Shotaro Ishinomori(石ノ森 章太郎Ishinomori Shōtarō, January 25, 1938—January 28, 1998) was an influential figure in manga, anime and tokusatsu who created several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009 and the Kamen Rider Series. He was twice awarded by the Shogakukan Manga Award, in 1968 for Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae and in 1988 for Hotel and Manga Nihon Keizai Nyumon. He was born Shotaro Onodera(小野寺 章太郎Onodera Shōtarō) in Tome, Miyagi, and was also known as Shotaro Ishimori(石森 章太郎Ishimori Shōtarō) before 1986, when he changed his family name to Ishinomori with "ノ".