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Ito Daisuke
Ito Daisuke was a Japanese film director and screenwriter born in Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture. He is one of the famous directors who laid the foundation for historical films, and is also called the "father of historical films". After graduating from junior high school, he gave up going to school…
Kobayashi Toshiko
Kobayashi Toshiko, born in Tsukiji, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actress. In April 1946, she left school and joined the Nichigeki Dancing Team (NDT), making her stage debut in February 1947. In 1949, she was scouted by director Kinoshita Keisuke of Shochiku and debuted in the film "Yabure Daiko."…
Yamamoto Satsuo
Yamamoto was born in Kagoshima Prefecture on July 15, 1910. He dropped out of Waseda University to join Shochiku, where he worked as an assistant director to Mikio Naruse and others. He followed Naruse when he moved to PCL, and became a director in his own right after the company was reborn as Toho.…
Narita Mikio
Narita Mikio was a Japanese actor. He was most famous for playing villains. He appeared in many Fukasaku Kinji and Gosha Hideo`s films. Narita graduated from Haiyuza Theatre Company and joined Daiei Film. His career as a screen actor started in 1963. In Japan, he is best known for his role in Tantei…
Hongo Kojiro
Hongo Kojiro was a Japanese actor born in Omotecho, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture. He was perhaps most well-known for his roles in Daiei's tokusatsu and kaiju films in the 1960's, particularly the Gamera films. His acting career lasted from 1959 to 2004, at which point he suffered a stroke and was…
Okada Nana
Okada Nana is a former Japanese idol and actress. Okada got her start in show business in the TV Asahi program "Anata o Star Ni!" (You Are a Star!) in 1974. She was signed to NAV Records and released her first single, "Hitorigoto" (Soliloquy), in May 1975. In the spring of 1976, she released her biggest…
