Kōjirō Hongō

Personal Info

Birthday

February 15, 1938

Day of Death

2013-02-14

(74 years old)

Place of Birth

Okayama, Japan

Also Known As

Kojiro Hongo

Кодзиро Хонго

Kōjirō Hongō

Biography

Kōjirō Hongō was a Japanese actor best known for his work with Daiei Studios in the 1960s. Hongō won an Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year in 1959.

Known For

Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

Special Crime Investigation Front

Gamera vs. Viras

Gamera vs. Barugon

Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts

Gamera vs. Gyaos

Buddha

The Bride from Hades

Filmography

2002
Music of Remembrance -Gb-
as Kakizaki
1996
Tokyo Mafia 2: Wrath of the Yakuza
as Yamadaira
1995
Tokyo Mafia: Yakuza Wars
as Yamadaira
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
as Captain of the Nojima
1969
Haunted Castle
as Komori Hanzaemon
The Falcon Fighters
as 2nd Lt. Ando
The Magoichi Saga
as Priest Shin-so
Broken Swords
as Yasubei Nakayama
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
as Hyakasuro
1968
The Two Bodyguards
as Seki no yatappe
The Bride from Hades
as Hagiwara Shinzaburou
Gamera vs. Viras
as Scout Master Mr. Shimida
1967
Gamera vs. Gyaos
as Foreman Shiro Tsutsumi
1966
Return of Giant Majin
as Lord Juro
Gamera vs. Barugon
as Keisuke Hirata
1963
Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
as Eiichi Shibusawa
Sentimental Mobsters
as Ginnosuke Nakamura
1962
The Great Wall
as Li Hei
The Whale God
as Shaki
1961
Buddha
as Siddhartha
Okoto and Sasuke
as Sasuke
The Ginza Three Boys
as Shûzô Takarai
1960
Satan's Sword: The Dragon God
as Uzuki Hyoma
Satan's Sword
as Hyoma Utsugi
The Demon of Mount Oe
as Sakata-no-Kintoki
Victory and Defeat
as Tetsutaro Hata
Princess Sen in Edo
as Kihachirô Tahara
1959
The Lord and the Gambler
as Chonosuke