Akihiko Hirata ( 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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Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
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Sazae-san's Marriage
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Travels of Lord Mito
Operation Mad Dog
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Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
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