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
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) as Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
- Sanjuro (1962) as Samurai
- Downtown Story Cast
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) as Dr. Serizawa
- Son of Godzilla (1967) as Fujisaki
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) as Professor Hideto Miyajima
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as Chief Detective Okita
- Rodan (1956) as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
- Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002) as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Mothra (1961) as Doctor
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) as Dr. Shinzô Mafune
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
- Japan's Longest Day (1967) as Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group
- Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) as Seijuro Yoshioka
- Atragon (1963) as Mu Agent #23
- Warrior of Love Rainbowman (1972) as Mr. K
- Chûshingura (1962) Cast
- Gorath (1962) as Endô
- Admiral Yamamoto (1968) as Staff Officer Watanabe
- Daitetsujin 17 (1977) as Captain Gomez
- The H-Man (1958) as Inspector Tominaga
- Latitude Zero (1969) as Dr. Sugata
- Battle of the Japan Sea (1969) as Staff Officer Tsunoda
- The Mysterians (1957) as Ryoichi Shiraishi
- The Three Treasures (1959) as Kibino Takehiko
- Samurai Banners (1969) as Suwa Yorishige
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) as Dr. Kenji Shigezawa (uncredited)
- The Storm of the Pacific (1960) as Fleet Staff Officer
- Port Arthur (1980) as Gaishi Nagaoka
- The Imperial Navy (1981) Cast
- Nomugi Pass (1979) Cast
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) as Environmental scientist #1
- Station (1981) Cast
- Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) as Seijuro Yoshioka
- Samurai Assassin (1965) as Sohei Masui
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Most-watched Akihiko Hirata films currently: Godzilla (1954), King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995), Sanjuro (1962), Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956).
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Selected TV credits: Ultraman (1966), Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977), Downtown Story, Warrior of Love Rainbowman (1972), Daitetsujin 17 (1977).
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