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Kojiro Hongo has passed away

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Kojiro Hongo has passed away

Postby king_ghidorah » Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:12 am

Staple of the Showa Gamera series. He'll be missed :(
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Postby king_ghidorah » Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:40 pm

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Postby king_ghidorah » Thu Feb 14, 2013 7:23 pm

Thought there'd be a little more discussion on this subject, which makes me kind of sadder. Hongo was a real treat to watch in all of the Gamera/Daimajin films he was in. Acting wise, this guy is as close to the Gamera series as you get. The Daei version of Kenji Sahara more or less.
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Postby MouthForWar » Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:17 pm

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Postby eabaker » Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:58 pm

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Postby king_ghidorah » Fri Feb 15, 2013 11:24 pm

I'm gonna watch Gamera vs. Gyaos...or maybe Barugon...very soon in this man's honor. I really hoped J.D would have gotten him for a G-Fest visit before this happened :(
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Postby lhb412 » Fri Feb 15, 2013 11:52 pm

He was such a huge part of kaiju films; pretty much the non-Toho genre actor.
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Re: Kojiro Hongo has passed away

Postby Gwangi » Thu Feb 27, 2014 3:02 am

Man, this is a huge loss. When one thinks of a leading man in a Godzilla film, you have Akira Takarada or Akira Kubo. But when I think of a leading man in a Gamera film, it will always be Mr. Hongo, and no other.

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Re: Kojiro Hongo has passed away

Postby ILL GREEN » Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:23 pm

Kojiro Hongo is a recognizable face in Daiei films.

He will be missed. RIP :(

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