Akihiko Hirata
Acting · 56 years old
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
I Want to Be a Shellfish
The Family
Daitetsujin 17
Captain Gomez
Bloodthirsty Hawk
Doctor Jia (uncredited)
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Dr. Serizawa
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
Farewell Rabaul
First lieutenant Noguchi
Ultraman
Dr. Iwamoto
The Retreat from Kiska
Dr. Kudo
Admiral Yamamoto
Staff Officer Watanabe
The Militarists
Tomita
Sanjuro
Samurai
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
Godzilla
Daisuke Serizawa
Kojiro
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Samurai Assassin
Sohei Masui
Samurai Banners
Suwa Yorishige
Port Arthur
Gaishi Nagaoka