Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
26 Dec, 1927 (97 years old)
Death date
25 Jul, 1984
Akihiko Hirata
Biography
Akihiko Hirata ( 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Akihiko Hirata, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Acting
2002
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
1995
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1987
Fugitive Alien
1984
Sayonara Jupiter
1981
The Imperial Navy
1980
Port Arthur
1979
Dog of Fortune
1977
The War in Space
1977
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
1975
Terror of Mechagodzilla
1974
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1969
Latitude Zero
1967
Son of Godzilla
1967
Japan's Longest Day
1966
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
Ultraman
1966
Adventure in Kigan Castle
1965
Samurai Assassin
1964
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
Whirlwind
1963
Atragon
1963
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
1963
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
Varan the Unbelievable
1962
47 Ronin
1962
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
Sanjuro
1961
Girls of the Night
1961
Mothra
1961
Daredevil in the Castle
1960
Westward Desperado
1960
The Storm of the Pacific
1959
The Three Treasures
1959
Samurai Saga
1959
The Big Boss
1958
The H-Man
1957
The Mysterians
1956
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1953
Mr. Pu