was a Japanese actor. Hongo won an

Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year The Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year is an award given at the Elan d'or Awards The are awards presented annually by the All Nippon Producers Association (ANPA) in Japan to recognize outstanding achievements in domestic motion picture ...

in 1959. His notable international performances were in the

Daiei Studios Daiei Film Co. Ltd. (Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ''Daiei Eiga Kabushiki Kaisha'') was a Japanese film studio. Founded in 1942 as Dai Nippon Film Co., Ltd., it was one of the major studios during the postwar Golden Age of Japanese cinema, producing ...

Gamera is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. Debuting in the 1965 film ''Gamera, the Giant Monster'', the character and the first film were intended to compete with the success of Toho's ''Godzilla'' film ...

films.

Selected filmography

Film

* ''Geo Tree'' (1959) * ''

The Demon of Mount Oe is a 1960 Japanese horror film directed by Tokuzō Tanaka and produced by Daiei Film. The film is about Samurai warriors joining forces to defeat a shape-changing supernatural creature. Cast Release ''The Demon of Mount Oe'' was released i ...

'' (1960) * ''

Satan's Sword is a 1960 Japanese samurai film directed by Kenji Misumi, written by Teinosuke Kinugasa, and produced by Masaichi Nagata. The film stars Raizō Ichikawa as samurai Ryunosuke Tsukue, alongside Kojiro Hongo, Tamao Nakamura, Fujiko Yamamoto, Ke ...

'' (1960) * '' Satan's Sword II'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1960) * '' Satan's Sword 3'' (1961) * '' Kujira Gami'' (1962) * '' The Great Wall'' (1962) * '' Zero Fighters'' (1965) * ''

Gamera vs. Barugon is a 1966 Japanese Kaiju, ''kaiju'' film directed by Shigeo Tanaka, with special effects by Noriaki Yuasa and Kazufumi Fujii. Produced by Daiei Film, it is the second entry in the Gamera, ''Gamera'' franchise, and stars Kōjirō Hongō, Kyōko E ...

'' (1966) * ''

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'' (1966) * '' Gamera vs. Gyaos'' (1967) * '' The Woman Gambler'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1968) * ''

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'' (1968) * '' Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts'' (1969) * ''

Hiken yaburi is a 1969 Japanese film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro. It is based on Kosuke Gomi's novel . The film depicts the early years of Horibe Yasubei and Tange Tenzen's relationship. Cast *Hiroki Matsukata as Tange Tenzen *Kojiro Hongo as Nakayama Ya ...

'' (1969) * ''

Lady Sazen and the Drenched Swallow Sword (also known as Left Fencer) is a 1969 Japanese samurai drama and action film, directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda. Michiyo Okusu plays the role of the one-eyed, one-armed swords-woman O-kin. This film follows in the series of films about Tange Sazen, b ...

'' (1969) * '' The Falcon Fighters'' (1969) * '' The Haunted Castle'' (1969) * '' Gateway to Glory'' (1970) * ''

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'' (1977) * '' Gamera: Guardian of the Universe'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1995) * '' Tokyo Mafia: Wrath of the Yakuza'' (1996) * ''

EM Embalming is a 1999 Japanese horror film directed by Shinji Aoyama, starring Reiko Takashima. Plot Cast * Reiko Takashima as Miyako Murakami * Yutaka Matsushige as Detective Hiraoka * Seijun Suzuki as Kurume * Toshio Shiba as Dr. Fuji * Kojiro Hongo as ...

'' (1999) * ''

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'' (2001) * '' Family 2'' (2001)

Television

* ''

Tokusō Saizensen 　was a long running popular television detective series in Japan, which ran from 1977 to 1987. Aired on TV Asahi. It stars Hideaki Nitani. Cast * Hideaki Nitani as Kyōsuke Kamishiro (Boss of the Special Investigation Division) * Hiroshi Fujio ...

'' (1977-87) * ''

Takeda Shingen , of Kai Province, was a pre-eminent ''daimyō'' in feudal Japan. Known as the "Tiger of Kai", he was one of the most powerful daimyō with exceptional military prestige in the late stage of the Sengoku period. Shingen was a warlord of great ...

'' (1988), Amari Torayasu * ''Nobunaga: King of Zipangu'' (1992),

Sakuma Morishige was a Japanese samurai from Sakuma clan who served Oda Nobunaga. He is believed to be the first "general' killed by gunfire in Japan. In 1556, Morishige fought at the Battle of Ino against Oda Nobuyuki. In 1560, during the invasion of Owari Pro ...

* ''Homura Tatsu'' (1993),

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References

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