was a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 freestyle

Freestyle swimming

Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...

 swimmer.

He represented Japan at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics

At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, a total number of eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The events were held at the Swimming Stadium. There was a total of 319 participants from 48 countries competing.-Medal table:...

 in Helsinki, Finland. There, he won a silver medal as a member of the 4x200 m freestyle relay team, alongside Toru Goto

Toru Goto

was a freestyle swimmer from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he won a silver medal as a member of the 4x200m freestyle relay team, alongside Yoshihiro Hamaguchi, Hiroshi Suzuki and Teijiro Tanikawa....

, Hiroshi Suzuki

Hiroshi Suzuki (swimmer)

was a freestyle swimmer from Japan. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, he represented Japan winning two silver medals: one in the individual 100m freestyle and the other as a member of the 4x200m freestyle relay team.-References:*...

 and Teijiro Tanikawa

Teijiro Tanikawa

was a freestyle swimmer from Japan. He competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, and earned a silver medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay team with teammates Toru Goto, Hiroshi Suzuki and Yoshihiro Hamaguchi.-References:*...

. Also competed in the 100m freestyle advancing to the semifinals, missing the finals by a narrow margin.

After retiring he debuted as an actor in the 1955 film Buruuba

Buruuba

Buruuba is a 1955 adventure film directed by Shigeyoshi Suzuki. The film was a Japanese Tarzan film supposed to be shot in the jungle but filmed in LA. Like Johnny Weissmuller who starred in the Tarzan films, the main character Buruuba played by Shigeyoshi Suzuki was also an Olympic swimming...

 as a Japanese version of Tarzan

Tarzan

Tarzan is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungles by the Mangani "great apes"; he later experiences civilization only to largely reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer...

. He also appeared in the TV Show Shōnen Jet, a detective adventure show made by Kadokawa Pictures

Kadokawa Pictures

is a Japanese movie studio.-History:One of the most famous studios in Japan and founded in 1942 as , it is best known for having produced the giant monster Gamera film series and the Daimajin Trilogy. It also produced the Zatoichi and Nemuri Kyoshiro film series and the television series Shōnen Jet...

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