In this Japanese name, the family name is Onoda.

Akihiko Hirata

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Native name平田昭彦

Born Akihiko Onoda
December 26, 1927
Seoul, Korea

Died July 25, 1984 (aged 56)
Tokyo, Japan

Occupation Actor

Years active1953–1984

Notable credit(s)Dr. Daisuke Serizawa in Godzilla

Spouse(s)Yoshiko Kuga (1961–1984)

 

Hirata in Godzilla

Akihiko Hirata (平田昭彦 Hirata Akihiko) (December 16, 1927 – July 25, 1984), born Akihiko Onoda (野田昭彦 Onoda Akihiko), 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, 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.[1] Hirata was married to the popular actress Yoshiko Kuga from 1961 until his death. He died after a long battle with lung cancer in 1984, at age 56.