Akihiko Hirata
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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Films (182)
Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla
2002 · Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Revive! Ultraman
1996
Godzilla vs Destroyah
1995 · Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
Fugitive Alien
1987 · Space Command official
Sayonara Jupiter
1984 · Dr. Inoue Ryutarou
The Sea of Sparta
1983
Legend of the Cat Monster
1983 · Producer
Brain 17
1982 · Captain Roper
A Woman in Danger
1982
Examination Hell
1982
At This Late Date, the Charleston
1981 · City Employee
Station
1981
The Imperial Navy
1981
Don't Touch the Bride! My Son is a Murderer
1981 · Kaihara
The Last Days of Planet Earth
1981 · Botanist
Port Arthur
1980 · Gaishi Nagaoka
The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
1980
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
1979 · Iwamoto
Nomugi Pass
1979
Dog of Fortune
1979 · Kan Aizawa
The War in Space
1977 · Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
Bloodthirsty Hawk
1977 · Doctor Jia (uncredited)
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
1977 · 宗通
Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship
1977 · Captain Gomes
Godzilla
1977 · Dr. Serizawa
Zero Pilot
1976
Main Line to Terror
1975
Terror of Mechagodzilla
1975 · Dr. Shinzô Mafune
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974 · Environmental scientist #1
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1974 · Professor Hideto Miyajima
The Family
1974
The Human Revolution
1973 · Lawyer Watanabe
The Militarists
1970 · Tomita
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1970
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
1969 · Furansu
Travels of Lord Mito
1969 · Geki Kurokawa
L'Essayage
1969
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969 · Staff Officer Tsunoda
Latitude Zero
1969 · Dr. Sugata
Crazy Big Explosion
1969
Samurai Banners
1969 · Suwa Yorishige
Young Challengers
1968 · Asakawa
Imaginary Paradise
1968
Admiral Yamamoto
1968 · Staff Officer Watanabe
Homeless Ninja Trick Book: Lose in All Directions
1968
Son of Godzilla
1967 · Fujisaki
Japan's Longest Day
1967 · Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
1967 · Professor Iwamoto (uncredited)
Kojiro
1967
Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!
1967
The Killing Bottle
1967 · Man With Turkish Hat
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966 · Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
The Mad Atlantic
1966 · Nozaki
New News Reporter: The Trap of the Big City
1966
Taming an Unruly Girl
1966
Adventure in Kigan Castle
1966 · Chamberlain
Rise Against the Sword
1966 · Asakura
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
1966 · Omasa
Ironfinger
1965 · Komori
A Smell of Money
1965
The White Rose of Hong Kong
1965 · Secretary Asano
The Retreat from Kiska
1965 · Dr. Kudo
Homeless Ninja Trick Book
1965
Mission to Annihilate the Underworld
1965
Samurai Assassin
1965 · Sohei Masui
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964 · Chief Detective Okita
Money Is Most Important
1964
The Rabble
1964
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
1964
Ant Hell War
1964
Tiger Flight
1964
Whirlwind
1964 · Ryutaro Inoue
Atragon
1963 · Mu Agent #23
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
1963 · Eburi's older brother
Operation Mad Dog
1963
Young Guy in Hawaii
1963 · 戸井田教授
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963 · Dr. Kenji Shigezawa (uncredited)
Siege of Fort Bismarck
1963
Sensation Seekers
1963
Devices Stronger Than Women
1963 · Rokusuke Sakai (CM Song Lyricist)
Attack Squadron
1963 · Senda's Aide
The Weed of Crime
1962
Varan the Unbelievable
1962 · Dr. Fujimora
Chûshingura
1962
Youth Season
1962
Operation Enemy Fort
1962
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa
Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1
1962
Operation Sewer Rats
1962 · Captain Sugiyama
Whirlpool of Love
1962
Gorath
1962 · Endô
Sanjuro
1962 · Samurai
Structure of Hate
1961
Girls of the Night
1961 · Shima
Blood on the Sea
1961
Mothra
1961 · Doctor
Kill the Killer!
1961 · Otaki (President of Otaki Construction)
Challenge to Live
1961
Big Shots Die at Dawn
1961
The Merciless Trap
1961
Daredevil in the Castle
1961 · Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida
Blueprint of Murder
1961
Get 'em All
1960 · Kozo Kinugawa
Westward Desperado
1960
Man Against Man
1960 · Toriumi
University Bandits
1960
The Storm of the Pacific
1960 · Fleet Staff Officer
Showdown on Pier No.3
1960 · Jōta
The Secret of the Telegian
1960 · Inspector Kobayashi
Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1
1960
The Lost Alibi
1960 · Kishimoto
The Forbidden Scoop
1960
The Last Gunfight
1960 · Susumu Tendo
The Three Treasures
1959 · Kibino Takehiko
Saga of the Vagabonds
1959 · Jiro Hidekuni
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
1959
Samurai Saga
1959 · Akaboshi
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959
3 Dolls in College
1959 · Iwafune
Record of Loving Your Wife
1959
The Big Boss
1959 · Sudo
Sazae-san's Marriage
1959 · Tomioka (Etsuko's groom)
Varan
1958 · Dr. Fujimora
Female Detective Story: S.O.S Woman
1958
Flower's Yearning
1958
Underwater Murder
1958 · Detective Makimo
The H-Man
1958 · Inspector Tominaga
The Little Actress
1958
Holiday in Tokyo
1958 · Journalist
Family Safety
1958
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958 · Tomonori
The Mysterians
1957 · Ryoichi Shiraishi
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957 · Arishima
Faraway Man
1957
Rodan! The Flying Monster
1957 · Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
The Story of Zenta and Sanpei: Kids in the Wind
1957
Geisha in the Old City
1957 · Sashichi
A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister
1957
The Last Escape
1957 · Son
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957 · Count Arishima
Last Days of the Samurai
1957
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
1957 · Tokuoka
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye
1957
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957 · Tomonori
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
1957
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957 · Dr. Serizawa
Ôban
1957
A Man in the Storm
1957
The Luckiest Dai
1957
Rodan
1956 · Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Summer in Eclipse
1956
A Brother and His Sister
1956 · Michio
Employee with the Secret Savings and the Autocrat President: The Autocrat President's Pure Heart
1956
The Fighter in the Ring
1956
Employee with the Secret Savings and the Autocrat Company President: The Employee with the Secret Savings Fights Bravely
1956
Eacape of Fear
1956 · Junkichi Nakata
Three Generations of Company Presidents
1956
The Wicked Boy
1956
Wharf with the Weeping Girl
1956 · Henchman Ken
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956 · Dr. Serizawa
Kurama Tengu: Goyō tō ihen
1956
Rainy Night Duel
1956 · Shunsuke Iba
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956 · Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn
1955
Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass
1955
Tactics of Love
1955
Stray Sheep
1955 · Sugimoto
The Lone Journey
1955 · Horikoshi no Masakichi
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955 · Seijuro Yoshioka
No Response from Car 33
1955
Godzilla
1954 · Daisuke Serizawa
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954 · Seijuro Yoshioka
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime
1954
Itsuko to sono haha
1954 · Kozo Miyoshi
Farewell Rabaul
1954 · First lieutenant Noguchi
One Night of Love
1954 · Hayata
This Love Costs 50 Million Yen
1954
Even The Mighty Shed Tears
1953 · Ryusaku Nishikawa
Girls in the Orchard
1953
Mr. Pu
1953
The Last Embrace
1953 · Yamaoka (Sandaime)
