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. Template:TOC
Filmography
Acting credits
- Godzilla as Daisuke Serizawa
- Rodan as Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
- The Mysterians as Ryōichi Shiraishi
- The H-Man as Tominaga
- Varan 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
- Warrior of Love Rainbowman as Mr. K
- 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
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Still of Akihiko Hirata in Godzilla
Akihiko Hirata in Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Akihiko Hirata in Warrior of Love Rainbowman
Akihiko Hirata in Terror of MechaGodzilla
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