Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata Born December 16, 1927 Seoul, Korea Died July 25, 1984 Notable role(s) Daisuke Serizawa, Kyuichiro Kashiwagi, Ryōichi Shiraishi, Tominaga, Dr. Fujimura, Kobayashi, Director General of National Nucleus Center, Endo, Dr. Jusawa, Mu Agent #23, Police Chief Okita, Captain Ryuui, Dr. Fujisaki, Dr. Sugata, Mr. K, Hideto Miyajima, Botanist, Dr. Shinzô Mafune, Ooishi, Inoue Ryutarou First work The Last Embrace (1953) Notable work Godzilla (1954)

Akihiko Hirata (平田昭彦,   Hirata Akihiko) was an actor in Toho movies and Japanese TV dramas. One of the most prolific performers in the kaiju genre, his most famous role was Daisuke Serizawa in Godzilla, creator of the Oxygen Destroyer which ultimately kills Godzilla.

Kaiju Filmography

• Godzilla (1954) as Daisuke Serizawa
• Rodan (1956) as Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
• The Mysterians (1957) as Ryōichi Shiraishi
• The H-Man (1958) as Inspector Tominaga
• Varan (1958) as Dr. Fujimura, Explosives Expert
• The Secret of the Telegian (1960) as Detective Kobayashi
• Mothra (1961) as Director General of National Nucleus Center
• Gorath (1962) as Endo, Captain of Spaceship JX-2 Ootori
• King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) as Dr. Jusawa
• Atragon (1963) as Mu Agent #23
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as Police Chief Okita
• Ultra Q (TV 1966) as Chief Hanazawa (1 episode)
• Ultraman (TV 1966-1967) as Professor Iwamoto (2 episodes)
• Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Captain Ryuui
• Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature (1967) as Professor Iwamoto (stock footage from Ultraman)
• Ultraseven (TV 1967-1968) as Staff Officer Yanagawa (unknown number of episodes)
• Son of Godzilla (1967) as Dr. Fujisaki
• Latitude Zero (1968) as Dr. Sugata
• Warrior of Love Rainbowman (TV 1972-1973) as Mr. K
• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) as Hideto Miyajima
• Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) as Botanist
• Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) as Dr. Shinzô Mafune
• The War in Space (1978) as Ooishi
• Ultraman: Great Monster Battle (1979) as Professor Iwamoto (stock footage from Ultraman)
• Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984) as Dr. Inoue Ryutarou
• Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) as Daisuke Serizawa (stock footage from Godzilla)
• Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) as Daisuke Serizawa (stock footage from Godzilla)

Trivia

• In both his first and last appearances, Hirata played a scientist.

Gallery

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  Still of Akihiko Hirata in Godzilla

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  Akihiko Hirata in Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

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  Akihiko Hirata in Warrior of Love Rainbowman

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  Akihiko Hirata in Terror of Mechagodzilla