Hiroshi Fujioka Explained

Hiroshi Fujioka
Birth Date:	19 February 1946
Birth Place:	Kuma, Ehime, Japan
Birth Name:	Kunihiro Fujioka
Occupation:	Actor, television personality, martial artist, voice actor, singer, explorer
Years Active:	1965–present
Spouse:	Keiko Torii (1987–1990)

, better known by his stage name, 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), 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)

• Kamen Rider Stronger (1975) (episodes 38, 39)

• All Together! Seven Kamen Riders!! (1976) - Special

• (2011) - Movie (voice)

• (2014) - Movie

• Kamen Rider 1 (2016) - Movie (also writer alongside Toshiki Inoue)

• (2021) - Movie^[6]
• Thai movies

• Jumborg Ace & Giant (1974) as Yak Wat Jaeng
• Taiga drama

• Katsu Kaishū (1974) as Sakamoto Ryōma

• Kusa Moeru (1979) as Miura Yoshimura^[7]

• Onna Taikoki (1981) as Oda Nobunaga^[8]

• Haru no Hato (1985) as Okuhira Takeshi

• Kasuga no Tsubone (1989) as Oda Nobunaga

• Hana no Ran (1994) as Ōuchi Masahiro

• Sanada Maru (2016) as Honda Tadakatsu^[9]

• What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (2023) as Oda Nobuhide^[10]
• Submersion of Japan (1973) as Onodera Toshio^[11]
• Ginji the Speculator (2022)^[12]

Video games

• (2016) as Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1^[13]
• Project X Zone 2 (2015) as Segata Sanshiro^[14]
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024) as Zangan^[14]

Dubbing

• Mulan (1998) as Shan Yu^[14]

External links

• Samurai-Hiroshi.com - Official website

Notes and References

1. Book: Schmadel, Lutz D.. Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Lutz D. Schmadel. 2003. Springer. Germany. 3-540-00238-3. 781.
2. Web site: JPL Small-Body Database Browser - 12408 Fujioka (1995 SP2). 2008-04-06.
3. Web site: eye-ai this month's . 2006-06-10 . June 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060627232605/http://www.river-f.com/store/backissue/2004/page/jun04.htm#Anchor542670 . 2006-06-27 . dead .
4. Web site: セガ設立60周年特設サイト. 26 February 2021 .
5. Web site: 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」 . Eiga . 29 November 2021 . ja . 29 November 2021.
6. Web site: 「スーパーヒーロー戦記」仮面ライダー1号役・藤岡弘、が出演. July 12, 2021. Natalie.
7. Web site: 草燃える. October 8, 2022. Haiyaku Jiten.
8. Web site: 大河ドラマの"信長". December 15, 2018. NHK. July 19, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200719064039/https://www2.nhk.or.jp/archives/search/special/detail/?d=taiga004. dead.
9. Web site: 真田丸の出演者・キャスト一覧. April 17, 2024. The Television.
10. Web site: どうする家康:藤岡弘、が織田信秀役 過去大河で信長を二度「その父親役は感慨深いものがある」. July 13, 2022. Mantan-web. 13 July 2022.
11. Web site: 日本沈没 (1973). October 8, 2022. eiga.com.
12. Web site: 近江商人、走る！. September 3, 2022. eiga.com.
13. Web site: 『仮面ライダー バトライド・ウォー 創生』に"藤岡弘、"出演！ファイズや龍騎の画像や、主題歌収録の限定版情報も到着. inside-games.jp. 30 October 2015 .
14. Web site: Hiroshi Fujioka (visual voices guide). behindthevoiceactors.com. December 6, 2022. . A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information..