, also erroneously called , was a Japanese professional baseball player and actor. Hashimoto played baseball for

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in the 1950s. He was forced to retire in 1958 following an injury, and then joined Daiei Studios. As an actor, he is known for his roles as Daimajin in the 1966 film trilogy and as Hiroshi Suzuki in the 1972

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film, ''

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''.

Partial filmography

*''San'nin no kaoyaku'' (1960) *''Sutekina yaro'' (1960) *''Ginza no dora-neko'' (1960) *''Ginzakko monogatari'' (1961) *''Tsuma wa kokuhaku suru'' (1961) *''Ken ni kakeru'' (1962) *''Jigoku no shikyaku'' (1962) *''Yoru no haitô'' (1963) - Blue collar guy *''Kyojin Ôkuma Shigenobu'' (1963) *''Kuro no kirifuda'' (1964) *''

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'' (1964) - Inozo *''Mushuku mono'' (1964) - Bishamon (uncredited) *''Nemuri Kyôshirô: Mashôken'' (1965) *''Fukushû no kiba'' (1965) - Kurayami's henchman *''Kumo o yobu kôdôkan'' (1965) *'' Daimajin'' (1966) - Daimajin (uncredited) *''Daimajin ikaru'' (1966) - Shunpei Ikenaga / Daimajin *''Gontakure'' (1966) - Port superintendent *''Wrath of Daimajin'' (1966) - Daimajin *''

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'' (1967) *'' Gamera vs. Viras'' (1968) - Doctor A *''Kaidan otoshiana'' (1968) - Udegawa *''Zoku hiroku onna ro'' (1968) - The Inspector *'' Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare'' (1968) - Daimon *''Shin Yotarô senki'' (1969) - Private FIrst Class Hashimoto *'' Yakuza Zessyō'' (1970) - Toyama *''Mona Riza okyo'' (1971) *'' Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman'' (1971) - Samurai *''

'' (1972) - Hiroshi Suzuki *''Shin heitai yakuza: Kasen'' (1972) *'' Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars'' (1986) - Japanese Fighter (final film role)

References

External links

Chikara Hashimoto
at Baseball-Reference.com.
Riki Hashimoto
at

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