Where to watch Akihiko Hirata in the UK
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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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- Ultraman (1966) as Dr. Iwamoto
- Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977) Cast
- Godzilla (1954) as Daisuke Serizawa
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) as Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa
- Sanjuro (1962) as Samurai
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
- Chûshingura (1962) Cast
- Downtown Story Cast
- Gorath (1962) as Endô
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as Chief Detective Okita
- Son of Godzilla (1967) as Fujisaki
- Mothra (1961) as Doctor
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) as Dr. Shinzô Mafune
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) as Professor Hideto Miyajima
- Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002) as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Japan's Longest Day (1967) as Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group
- Samurai Banners (1969) as Suwa Yorishige
- The Three Treasures (1959) as Kibino Takehiko
- Rodan (1956) as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
- Atragon (1963) as Mu Agent #23
- The H-Man (1958) as Inspector Tominaga
- The Mysterians (1957) as Ryoichi Shiraishi
- Latitude Zero (1969) as Dr. Sugata
- Warrior of Love Rainbowman (1972) as Mr. K
- Samurai Assassin (1965) as Sohei Masui
- Admiral Yamamoto (1968) as Staff Officer Watanabe
- The Imperial Navy (1981) Cast
- Port Arthur (1980) as Gaishi Nagaoka
- Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) as Seijuro Yoshioka
- Nomugi Pass (1979) Cast
- Daredevil in the Castle (1961) as Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida
- Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) as Seijuro Yoshioka
- The Militarists (1970) as Tomita
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) as Dr. Serizawa
- Station (1981) Cast
- Battle of the Japan Sea (1969) as Staff Officer Tsunoda
- The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club (1969) as Furansu
- Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957) as Tomonori
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Most-watched Akihiko Hirata films currently: Godzilla (1954), Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995), King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), Sanjuro (1962), Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966).
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Selected TV credits: Ultraman (1966), Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977), Downtown Story, Warrior of Love Rainbowman (1972), Daitetsujin 17 (1977).
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