Isao Harimoto, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Isao Harimoto

Zainichi Korean baseball player

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1940

Place of Birth: Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Profession: actor, baseball player

Nationality: South Korea

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Isao Harimoto (?? ?, Harimoto Isao, born June 19, 1940, in Hiroshima, Japan) is a Korean former Nippon Professional Baseball player and holder of the record for most hits in the Japanese professional leagues.
An ethnic Korean, his birth name is Jang Hun (Hangul: ??, Hanja: ??).
Harimoto has spent his life as a resident of Japan and adopted a Japanese name, but remains a Korean citizen, thus making him a Zainichi Korean.
He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990 and now works as a television baseball analyst.