Personal Info
Known Credits
133
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1927-12-26 (98 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Seoul, Korea
Also Known For
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 ...
Known For
Acting
2002 --
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
| Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998 --
Legend of the Cat Monster
| Producer
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
|
1982 --
Brain 17
| Captain Roper
1982 --
A Woman in Danger
|
1982 --
Examination Hell
|
1981 --
At This Late Date, the Charleston
| City Employee
1981 --
Station
|
1981 --
The Imperial Navy
|
1980 --
Port Arthur
| Gaishi Nagaoka
1979 --
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
| Iwamoto
1979 --
Nomugi Pass
|
1979 --
Dog of Fortune
| Kan Aizawa
1977 --
The War in Space
| Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
1977 --
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
|
1977 --
Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship
| Captain Gomes
1977 --
Godzilla
| Dr. Serizawa
1976 --
Zero Fighter
|
1975 --
Terror of Mechagodzilla
| Dr. Shinzô Mafune
1974 --
Prophecies of Nostradamus
| Environmental scientist #1
1974 --
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
| Professor Hideto Miyajima
1973 --
The Human Revolution
|
1970 --
The Militarists
| Tomita
1970 --
クレージーの殴り込み清水港
|
1969 --
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
| Furansu
1969 --
Travels of Lord Mito
| Geki Kurokawa
1969 --
Battle of the Japan Sea
| Staff Officer Tsunoda
1969 --
Latitude Zero
| Dr. Sugata
1969 --
Crazy Big Explosion
|
1969 --
Samurai Banners
| Suwa Yorishige
1968 --
Young Challengers
| Asakawa
1968 --
Admiral Yamamoto
| Staff Officer Watanabe
1968 --
空想天国
|
1968 --
風来忍法帖 八方破れ
|
1967 --
Son of Godzilla
| Fujisaki
1967 --
Japan's Longest Day
| Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group
1967 --
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
| Professor Iwamoto
1967 --
Kojiro
|
1967 --
The Killing Bottle
| Man With Turkish Hat
1966 --
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
| Capt. Yamoto
1966 --
Rise Against the Sword
| Asakura
1966 --
The Mad Atlantic
| Nozaki
1966 --
Adventure in Kigan Castle
| Chamberlain
1966 --
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
| Omasa
1965 --
A Smell of Money
|
1965 --
Ironfinger
| Komori
1965 --
The Retreat from Kiska
| Dr. Kudo
1965 --
風来忍法帖
|
1965 --
Ankokugai zenmetsu sakusen
|
1965 --
Samurai Assassin
| Sohei Masui
1964 --
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
| Chief Detective Okita
1964 --
Garakuta
|
1964 --
Whirlwind
| Ryutaro Inoue
1963 --
Atragon
| Mu Agent #23
1963 --
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
| Eburi's older brother
1963 --
Operation Mad Dog
|
1963 --
The Young Ace in Hawaii
| 戸井田教授
1963 --
King Kong vs. Godzilla
| Dr. Shigezawa (uncredited)
1963 --
Siege of Fort Bismarck
|
1963 --
Attack Squadron
| Senda's Aide
1962 --
The Weed of Crime
|
1962 --
Varan the Unbelievable
| Dr. Fujimora
1962 --
Chûshingura
|
1962 --
Operation Enemy Fort
|
1962 --
Wakai kisetsu
|
1962 --
King Kong vs. Godzilla
| Dr. Shigezawa
1962 --
Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1
|
1962 --
Operation Sewer Rats
| Captain Sugiyama
1962 --
Ai no uzu shio
|
1962 --
Gorath
| Endô
1962 --
Sanjuro
| Samurai
1961 --
Structure of Hate
|
1961 --
Girls of the Night
| Shima
1961 --
Blood on the Sea
|
1961 --
Mothra
| Doctor
1961 --
Challenge to Live
|
1961 --
Big Shots Die at Dawn
|
1961 --
The Merciless Trap
|
1961 --
Blueprint of Murder
|
1961 --
Daredevil in the Castle
| Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida
1960 --
Get 'em All
| Kozo Kinugawa
1960 --
Westward Desperado
|
1960 --
Man Against Man
| Toriumi
1960 --
The Storm of the Pacific
| Fleet Staff Officer
1960 --
The Secret of the Telegian
| Inspector Kobayashi
1960 --
The Lost Alibi
| Kishimoto
1960 --
The Last Gunfight
| Susumu Tendo
1959 --
The Three Treasures
| Kibino Takehiko
1959 --
Saga of the Vagabonds
| Jiro Hidekuni
1959 --
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
|
1959 --
Samurai Saga
| Akaboshi
1959 --
I Want to Be a Shellfish
|
1959 --
The Big Boss
|
1959 --
Sazae-san's Marriage
|
1958 --
Varan
| Dr. Fujimora, bomb expert
1958 --
Underwater Murder
| Detective Makimo
1958 --
The H-Man
| Inspector Tominaga
1958 --
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
| Tomonori
1957 --
The Mysterians
| Ryoichi Shiraishi
1957 --
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
| Arishima
1957 --
Geisha in the Old City
| Sashichi
1957 --
A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister
|
1957 --
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
| Count Arishima
1957 --
Last Days of the Samurai
|
1957 --
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
|
1957 --
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
| Tokuoka
1957 --
A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye
|
1957 --
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
| Tomonori
1957 --
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
|
1957 --
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
| Dr. Serizawa
1957 --
Ôban
|
1957 --
A Man in the Storm
|
1956 --
Rodan
| Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
1956 --
はりきり社長
|
1956 --
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
| Dr. Serizawa
1956 --
Rainy Night Duel
| Shunsuke Iba
1956 --
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
| Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
1955 --
The Lone Journey
| Horikoshi no Masakichi
1955 --
Stray Sheep
| Sugimoto
1955 --
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
| Seijuro Yoshioka
1955 --
No Response from Car 33
|
1954 --
Godzilla
| Daisuke Serizawa
1954 --
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
| Seijuro Yoshioka
1954 --
Itsuko to sono haha
| Kozo Miyoshi
1954 --
Farewell Rabaul
| First lieutenant Noguchi
1953 --
Even The Mighty Shed Tears
|
1953 --
Girls in the Orchard
|
1953 --
Mr. Pu
|
1953 --
The Last Embrace
| Yamaoka (Sandaime)