Actor info
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Name :
Akihiko Hirata
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Born :
December 26, 1927 in 日本, 東京都 (56 years at death)
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Died :
July 25, 1984
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
167 films (1953–2002)
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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.
Notable films
- Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002) as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as Chief Detective Okita
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) as Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa
- Godzilla (1954) as Daisuke Serizawa
