Akihiko Hirata
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
Ultraman
1966
Godzilla
1954
Sanjuro
1962
Varan the Unbelievable
1962
Terror of Mechagodzilla
1975
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
Son of Godzilla
1967
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1974
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
1977
Port Arthur
1980
Rodan
1956
Mothra
1961
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
The Mysterians
1957
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
Station
1981
Atragon
1963
Downtown Story
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
2002