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Akihiko Hirata

Biography

Akihiko Hirata ( 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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Known For

Godzilla
Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Atragon
Atragon

Filmography

2002 Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
1996 Revive! Ultraman
as
1995 Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
1987 Fugitive Alien
as Space Command official
1984 Sayonara Jupiter
as Dr. Inoue Ryutarou
1983 The Sea of Sparta
as
1983 Legend of the Cat Monster
as Producer
1982 Brain 17
as Captain Roper
1982 A Woman in Danger
as
1982 Examination Hell
as
1982 受験地獄
as
1981 At This Late Date, the Charleston
as City Employee
1981 Station
as
1981 The Imperial Navy
as
1981 The Last Days of Planet Earth
as Botanist
1980 Port Arthur
as Gaishi Nagaoka
1980 The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
as
1979 Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
as Iwamoto
1979 Nomugi Pass
as
1979 Dog of Fortune
as Kan Aizawa