Kōjirō Hongō
Acting
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.
Born: February 15, 1938
Place of Birth: Okayama, Japan
Known For
Special Crime Investigation Front
Broken Swords
The tragic, yet exciting story of the friendship between Nakayama Yasubei, a member of the 47 Ronin, and Tange Tenzen, a relative by marriage of the vile Lord Kira.
Gateway to Glory
A young man leaves his widowed mother on her improverished farm and makes his career in the Japanese navy.
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
A ship runs aground on a mysterious atoll leading to an investigation by insurance representative Kusanagi, who discovers an ancient bead that he gives to his daughter Asagi. Meanwhile, ornithologist Nagamine investigates reports of a new species of large bird named Gyaos. As the Gyaos begin to attack, an ancient guardian with a bond to Asagi emerges.
Tokyo Mafia: Yakuza Wars
After being excommunicated from the yakuza, Ginya Yabuki returns from the shadows as leader of his own crime syndicate known as the Tokyo Mafia.
The Bride from Hades
On the night of the summer Obon festival, Hagiwara Shinzaburo meets a beautiful courtesan named Otsuyu. Not knowing she's a ghost, he becomes infatuated by her.
Tokyo Mafia 2: Wrath of the Yakuza
Yabuki's old friend returns as a deadly enemy. Blood brothers are driven to bitter hatred as betrayal rips mafia loyalties apart! Only the strong will survive the wrath of The Yakuza.
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
Disguised as a beggar monk, Ryunosuke is harassed along the road by the rowdy members of a country dojo or fencing school malingering outside their fencing hall. The third film in the Satan's Sword trilogy.
Jirocho Fuji
Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' in Akiba to a decisive battle by the Fujigawa.
The Whale God
A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.
Filmography
as Kakizaki
as Yamadaira
as Yamadaira
as Captain of the Nojima
as Detective Tachibana
as Hanzaemon Komori
as 2nd Lt. Ando
as Priest Shin-so
as Yasubei Nakayama
as Hyakasuro
as Seki no yatappe
as Hagiwara Shinzaburou
as Scout Master Mr. Shimida
as Foreman Shiro Tsutsumi
as Keisuke Hirata
as Lord Juro
as Keisuke Hirata
as Eiichi Shibusawa
as Ginnosuke Nakamura
as Li Hei
as Shaki
as Siddhartha
as Sasuke
as Shûzô Takarai
as Uzuki Hyoma
as Hyoma Utsugi
as Sakata-no-Kintoki
as Tetsutaro Hata
as Kihachirô Tahara
as Chonosuke