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
- Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977) Cast
- Godzilla (1954) as Daisuke Serizawa
- Japan's Longest Day (1967) as Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group
- Sanjuro (1962) as Samurai
- Warrior of Love Rainbowman (1972) as Mr. K
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
- Rodan (1956) as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as Chief Detective Okita
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) as Dr. Shigezawa
- Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002) as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) as Professor Hideto Miyajima
- Chûshingura (1962) Cast
- Son of Godzilla (1967) as Fujisaki
- Mothra (1961) as Doctor
- The Storm of the Pacific (1960) as Fleet Staff Officer
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
- The Three Treasures (1959) as Kibino Takehiko
- Samurai Assassin (1965) as Sohei Masui
- Downtown Story Cast
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) as Environmental scientist #1
- Gorath (1962) as Endô
- The Mysterians (1957) as Ryoichi Shiraishi
- Port Arthur (1980) as Gaishi Nagaoka
- Atragon (1963) as Mu Agent #23
- Daitetsujin 17 (1977) as Captain Gomez
- Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957) as Tomonori
- Admiral Yamamoto (1968) as Staff Officer Watanabe
- Varan (1958) as Dr. Fujimora
- The Imperial Navy (1981) Cast
- Westward Desperado (1960) Cast
- The Militarists (1970) as Tomita
- Girls of the Night (1961) as Shima
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) as Dr. Serizawa
- Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature (1967) as Professor Iwamoto (uncredited)
- Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) as Seijuro Yoshioka
- Battle of the Japan Sea (1969) as Staff Officer Tsunoda
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) as Dr. Shinzô Mafune
- The Retreat from Kiska (1965) as Dr. Kudo
- Holiday in Tokyo (1958) as Journalist
- Daredevil in the Castle (1961) as Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida
- Latitude Zero (1969) as Dr. Sugata
- The Last Gunfight (1960) as Susumu Tendo
- The H-Man (1958) as Inspector Tominaga
- The Last Embrace (1953) as Yamaoka (Sandaime)
- Attack Squadron (1963) as Senda's Aide
- The Family (1974) Cast
- Mr. Pu (1953) Cast
- Ôban (1957) Cast
- Samurai Banners (1969) as Suwa Yorishige
- The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (1963) as Eburi's older brother
- Sayonara Jupiter (1984) as Dr. Inoue Ryutarou
- The Killing Bottle (1967) as Man With Turkish Hat
- Godzilla (1977) as Dr. Serizawa
- Operation Sewer Rats (1962) as Captain Sugiyama
- A Man in the Storm (1957) Cast
- Farewell Rabaul (1954) as First lieutenant Noguchi
- The Lost Alibi (1960) as Kishimoto
- The White Rose of Hong Kong (1965) as Secretary Asano
- Nomugi Pass (1979) Cast
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) as Dr. Shigezawa (uncredited)
- Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen (1957) as Arishima
- Get 'em All (1960) as Kozo Kinugawa
- Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) as Seijuro Yoshioka
- Big Shots Die at Dawn (1961) Cast
- Dog of Fortune (1979) as Kan Aizawa
- Main Line to Terror (1975) Cast
- The Secret of the Telegian (1960) as Inspector Kobayashi
- Young Challengers (1968) as Asakawa
- Man Against Man (1960) as Toriumi
- Ironfinger (1965) as Komori
- Zero Fighter (1976) Cast
- Blueprint of Murder (1961) Cast
- Crazy Big Explosion (1969) Cast
- Station (1981) Cast
- Legend of the Cat Monster (1983) as Producer
- The Mad Atlantic (1966) as Nozaki
- The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club (1969) as Furansu
- The Weed of Crime (1962) Cast
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Most-watched Akihiko Hirata films currently: Godzilla (1954), Japan's Longest Day (1967), Sanjuro (1962), Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995), Rodan (1956).
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Selected TV credits: Ultraman (1966), Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977), Warrior of Love Rainbowman (1972), Downtown Story, Daitetsujin 17 (1977).
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