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Akihiko Hirata , born Akihiko Onoda , was a Japanese film actor. While Hirata starred in many movies, he is most well known for his work in the kaiju genre, including such films as King Kong vs. Godzilla, The Mysterians, Terror of Mechagodzilla, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, and his most famous role of Dr. Daisuke Serizawa, the brilliant but disturbed young scientist in the original Godzilla, released in 1954. Hirata was married to the popular actress Yoshiko Kuga from 1961 until his death. He died at age 56 in 1984 after a long battle with lung cancer.
Birth Name
Akihiko Onoda
Born
Monday, 26 December 1927
Died
Wednesday, 25 July 1984
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Fujisaki / Dr. Shinzô Mafune / Dr. Shigezawa / Daisuke Serizawa-hakase | 2007 |
| Godzilla vs. Destoroyah | Dr. Daisuke Serizawa | 1995 |
| Bye Bye Jupiter | Dr. Inoue Ryutarou | 1984 |
| At This Late Date, the Charleston | City Employee | 1981 |
| Station | 1981 | |
| Imperial Navy | 1981 | |
| The Imperial Navy | 1981 | |
| The Battle of Port Arthur | Gaishi Nagaoka | 1980 |
| Ultraman: Monster Big Battle | 1979 | |
| Oh! The Nomugi Pass | Prince Fushiminomiya | 1979 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Fujisaki / Dr. Shinzô Mafune / Dr. Shigezawa / Daisuke Serizawa-hakase | 2007 |
| Godzilla vs. Destoroyah | Dr. Daisuke Serizawa | 1995 |
| Bye Bye Jupiter | Dr. Inoue Ryutarou | 1984 |
| At This Late Date, the Charleston | City Employee | 1981 |
| Station | 1981 | |
| Imperial Navy | 1981 | |
| The Imperial Navy | 1981 | |
| The Battle of Port Arthur | Gaishi Nagaoka | 1980 |
| Ultraman: Monster Big Battle | 1979 | |
| Oh! The Nomugi Pass | Prince Fushiminomiya | 1979 |
| Dog of Fortune | Kan Aizawa | 1979 |
| Monkey | Yin Kaishan | 1978 |
| The War in Space | Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi | 1977 |
| Tora-san Meets His Lordship | Munehiro Todo | 1977 |
| Zero Pilot | 1976 | |
| Dômyaku rettô | Tanemura | 1975 |
| Terror of Mechagodzilla | Dr. Shinzô Mafune | 1975 |
| Prophecies of Nostradamus | Environmental Scientist 1 / Environmental scientist #1 | 1974 |
| Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla | Professor Hideto Miyajima | 1974 |
| The Militarists | Tomita | 1970 |
| Battle of the Japan Sea | Staff Officer Tsunoda | 1969 |
| Latitude Zero | Dr. Sugata | 1969 |
| Young Challengers | Asakawa | 1968 |
| Admiral Yamamoto | Staff Officer Watanabe | 1968 |
| Son of Godzilla | Fujisaki | 1967 |
| Japan's Longest Day | Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group | 1967 |
| Ultraman | Professor Iwamoto | 1967 |
| The Killing Bottle | Man With Turkish Hat | 1967 |
| Ebirah, Horror of the Deep | Captain Yamoto / Capt. Yamoto | 1966 |
| Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series | Dr. Iwamoto | 1966 |
| Adventure in Kigan Castle | Chamberlain | 1966 |
| Rise Against the Sword | Asakura | 1966 |
| Ultra Q | Chief Hanazawa | 1966 |
| The Smell of Money | 1965 | |
| Ironfinger | Komori | 1965 |
| Honkon no shiroibara | Asano | 1965 |
| Taiheiyô kiseki no sakusen: Kisuka | Dr. Kudo | 1965 |
| Samurai Assassin | Sohei Masui | 1965 |
| Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster | Chief Detective Okita | 1964 |
| Garakuta | 1964 | |
| Kyô mo ware ôzora ni ari | 1964 | |
| Shikonmado - Dai tatsumaki | Ryutaro Inoue | 1964 |
| Atragon | Mu Agent #23 | 1963 |
| The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman | Eburi's older brother | 1963 |
| Operation Mad Dog | 1963 | |
| Hawai no wakadaishô | 1963 | |
| Chintao yôsai bakugeki meirei | 1963 | |
| Attack Squadron! | Senda's Aide | 1963 |
| Ankokugai no kiba | 1962 | |
| Varan the Unbelievable | Observer / Dr. Fujimora | 1962 |
| Chushingura | Yasoemon Okajima | 1962 |
| Yama-neko sakusen | 1962 | |
| King Kong vs. Godzilla | Dr. Shigezawa | 1962 |
| Dobunezumi sakusen | 1962 | |
| Gorath | Endô - Captain of Ôtori / Endô | 1962 |
| Sanjuro | Samurai | 1962 |
| Kuroi gashû dainibu: Kanryû | 1961 | |
| Girl of Dark | Shima / Mr. Shima | 1961 |
| Blood on the Sea | 1961 | |
| Mothra | Doctor | 1961 |
| Dangai no ketto | 1961 | |
| Ai to honoho to | Kyo Sawada | 1961 |
| Big Shots Die at Dawn | 1961 | |
| The Merciless Trap | Morishima | 1961 |
| Blueprint of Murder | 1961 | |
| Daredevil in the Castle | Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida | 1961 |
| Get 'em All | Kozo Kinugawa | 1960 |
| Dokuritsu gurentai nishi-e | 1960 | |
| Man Against Man | Torimi / Toriumi | 1960 |
| Daigaku no sanzôkutachi | Marukyû Department Store Manager | 1960 |
| Taiheiyô no arashi | Fleet Staff Officer | 1960 |
| Densô ningen | Det. Kobayashi / Inspector Kobayashi | 1960 |
| The Lost Alibi | Kishimoto | 1960 |
| The Last Gunfight | Susumu Tendo, the killer | 1960 |
| Daisan Hatobano Ketto | 1960 | |
| The Three Treasures | Kibino Takehiko | 1959 |
| Submarine E-57 Never Surrenders | 1959 | |
| Samurai Saga | Akaboshi | 1959 |
| I Want to Be a Shellfish | Staff Officer | 1959 |
| The Big Boss | Sado | 1959 |
| Varan | Dr. Fujimora, bomb expert | 1958 |
| Hitokui ama | Detective Makino / Detective Makimo | 1958 |
| The H-Man | Inspector Tominaga | 1958 |
| Tôkyô no kyûjitsu | 1958 | |
| Kanai anzen | Yôtarô Ibuki | 1958 |
| Yagyû bugeichô: Sôryû hiken | Tomonori | 1958 |
| The Mysterians | Ryoichi Shiraishi | 1957 |
| Saigo no dasso | Son | 1957 |
| Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen | Count Arishima | 1957 |
| Last Day of Samurai | 1957 | |
| A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye | Tatsuo Inoue | 1957 |
| Yagyû bugeichô | Tomonori | 1957 |
| A Man in the Storm | 1957 | |
| Rodan | Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi (biology) | 1956 |
| Nisshoku no natsu | 1956 | |
| Ani to sono musume | Michio | 1956 |
| Hesokuri shain to wanman shachô: Wanman shachô junjôsu | 1956 | |
| Harikiri shacho | 1956 | |
| Godzilla: King of the Monsters! | Dr. Serizawa | 1956 |
| Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island | Seijuro Yoshioka | 1956 |
| Kyofu No Tobo | 1956 | |
| The Lone Journey | Horikoshi no Masakichi | 1955 |
| Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple | Seijuro Yoshioka | 1955 |
| No Response from Car 33 | 1955 | |
| Godzilla | Dr. Daisuke Serizawa / Daisuke Serizawa | 1954 |
| Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto | Seijuro Yoshioka | 1954 |
| Itsuko to sono haha | Kozo Miyoshi | 1954 |
| Saraba Rabauru | First lieutenant Noguchi | 1954 |
| Even the Mighty Shed Tears | 1953 | |
| Hana no naka no musumetachi | Takamaro Kitaôji | 1953 |
| Mr. Pu | 1953 |
