Baku Hatakeyama
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1944-06-18 · Minamimaki, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- 1978-07-13
Known for
- Kamen Rider (1971) — Clerk
- Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom (1973)
- Time of the Apes (1987)
- Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (1975) — Daita Oiwa / Kirenger
- Kaiketsu Zubat (1977) — Jintaro the Tennis Player
- J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger (1978) — Kirenger (voice)
- Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Volcano's Last Big Eruption (1976) — Daita Oiwa / Kirenger
- Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Movie (1975) — Daita Oiwa / Kirenger
- Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Red Death Match (1976) — Daita Oiwa / Kirenger
- Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Blue Fortress (1975) — Daita Oiwa / Kirenger
- Army of the Apes (1974) — Gebâ
- Neon Jellyfish: Shinjuku Flower Streetcar (1973)
- 少年探偵団 (BD7) (1975) — Narrator