Person
Hachiro Tako
- Known for
- Acting
- Birthday
- 1940-11-22
- Place of birth
- Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
- Gender
- Male
- Died
- 1985-07-24
- Popularity
- 1
Also known as: Seisaku Saito, Tako-chan, 太古八郎, 多胡八郎, 多古八郎, タコ八郎, 斉藤清作, さいとう せいさく
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Hachiro Tako was born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He came close to losing the vision in his left eye in a childhood accident. He went on to become the professional flyweight boxing champion of Japan in 1962. After retiring from the ring, he became a popular comedian and eventually appeared in films such as Toei's The Transgressor. He also appeared in television commercials and dramas. He once managed a bar in Shinjuku's Golden Gai section and was a member of Oniroku Dan's group of artists and performers known as Oni Pro. Hachiro drowned at a beach in Kanagawa Prefecture after suffering a heart attack.
