Where to watch Akihiko Hirata in the UK
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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
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) as Dr. Kenji Shigezawa (uncredited)
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) as Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) as Dr. Serizawa
- Sanjuro (1962) as Samurai
- Daitetsujin 17 (1977) as Captain Gomez
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as Chief Detective Okita
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
- Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002) as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Last Embrace (1953) as Yamaoka (Sandaime)
- Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) as Seijuro Yoshioka
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) as Dr. Shinzô Mafune
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) as Professor Hideto Miyajima
- Son of Godzilla (1967) as Fujisaki
- Station (1981) Cast
- A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 (1957) Cast
- Rodan (1956) as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
- Blood on the Sea (1961) Cast
- A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister (1957) Cast
- The Merciless Trap (1961) Cast
- Godzilla (1977) as Dr. Serizawa
- A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye (1957) Cast
- Mothra (1961) as Doctor
- I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959) Cast
- This Love Costs 50 Million Yen (1954) Cast
- Flying Saucer War Bankid (1976) as Commander Guzare
- Legend of the Cat Monster (1983) as Producer
- Japan's Longest Day (1967) as Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group
- Operation Mad Dog (1963) Cast
- Chûshingura (1962) Cast
- Warrior of Love Rainbowman (1972) as Mr. K
- Downtown Story Cast
- The Mysterians (1957) as Ryoichi Shiraishi
- Battle of the Japan Sea (1969) as Staff Officer Tsunoda
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
- Gorath (1962) as Endô
- Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature (1967) as Professor Iwamoto (uncredited)
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Most-watched Akihiko Hirata films currently: Godzilla (1954), Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995), King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963), King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956).
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Selected TV credits: Ultraman (1966), Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977), Daitetsujin 17 (1977), Flying Saucer War Bankid (1976), Warrior of Love Rainbowman (1972).
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