Death of Hikaru Kurosaki: Brazil has 53 people named Jaspion

Brazilians with the name Jaspion
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At least 53 Brazilians were named after the protagonist of the series "O Fantástico Jaspion", according to data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
➡The actor Hikaru Kurosaki, who played Jaspion, died at the age of 64. The information was released by the Japanese website ZakII (from the Sankei group).
According to the data, the average age of Jaspions in 2022, the year of the last demographic census, was 32 years old. The data also shows that the name was the 64043rd most popular in Brazil at the time.
Between 1980 and 1999, 47 people were named Jaspion.
Hikaru Kurosaki, the eternal 'Jaspion', dies at age 64
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The series
The Japanese tokusatsu series (action with real actors and special effects) was produced by Toei and shown in Japan between 1985 and 1986. In the plot, the hero Jaspion travels the galaxy, aboard the giant robot Daileon, to prevent the resurrection of the demon Satan Goss.
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With only average performance in Japan, the series became a phenomenon in Brazil when it debuted on Rede Manchete in 1988, paving the way for the tokusatsu wave on Brazilian TV (Changeman, Jiraya). Catchphrases like "By the light of Daileon!" marked a generation.
The saga became a rage among teenagers at the time and inspired national songs, such as "Jaspion-Changeman", by Trem da Alegria.
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The actor
Hikaru Kurosaki began his career as a stuntman and became known worldwide for starring in "The Fantastic Jaspion" in the 1980s.
Kurosaki abandoned his artistic career in the 1990s, dedicating himself to professional diving. After his retirement from his artistic career, Seiki Kurosaki (the actor's given name) founded the Mother Earth diving school in Okinawa, Japan, in the 1990s.
He was married to actress Yuko Asuka, who died in 2011. The couple had no children.
A colleague of Kurosaki at the Diving Association in the city of Motobu, in Okinawa Prefecture, announced the news on his page on Facebook.
"We announce, with regret, the passing of Mr. Kurosaki, from the operator Mother Earth, member of the Motobu City Diving Association. As Mr. Kurosaki lived alone, we send this communication to inform companies and partners in the industry. Since Mr. Kurosaki moved to Motobu more than 30 years ago, he was a companion with whom we shared moments of joy and difficulty - at a time when there were only about six diving operators in the region. Rest in peace", wrote the businessman. The date of death was not given.
Actor Hiroshi Watari, who played Boomerang, the hero's space sheriff in the Jaspion saga, mourned his friend's death on social media. The two also performed together on stage.
Hikaru Kurosaki, actor from the series "The Fantastic Jaspion"
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"I am shocked by the news of Kurosaki Hikaru's death. This year, many colleagues from JAC [Japan Action Club, Sonny Chiba's action club] left. I will never forget what I learned on the Shinjuku Koma Theater stage and on the set of Jaspion. Thank you," wrote Watari.
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Hikaru Kurosaki became a professional diving instructor after retiring from his artistic career
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