Acting
Akihiko Hirata
Birth Date
December 26, 1927
Death Date
July 25, 1984
(passed away at 56)
Place of Birth
日本, 東京都
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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.
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TV Show
Ultraman
Dr. Iwamoto
1966 • 39 episodes
TV Show
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
1977 • 1 episode
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Movie
Godzilla
Daisuke Serizawa
1954
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TV Show
Warrior of Love Rainbowman
Mr. K
1972 • 52 episodes
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Movie
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa
1962
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TV Show
Daitetsujin 17
Captain Gomez
1977 • 35 episodes
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Movie
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
1995
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Movie
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
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Movie
Godzilla
Dr. Serizawa
1977
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TV Show
Flying Saucer War Bankid
Commander Guzare
1976 • 26 episodes
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Movie
Varan the Unbelievable
Dr. Fujimora
1962
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Movie
Gorath
Endô
1962
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Movie
Sanjuro
Samurai
1962
TV Show
Downtown Story
— • 13 episodes
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Movie
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
1966
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Movie
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Chief Detective Okita
1964
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Movie
Rodan
Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
1956
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Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Seijuro Yoshioka
1954
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Movie
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959
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Operation Mad Dog
1963