Akihiko Hirata
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.
Movie Appearances
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Godzilla
as Daisuke Serizawa
1954
King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Dr. Shigezawa
1962
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
1966
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
as Seijuro Yoshioka
1954
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Seijuro Yoshioka
1955
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
1956
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
1995
Atragon
as Mu Agent #23
1963
Sazae-san's Marriage
1959
The H-Man
as Inspector Tominaga
1958
The Mysterians
as Ryoichi Shiraishi
1957
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
as Professor Hideto Miyajima
1974
Travels of Lord Mito
as Geki Kurokawa
1969
Operation Mad Dog
1963
Mothra
as Doctor
1961
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
as Iwamoto
1979
Gorath
as Endô
1962
Latitude Zero
as Dr. Sugata
1969
Terror of Mechagodzilla
as Dr. Shinzô Mafune
1975
