Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 26, 1927
Place of Birth
日本, 東京都
Akihiko Hirata
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 - Movies
Godzilla
as Daisuke Serizawa
Sanjuro
as Samurai
Chûshingura
King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Dr. Shigezawa
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Chief Detective Okita
Rodan
as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
Gorath
as Endô
Son of Godzilla
as Fujisaki
Japan's Longest Day
as Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group
