Kunihiro Fujioka (藤岡 邦弘, Fujioka Kunihiro, born February 19,
1946 in Kuma (Present: KumakÅ gen), Ehime), better known by his stage
name Hiroshi Fujioka (藤岡 弘〠, Fujioka Hiroshi), is a Japanese
actor known for playing the hero Takeshi Hongo in the tokusatsu
superhero series Kamen Rider, and later the Sega Saturn mascot Segata
Sanshiro. Fujioka is a cultural icon in Japan, even having the minor
planet 12408 Fujioka, discovered by Akimasa Nakamura, named in his
honor. 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."Hiroshi's son, Maito, serve as the
current ambassador of Sega on March 26, 2020 for its 60th anniversary,
portraying as Segata Sanshiro's son Sega Shiro.From 1997-1998, Fujioka
portrayed Segata Sanshiro in a series of television and print
advertisements for the Sega Saturn video game console in Japan. The
character was a parody of Sugata SanshirÅ , the legendary judo master
from the Akira Kurosawa film of the same name.
1946 in Kuma (Present: KumakÅ gen), Ehime), better known by his stage
name Hiroshi Fujioka (藤岡 弘〠, Fujioka Hiroshi), is a Japanese
actor known for playing the hero Takeshi Hongo in the tokusatsu
superhero series Kamen Rider, and later the Sega Saturn mascot Segata
Sanshiro. Fujioka is a cultural icon in Japan, even having the minor
planet 12408 Fujioka, discovered by Akimasa Nakamura, named in his
honor. 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."Hiroshi's son, Maito, serve as the
current ambassador of Sega on March 26, 2020 for its 60th anniversary,
portraying as Segata Sanshiro's son Sega Shiro.From 1997-1998, Fujioka
portrayed Segata Sanshiro in a series of television and print
advertisements for the Sega Saturn video game console in Japan. The
character was a parody of Sugata SanshirÅ , the legendary judo master
from the Akira Kurosawa film of the same name.
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