Image: Wikimedia CommonsAkihiko Hirata
Japanese actor (1927-1984)
- Born December 16, 1927
- 5 movies
Akihiko Hirata was a Japanese film actor known for his work in the kaiju genre, including King Kong vs. Godzilla, The Mysterians and Terror of Mechagodzilla. His most famous role was Dr. Daisuke Serizawa, the troubled young scientist in the original 1954 Godzilla. He also starred in two of the three films of Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy.
Akihiko Hirata appears in 5 films in The Rerun, from 1954 to 1964. Most of that work is in sci-fi, adventure and action. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Ishirō Honda (5), Kenji Sahara (4), Haruo Nakajima (4), Takashi Shimura (3), Akiko Wakabayashi (2).
Known for
- Godzilla (1954), Dr. Daisuke Serizawa. His most famous role, the young scientist in the original film.
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962). One of his kaiju films.
- Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954). Part of Hiroshi Inagaki’s Samurai Trilogy.
- Mothra (1961). Part of the cast of the 1961 film.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Akihiko Hirata been in?
- Akihiko Hirata appears in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964), King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), Mothra (1961), Godzilla (1954) and Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) on The Remote.
- When was Akihiko Hirata born?
- Akihiko Hirata was born on 16 December 1927.
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