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 a
Born
Dec 26, 1927
日本, 東京都
Died
Jul 25, 1984
Known For
Acting
Movies
178 acting
0 crew
Popularity
2.6
Known For
Godzilla
1954
as Daisuke Serizawa
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
as Dr. Serizawa
Sanjuro
1962
as Samurai
Son of Godzilla
1967
as Fujisaki
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
as Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa
Rodan
1956
as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995
as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
as Dr. Kenji Shigezawa (uncredited)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
as Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1974
as Professor Hideto Miyajima
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