300 results found for: Kyohaku no Kage
Onoe Matsunosuke
Onoe Matsunosuke was a Japanese actor. He was initially an actor with an itinerant kabuki troupe. In his autobiography, he claimed that he had made his stage debut as early as 1880, in a performance given by the Tamizo Onoe company. Fascinated by the stage, he left his home by the age of 14 to travel…
Ichikawa Somegoro VIII
He was born into a family of hereditary Kabuki actors known since the Edo period. He is the eldest son of famous kabuki actor Matsumoto Koshiro X (Ichikawa Somegoro VII at the time), his grandfather is Matsumoto Koshiro IX. In June 2007, he made his debut performance at the Kabukiza Theatre in the play…
Watari Tetsuya
Watari Tetsuya was a Japanese actor, enka singer, entertainer, and businessman. He was born in Yasugi, Nogi, Shimane, Japan and raised in Awaji, Hyogo. He graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University (青山学院大学) with a degree in economics after attending Ishiya Elementary School and Mita Gakuen…
Yuki Saori
Saori Yuki is a Japanese singer and actress. She was born Akiko Yasuda in Kiryu, Gunma, Japan and raised in Yokohama. She started her singing career with her older sister Sachiko as a child singer. In 1969, Saori Yuki had a hit with "Yoake no Scat (Scat at dawn)", which sold 2 million units in two months,…
Fukuyama Masaharu
Fukuyama Masaharu is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actor. He debuted in 1990 with the single "Tsuioku no Ame no Naka". His 1992 breakout single "Goodnight" gained a wide audience because of its tie-in with a drama. In 1993, he made his first appearance in "Kohaku…
Tachi Hiroshi
Tachi Hiroshi is a Japanese actor and singer. He won great popularity through his roles in the TV drama series Seibu Keisatsu and Abunai Deka. He attended but did not graduate from the Chiba Institute of Technology. As a singer, Tachi appeared in the Kohaku Uta Gassen twice. At the 54th Television Drama…
Kojima Haruna
Kojima Haruna (小嶋 陽菜) is a singer, actress, and a former member of idol group AKB48 under Team A. Kojima started her career as a member of Angel Eyes, an idol group under Stardust Promotion that disbanded in 2001. Initially, she was under contract with Stardust Promotion when she was still with…
Matsu Takako
Matsu Takako, born June 10, 1977 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese stage and screen actress and pop singer/songwriter. She was born into a traditional Buyo house, and her Buyo name is Matsumoto Koka (Matsumoto Koka the First). Her father is Matsumoto Koshiro IX, Kabuki actor and head of the Buyo house;…
