Toshiyuki Hosokawa | |
Native Name: | 細川 俊之 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Birth Date: | 15 December 1940 |
Birth Place: | Fukuoka, Japan |
Death Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
Occupation: | Actor |
Yearsactive: | 1963–2011 |
Spouse: | Mayumi Ogawa (1967–1973) Norie Fujimoto (1974–2011) |
was a Japanese actor and disc jockey, whose credits included roles in television, film, stage and musical theater.[1] [2] He reached prominence in Japan for his starring role in the 1970 film Eros Plus Massacre, which was directed by Yoshishige Yoshida.[1] [2]
Hosokawa was born and raised in Fukuoka Prefecture.[1] He launched his acting career as a member of the theater company, Bungakuza, in 1964.[1] He joined Bungakuza after leaving his university.[1] He soon co-starred with actress, Nana Kinomi, in the musical, Show Girl.[1] Additionally, Hosokawa served as a professor at Osaka University of Arts beginning in 2004.[2]
Hosokawa accidentally fell and suffered head injuries at his home on January 12, 2011.[1] He died of subdural hematoma at a hospital in Tokyo, Japan, on January 14, 2011, at the age of 70.[1]