Hiroshi Fujioka

, better known by his
stage name , is a Japanese actor. He is known for playing the hero
Takeshi Hongo in the
tokusatsu superhero series ''
Kamen Rider'', and later the
Sega Saturn mascot
Segata Sanshiro (jokingly revealed to be Takeshi Hongo himself). Fujioka is a cultural icon in Japan, even having had the
minor planet 12408 Fujioka, which was discovered by
Akimasa Nakamura, named in his honor. Fujioka writes his name with the
ideographic comma at the end (after the kanji for ), saying "It is meant to remind me to reconsider myself and what it is that I need to achieve. It shows that I am not yet finished with my tasks and must continue working toward their accomplishment."
Hiroshi's son, Maito, serves as the current ambassador of
Sega as of March 26, 2020, portraying as Segata Sanshiro's son Sega Shiro, as well as Takeshi Hongo's younger-self as of 2021, starting from ''Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations''.
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