Akihiko Hirata
Born December 26, 1927 (Age: 98)
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日本, 東京都
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
2002
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as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 74
Revive! Ultraman
1996
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as
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Age: 68
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995
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as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
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Age: 67
Fugitive Alien
1987
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as Space Command official
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Age: 59
A Woman in Danger
1982
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as
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Age: 54
At This Late Date, the Charleston
1981
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as City Employee
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Age: 53
Station
1981
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as
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Age: 53
The Imperial Navy
1981
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as
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Age: 53
No Image
Don't Touch the Bride! My Son is a Murderer
1981
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as Kaihara
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Age: 53
The Last Days of Planet Earth
1981
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as Botanist
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Age: 53
Port Arthur
1980
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as Gaishi Nagaoka
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Age: 52
The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
1980
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as
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Age: 52
The War in Space
1977
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as Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
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Age: 49
Bloodthirsty Hawk
1977
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as Doctor Jia (uncredited)
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Age: 49
Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship
1977
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as Captain Gomes
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Age: 49
Terror of Mechagodzilla
1975
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as Dr. Shinzô Mafune
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Age: 47
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974
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as Environmental scientist #1
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Age: 46
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1974
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as Professor Hideto Miyajima
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Age: 46
The Family
1974
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as
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Age: 46
The Human Revolution
1973
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as
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Age: 45
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1970
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as
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Age: 42
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
1969
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as Furansu
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Age: 41
Travels of Lord Mito
1969
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as Geki Kurokawa
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Age: 41
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
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as Staff Officer Tsunoda
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Age: 41
Latitude Zero
1969
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as Dr. Sugata
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Age: 41
Crazy Big Explosion
1969
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as
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Age: 41
Samurai Banners
1969
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as Suwa Yorishige
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Age: 41
Young Challengers
1968
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as Asakawa
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Age: 40
Imaginary Paradise
1968
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as
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Age: 40
風来忍法帖 八方破れ
1968
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as
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Age: 40
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
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as Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
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Age: 38
The Mad Atlantic
1966
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as Nozaki
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Age: 38
No Image
A Smell of Money
1965
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as
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Age: 37
Ironfinger
1965
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as Komori
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Age: 37
The White Rose of Hong Kong
1965
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as Secretary Asano
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Age: 37
The Retreat from Kiska
1965
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as Dr. Kudo
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Age: 37
風来忍法帖
1965
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as
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Age: 37
No Image
Mission to Annihilate the Underworld
1965
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as
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Age: 37
Samurai Assassin
1965
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as Sohei Masui
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Age: 37
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
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as Chief Detective Okita
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Age: 36
The Rabble
1964
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as
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Age: 36
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
1964
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Age: 36
Ant Hell War
1964
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Age: 36
Tiger Flight
1964
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as
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Age: 36
Whirlwind
1964
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as Ryutaro Inoue
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Age: 36
Atragon
1963
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as Mu Agent #23
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Age: 35
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
1963
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as Eburi's older brother
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Age: 35
Operation Mad Dog
1963
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as
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Age: 35
Young Guy in Hawaii
1963
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as 戸井田教授
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Age: 35
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
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as Dr. Shigezawa (uncredited)
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Age: 35
Siege of Fort Bismarck
1963
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as
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Age: 35
Sensation Seekers
1963
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as
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Age: 35
Devices Stronger Than Women
1963
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as Rokusuke Sakai (CM Song Lyricist)
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Age: 35
Attack Squadron
1963
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as Senda's Aide
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Age: 35
The Weed of Crime
1962
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as
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Age: 34
Varan the Unbelievable
1962
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as Dr. Fujimora
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Age: 34
Chûshingura
1962
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as
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Age: 34
Youth Season
1962
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as
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Age: 34
Operation Enemy Fort
1962
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as
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Age: 34
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
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as Dr. Shigezawa
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Age: 34
Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1
1962
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as
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Age: 34
Operation Sewer Rats
1962
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as Captain Sugiyama
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Age: 34
Ai no uzu shio
1962
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as
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Age: 34
Gorath
1962
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as Endô
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Age: 34
Sanjuro
1962
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as Samurai
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Age: 34
Structure of Hate
1961
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as
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Age: 33
Girls of the Night
1961
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as Shima
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Age: 33
Blood on the Sea
1961
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as
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Age: 33
Mothra
1961
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as Doctor
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Age: 33
Kill the Killer!
1961
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as Otaki (President of Otaki Construction)
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Age: 33
Challenge to Live
1961
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as
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Age: 33
Big Shots Die at Dawn
1961
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as
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Age: 33
The Merciless Trap
1961
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as
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Age: 33
Blueprint of Murder
1961
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as
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Age: 33
Daredevil in the Castle
1961
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as Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida
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Age: 33
Get 'em All
1960
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as Kozo Kinugawa
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Age: 32
Westward Desperado
1960
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as
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Age: 32
Man Against Man
1960
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as Toriumi
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Age: 32
University Bandits
1960
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as
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Age: 32
The Storm of the Pacific
1960
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as Fleet Staff Officer
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Age: 32
Showdown on Pier No.3
1960
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as Jōta
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Age: 32
The Secret of the Telegian
1960
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as Inspector Kobayashi
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Age: 32
The Lost Alibi
1960
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as Kishimoto
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Age: 32
The Forbidden Scoop
1960
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as
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Age: 32
The Last Gunfight
1960
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as Susumu Tendo
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Age: 32
The Three Treasures
1959
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as Kibino Takehiko
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Age: 31
Saga of the Vagabonds
1959
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as Jiro Hidekuni
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Age: 31
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
1959
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as
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Age: 31
Samurai Saga
1959
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as Akaboshi
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Age: 31
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959
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Age: 31
3 Dolls in College
1959
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as Iwafune
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Age: 31
The Big Boss
1959
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Age: 31
Sazae-san's Marriage
1959
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as
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Age: 31
Varan
1958
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as Dr. Fujimora
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Age: 30
Female Detective Story: S.O.S Woman
1958
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as
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Age: 30
No Image
Underwater Murder
1958
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as Detective Makimo
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Age: 30
The H-Man
1958
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as Inspector Tominaga
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Age: 30
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
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as Journalist
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Age: 30
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958
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as Tomonori
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Age: 30
Rodan
1956
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as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
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Age: 29
Summer in Eclipse
1956
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as
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Age: 28
Eacape of Fear
1956
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as Junkichi Nakata
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Age: 28
Three Generations of Company Presidents
1956
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as
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Age: 28
No Image
The Wicked Boy
1956
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as
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Age: 28
Wharf with the Weeping Girl
1956
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as Henchman Ken
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Age: 28
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
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as Dr. Serizawa
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Age: 28
Rainy Night Duel
1956
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as Shunsuke Iba
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Age: 28
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
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as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
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Age: 28
Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn
1955
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as
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Age: 27
Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass
1955
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as
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Age: 27
Tactics of Love
1955
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as
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Age: 27
No Image
Stray Sheep
1955
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as Sugimoto
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Age: 27
The Lone Journey
1955
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as Horikoshi no Masakichi
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Age: 27
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
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as Seijuro Yoshioka
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Age: 27
No Response from Car 33
1955
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as
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Age: 27
Godzilla
1954
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as Daisuke Serizawa
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Age: 26
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
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as Seijuro Yoshioka
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Age: 26
Itsuko to sono haha
1954
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as Kozo Miyoshi
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Age: 26
Farewell Rabaul
1954
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as First lieutenant Noguchi
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Age: 26
Even The Mighty Shed Tears
1953
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as Ryusaku Nishikawa
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Age: 25
Girls in the Orchard
1953
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as
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Age: 25
Mr. Pu
1953
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as
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Age: 25
The Last Embrace
1953
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as Yamaoka (Sandaime)
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Age: 25