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Akihiko Hirata

Dec 26, 1927 - Jul 25, 1984 (56 years old) in Seoul, Korea

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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Ultraman
Dr. Iwamoto
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Devices Stronger Than Women
Rokusuke Sakai (CM Song Lyricist)
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
Dr. Shigezawa (uncredited)
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Godzilla
Daisuke Serizawa
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Atragon
Mu Agent #23
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Kill the Killer!
Otaki (President of Otaki Construction)
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Battle of the Japan Sea
Staff Officer Tsunoda

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