Biography

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

Godzilla

Daisuke Serizawa

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Dr. Serizawa

Sanjuro

Samurai

Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla

Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)

King Kong vs. Godzilla

Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

Professor Hideto Miyajima

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Red Bamboo Captain Ryui