Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Known for
Acting
Born
December 26, 1927
Died
July 25, 1984 (aged 56)
Birthplace
日本, 東京都

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

Photos

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Filmography

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Downtown Story poster

Downtown Story

TV · 13 eps

2002
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla poster

Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla

Movie · as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)

1996
Revive! Ultraman poster

Revive! Ultraman

Movie

1995
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah poster

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

Movie · as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)

1987
Fugitive Alien poster

Fugitive Alien

Movie · as Space Command official

1984
Sayonara Jupiter poster

Sayonara Jupiter

Movie · as Dr. Inoue Ryutarou

1983
The Sea of Sparta poster

The Sea of Sparta

Movie

1983
Legend of the Cat Monster poster

Legend of the Cat Monster

Movie · as Producer

1982
Brain 17 poster

Brain 17

Movie · as Captain Roper

1982
A Woman in Danger poster

A Woman in Danger

Movie

1982
Examination Hell poster

Examination Hell

Movie

1982
受験地獄

受験地獄

TV · 1 ep

1981
Station poster

Station

Movie

1981
At This Late Date, the Charleston poster

At This Late Date, the Charleston

Movie · as City Employee

1981
The Imperial Navy poster

The Imperial Navy

Movie

1981
The Last Days of Planet Earth poster

The Last Days of Planet Earth

Movie · as Botanist

1981
Don't Touch the Bride! My Son is a Murderer

Don't Touch the Bride! My Son is a Murderer

Movie · as Kaihara

1980
Port Arthur poster

Port Arthur

Movie · as Gaishi Nagaoka

1980
The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation poster

The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation

Movie

1979
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle poster

Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle

Movie · as Iwamoto

1979
Dog of Fortune poster

Dog of Fortune

Movie · as Kan Aizawa

1979
Nomugi Pass poster

Nomugi Pass

Movie

1977
Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship poster

Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship

Movie · as Captain Gomes

1977
The War in Space poster

The War in Space

Movie · as Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi

1977
Godzilla poster

Godzilla

Movie · as Dr. Serizawa

1977
Tora-san Meets His Lordship poster

Tora-san Meets His Lordship

Movie · as 宗通

1977
Bloodthirsty Hawk poster

Bloodthirsty Hawk

Movie · as Doctor Jia (uncredited)

1977
Daitetsujin 17 poster

Daitetsujin 17

TV · as Captain Gomez · 35 eps

1977
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu poster

Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu

TV · 1 ep

1976
Zero Pilot poster

Zero Pilot

Movie

1976
Flying Saucer War Bankid poster

Flying Saucer War Bankid

TV · as Commander Guzare · 26 eps

1975
Terror of Mechagodzilla poster

Terror of Mechagodzilla

Movie · as Dr. Shinzô Mafune

1975
Main Line to Terror poster

Main Line to Terror

Movie

1974
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla poster

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

Movie · as Professor Hideto Miyajima

1974
Prophecies of Nostradamus poster

Prophecies of Nostradamus

Movie · as Environmental scientist #1

1974
The Family poster

The Family

Movie

1973
The Human Revolution poster

The Human Revolution

Movie · as Lawyer Watanabe

1972
Warrior of Love Rainbowman poster

Warrior of Love Rainbowman

TV · as Mr. K · 52 eps

1970
The Militarists poster

The Militarists

Movie · as Tomita

1970
Crazy Violence at  Shimizu Harbor poster

Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor

Movie

1969
Travels of Lord Mito poster

Travels of Lord Mito

Movie · as Geki Kurokawa

1969
Latitude Zero poster

Latitude Zero

Movie · as Dr. Sugata

1969
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club poster

The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club

Movie · as Furansu

1969
Samurai Banners poster

Samurai Banners

Movie · as Suwa Yorishige

1969
Battle of the Japan Sea poster

Battle of the Japan Sea

Movie · as Staff Officer Tsunoda

1969
Crazy Big Explosion poster

Crazy Big Explosion

Movie

1969
L'Essayage poster

L'Essayage

Movie

1968
Imaginary Paradise poster

Imaginary Paradise

Movie

1968
Homeless Ninja Trick Book: Lose  in All Directions poster

Homeless Ninja Trick Book: Lose in All Directions

Movie

1968
Admiral Yamamoto poster

Admiral Yamamoto

Movie · as Staff Officer Watanabe

1968
Young Challengers poster

Young Challengers

Movie · as Asakawa

1967
Japan's Longest Day poster

Japan's Longest Day

Movie · as Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group

1967
Son of Godzilla poster

Son of Godzilla

Movie · as Fujisaki

1967
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature poster

Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature

Movie · as Professor Iwamoto (uncredited)

1967
Kojiro poster

Kojiro

Movie

1967
The Killing Bottle poster

The Killing Bottle

Movie · as Man With Turkish Hat

1967
Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda! poster

Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!

Movie

1966
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep poster

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Movie · as Red Bamboo Captain Ryui

1966
Adventure in Kigan Castle poster

Adventure in Kigan Castle

Movie · as Chamberlain

1966
The Mad Atlantic poster

The Mad Atlantic

Movie · as Nozaki

1966
Rise Against the Sword poster

Rise Against the Sword

Movie · as Asakura

1966
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay poster

The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay

Movie · as Omasa

1966
Taming an Unruly Girl poster

Taming an Unruly Girl

Movie

1966
New News Reporter: The Trap of the Big City poster

New News Reporter: The Trap of the Big City

Movie

1966
Ultraman poster

Ultraman

TV · as Dr. Iwamoto · 39 eps

1965
Samurai Assassin poster

Samurai Assassin

Movie · as Sohei Masui

1965
Mission to Annihilate the Underworld

Mission to Annihilate the Underworld

Movie

1965
Ironfinger poster

Ironfinger

Movie · as Komori

1965
A Smell of Money

A Smell of Money

Movie

1965
Homeless Ninja Trick Book poster

Homeless Ninja Trick Book

Movie

1965
The Retreat from Kiska poster

The Retreat from Kiska

Movie · as Dr. Kudo

1965
The White Rose of Hong Kong poster

The White Rose of Hong Kong

Movie · as Secretary Asano

1964
Whirlwind poster

Whirlwind

Movie · as Ryutaro Inoue

1964
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster poster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Movie · as Chief Detective Okita

1964
The Rabble poster

The Rabble

Movie

1964
Ant Hell War poster

Ant Hell War

Movie

1964
Tiger Flight poster

Tiger Flight

Movie

1964
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero poster

Legend of the Irresponsible Hero

Movie

1964
Money Is Most Important poster

Money Is Most Important

Movie

1963
Atragon poster

Atragon

Movie · as Mu Agent #23

1963
Operation Mad Dog poster

Operation Mad Dog

Movie

1963
Attack Squadron poster

Attack Squadron

Movie · as Senda's Aide

1963
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman poster

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

Movie · as Eburi's older brother

1963
Siege of Fort Bismarck poster

Siege of Fort Bismarck

Movie

1963
King Kong vs. Godzilla poster

King Kong vs. Godzilla

Movie · as Dr. Kenji Shigezawa (uncredited)

1963
Young Guy in Hawaii poster

Young Guy in Hawaii

Movie · as 戸井田教授

1963
Devices Stronger Than  Women poster

Devices Stronger Than Women

Movie · as Rokusuke Sakai (CM Song Lyricist)

1963
Sensation Seekers poster

Sensation Seekers

Movie

1962
King Kong vs. Godzilla poster

King Kong vs. Godzilla

Movie · as Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa

1962
Gorath poster

Gorath

Movie · as Endô

1962
Whirlpool of Love poster

Whirlpool of Love

Movie

1962
Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1 poster

Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1

Movie

1962
Youth Season poster

Youth Season

Movie

1962
Sanjuro poster

Sanjuro

Movie · as Samurai

1962
Varan the Unbelievable poster

Varan the Unbelievable

Movie · as Dr. Fujimora

1962
The Weed of Crime poster

The Weed of Crime

Movie

1962
Operation Enemy Fort poster

Operation Enemy Fort

Movie

1962
Chûshingura poster

Chûshingura

Movie

1962
Operation Sewer Rats poster

Operation Sewer Rats

Movie · as Captain Sugiyama

1961
Mothra poster

Mothra

Movie · as Doctor

1961
Big Shots Die at Dawn poster

Big Shots Die at Dawn

Movie

1961
The Merciless Trap poster

The Merciless Trap

Movie

1961
Daredevil in the Castle poster

Daredevil in the Castle

Movie · as Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida

1961
Blueprint of Murder poster

Blueprint of Murder

Movie

1961
Structure of Hate poster

Structure of Hate

Movie

1961
Challenge to Live poster

Challenge to Live

Movie

1961
Girls of the Night poster

Girls of the Night

Movie · as Shima

1961
Blood on the Sea poster

Blood on the Sea

Movie

1961
Kill the Killer! poster

Kill the Killer!

Movie · as Otaki (President of Otaki Construction)

1960
The Secret of the Telegian poster

The Secret of the Telegian

Movie · as Inspector Kobayashi

1960
Westward Desperado poster

Westward Desperado

Movie

1960
The Last Gunfight poster

The Last Gunfight

Movie · as Susumu Tendo

1960
The Lost Alibi poster

The Lost Alibi

Movie · as Kishimoto

1960
Man Against Man poster

Man Against Man

Movie · as Toriumi

1960
Get 'em All poster

Get 'em All

Movie · as Kozo Kinugawa

1960
The Storm of the Pacific poster

The Storm of the Pacific

Movie · as Fleet Staff Officer

1960
University Bandits poster

University Bandits

Movie

1960
Showdown on Pier No.3 poster

Showdown on Pier No.3

Movie · as Jōta

1960
The Forbidden Scoop poster

The Forbidden Scoop

Movie

1960
Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1 poster

Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1

Movie

1959
Sazae-san's Marriage poster

Sazae-san's Marriage

Movie · as Tomioka (Etsuko's groom)

1959
Samurai Saga poster

Samurai Saga

Movie · as Akaboshi

1959
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender poster

Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender

Movie

1959
Saga of the Vagabonds poster

Saga of the Vagabonds

Movie · as Jiro Hidekuni

1959
The Big Boss poster

The Big Boss

Movie · as Sudo

1959
The Three Treasures poster

The Three Treasures

Movie · as Kibino Takehiko

1959
I Want to Be a Shellfish poster

I Want to Be a Shellfish

Movie

1959
3 Dolls in College poster

3 Dolls in College

Movie · as Iwafune

1959
Record of Loving Your Wife poster

Record of Loving Your Wife

Movie

1958
The H-Man poster

The H-Man

Movie · as Inspector Tominaga

1958
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II poster

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

Movie · as Tomonori

1958
Underwater Murder

Underwater Murder

Movie · as Detective Makimo

1958
Varan poster

Varan

Movie · as Dr. Fujimora

1958
Holiday in Tokyo poster

Holiday in Tokyo

Movie · as Journalist

1958
Female Detective Story: S.O.S  Woman poster

Female Detective Story: S.O.S Woman

Movie

1958
The Little Actress

The Little Actress

Movie

1958
Flower's Yearning poster

Flower's Yearning

Movie

1958
Family Safety poster

Family Safety

Movie

1957
The Mysterians poster

The Mysterians

Movie · as Ryoichi Shiraishi

1957
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen poster

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

Movie · as Arishima

1957
Ôban poster

Ôban

Movie

1957
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen poster

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

Movie · as Count Arishima

1957
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean poster

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

Movie · as Dr. Serizawa

1957
Yagyu Secret Scrolls poster

Yagyu Secret Scrolls

Movie · as Tomonori

1957
Last Days of the Samurai poster

Last Days of the Samurai

Movie

1957
A Man in the Storm poster

A Man in the Storm

Movie

1957
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2) poster

The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)

Movie

1957
Geisha in the Old City poster

Geisha in the Old City

Movie · as Sashichi

1957
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 poster

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

Movie · as Tokuoka

1957
A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye poster

A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye

Movie

1957
A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister poster

A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister

Movie

1957
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 poster

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

Movie

1957
Rodan! The Flying Monster poster

Rodan! The Flying Monster

Movie · as Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

1957
The Last Escape poster

The Last Escape

Movie · as Son

1957
The Luckiest Dai poster

The Luckiest Dai

Movie

1957
Faraway Man poster

Faraway Man

Movie

1957
The Story of Zenta and Sanpei: Kids in the Wind poster

The Story of Zenta and Sanpei: Kids in the Wind

Movie

1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island poster

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Movie · as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)

1956
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! poster

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Movie · as Dr. Serizawa

1956
Rodan poster

Rodan

Movie · as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi

1956
Rainy Night Duel poster

Rainy Night Duel

Movie · as Shunsuke Iba

1956
Three Generations of Company Presidents poster

Three Generations of Company Presidents

Movie

1956
Eacape of Fear poster

Eacape of Fear

Movie · as Junkichi Nakata

1956
Wharf with the Weeping Girl poster

Wharf with the Weeping Girl

Movie · as Henchman Ken

1956
Summer in Eclipse poster

Summer in Eclipse

Movie

1956
The Wicked Boy poster

The Wicked Boy

Movie

1956
A Brother and His Sister poster

A Brother and His Sister

Movie · as Michio

1956
The Fighter in the Ring poster

The Fighter in the Ring

Movie

1956
Kurama Tengu: Goyō tō ihen poster

Kurama Tengu: Goyō tō ihen

Movie

1956
Employee with the Secret Savings and the Autocrat President: The Autocrat President's Pure Heart poster

Employee with the Secret Savings and the Autocrat President: The Autocrat President's Pure Heart

Movie

1956
Employee with the Secret Savings and the Autocrat Company President: The Employee with the Secret Savings Fights Bravely

Employee with the Secret Savings and the Autocrat Company President: The Employee with the Secret Savings Fights Bravely

Movie

1955
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple poster

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Movie · as Seijuro Yoshioka

1955
Stray Sheep

Stray Sheep

Movie · as Sugimoto

1955
The Lone Journey poster

The Lone Journey

Movie · as Horikoshi no Masakichi

1955
No Response from Car 33 poster

No Response from Car 33

Movie

1955
Tactics of Love poster

Tactics of Love

Movie

1955
Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass poster

Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass

Movie

1955
Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn poster

Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn

Movie

1954
Godzilla poster

Godzilla

Movie · as Daisuke Serizawa

1954
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto poster

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Movie · as Seijuro Yoshioka

1954
Farewell Rabaul poster

Farewell Rabaul

Movie · as First lieutenant Noguchi

1954
Itsuko to sono haha poster

Itsuko to sono haha

Movie · as Kozo Miyoshi

1954
One Night of Love poster

One Night of Love

Movie · as Hayata

1954
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime poster

A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime

Movie

1954
This Love Costs 50 Million Yen poster

This Love Costs 50 Million Yen

Movie

1953
Mr. Pu poster

Mr. Pu

Movie

1953
The Last Embrace poster

The Last Embrace

Movie · as Yamaoka (Sandaime)

1953
Girls in the Orchard poster

Girls in the Orchard

Movie

1953
Even The Mighty Shed Tears poster

Even The Mighty Shed Tears

Movie · as Ryusaku Nishikawa