Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Actor

日本, 東京都
December 26, 1927

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.

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Akihiko Hirata 1
Akihiko Hirata 2
Akihiko Hirata 3

Representative Works

Godzilla
Godzilla
7.6
/ Japanese
Sanjuro
Sanjuro
7.9
/ Japanese
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
7.8
/ Japanese
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
7.5
/ Japanese
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
7.0
/ Japanese
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
6.5
/ English
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
6.3
/ Japanese
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
6.9
/ Japanese
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
7.0
/ Japanese
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Terror of Mechagodzilla
6.8
/ Japanese
Son of Godzilla
Son of Godzilla
6.4
/ Japanese
Chûshingura
Chûshingura
7.1
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Godzilla
1954Winner

Best Performance

Godzilla

Sanjuro
1962Winner

Best Performance

Sanjuro

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995Winner

Best Performance

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

Career Highlights

Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
2002Highlight

Best Performance

Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964Highlight

Best Performance

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

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