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Akihiko Hirata

Acting • 1927-12-26 • 日本, 東京都

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

Godzilla

1954

Ultraman

Ultraman

1966

Terror of Mechagodzilla

Terror of Mechagodzilla

1975

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

1974

Rodan

Rodan

1956

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Filmography

2002
Godzilla Against MechaGodzillaFilm
Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.5
1996
Revive! UltramanFilm
★ 5.8
1995
Godzilla vs. DestoroyahFilm
Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
★ 7.7
1987
Fugitive AlienFilm
Space Command official
★ 3.9
1984
Sayonara JupiterFilm
Dr. Inoue Ryutarou
★ 5.5
1983
Legend of the Cat MonsterFilm
Producer
★ 5.0
1983
The Sea of SpartaFilm
1982
Brain 17Film
Captain Roper
★ 7.5
1982
受験地獄TV
1982
Examination HellFilm
1982
A Woman in DangerFilm
1981
The Imperial NavyFilm
★ 6.6
1981
StationFilm
★ 6.2
1981
At This Late Date, the CharlestonFilm
City Employee
★ 7.0
1981
The Last Days of Planet EarthFilm
Botanist
1981
Don't Touch the Bride! My Son is a MurdererFilm
Kaihara
1980
Port ArthurFilm
Gaishi Nagaoka
★ 7.4
1980
The House of Evil: Dangerous TemptationFilm
1979
Nomugi PassFilm
★ 7.2
1979
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive BattleFilm
Iwamoto
★ 6.0
1979
Dog of FortuneFilm
Kan Aizawa
★ 5.7
1977
GodzillaFilm
Dr. Serizawa
★ 6.8
1977
The War in SpaceFilm
Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
★ 6.0
1977
Tora-san Meets His LordshipFilm
宗通
★ 8.8
1977
Daitetsujin 17TV
Captain Gomez • 35 episodes
★ 10.0
1977
Bloodthirsty HawkFilm
Doctor Jia (uncredited)
★ 9.0
1977
Daitetsujin 17: Aerial BattleshipFilm
Captain Gomes
★ 7.0
1977
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzuTV
1976
Zero PilotFilm
★ 5.6
1976
Flying Saucer War BankidTV
Commander Guzare • 26 episodes
★ 6.0
1975
Terror of MechagodzillaFilm
Dr. Shinzô Mafune
★ 6.8
1975
Main Line to TerrorFilm
★ 6.2
1974
Godzilla vs. MechagodzillaFilm
Professor Hideto Miyajima
★ 6.9
1974
Prophecies of NostradamusFilm
Environmental scientist #1
★ 5.7
1974
The FamilyFilm
★ 9.2
1973
The Human RevolutionFilm
Lawyer Watanabe
★ 7.0
1972
Warrior of Love RainbowmanTV
Mr. K • 52 episodes
★ 6.5
1970
Crazy Violence at Shimizu HarborFilm
★ 10.0
1970
The MilitaristsFilm
Tomita
★ 7.5
1969
Samurai BannersFilm
Suwa Yorishige
★ 7.4
1969
Latitude ZeroFilm
Dr. Sugata
★ 5.9
1969
Battle of the Japan SeaFilm
Staff Officer Tsunoda
★ 6.4
1969
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket ClubFilm
Furansu
★ 8.0
1969
Crazy Big ExplosionFilm
★ 7.0
1969
Travels of Lord MitoFilm
Geki Kurokawa
★ 7.0
1969
L'EssayageFilm
1968
Admiral YamamotoFilm
Staff Officer Watanabe
★ 8.5
1968
Young ChallengersFilm
Asakawa
★ 8.0
1968
Imaginary ParadiseFilm
1968
Homeless Ninja Trick Book: Lose in All DirectionsFilm
1967
Son of GodzillaFilm
Fujisaki
★ 6.4
1967
Japan's Longest DayFilm
Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group
★ 7.3
1967
Ultraman: Monster Movie FeatureFilm
Professor Iwamoto (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1967
The Killing BottleFilm
Man With Turkish Hat
★ 8.2
1967
KojiroFilm
★ 8.0
1967
Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!Film
1966
UltramanTV
Dr. Iwamoto • 39 episodes
★ 8.3
1966
Ebirah, Horror of the DeepFilm
Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
★ 6.3
1966
Rise Against the SwordFilm
Asakura
★ 6.3
1966
Adventure in Kigan CastleFilm
Chamberlain
★ 6.2
1966
The Mad AtlanticFilm
Nozaki
★ 9.0
1966
The Boss of Pick-Pocket BayFilm
Omasa
★ 7.0
1966
Taming an Unruly GirlFilm
1966
New News Reporter: The Trap of the Big CityFilm
1965
Samurai AssassinFilm
Sohei Masui
★ 7.3
1965
IronfingerFilm
Komori
★ 6.8
1965
The Retreat from KiskaFilm
Dr. Kudo
★ 8.4
1965
Homeless Ninja Trick BookFilm
★ 8.0
1965
The White Rose of Hong KongFilm
Secretary Asano
★ 7.0
1965
A Smell of MoneyFilm
1965
Mission to Annihilate the UnderworldFilm
1964
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed MonsterFilm
Chief Detective Okita
★ 7.0
1964
WhirlwindFilm
Ryutaro Inoue
★ 6.6
1964
Tiger FlightFilm
★ 10.0
1964
The RabbleFilm
★ 10.0
1964
Ant Hell WarFilm
★ 9.0
1964
Legend of the Irresponsible HeroFilm
★ 8.0
1964
Money Is Most ImportantFilm
1963
King Kong vs. GodzillaFilm
Dr. Kenji Shigezawa (uncredited)
★ 6.6
1963
AtragonFilm
Mu Agent #23
★ 6.6
1963
The Elegant Life of Mr. EverymanFilm
Eburi's older brother
★ 6.2
1963
Attack SquadronFilm
Senda's Aide
★ 7.0
1963
Sensation SeekersFilm
★ 9.0
1963
Young Guy in HawaiiFilm
戸井田教授
★ 6.5
1963
Siege of Fort BismarckFilm
★ 7.0
1963
Operation Mad DogFilm
★ 7.0
1963
Devices Stronger Than WomenFilm
Rokusuke Sakai (CM Song Lyricist)
1962
SanjuroFilm
Samurai
★ 7.9
1962
King Kong vs. GodzillaFilm
Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa
★ 6.8
1962
ChûshinguraFilm
★ 7.1
1962
GorathFilm
Endô
★ 6.3
1962
Varan the UnbelievableFilm
Dr. Fujimora
★ 4.5
1962
Youth SeasonFilm
★ 10.0
1962
Operation Enemy FortFilm
★ 7.0
1962
The Weed of CrimeFilm
★ 7.0
1962
Operation Sewer RatsFilm
Captain Sugiyama
★ 7.0
1962
Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1Film
1962
Whirlpool of LoveFilm
1961
MothraFilm
Doctor
★ 7.2
1961
Girls of the NightFilm
Shima
★ 7.1
1961
Daredevil in the CastleFilm
Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida
★ 7.5
1961
Big Shots Die at DawnFilm
★ 6.4
1961
Blueprint of MurderFilm
★ 6.4
1961
The Merciless TrapFilm
★ 8.0
1961
Kill the Killer!Film
Otaki (President of Otaki Construction)
★ 10.0
1961
Challenge to LiveFilm
★ 9.0
1961
Structure of HateFilm
★ 7.0
1961
Blood on the SeaFilm
1960
The Secret of the TelegianFilm
Inspector Kobayashi
★ 6.5
1960
The Last GunfightFilm
Susumu Tendo
★ 6.2
1960
The Storm of the PacificFilm
Fleet Staff Officer
★ 6.0
1960
Westward DesperadoFilm
★ 6.1
1960
The Lost AlibiFilm
Kishimoto
★ 5.0
1960
Get 'em AllFilm
Kozo Kinugawa
★ 7.0
1960
University BanditsFilm
★ 9.0
1960
Man Against ManFilm
Toriumi
★ 7.0
1960
Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1Film
1960
Showdown on Pier No.3Film
Jōta
1960
The Forbidden ScoopFilm
1959
Samurai SagaFilm
Akaboshi
★ 6.9
1959
The Three TreasuresFilm
Kibino Takehiko
★ 5.5
1959
I Want to Be a ShellfishFilm
★ 10.0
1959
Saga of the VagabondsFilm
Jiro Hidekuni
★ 6.8
1959
Submarine I-57 Will Not SurrenderFilm
★ 8.7
1959
The Big BossFilm
Sudo
★ 6.5
1959
3 Dolls in CollegeFilm
Iwafune
★ 10.0
1959
Sazae-san's MarriageFilm
Tomioka (Etsuko's groom)
1959
Record of Loving Your WifeFilm
1958
The H-ManFilm
Inspector Tominaga
★ 5.8
1958
VaranFilm
Dr. Fujimora
★ 5.8
1958
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part IIFilm
Tomonori
★ 5.4
1958
Female Detective Story: S.O.S WomanFilm
★ 10.0
1958
Holiday in TokyoFilm
Journalist
★ 9.0
1958
Flower's YearningFilm
★ 7.0
1958
Family SafetyFilm
1958
The Little ActressFilm
1958
Underwater MurderFilm
Detective Makimo
1957
The MysteriansFilm
Ryoichi Shiraishi
★ 6.3
1957
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific OceanFilm
Dr. Serizawa
★ 8.6
1957
Yagyu Secret ScrollsFilm
Tomonori
★ 6.5
1957
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)Film
★ 8.0
1957
Geisha in the Old CityFilm
Sashichi
★ 10.0
1957
Rodan! The Flying MonsterFilm
Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
★ 5.7
1957
ÔbanFilm
★ 9.0
1957
Zoku Ôban: Fûun henFilm
Count Arishima
★ 9.0
1957
A Farewell to the Woman Called My SisterFilm
★ 9.0
1957
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2Film
Tokuoka
★ 9.0
1957
Last Days of the SamuraiFilm
★ 9.0
1957
A Teapicker's Song of GoodbyeFilm
★ 8.0
1957
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô henFilm
Arishima
★ 8.0
1957
A Man in the StormFilm
★ 7.0
1957
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1Film
1957
The Luckiest DaiFilm
1957
Faraway ManFilm
1957
The Story of Zenta and Sanpei: Kids in the WindFilm
1957
The Last EscapeFilm
Son
1956
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!Film
Dr. Serizawa
★ 6.5
1956
RodanFilm
Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
★ 6.5
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandFilm
Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
★ 7.2
1956
Three Generations of Company PresidentsFilm
★ 8.0
1956
Rainy Night DuelFilm
Shunsuke Iba
★ 8.0
1956
A Brother and His SisterFilm
Michio
★ 8.0
1956
Wharf with the Weeping GirlFilm
Henchman Ken
1956
The Fighter in the RingFilm
1956
Employee with the Secret Savings and the Autocrat Company President: The Employee with the Secret Savings Fights BravelyFilm
1956
Kurama Tengu: Goyō tō ihenFilm
1956
Employee with the Secret Savings and the Autocrat President: The Autocrat President's Pure HeartFilm
1956
Summer in EclipseFilm
1956
The Wicked BoyFilm
1956
Eacape of FearFilm
Junkichi Nakata
1955
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji TempleFilm
Seijuro Yoshioka
★ 7.2
1955
No Response from Car 33Film
★ 8.0
1955
The Lone JourneyFilm
Horikoshi no Masakichi
★ 9.0
1955
Stray SheepFilm
Sugimoto
★ 7.0
1955
Tactics of LoveFilm
1955
Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi PassFilm
1955
Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at DawnFilm
1954
GodzillaFilm
Daisuke Serizawa
★ 7.6
1954
Samurai I: Musashi MiyamotoFilm
Seijuro Yoshioka
★ 7.2
1954
Farewell RabaulFilm
First lieutenant Noguchi
★ 8.1
1954
Itsuko to sono hahaFilm
Kozo Miyoshi
★ 8.0
1954
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their PrimeFilm
1954
One Night of LoveFilm
Hayata
1954
This Love Costs 50 Million YenFilm
1953
Mr. PuFilm
★ 6.5
1953
The Last EmbraceFilm
Yamaoka (Sandaime)
★ 10.0
1953
Even The Mighty Shed TearsFilm
Ryusaku Nishikawa
★ 10.0
1953
Girls in the OrchardFilm
★ 8.0