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

Ultraman

Dr. Iwamoto

Warrior of Love Rainbowman

Mr. K

Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu

Daitetsujin 17

Captain Gomez

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Red Bamboo Captain Ryui

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)

Terror of Mechagodzilla

Dr. Shinzô Mafune

Godzilla

Daisuke Serizawa

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2002	Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla	Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
1996	Revive! Ultraman
1995	Godzilla vs. Destoroyah	Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
1987	Fugitive Alien	Space Command official
1984	Sayonara Jupiter	Dr. Inoue Ryutarou
1983	The Sea of Sparta
1983	Legend of the Cat Monster	Producer
1982	Brain 17	Captain Roper
1982	A Woman in Danger
1982	Examination Hell
1981	Station
1981	At This Late Date, the Charleston	City Employee
1981	The Imperial Navy
1981	The Last Days of Planet Earth	Botanist
1980	Port Arthur	Gaishi Nagaoka
1980	The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
1979	Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle	Iwamoto
1979	Dog of Fortune	Kan Aizawa
1979	Nomugi Pass
1977	Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship	Captain Gomes
1977	The War in Space	Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
1977	Godzilla	Dr. Serizawa
1977	Tora-san Meets His Lordship
1976	Zero Fighter
1975	Terror of Mechagodzilla	Dr. Shinzô Mafune
1975	Main Line to Terror
1974	Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla	Professor Hideto Miyajima
1974	Prophecies of Nostradamus	Environmental scientist #1
1974	The Family
1973	The Human Revolution
1970	The Militarists	Tomita
1970	Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1969	Travels of Lord Mito	Geki Kurokawa
1969	Latitude Zero	Dr. Sugata
1969	The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club	Furansu
1969	Samurai Banners	Suwa Yorishige
1969	Battle of the Japan Sea	Staff Officer Tsunoda
1969	Crazy Big Explosion
1968	空想天国
1968	風来忍法帖　八方破れ
1968	Admiral Yamamoto	Staff Officer Watanabe
1968	Young Challengers	Asakawa
1967	Japan's Longest Day	Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group
1967	Son of Godzilla	Fujisaki
1967	Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature	Professor Iwamoto (uncredited)
1967	Kojiro
1967	The Killing Bottle	Man With Turkish Hat
1967	Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!
1966	Ebirah, Horror of the Deep	Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
1966	Adventure in Kigan Castle	Chamberlain
1966	The Mad Atlantic	Nozaki
1966	Rise Against the Sword	Asakura
1966	The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay	Omasa
1965	Samurai Assassin	Sohei Masui
1965	Ankokugai zenmetsu sakusen
1965	Ironfinger	Komori
1965	A Smell of Money
1965	風来忍法帖
1965	The Retreat from Kiska	Dr. Kudo
1965	The White Rose of Hong Kong	Secretary Asano
1964	Whirlwind	Ryutaro Inoue
1964	Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster	Chief Detective Okita
1964	Garakuta
1963	Atragon	Mu Agent #23
1963	Operation Mad Dog
1963	Attack Squadron	Senda's Aide
1963	The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman	Eburi's older brother
1963	Siege of Fort Bismarck
1963	King Kong vs. Godzilla	Dr. Shigezawa (uncredited)
1963	The Young Ace in Hawaii	戸井田教授
1962	King Kong vs. Godzilla	Dr. Shigezawa
1962	Gorath	Endô
1962	Ai no uzu shio
1962	Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1
1962	Wakai kisetsu
1962	Sanjuro	Samurai
1962	Varan the Unbelievable	Dr. Fujimora
1962	The Weed of Crime
1962	Operation Enemy Fort
1962	Chûshingura
1962	Operation Sewer Rats	Captain Sugiyama
1961	Mothra	Doctor
1961	Big Shots Die at Dawn
1961	The Merciless Trap
1961	Daredevil in the Castle	Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida
1961	Blueprint of Murder
1961	Structure of Hate
1961	Challenge to Live
1961	Girls of the Night	Shima
1961	Blood on the Sea
1960	The Secret of the Telegian	Inspector Kobayashi
1960	Westward Desperado
1960	The Last Gunfight	Susumu Tendo
1960	The Lost Alibi	Kishimoto
1960	Man Against Man	Toriumi
1960	Get 'em All	Kozo Kinugawa
1960	The Storm of the Pacific	Fleet Staff Officer
1959	Sazae-san's Marriage
1959	Samurai Saga	Akaboshi
1959	Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
1959	Saga of the Vagabonds	Jiro Hidekuni
1959	The Big Boss
1959	The Three Treasures	Kibino Takehiko
1959	I Want to Be a Shellfish
1958	The H-Man	Inspector Tominaga
1958	Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II	Tomonori
1958	Underwater Murder	Detective Makimo
1958	Varan	Dr. Fujimora, bomb expert
1958	A Holiday in Tokyo	Journalist
1957	The Mysterians	Ryoichi Shiraishi
1957	Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen	Arishima
1957	Ôban
1957	Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen	Count Arishima
1957	Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean	Dr. Serizawa
1957	Yagyu Secret Scrolls	Tomonori
1957	Last Days of the Samurai
1957	A Man in the Storm
1957	The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
1957	Geisha in the Old City	Sashichi
1957	A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2	Tokuoka
1957	A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye
1957	A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister
1957	A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957	Rodan! The Flying Monster!	Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
1956	Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island	Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
1956	Godzilla, King of the Monsters!	Dr. Serizawa
1956	Rodan	Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
1956	Rainy Night Duel	Shunsuke Iba
1956	Three Generations of Company Presidents
1955	Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple	Seijuro Yoshioka
1955	Stray Sheep	Sugimoto
1955	The Lone Journey	Horikoshi no Masakichi
1955	No Response from Car 33
1955	Tactics of Love
1954	Godzilla	Daisuke Serizawa
1954	Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto	Seijuro Yoshioka
1954	Farewell Rabaul	First lieutenant Noguchi
1954	Itsuko to sono haha	Kozo Miyoshi
1953	Mr. Pu
1953	The Last Embrace	Yamaoka (Sandaime)
1953	Girls in the Orchard
1953	Even The Mighty Shed Tears	Ryusaku Nishikawa

Year	TV Show	Role
1982	受験地獄
1977	Daitetsujin 17	Captain Gomez
1977	Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
1976	Enban Sensou Bankid	Commander Guzare
1972	Warrior of Love Rainbowman	Mr. K
1966	Ultraman	Dr. Iwamoto
	Downtown Story