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Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata
Date of birth
December 26, 1927
Date of death
July 25, 1984
Place of birth
日本, 東京都

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.

Akihiko Hirata Filmography

Akihiko Hirata's Most Common Co-Stars

Akira Takarada Akira Takarada 1 film Fuyuki Murakami Fuyuki Murakami 1 film Kin Sugai Kin Sugai 1 film Kokuten Kôdô Kokuten Kôdô 1 film Momoko Kôchi Momoko Kôchi 1 film Sachio Sakai Sachio Sakai 1 film Seijirô Onda Seijirô Onda 1 film Takashi Shimura Takashi Shimura 1 film

Akihiko Hirata's Top Directors & Collaborations

Ishirō Honda Ishirō Honda 1 film