Hiroshi Fujioka

Hiroshi Fujioka
Born
Kunihiro Fujioka

(1946-02-19) February 19, 1946 (age 78)
Kuma, Ehime, Japan
Occupation(s)Actor, television personality, martial artist, voice actor, singer, explorer
Years active1965–present
SpouseKeiko Torii (1987–1990)
Websitewww.samurai-hiroshi.com/index.html

Kunihiro Fujioka (藤岡 邦弘, Fujioka Kunihiro, born February 19, 1946 in Kuma, Ehime (now Kumakōgen, Ehime)), better known by his stage name Hiroshi Fujioka (藤岡 弘、, Fujioka Hiroshi), is a Japanese actor. He is known for playing the hero Takeshi Hongo in the tokusatsu superhero 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 planet 12408 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]

  1. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Germany: Springer. p. 781. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
  2. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser - 12408 Fujioka (1995 SP2)". Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  3. ^ "eye-ai this month's". June 2004. Archived from the original on 2006-06-27. Retrieved 2006-06-10.
  4. ^ "セガ設立60周年特設サイト". 26 February 2021.
  5. ^ "藤岡弘、の息子・藤岡真威人、仮面ライダー1号／本郷猛役に挑戦！「やらなきゃならない宿命」" (in Japanese). Eiga. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.