Akihiko Hirata
Akihiko Hirata ( 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Akihiko Hirata, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
December 26, 1927Deathday
July 25, 1984Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
128Place of birth
Seoul, KoreaAlso known as
平田昭彦
Cast credits
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Dr. Shigezawa
Godzilla
Daisuke Serizawa
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Capt. Yamoto
Westward Desperado
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Seijuro Yoshioka
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Seijuro Yoshioka
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
Atragon
Mu Agent #23
The H-Man
Inspector Tominaga
The Mysterians
Ryoichi Shiraishi
Mothra
Doctor
Latitude Zero
Dr. Sugata
Gorath
Endô
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Dr. Serizawa
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Dr. Shinzô Mafune
Rodan
Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Attack Squadron
Senda's Aide
Adventure in Kigan Castle
Chamberlain
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
Eburi's older brother
Samurai Assassin
Sohei MasuiImages
