Former Toei producer Tohru Hirayama passed away last Wednesday. He is best known as the producer of Kamen Rider and Himitsu Sentai Goranger.
The 84-year-old former producer died due to heart failure. A private funeral service for close relatives will be held in the next few days. The chief mourner will be Mitsuru, his eldest son.
Aside from Kamen Rider and Goranger, he also produced later Kamen Rider titles such as Kamen Rider V3, X, Amazon and Stronger. He also produced most of the Shotaro Ishinomori tokusatsu shows in the 70's and the Fushigi Comedies in the 80's.
From all of us here, thank you for your contribution in the tokusatsu genre.
Source: Anime News Network, Them's Fightin' Words (for the list of his works)
The 84-year-old former producer died due to heart failure. A private funeral service for close relatives will be held in the next few days. The chief mourner will be Mitsuru, his eldest son.
Aside from Kamen Rider and Goranger, he also produced later Kamen Rider titles such as Kamen Rider V3, X, Amazon and Stronger. He also produced most of the Shotaro Ishinomori tokusatsu shows in the 70's and the Fushigi Comedies in the 80's.
From all of us here, thank you for your contribution in the tokusatsu genre.
Source: Anime News Network, Them's Fightin' Words (for the list of his works)
