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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Akihiko Hirata, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Brain 17
Sanjuro
Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship
The Lost Alibi
Atragon
Girls of the Night
The Mysterians
Varan
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Varan the Unbelievable
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Japan's Longest Day
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Samurai Banners
Rodan
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Gorath
Son of Godzilla
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
