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:
- 117
- 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 | Legend of the Cat Monster | Producer | 1998-08-16 |
| 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 | Examination Hell | 1982-01-12 | |
| Movie | Brain 17 | Captain Roper | 1982-06-06 |
| 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 | Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle | Iwamoto | 1979-07-21 |
| Movie | Godzilla | Dr. Serizawa | 1977-01-01 |
| Series | Daitetsujin 17 | Captain Gomez | 1977-03-18 |
| Movie | Tora-san Meets His Lordship | 1977-08-06 | |
| Movie | The War in Space | Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi | 1977-12-17 |
| Movie | Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship | Captain Gomes | 1977-07-17 |
| Movie | Zero Fighter | 1976-10-02 | |
| Movie | Terror of Mechagodzilla | Dr. Shinzô Mafune | 1975-03-15 |
| Movie | Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla | Professor Hideto Miyajima | 1974-03-21 |
| Movie | Prophecies of Nostradamus | Environmental scientist #1 | 1974-08-03 |
| 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 | Travels of Lord Mito | Geki Kurokawa | 1969-11-01 |
| Movie | 風来忍法帖 八方破れ | 1968-05-08 | |
| Movie | Young Challengers | Asakawa | 1968-10-12 |
| Movie | Admiral Yamamoto | Staff Officer Watanabe | 1968-08-14 |
| 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 | 1967-08-03 |
| 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 | The Retreat from Kiska | Dr. Kudo | 1965-07-04 |
| Movie | Samurai Assassin | Sohei Masui | 1965-01-03 |
| 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 | King Kong vs. Godzilla | Dr. Shigezawa (uncredited) | 1963-06-26 |
| Movie | Attack Squadron | Senda's Aide | 1963-01-03 |
| Movie | Siege of Fort Bismarck | 1963-05-29 | |
| Movie | The Young Ace in Hawaii | 戸井田教授 | 1963-08-11 |
| Movie | Operation Mad Dog | 1963-09-29 | |
| Movie | Atragon | Mu Agent #23 | 1963-12-22 |
| Movie | The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman | Eburi's older brother | 1963-11-16 |
| 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 | Varan the Unbelievable | Dr. Fujimora | 1962-12-07 |
| Movie | Wakai kisetsu | 1962-10-20 | |
| Movie | Chûshingura | 1962-11-03 | |
| Movie | The Weed of Crime | 1962-12-08 | |
| 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 | Challenge to Live | 1961-06-17 | |
| Movie | Girls of the Night | Shima | 1961-09-04 |
| Movie | Blood on the Sea | 1961-08-13 | |
| Movie | Mothra | Doctor | 1961-07-30 |
| Movie | The Lost Alibi | Kishimoto | 1960-03-13 |
| Movie | The Last Gunfight | Susumu Tendo | 1960-01-03 |
| Movie | The Secret of the Telegian | Inspector Kobayashi | 1960-04-10 |
| Movie | Westward Desperado | 1960-10-30 | |
| Movie | The Storm of the Pacific | Fleet Staff Officer | 1960-04-26 |
| Movie | Get 'em All | Kozo Kinugawa | 1960-11-29 |
| Movie | Man Against Man | Toriumi | 1960-08-14 |
| Movie | The Big Boss | 1959-01-15 | |
| Movie | Sazae-san's Marriage | 1959-01-09 | |
| Movie | I Want to Be a Shellfish | 1959-04-12 | |
| Movie | Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender | 1959-07-04 | |
| Movie | Samurai Saga | Akaboshi | 1959-04-28 |
| Movie | The Three Treasures | Kibino Takehiko | 1959-11-01 |
| Movie | Saga of the Vagabonds | Jiro Hidekuni | 1959-08-09 |
| Movie | The H-Man | Inspector Tominaga | 1958-06-24 |
| Movie | Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II | Tomonori | 1958-01-03 |
| Movie | Underwater Murder | Detective Makimo | 1958-07-27 |
| Movie | Varan | Dr. Fujimora, bomb expert | 1958-10-14 |
| Movie | Yagyu Secret Scrolls | Tomonori | 1957-04-14 |
| Movie | The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2) | 1957-04-02 | |
| Movie | Ôban | 1957-03-05 | |
| Movie | A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye | 1957-07-02 | |
| Movie | Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean | Dr. Serizawa | 1957-03-14 |
| Movie | A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 | 1957-07-09 | |
| Movie | The Mysterians | Ryoichi Shiraishi | 1957-12-28 |
| Movie | Geisha in the Old City | Sashichi | 1957-10-13 |
| Movie | A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister | 1957-08-25 | |
| Movie | A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 | Tokuoka | 1957-07-09 |
| Movie | Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen | Count Arishima | 1957-07-19 |
| Movie | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island | Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited) | 1956-01-03 |
| Movie | Rainy Night Duel | Shunsuke Iba | 1956-01-29 |
| Movie | Rodan | Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi | 1956-12-26 |
| Movie | Godzilla, King of the Monsters! | Dr. Serizawa | 1956-05-18 |
| Movie | はりきり社長 | 1956-07-13 | |
| 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 | Yamaoka (Sandaime) | 1953-03-11 |
| Movie | Mr. Pu | 1953-04-15 |