Akihiko Hirata
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.
Filmography
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
2002
as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Revive! Ultraman
1996
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995
as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
Fugitive Alien
1987
as Space Command official
Sayonara Jupiter
1984
as Dr. Inoue Ryutarou
The Sea of Sparta
1983
Legend of the Cat Monster
1983
as Producer
Brain 17
1982
as Captain Roper
A Woman in Danger
1982
Examination Hell
1982
At This Late Date, the Charleston
1981
as City Employee
Station
1981
The Imperial Navy
1981
- No poster
Don't Touch the Bride! My Son is a Murderer
1981
as Kaihara
The Last Days of Planet Earth
1981
as Botanist
Port Arthur
1980
as Gaishi Nagaoka
The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
1980
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
1979
as Iwamoto
Nomugi Pass
1979
Dog of Fortune
1979
as Kan Aizawa
The War in Space
1977
as Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
Bloodthirsty Hawk
1977
as Doctor Jia (uncredited)
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
1977
Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship
1977
as Captain Gomes