Akihiko Hirata
Akihiko Hirata was a prolific film and television actor most famous for his role as the tragic scientist in "Godzilla." Hirata initially had no interest in acting, instead choosing to study interior design at the prestigious Tokyo University. After developing an interest in still photography, he was introduced to the world of filmmaking by his older brother Yoshiki Onoda, who worked as assistant director at the famed Shintoho movie studio. Hirata soon followed him into directing and eventually landed a job at Toho, a Japanese film production company best known for releasing monster and special effects films. He made his film debut in 1953 with a role in the disaster film "Hoyo," and the following year he landed his most famous role, as tormented scientist Daisuke Serizawa-hakase in the global phenomenon "Godzilla." Though he was forever identified with "Godzilla" and his other monster films "Gorath," "Rodan," and "Mothra," Hirata also appeared in many samurai films, most notably in Hiroshi Inagaki's "Samurai" trilogy. In 1966 he landed a recurring role on the sci-fi series "Ultraman" and reprised his role in the 1967 film adaptation. During the '60s and '70s he appeared in a variety of comedic and dramatic roles for such prominent Japanese film directors as Akira Kurosawa, Ishiro Honda and Jun Fukuda.
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Akihiko Hirata
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sea of Sparta | Shunichi Matsumoto (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bye Bye Jupiter | Unknown (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | At This Late Date,the Charleston | Unknown (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Battle of Port Arthur | Unknown (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Zero Pilot | Unknown (Character) | - | 1976 |
43% |
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Terror of Mechagodzilla | Dr. Shinzô Mafune (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Last Days of Planet Earth | Environmental Scientist 1 (Character) | - | 1975 |
86% |
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla | Professor Hideto Miyajima (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Battle of the Japan Sea | Koreshige Tsunoda (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet |
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Japan's Longest Day | Unknown (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Adventure in Kigan Castle | Chamberlain (Character) | - | 1968 |
63% |
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Son of Godzilla | Fujisaki (Character) | - | 1967 |
No Score Yet |
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The Ultra Man | Professor Iwamoto (Character) | - | 1967 |
63% |
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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep | Captain Yamoto (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 10,000 Miles of Stormy Seas | Nozaki (Character) | - | 1966 |
77% |
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Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster | Chief Detective Okita (Character) | - | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ironfinger | Komori (Character) | - | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman | Unknown (Character) | - | 1963 |
52% |
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King Kong vs. Godzilla | Dr. Shigezawa (Character) | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet |
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Gorath | Endô (Character) | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Merciless Trap | Morishima (Character) | - | 1961 |
80% |
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Mothra | Doctor (Character) | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Secret of the Telegian | Det. Kobayashi (Character) | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet |
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The Mysterians | Ryoichi Shiraishi (Character) | - | 1959 |
No Score Yet |
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Mysterians | Unknown (Character) | - | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Samurai Saga | Akaboshi (Character) | - | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Three Treasures | Unknown (Character) | - | 1959 |
No Score Yet |
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The H-Man | Inspector Tominaga (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Varan the Unbelievable | Dr. Fujimora (Character) | - | 1958 |
75% |
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Rodan | Professor KYUichiro Kashiwagi (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chikyu Boeigun | Unknown (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Man in the Storm | Unknown (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet |
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Samurai 2 | Seijuro Yoshioka (Character) | - | 1956 |
85% |
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters! | Dr. Serizawa (Character) | $148.9K | 1956 |
94% |
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Godzilla | Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Farewell Rabaul | Unknown (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Last Embrace | Unknown (Character) | - | 1953 |