Akihiko Hirata
Filmography

Akihiko Hirata

ActorBorn Dec 26, 1927日本, 東京都181 titles

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.

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Godzilla
Godzilla
1954 · 7.6
Daisuke Serizawa
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · 6.9
Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa
Battle of the Japan Sea
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969 · 6.4
Staff Officer Tsunoda
Rodan
Rodan
1956 · 6.5
Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966 · 6.3
Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
Atragon
Atragon
1963 · 6.6
Mu Agent #23
Port Arthur
Port Arthur
1980 · 7.4
Gaishi Nagaoka
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995 · 7.8
Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957 · 8.6
Dr. Serizawa
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956 · 6.5
Dr. Serizawa