Baku Hatakeyama
Acting
June 18, 1944 — July 13, 1978Minamimaki, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Baku Hatakeyama, born Akio Hatakeyama was the Japanese actor who played Daita Oiwa, the first Kirenger in Himitsu Sentai Gorenger. He is the earliest born Sentai Ranger actor, the only one to be born prior to the end of World War II, as well as the first known deceased Ranger actor.
Known for
1987Time of the Apes
1978J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger
Kirenger (voice)
1976Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Red Death Match
Daita Oiwa / Kirenger
1976Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Volcano's Last Big Eruption
Daita Oiwa / Kirenger
1975Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Blue Fortress
Daita Oiwa / Kirenger
1975Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Movie
Daita Oiwa / Kirenger
1973Neon Jellyfish: Shinjuku Flower Streetcar
1973Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom