Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata
Biological Information
Birthplace	Keijō
Date of birth	December 16, 1927
Date of death	July 25, 1984
Nationality	Japanese
Gender	Male
Affiliation Information
Portrayed	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 Hideto Miyajima Botanist Dr. Shinzô Mafune Ooishi Inoue Ryutarou
Notable work	Godzilla
First film	The Last Embrace
IMDB	Link
Wikipedia	Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata (平田昭彦,   Hirata Akihiko^?) was an actor in Toho movies and Japanese TV dramas. He is one of the most famous actors in Tokusatsu movies.

His most famous role was Daisuke Serizawa in Godzilla, who created the Oxygen Destroyer.

Filmography

Acting credits

• Godzilla as Daisuke Serizawa
• Rodan as Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
• The Mysterians as Ryōichi Shiraishi
• The H-Man as Tominaga
• Varan the Unbelievable as Dr. Fujimura, Explosives Expert
• The Secret of the Telegian as Kobayashi
• Mothra as Director General of National Nucleus Center
• Gorath as Endo, Captain of Spaceship JX-2 Ootori
• King Kong vs. Godzilla as Dr. Jusawa
• Atragon as Mu Agent #23
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster as Police Chief Okita
• Ebirah, Horror of the Deep as Captain Ryuui
• Son of Godzilla as Dr. Fujisaki
• Latitude Zero as Dr. Sugata
• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla as Hideto Miyajima
• Prophecies of Nostradamus as Botanist
• Terror of Mechagodzilla as Dr. Shinzô Mafune
• The War in Space as Ooishi
• Bye-Bye Jupiter as Inoue Ryutarou
• Godzilla vs. Destoroyah as Daisuke Serizawa (Old clips from Godzilla)
• Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla as Daisuke Serizawa (Old clips from Godzilla)

Trivia

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

Gallery

Still of Akihiko Hirata in Godzilla

Akihiko Hirata in Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Akihiko Hirata in Terror of Mechagodzilla