Baku Hatakeyama

Born

1944-06-18

Died

1978-07-13

Birthplace

Minamimaki, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Biography

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.