Acting
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.
Titles
Ultraman
1966
Godzilla
1954
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
1977
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
Sanjuro
1962
Rodan
1956
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
Son of Godzilla
1967
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1974
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
2002
Terror of Mechagodzilla
1975
Mothra
1961
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
Daitetsujin 17
1977
Atragon
1963
Godzilla
1977
Admiral Yamamoto
1968
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
Port Arthur
1980
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
Warrior of Love Rainbowman
1972
Station
1981
The Mysterians
1957
Gorath
1962
The Three Treasures
1959
Varan the Unbelievable
1962
The H-Man
1958
Japan's Longest Day
1967
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
1967
Chûshingura
1962
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
The Imperial Navy
1981