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Akihiko Hirata
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.
As actor
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
Revive! Ultraman
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Fugitive Alien
Sayonara Jupiter
The Sea of Sparta
Legend of the Cat Monster
Brain 17
A Woman in Danger
Examination Hell
Station
At This Late Date, the Charleston
The Imperial Navy
The Last Days of Planet Earth
Don't Touch the Bride! My Son is a Murderer
Port Arthur
The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
Dog of Fortune
Nomugi Pass
Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship
The War in Space
Godzilla
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
Bloodthirsty Hawk
Zero Fighter
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Main Line to Terror
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Prophecies of Nostradamus