Takanobu Hozumi was born on July 20, 1931 in Shizuoka, Japan. He was an actor and writer, known for
Koi no gashû (1961),
Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny (2002) and
Ultra Q (1965). He was married to Reiko and Michiko. He died on October 19, 2018 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.