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Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata was a Japanese actor known for his roles in many classic Kaiju films, including Godzilla, Mothra, and Rodan. He also appeared in many other Japanese films, and is considered a legend in the industry. Hirata passed away in 1984.

Titles credited to Akihiko Hirata

Ultraman

ウルトラマン

Series Age rating: 14 Year: 1966 IMDB Rating: 7.9

Hayata is a member of the Science Patrol, an organization tasked with investigating bizarre anomalies. He is mortally wounded when accidently encountering an alien being from Land of Light, who grants...

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Godzilla

ゴジラ

Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1954 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Yemani soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50...

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Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

続宮本武蔵 一乗寺の決闘

Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1955 IMDB Rating: 7.3

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's fin...

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Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1956 IMDB Rating: 6.3

During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for...

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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

ゴジラ対メカゴジラ

Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1974 IMDB Rating: 6.2

An Okinawan prophecy that foretells the destruction of the Earth is seeming fulfilled when Godzilla emerges to return to his destructive roots. But not all is what it seems after Godzilla breaks his a...

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Rodan

空の大怪獸 ラドン

Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1956 IMDB Rating: 6.2

Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance and death of his fellow coworkers when prehistoric nymphs are discovered emerging from the mines. After an attack on the local village, Shigeru h...

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Terror of Mechagodzilla

メカゴジラの逆襲

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1975 IMDB Rating: 6.1

A submarine expedition to salvage the remains of Mechagodzilla is thwarted by a massive dinosaur named Titanosaurus. An Interpol investigation leads biologist Ichinose to uncover the work of Dr. Mafun...

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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ 南海の大決闘

Film Age rating: 5 Year: 1966 IMDB Rating: 5.5

Searching for his brother, Ryota stows away on a boat belonging to a criminal alongside two other teenagers. The group shipwrecks on Letchi island and discover the Infant Island natives have been ensl...

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Son of Godzilla

怪獣島の決戦 ゴジラの息子

Film Age rating: 4 Year: 1967 IMDB Rating: 5.2

Reporter Goro Maki stumbles upon scientists conducting weather experiments on Sollgel Island in the South Seas. He discovers the island is inhabited by giant mantis and a woman named Saeko who's been...

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