Akihiko Hirata
Acting
Born: December 26, 1927 · 日本, 東京都
Died: July 25, 1984 (aged 56)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Godzilla
1954
Sanjuro
1962
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1974
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
2002
Terror of Mechagodzilla
1975
Son of Godzilla
1967
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
Photos (3)
Movies (175)
Godzilla
Daisuke Serizawa
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa
Battle of the Japan Sea
Staff Officer Tsunoda
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Dr. Kenji Shigezawa (uncredited)
Rodan
Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Atragon
Mu Agent #23
Port Arthur
Gaishi Nagaoka
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Dr. Serizawa
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Dr. Serizawa
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Professor Hideto Miyajima
The War in Space
Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
Sanjuro
Samurai
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Environmental scientist #1
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Chief Detective Okita
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
宗通
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Dr. Shinzô Mafune
Ironfinger
Komori
Adventure in Kigan Castle
Chamberlain
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
Eburi's older brother
The Secret of the Telegian
Inspector Kobayashi
Varan the Unbelievable
Dr. Fujimora
Son of Godzilla
Fujisaki
Operation Enemy Fort
1962
Mothra
Doctor
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
Girls of the Night
Shima
The Imperial Navy
1981
Chûshingura
1962
The Human Revolution
Lawyer Watanabe
Japan's Longest Day
Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group
The Mysterians
Ryoichi Shiraishi
Station
1981
Godzilla
Dr. Serizawa
Bloodthirsty Hawk
Doctor Jia (uncredited)
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Seijuro Yoshioka
Samurai Banners
Suwa Yorishige
Samurai Assassin
Sohei Masui
The Big Boss
Sudo
Gorath
Endô
The Last Days of Planet Earth
Botanist
The Storm of the Pacific
Fleet Staff Officer
No Response from Car 33
1955
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Seijuro Yoshioka
Legend of the Cat Monster
Producer
Admiral Yamamoto
Staff Officer Watanabe
Faraway Man
1957
Revive! Ultraman
1996
Blueprint of Murder
1961
The H-Man
Inspector Tominaga
Get 'em All
Kozo Kinugawa
The Weed of Crime
1962
One Night of Love
Hayata
Rodan! The Flying Monster
Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
The Last Gunfight
Susumu Tendo
Zero Pilot
1976
The Militarists
Tomita
Westward Desperado
1960
The Three Treasures
Kibino Takehiko
Sayonara Jupiter
Dr. Inoue Ryutarou
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
Professor Iwamoto (uncredited)
Varan
Dr. Fujimora
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
1959
Latitude Zero
Dr. Sugata
Examination Hell
1982
Big Shots Die at Dawn
1961
The Forbidden Scoop
1960
Rise Against the Sword
Asakura
Challenge to Live
1961
Kojiro
1967
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
Iwamoto
Main Line to Terror
1975
The Lost Alibi
Kishimoto
The Family
1974
Tiger Flight
1964
The Retreat from Kiska
Dr. Kudo
Travels of Lord Mito
Geki Kurokawa
Kill the Killer!
Otaki (President of Otaki Construction)
Ant Hell War
1964
The Mad Atlantic
Nozaki
3 Dolls in College
Iwafune
A Brother and His Sister
Michio
Holiday in Tokyo
Journalist
Operation Sewer Rats
Captain Sugiyama
A Man in the Storm
1957
Mr. Pu
1953
Siege of Fort Bismarck
1963
University Bandits
1960
Brain 17
Captain Roper
The Lone Journey
Horikoshi no Masakichi
The Luckiest Dai
1957
Sensation Seekers
1963
Whirlpool of Love
1962
The Killing Bottle
Man With Turkish Hat
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
Omasa
Dog of Fortune
Kan Aizawa
The Wicked Boy
1956
Attack Squadron
Senda's Aide
Whirlwind
Ryutaro Inoue
Kurama Tengu: Goyō tō ihen
1956
Youth Season
1962
Nomugi Pass
1979
At This Late Date, the Charleston
City Employee
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Count Arishima
Itsuko to sono haha
Kozo Miyoshi
Farewell Rabaul
First lieutenant Noguchi
Taming an Unruly Girl
1966
Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1
1960
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Arishima
Summer in Eclipse
1956
Flower's Yearning
1958
Three Generations of Company Presidents
1956
Money Is Most Important
1964
Family Safety
1958
New News Reporter: The Trap of the Big City
1966
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
Tokuoka
Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!
1967
Samurai Saga
Akaboshi
Devices Stronger Than Women
Rokusuke Sakai (CM Song Lyricist)
Daredevil in the Castle
Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida
Tactics of Love
1955
Ôban
1957
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
Furansu
Young Challengers
Asakawa
The Rabble
1964
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
Tomonori
Geisha in the Old City
Sashichi
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime
1954
Man Against Man
Toriumi
The Sea of Sparta
1983
A Woman in Danger
1982
Young Guy in Hawaii
戸井田教授
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1970
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Tomonori
Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship
Captain Gomes
Showdown on Pier No.3
Jōta
The Merciless Trap
1961
Imaginary Paradise
1968
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
1964
Rainy Night Duel
Shunsuke Iba
The White Rose of Hong Kong
Secretary Asano
Record of Loving Your Wife
1959
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
Last Days of the Samurai
1957
Homeless Ninja Trick Book: Lose in All Directions
1968
Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn
1955
Female Detective Story: S.O.S Woman
1958
L'Essayage
1969
Structure of Hate
1961
Saga of the Vagabonds
Jiro Hidekuni
Crazy Big Explosion
1969
The Last Embrace
Yamaoka (Sandaime)
Girls in the Orchard
1953
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
1957
The Story of Zenta and Sanpei: Kids in the Wind
1957
Fugitive Alien
Space Command official
This Love Costs 50 Million Yen
1954
Sazae-san's Marriage
Tomioka (Etsuko's groom)
Homeless Ninja Trick Book
1965
A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister
1957
Blood on the Sea
1961
The Fighter in the Ring
1956
Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass
1955
Even The Mighty Shed Tears
Ryusaku Nishikawa
Employee with the Secret Savings and the Autocrat President: The Autocrat President's Pure Heart
1956
Operation Mad Dog
1963
The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
1980
Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1
1962
The Last Escape
Son
A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye
1957
Eacape of Fear
Junkichi Nakata
Wharf with the Weeping Girl
Henchman Ken
