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 (171)
Godzilla
Daisuke Serizawa
Sanjuro
Samurai
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Dr. Serizawa
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa
Son of Godzilla
Fujisaki
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Professor Hideto Miyajima
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Dr. Shinzô Mafune
Rodan
Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Chief Detective Okita
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Dr. Kenji Shigezawa (uncredited)
Atragon
Mu Agent #23
Showdown on Pier No.3
Jōta
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
Mothra
Doctor
The Mysterians
Ryoichi Shiraishi
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Seijuro Yoshioka
Latitude Zero
Dr. Sugata
Godzilla
Dr. Serizawa
Varan the Unbelievable
Dr. Fujimora
Battle of the Japan Sea
Staff Officer Tsunoda
Gorath
Endô
The H-Man
Inspector Tominaga
Station
1981
Chûshingura
1962
Port Arthur
Gaishi Nagaoka
The Imperial Navy
1981
Japan's Longest Day
Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group
Admiral Yamamoto
Staff Officer Watanabe
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Environmental scientist #1
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Dr. Serizawa
The War in Space
Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
Iwamoto
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Seijuro Yoshioka
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
Professor Iwamoto (uncredited)
Big Shots Die at Dawn
1961
The Three Treasures
Kibino Takehiko
Brain 17
Captain Roper
Girls of the Night
Shima
Record of Loving Your Wife
1959
Siege of Fort Bismarck
1963
A Man in the Storm
1957
The Storm of the Pacific
Fleet Staff Officer
The Merciless Trap
1961
The Last Embrace
Yamaoka (Sandaime)
The Big Boss
1959
The Last Escape
Son
A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister
1957
The Militarists
Tomita
Blood on the Sea
1961
The Retreat from Kiska
Dr. Kudo
The Last Gunfight
Susumu Tendo
Operation Mad Dog
1963
Rodan! The Flying Monster
Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Taming an Unruly Girl
1966
Samurai Saga
Akaboshi
The Last Days of Planet Earth
Botanist
Tactics of Love
1955
Sayonara Jupiter
Dr. Inoue Ryutarou
A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye
1957
Sazae-san's Marriage
Tomioka (Etsuko's groom)
Daredevil in the Castle
Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida
Young Guy in Hawaii
戸井田教授
Bloodthirsty Hawk
Doctor Jia (uncredited)
This Love Costs 50 Million Yen
1954
Samurai Banners
Suwa Yorishige
Revive! Ultraman
1996
Samurai Assassin
Sohei Masui
The Family
1974
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime
1954
The Killing Bottle
Man With Turkish Hat
The Secret of the Telegian
Inspector Kobayashi
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Tomonori
Zero Fighter
1976
Farewell Rabaul
First lieutenant Noguchi
Westward Desperado
1960
Faraway Man
1957
Dog of Fortune
Kan Aizawa
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
Eburi's older brother
Varan
Dr. Fujimora
The Lost Alibi
Kishimoto
Man Against Man
Toriumi
Attack Squadron
Senda's Aide
Whirlwind
Ryutaro Inoue
Main Line to Terror
1975
Nomugi Pass
1979
University Bandits
1960
Rise Against the Sword
Asakura
Fugitive Alien
Space Command official
Get 'em All
Kozo Kinugawa
The Wicked Boy
1956
Holiday in Tokyo
Journalist
The White Rose of Hong Kong
Secretary Asano
Sensation Seekers
1963
Last Days of the Samurai
1957
The Mad Atlantic
Nozaki
Itsuko to sono haha
Kozo Miyoshi
Rainy Night Duel
Shunsuke Iba
Imaginary Paradise
1968
Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship
Captain Gomes
Legend of the Cat Monster
Producer
Youth Season
1962
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
1957
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Arishima
Examination Hell
1982
Saga of the Vagabonds
Jiro Hidekuni
風来忍法帖 八方破れ
1968
Family Safety
1958
Operation Enemy Fort
1962
Ôban
1957
The Weed of Crime
1962
A Brother and His Sister
Michio
Kojiro
1967
Adventure in Kigan Castle
Chamberlain
Flower's Yearning
1958
Whirlpool of Love
1962
The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
1980
Mr. Pu
1953
Crazy Big Explosion
1969
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
1959
Female Detective Story: S.O.S Woman
1958
風来忍法帖
1965
No Response from Car 33
1955
The Lone Journey
Horikoshi no Masakichi
Devices Stronger Than Women
Rokusuke Sakai (CM Song Lyricist)
A Woman in Danger
1982
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
1977
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
Furansu
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
Omasa
Ironfinger
Komori
The Fighter in the Ring
1956
Three Generations of Company Presidents
1956
One Night of Love
Hayata
Blueprint of Murder
1961
Tiger Flight
1964
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
Tokuoka
Geisha in the Old City
Sashichi
Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1
1960
Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass
1955
The Rabble
1964
Challenge to Live
1961
Operation Sewer Rats
Captain Sugiyama
The Human Revolution
1973
At This Late Date, the Charleston
City Employee
3 Dolls in College
Iwafune
Even The Mighty Shed Tears
Ryusaku Nishikawa
Travels of Lord Mito
Geki Kurokawa
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Count Arishima
The Luckiest Dai
1957
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1970
Summer in Eclipse
1956
Money Is Most Important
1964
Structure of Hate
1961
Ant Hell War
1964
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
Tomonori
Kill the Killer!
Otaki (President of Otaki Construction)
Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!
1967
Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1
1962
Young Challengers
Asakawa
L'Essayage
1969
Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn
1955
Girls in the Orchard
1953
Eacape of Fear
Junkichi Nakata
Wharf with the Weeping Girl
Henchman Ken
The Sea of Sparta
1983
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
1964
The Forbidden Scoop
1960
