963 | King Kong vs. Godzilla | Dr. Kenji Shigezawa (uncredited) | Film |
| 1962 | Sanjuro | Samurai | Film |
| 1962 | The Weed of Crime | Film | |
| 1962 | Gorath | Endô | Film |
| 1962 | Varan the Unbelievable | Dr. Fujimora | Film |
| 1962 | King Kong vs. Godzilla | Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa | Film |
| 1961 | Mothra | Doctor | Film |
| 1961 | Blueprint of Murder | Film | |
| 1960 | The Secret of the Telegian | Inspector Kobayashi | Film |
| 1960 | The Last Gunfight | Susumu Tendo | Film |
| 1960 | The Storm of the Pacific | Fleet Staff Officer | Film |
| 1959 | Samurai Saga | Akaboshi | Film |
| 1959 | The Three Treasures | Kibino Takehiko | Film |
| 1959 | The Big Boss | Film | |
| 1958 | The H-Man | Inspector Tominaga | Film |
| 1958 | Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II | Tomonori | Film |
| 1957 | Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean | Dr. Serizawa | Film |
| 1957 | Yagyu Secret Scrolls | Tomonori | Film |
| 1957 | Rodan! The Flying Monster | Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi | Film |
| 1957 | The Mysterians | Ryoichi Shiraishi | Film |
| 1956 | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island | Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited) | Film |
| 1956 | The Wicked Boy | Film | |
| 1956 | Godzilla, King of the Monsters! | Dr. Serizawa | Film |
| 1956 | Rodan | Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi | Film |
| 1955 | Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple | Seijuro Yoshioka | Film |
| 1954 | Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto | Seijuro Yoshioka | Film |
| 1954 | Godzilla | Daisuke Serizawa | Film |
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