was a Japanese actor. Hongo won an Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year in 1959. His notable international performances were in the Daiei Studios Gamera films.
Selected filmography
Film
Geo Tree (1959) The Demon of Mount Oe (1960) Satan's Sword (1960) Satan's Sword II (1960) Buddha (1960) Satan's Sword 3 (1961) The Whale God (1962) The Great Wall (1962) Zero Fighters (1965) Gamera vs. Barugon (1966) Return of Daimajin (1966) Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967) The Woman Gambler (1967) Gamera vs. Viras (1968) Peony Lantern (1968) Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969) Hiken yaburi (1969) Lady Sazen and the Drenched Swallow Sword (1969) The Falcon Fighters (1969) The Haunted Castle (1969) Gateway to Glory (1970) Karate for Life (1977) Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995) Tokyo Mafia (1995) Tokyo Mafia: Wrath of the Yakuza (1996) EM Embalming (1999) Family (2001) Family 2 (2001)
Television Tokusō Saizensen (1977–87) Takeda Shingen (1988), Amari Torayasu Nobunaga: King of Zipangu (1992), Sakuma Morishige Homura Tatsu (1993), Hōjō Tokimasa
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