Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Born: December 26, 1927
Died: July 25, 1984
Place of Birth: 日本, 東京都
Known For: Acting
IMDb: nm0386284

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 vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
1995
Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
1975
Dr. Shinzô Mafune
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
1974
Professor Hideto Miyajima
Son of Godzilla (1967)
Son of Godzilla (1967)
1967
Fujisaki
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
1966
Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
1964
Chief Detective Okita
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
1962
Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa