Akihiko Hirata
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 26, 1927
- Place of birth
- 日本, 東京都
- Died
- July 25, 1984
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.
Movies with Akihiko Hirata
- Godzilla 1954 · ★ 7.6
- Sanjuro 1962 · ★ 7.9
- King Kong vs. Godzilla 1962 · ★ 6.9
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah 1995 · ★ 7.8
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 1974 · ★ 6.9
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster 1964 · ★ 7.0
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters! 1956 · ★ 6.5
- King Kong vs. Godzilla 1963 · ★ 6.6
- Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla 2002 · ★ 7.5
- Son of Godzilla 1967 · ★ 6.4
- Terror of Mechagodzilla 1975 · ★ 6.8
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep 1966 · ★ 6.3
- Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto 1954 · ★ 7.2
- Rodan 1956 · ★ 6.5
- Mothra 1961 · ★ 7.2
- Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple 1955 · ★ 7.2
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island 1956 · ★ 7.2
- The Mysterians 1957 · ★ 6.3
- Samurai Assassin 1965 · ★ 7.3
- Atragon 1963 · ★ 6.6
- Godzilla 1977 · ★ 6.8
- Chûshingura 1962 · ★ 7.1
- The H-Man 1958 · ★ 5.8
- Varan 1958 · ★ 5.8
- Japan's Longest Day 1967 · ★ 7.3
- Varan the Unbelievable 1962 · ★ 4.5
- Girls of the Night 1961 · ★ 7.1
- Latitude Zero 1969 · ★ 5.9
- Gorath 1962 · ★ 6.3
- Samurai Banners 1969 · ★ 7.4
- The War in Space 1977 · ★ 6.0
- Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean 1957 · ★ 8.6
- Samurai Saga 1959 · ★ 6.9
- Main Line to Terror 1975 · ★ 6.2
- Prophecies of Nostradamus 1974 · ★ 5.7
- Fugitive Alien 1987 · ★ 3.9
- The Imperial Navy 1981 · ★ 6.6
- Station 1981 · ★ 6.2
- The Three Treasures 1959 · ★ 5.5
- The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman 1963 · ★ 6.2