Kunihiro Fujioka (藤岡 邦弘, Fujioka Kunihiro, born February 19, 1946 in Kuma, Ehime (now Kumakōgen, Ehime)), better known by his stage nameHiroshi Fujioka (藤岡 弘、, Fujioka Hiroshi), is a Japanese actor. He is known for playing the hero Takeshi Hongo in the tokusatsusuperhero series Kamen Rider, and later the Sega Saturn mascot Segata Sanshiro (jokingly revealed to be Takeshi Hongo himself). Fujioka is a cultural icon in Japan, even having had the minor planet12408 Fujioka, which was discovered by Akimasa Nakamura, named in his honor.[1][2] Fujioka writes his name with the ideographic comma at the end (after the kanji for "Hiroshi" (弘)), saying "It is meant to remind me to reconsider myself and what it is that I need to achieve. It shows that I am not yet finished with my tasks and must continue working toward their accomplishment."[3]
Hiroshi's son, Maito, serves as the current ambassador of Sega as of March 26, 2020, portraying as Segata Sanshiro's son Sega Shiro, as well as Takeshi Hongo's younger-self as of 2021, starting from Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations.[4][5]
Filmography
Live-action
Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1
Kamen Rider (1971-1973) (episodes 1-10, 40-41, 49, 51-65, 68-98)
Kamen Rider Vs. Shocker (1972) - Movie
Kamen Rider Vs. Hell Ambassador (1972) - Movie
Kamen Rider V3 (1973) (episodes 1, 2, 21, 33, 34)
Kamen Rider V3 Vs. Destron Mutants (1973) - Movie (Voice)
Kamen Rider X: Five Riders Vs. King Dark (1974) - Movie (Voice)
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