Acting
Akihiko Hirata
Born 1927-12-26
日本, 東京都
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Akihiko Hirata
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Godzilla
1954
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Sanjuro
1962
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
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Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1974
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
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Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
2002
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
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Terror of Mechagodzilla
1975
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (189 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla | Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 2002 |
 | Revive! Ultraman | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1996 |
 | Godzilla vs. Destoroyah | Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) | Movie | 1995 |
 | Fugitive Alien | Space Command official | Movie | 1987 |
 | Sayonara Jupiter | Dr. Inoue Ryutarou | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Sea of Sparta | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1983 |
 | Legend of the Cat Monster | Producer | Movie | 1983 |
 | Brain 17 | Captain Roper | Movie | 1982 |
 | A Woman in Danger | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
 | Examination Hell | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
| 受験地獄 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1982 | |
 | At This Late Date, the Charleston | City Employee | Movie | 1981 |
 | Station | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Imperial Navy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 |
| Don't Touch the Bride! My Son is a Murderer | Kaihara | Movie | 1981 | |
 | The Last Days of Planet Earth | Botanist | Movie | 1981 |
 | Port Arthur | Gaishi Nagaoka | Movie | 1980 |
 | The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1980 |
 | Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle | Iwamoto | Movie | 1979 |
 | Nomugi Pass | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1979 |
 | Dog of Fortune | Kan Aizawa | Movie | 1979 |
 | The War in Space | Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi | Movie | 1977 |
 | Bloodthirsty Hawk | Doctor Jia (uncredited) | Movie | 1977 |
 | Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Tora-san Meets His Lordship | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 |
 | Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship | Captain Gomes | Movie | 1977 |
 | Daitetsujin 17 | Captain Gomez | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Godzilla | Dr. Serizawa | Movie | 1977 |
 | Flying Saucer War Bankid | Commander Guzare | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Zero Fighter | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1976 |
 | Main Line to Terror | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1975 |
 | Terror of Mechagodzilla | Dr. Shinzô Mafune | Movie | 1975 |
 | Prophecies of Nostradamus | Environmental scientist #1 | Movie | 1974 |
 | Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla | Professor Hideto Miyajima | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Family | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Human Revolution | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 |
 | Warrior of Love Rainbowman | Mr. K | TV Series | 1972 |
 | The Militarists | Tomita | Movie | 1970 |
 | Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club | Furansu | Movie | 1969 |
 | Travels of Lord Mito | Geki Kurokawa | Movie | 1969 |
 | L'Essayage | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
 | Battle of the Japan Sea | Staff Officer Tsunoda | Movie | 1969 |
 | Latitude Zero | Dr. Sugata | Movie | 1969 |
 | Crazy Big Explosion | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
 | Samurai Banners | Suwa Yorishige | Movie | 1969 |
 | Young Challengers | Asakawa | Movie | 1968 |
 | Imaginary Paradise | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | Admiral Yamamoto | Staff Officer Watanabe | Movie | 1968 |
 | Homeless Ninja Trick Book: Lose in All Directions | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | Son of Godzilla | Fujisaki | Movie | 1967 |
 | Japan's Longest Day | Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group | Movie | 1967 |
 | Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature | Professor Iwamoto (uncredited) | Movie | 1967 |
 | Kojiro | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda! | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Killing Bottle | Man With Turkish Hat | Movie | 1967 |
 | Ebirah, Horror of the Deep | Red Bamboo Captain Ryui | Movie | 1966 |
 | Ultraman | Dr. Iwamoto | TV Series | 1966 |
 | The Mad Atlantic | Nozaki | Movie | 1966 |
 | New News Reporter: The Trap of the Big City | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | Taming an Unruly Girl | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | Adventure in Kigan Castle | Chamberlain | Movie | 1966 |
 | Rise Against the Sword | Asakura | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay | Omasa | Movie | 1966 |
 | Ironfinger | Komori | Movie | 1965 |
| A Smell of Money | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 | |
 | The White Rose of Hong Kong | Secretary Asano | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Retreat from Kiska | Dr. Kudo | Movie | 1965 |
 | Homeless Ninja Trick Book | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
| Mission to Annihilate the Underworld | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 | |
 | Samurai Assassin | Sohei Masui | Movie | 1965 |
 | Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster | Chief Detective Okita | Movie | 1964 |
 | Money Is Most Important | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Rabble | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Legend of the Irresponsible Hero | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Ant Hell War | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Tiger Flight | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Whirlwind | Ryutaro Inoue | Movie | 1964 |
 | Atragon | Mu Agent #23 | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman | Eburi's older brother | Movie | 1963 |
 | Operation Mad Dog | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Young Guy in Hawaii | 戸井田教授 | Movie | 1963 |
 | King Kong vs. Godzilla | Dr. Kenji Shigezawa (uncredited) | Movie | 1963 |
 | Siege of Fort Bismarck | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Sensation Seekers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Devices Stronger Than Women | Rokusuke Sakai (CM Song Lyricist) | Movie | 1963 |
 | Attack Squadron | Senda's Aide | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Weed of Crime | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Varan the Unbelievable | Dr. Fujimora | Movie | 1962 |
 | Chûshingura | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Youth Season | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Operation Enemy Fort | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | King Kong vs. Godzilla | Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa | Movie | 1962 |
 | Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Operation Sewer Rats | Captain Sugiyama | Movie | 1962 |
 | Whirlpool of Love | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Gorath | Endô | Movie | 1962 |
 | Sanjuro | Samurai | Movie | 1962 |
 | Structure of Hate | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Girls of the Night | Shima | Movie | 1961 |
 | Blood on the Sea | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Mothra | Doctor | Movie | 1961 |
 | Kill the Killer! | Otaki (President of Otaki Construction) | Movie | 1961 |
 | Challenge to Live | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Big Shots Die at Dawn | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Merciless Trap | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Daredevil in the Castle | Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida | Movie | 1961 |
 | Blueprint of Murder | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Get 'em All | Kozo Kinugawa | Movie | 1960 |
 | Westward Desperado | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Man Against Man | Toriumi | Movie | 1960 |
 | University Bandits | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Storm of the Pacific | Fleet Staff Officer | Movie | 1960 |
 | Showdown on Pier No.3 | Jōta | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Secret of the Telegian | Inspector Kobayashi | Movie | 1960 |
 | Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Lost Alibi | Kishimoto | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Forbidden Scoop | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Last Gunfight | Susumu Tendo | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Three Treasures | Kibino Takehiko | Movie | 1959 |
 | Saga of the Vagabonds | Jiro Hidekuni | Movie | 1959 |
 | Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Samurai Saga | Akaboshi | Movie | 1959 |
 | I Want to Be a Shellfish | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | 3 Dolls in College | Iwafune | Movie | 1959 |
 | Record of Loving Your Wife | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Big Boss | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Sazae-san's Marriage | Tomioka (Etsuko's groom) | Movie | 1959 |
 | Varan | Dr. Fujimora | Movie | 1958 |
 | Female Detective Story: S.O.S Woman | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | Flower's Yearning | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
| Underwater Murder | Detective Makimo | Movie | 1958 | |
 | The H-Man | Inspector Tominaga | Movie | 1958 |
| The Little Actress | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 | |
 | Holiday in Tokyo | Journalist | Movie | 1958 |
 | Family Safety | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II | Tomonori | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Mysterians | Ryoichi Shiraishi | Movie | 1957 |
 | Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen | Arishima | Movie | 1957 |
 | Faraway Man | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Rodan! The Flying Monster | Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Story of Zenta and Sanpei: Kids in the Wind | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Geisha in the Old City | Sashichi | Movie | 1957 |
 | A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Last Escape | Son | Movie | 1957 |
 | Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen | Count Arishima | Movie | 1957 |
 | Last Days of the Samurai | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 | Tokuoka | Movie | 1957 |
 | A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Yagyu Secret Scrolls | Tomonori | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2) | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean | Dr. Serizawa | Movie | 1957 |
 | Ôban | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | A Man in the Storm | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Luckiest Dai | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Rodan | Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi | Movie | 1956 |
 | Summer in Eclipse | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | A Brother and His Sister | Michio | Movie | 1956 |
 | Employee with the Secret Savings and the Autocrat President: The Autocrat President's Pure Heart | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Fighter in the Ring | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
| Employee with the Secret Savings and the Autocrat Company President: The Employee with the Secret Savings Fights Bravely | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 | |
 | Eacape of Fear | Junkichi Nakata | Movie | 1956 |
 | Three Generations of Company Presidents | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Wicked Boy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Wharf with the Weeping Girl | Henchman Ken | Movie | 1956 |
 | Godzilla, King of the Monsters! | Dr. Serizawa | Movie | 1956 |
 | Kurama Tengu: Goyō tō ihen | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Rainy Night Duel | Shunsuke Iba | Movie | 1956 |
 | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island | Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited) | Movie | 1956 |
 | Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | Tactics of Love | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
| Stray Sheep | Sugimoto | Movie | 1955 | |
 | The Lone Journey | Horikoshi no Masakichi | Movie | 1955 |
 | Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple | Seijuro Yoshioka | Movie | 1955 |
 | No Response from Car 33 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | Godzilla | Daisuke Serizawa | Movie | 1954 |
 | Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto | Seijuro Yoshioka | Movie | 1954 |
 | A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | Itsuko to sono haha | Kozo Miyoshi | Movie | 1954 |
 | Farewell Rabaul | First lieutenant Noguchi | Movie | 1954 |
 | One Night of Love | Hayata | Movie | 1954 |
 | This Love Costs 50 Million Yen | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | Even The Mighty Shed Tears | Ryusaku Nishikawa | Movie | 1953 |
 | Girls in the Orchard | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Mr. Pu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Last Embrace | Yamaoka (Sandaime) | Movie | 1953 |
 | Downtown Story | Self / Appearance | TV Series | — |