One of my long running jokes with Shibumi [RIP] but we weren’t really kidding.
I have that same pic at the ready too.
I’m not saying he’s the guy. Just that he does an awesome impression of what I would expect that guy to be.
In this docu-drama, they show that man being well-loved by throngs of crowds (limo scene - segment starts about 37:14 in).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PZ2Vfcx76g