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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.
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- Ultraman (1966) as Dr. Iwamoto
- Godzilla (1954) as Daisuke Serizawa
- Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977) Cast
- Warrior of Love Rainbowman (1972) as Mr. K
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) as Dr. Serizawa
- Sanjuro (1962) as Samurai
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) as Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as Chief Detective Okita
- Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002) as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) as Professor Hideto Miyajima
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) as Dr. Shinzô Mafune
- Godzilla (1977) as Dr. Serizawa
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
- Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) as Seijuro Yoshioka
- Chûshingura (1962) Cast
- Son of Godzilla (1967) as Fujisaki
- Daitetsujin 17 (1977) as Captain Gomez
- Mothra (1961) as Doctor
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) as Dr. Kenji Shigezawa (uncredited)
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) as Environmental scientist #1
- Station (1981) Cast
- Port Arthur (1980) as Gaishi Nagaoka
- Flying Saucer War Bankid (1976) as Commander Guzare
- The Mysterians (1957) as Ryoichi Shiraishi
- Gorath (1962) as Endô
- The Imperial Navy (1981) Cast
- Rodan (1956) as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
- Atragon (1963) as Mu Agent #23
- Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) as Seijuro Yoshioka
- The War in Space (1977) as Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
- Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean (1957) as Dr. Serizawa
- New News Reporter: The Trap of the Big City (1966) Cast
- Japan's Longest Day (1967) as Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group
- Samurai Banners (1969) as Suwa Yorishige
- The Three Treasures (1959) as Kibino Takehiko
- A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime (1954) Cast
- The H-Man (1958) as Inspector Tominaga
- Battle of the Japan Sea (1969) as Staff Officer Tsunoda
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Most-watched Akihiko Hirata films currently: Godzilla (1954), Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956), Sanjuro (1962), King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995).
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Selected TV credits: Ultraman (1966), Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977), Warrior of Love Rainbowman (1972), Daitetsujin 17 (1977), Flying Saucer War Bankid (1976).
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