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 age 56.
Acting
Movie
Godzilla
as Daisuke Serizawa
1954
Movie
Sanjuro
as Samurai
1962
Movie
King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Dr. Shigezawa
1962
Movie
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
1995
Movie
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Chief Detective Okita
1964
Movie
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
as Professor Hideto Miyajima
1974
Movie
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as Dr. Serizawa
1956
Movie
King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Dr. Shigezawa (uncredited)
1963
Movie
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Movie
Terror of Mechagodzilla
as Dr. Shinzô Mafune
1975
Movie
Son of Godzilla
as Fujisaki
1967
Movie
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
1966
Movie
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
as Seijuro Yoshioka
1954
Movie
Rodan
as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
1956
Movie
Mothra
as Doctor
1961
Movie
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Seijuro Yoshioka
1955
Movie
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
1956
Movie
The Mysterians
as Ryoichi Shiraishi
1957
Movie
Samurai Assassin
as Sohei Masui
1965
Movie
Atragon
as Mu Agent #23
1963
TV
Ultraman
as Dr. Iwamoto
1966
Movie
Godzilla
as Dr. Serizawa
1977
Movie
Chûshingura
1962
Movie
The H-Man
as Inspector Tominaga
1958