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Akihiko Hirata

Actor • Born 1927

Akihiko Hirata

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About

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

Ultraman posterUltramanSeries • 1966Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu posterEdogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzuSeries • 1977Godzilla posterGodzillaMovie • 1954Sanjuro posterSanjuroMovie • 1962Godzilla vs. Destoroyah posterGodzilla vs. DestoroyahMovie • 1995King Kong vs. Godzilla posterKing Kong vs. GodzillaMovie • 1962Godzilla, King of the Monsters! posterGodzilla, King of the Monsters!Movie • 1956Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla posterGodzilla vs. MechagodzillaMovie • 1974Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla posterGodzilla Against MechaGodzillaMovie • 2002Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster posterGhidorah, the Three-Headed MonsterMovie • 1964Godzilla posterGodzillaMovie • 1977Chûshingura posterChûshinguraMovie • 1962King Kong vs. Godzilla posterKing Kong vs. GodzillaMovie • 1963Son of Godzilla posterSon of GodzillaMovie • 1967Atragon posterAtragonMovie • 1963Terror of Mechagodzilla posterTerror of MechagodzillaMovie • 1975Ebirah, Horror of the Deep posterEbirah, Horror of the DeepMovie • 1966Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island posterSamurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandMovie • 1956Mothra posterMothraMovie • 1961Rodan posterRodanMovie • 1956The Mysterians posterThe MysteriansMovie • 1957The H-Man posterThe H-ManMovie • 1958Japan's Longest Day posterJapan's Longest DayMovie • 1967Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple posterSamurai II: Duel at Ichijoji TempleMovie • 1955