Chikara Hashimoto

, also erroneously called , was a Japanese professional baseball player and actor. Hashimoto played baseball for Mainichi Orions 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 Bruce Lee film, Fist of Fury. 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) Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (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 A Certain Killer (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 Fist of Fury (1972) - Hiroshi Suzuki Shin heitai yakuza: Kasen (1972) Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars (1986) - Japanese Fighter (final film role) References