Akihiko Hirata
- Acting
- December 26, 1927 · 日本, 東京都
- July 25, 1984
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
Filmography
- Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla · Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Revive! Ultraman
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah · Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
- Fugitive Alien · Space Command official
- Sayonara Jupiter · Dr. Inoue Ryutarou
- The Sea of Sparta
- Legend of the Cat Monster · Producer
- Brain 17 · Captain Roper
- A Woman in Danger
- Examination Hell
- 受験地獄
- At This Late Date, the Charleston · City Employee
- Station
- The Imperial Navy
- Don't Touch the Bride! My Son is a Murderer · Kaihara
- The Last Days of Planet Earth · Botanist
- Port Arthur · Gaishi Nagaoka
- The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
- Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle · Iwamoto
- Nomugi Pass
- Dog of Fortune · Kan Aizawa
- The War in Space · Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
- Bloodthirsty Hawk · Doctor Jia (uncredited)
- Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
- Tora-san Meets His Lordship · 宗通
- Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship · Captain Gomes
- Daitetsujin 17 · Captain Gomez
- Godzilla · Dr. Serizawa
- Flying Saucer War Bankid · Commander Guzare
- Zero Pilot
- Main Line to Terror
- Terror of Mechagodzilla · Dr. Shinzô Mafune
- Prophecies of Nostradamus · Environmental scientist #1
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla · Professor Hideto Miyajima
- The Family
- The Human Revolution · Lawyer Watanabe
- Warrior of Love Rainbowman · Mr. K
- The Militarists · Tomita
- Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
- The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club · Furansu
- Travels of Lord Mito · Geki Kurokawa
- L'Essayage
- Battle of the Japan Sea · Staff Officer Tsunoda
- Latitude Zero · Dr. Sugata
- Crazy Big Explosion
- Samurai Banners · Suwa Yorishige
- Young Challengers · Asakawa
- Imaginary Paradise
- Admiral Yamamoto · Staff Officer Watanabe
- Homeless Ninja Trick Book: Lose in All Directions
- Son of Godzilla · Fujisaki
- Japan's Longest Day · Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group
- Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature · Professor Iwamoto (uncredited)
- Kojiro
- Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!
- The Killing Bottle · Man With Turkish Hat
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep · Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
- Ultraman · Dr. Iwamoto
- The Mad Atlantic · Nozaki
- New News Reporter: The Trap of the Big City
- Taming an Unruly Girl
- Adventure in Kigan Castle · Chamberlain
- Rise Against the Sword · Asakura
- The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay · Omasa
- Ironfinger · Komori
- A Smell of Money
- The White Rose of Hong Kong · Secretary Asano
- The Retreat from Kiska · Dr. Kudo
- Homeless Ninja Trick Book
- Mission to Annihilate the Underworld
- Samurai Assassin · Sohei Masui
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster · Chief Detective Okita
- Money Is Most Important
- The Rabble
- Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
- Ant Hell War
- Tiger Flight
- Whirlwind · Ryutaro Inoue
- Atragon · Mu Agent #23
- The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman · Eburi's older brother