Kojiro Hongo
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Kojiro Hongo | |
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 Hongo in Daibosatsu-toge, 1960 | |
| Born | 15 February 1938 Okayama, Japan |
| Died | 14 February 2013 (aged 74) Yokohama, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1959–2001 |
Kojiro Hongo (本郷功次郎, Hongō Kōjirō; 15 February 1938 – 14 February 2013)[1] was a Japanese actor.[2] Hongo won an Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year in 1959.[3] His notable international performances were in the Daiei Studios Gamera films.
Selected filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]- Geo Tree (1959)
- The Demon of Mount Oe (1960)
- Satan's Sword (1960)
- Satan's Sword II (1960)
- Buddha (1960)
- Satan's Sword 3 (1961)
- The Whale God (1962)
- The Great Wall (1962)
- Zero Fighters (1965)
- Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)
- Return of Daimajin (1966)
- Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)
- The Woman Gambler (1967)
- Gamera vs. Viras (1968)
- Peony Lantern (1968)
- Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969)[4]
- Hiken yaburi (1969)
- Lady Sazen and the Drenched Swallow Sword (1969)
- The Falcon Fighters (1969)
- The Haunted Castle (1969)
- Gateway to Glory (1970)
- Karate for Life (1977)
- Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)
- Tokyo Mafia (1995)
- Tokyo Mafia: Wrath of the Yakuza (1996)
- EM Embalming (1999)
- Family (2001)
- Family 2 (2001)
Television
[edit]- Tokusō Saizensen (1977–87)
- Takeda Shingen (1988), Amari Torayasu
- Nobunaga: King of Zipangu (1992), Sakuma Morishige
- Homura Tatsu (1993), Hōjō Tokimasa
References
[edit]- ↑ Lentz, Harris (3 June 2014). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2013. McFarland. p. 170. ISBN 9780786476657 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Kôjirô Hongô". Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧 [List of Élan d'Or awardee] (in Japanese). All Nippon Producers Association. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "東海道お化け道中". eiga.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Kôjirô Hongô at IMDb
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