Takanobu Hozumi was born on 20 July 1931 in Shizuoka, Japan. He was an actor and writer, known for Koi no gashû (1961), Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny (2002) and Tsumiki kuzushi (1983). He was married to Reiko and Michiko. He died on 19 October 2018 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.