Akihiko Hirata
Acting · Born Dec 26, 1927 · Died Jul 25, 1984 (56) · 日本, 東京都
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
Godzilla
19547.6
Sanjuro
19627.9
King Kong vs. Godzilla
19626.9
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
19957.8
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
19746.9
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
19647.0
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
19566.5
King Kong vs. Godzilla
19636.6
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
20027.5
Son of Godzilla
19676.4
Terror of Mechagodzilla
19756.8
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
19666.3
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
19547.2
Rodan
19566.5
Mothra
19617.2
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
19557.2
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
19567.2
The Mysterians
19576.3
Samurai Assassin
19657.3
Ultraman
19668.3
