363 results found for: Genji monogatari
Ikejima Yutaka
Yutaka Ikejima was born on March 30, 1948. He studied Literature at Waseda University. He first entered the entertainment business in the late 1970s as an actor with Shuji Terayama's theatrical group Tenjō Sajiki. His film debut was in the 1981 Genji Nakamura pink film Semi Documentary: Housewife Prostitution…
Takahara Hidekazu
Takahara Hidekazu is a Japanese director, screenwriter, editor, and cinematographer. He began his career at 18 as an assistant director for pink films after dropping out of Yokohama Broadcasting and Film Academy. He made his directorial debut in 1985 at the age of 23 and later gained experience working…
Ishikawa Hitoshi
Ishikawa Hitoshi is a Japanese director and screenwriter from Yuki, Ibaraki, Japan. He graduated from the Department of Film at Osaka University of Arts (大阪芸術大学). After directing independent films, he studied under directors Nakamura Genji (中村幻児) and Hiroki Ryuichi (廣木隆一).…
Sano Mizuki
Sano Mizuki is a Japanese actor. He graduated from Fujinomiya West High School, and Shizuoka University with a degree in law. He has a younger brother, Sano Daiki , who is also an actor. Ashiya Mizuki and Sano Izumi, the two main characters in the manga Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, are named after him.…
Sato Atsuhiro
Sato Atsuhiro was born on August 30, 1973. When he was in his 3rd year of primary school, during the 2nd term, he moved to Fujisawa, Kanagawa. In 1986, aged 13, he joined Johnny's Entertainment as a "scholarship student" instead of passing an audition. The following year, he debuted with Hikaru GENJI…
Hiroki Ryuichi
Hiroki Ryuichi is a Japanese film director. He won critical acclaim for 800 Two Lap Runners. Film critic and researcher Alexander Jacoby has described Hiroki as "one of the modern Japanese cinema's most intelligent students of character". Of the directors who have graduated from “pink film” to the…
Matsuoka Masahiro
Matsuoka Masahiro is a Japanese drummer and actor. He is a member of Tokio, a Johnny Entertainment musical group. His nicknames are Mabo and Maa-kun. He starred as Shinichi Ozaki in "Godzilla: Final Wars" and the comedy series "Yasuko to Kenji". Matsuoka joined the pop/rock band Tokio as a drummer in…
Domoto Tsuyoshi
Domoto Tsuyoshi is a Japanese singer, actor, singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, television personality, writer, and illustrator. Along with Domoto Koichi, he is a member of KinKi Kids, which is a Japanese duo under the management of Johnny & Associates. Born in Nara, Domoto joined the Japanese talent…
Sorimachi Takashi
Sorimachi Takashi, born in Urawa City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese model, actor and singer. Sorimachi is mostly famous for his portrayal of Onizuka Eikichi in the live-action drama adaptation of the popular manga series "GTO", and the assassin O in Hong Kong action film "Fulltime Killer".…
Nagase Tomoya
Nagase Tomoya is a Japanese singer and actor. He is a former member of Tokio, a Johnny & Associates musical group. He is the former primary vocalist, in addition to playing the guitar alongside Tokio's leader, Shigeru Joshima. He was inspired by bands Hikaru Genji and SMAP to answer a recruiting call…
