Acting
Akihiko Hirata
1927-1984
Known for Godzilla, Terror of Mechagodzilla, Ebirah, Horror of the Deep.
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Born12/26/1927
Died07/25/1984
AgeDied at 56
Birthplace日本, 東京都
DepartmentActing
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.
Movie Credits
The H-Man (1958)
Godzilla (1954)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
Sayonara Jupiter (1984)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Atragon (1963)
Varan the Unbelievable (1962)
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Mothra (1961)
Girls of the Night (1961)
Samurai Assassin (1965)
The Retreat from Kiska (1965)
Sanjuro (1962)
