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