Shogo Kubo (September 19, 1959 – June 24, 2014) was a Japanese American skateboarding pioneer and one of the original members of the Z-Boys that formed in Venice, California in 1975.
[3] He influenced future pro-skateboarders such as Christian Hosoi and was featured in the Dogtown photos of Glen E.
[2] In the 2005 American biographical drama film Lords of Dogtown, Kubo was portrayed by pro skateboarder Don Nguyen.
[6] Kubo was found unresponsive while paddleboarding off Portlock Point in Hawaii Kai, Honolulu.
[7] He was survived by his wife, Michiyo; son, Shota; daughter, Meagan; brothers Yoshifumi and Shinya; and sister, Reiko Masuda.