Akihiko Hirata
Acting
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
2002Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
1996Revive! Ultraman
1995Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
1987Fugitive Alien
Space Command official
1984Sayonara Jupiter
Dr. Inoue Ryutarou
1983The Sea of Sparta
1983Legend of the Cat Monster
Producer
1982Brain 17
Captain Roper
1982A Woman in Danger
1982Examination Hell
1981Station
1981At This Late Date, the Charleston
City Employee
1981The Imperial Navy
1981The Last Days of Planet Earth
Botanist
1980Port Arthur
Gaishi Nagaoka
1980The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
1979Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
Iwamoto
1979Dog of Fortune
Kan Aizawa
1979Nomugi Pass
1977Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship
Captain Gomes
1977The War in Space
Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
1977Godzilla
Dr. Serizawa
1977Tora-san Meets His Lordship
1977Bloodthirsty Hawk
Doctor Jia (uncredited)