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Dan Ikuma
Dan was born in Tokyo, the descendant of a prominent family, his grandfather Baron Dan Takuma having been President of Mitsui before being assassinated in 1932. He graduated from Aoyama Gakuin and Tokyo Music School in 1946. He studied with teachers including Kosaku Yamada, Kunihiko Hashimoto, Kan'ichi…
Yamazaki Mayumi
Yamazaki Mayumi is a former Japanese idol from Hakuraku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. She graduated from Horikoshi High School. On September 25, 1986, Yamazaki passed the audition for "Yuyake Nyan Nyan" and became member number 5 of the B Group, the middle school version of the Onyanko Club. She was active…
Naoto Inti Raymi
Nakamura Naoto, better known by his stage name Naoto Inti Raymi, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and composer. "Inti Raymi" is Quechuan (Incan language) for "festival of the sun." He was born in Mie Prefecture in Japan and later grew up in Chiba Prefecture. For two years from 2001, he used his given…
Uehara Ken
Uehara Ken was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1935 and 1990. He was born to wealthy, well-connected parents. He graduated from Rikkyo University, where he was first recognized for his musical talents and handsome appearance. Uehara joined Shochiku in 1935, debuting…
Niigaki Risa
Niigaki Risa, born October 20, 1988 in Kanagawa, Japan, is a Japanese pop singer under Hello! Project. She is a 5th generation member and the current leader of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume and was a member of the group Tanpopo and the leader of Athena & Robikerottsu, as well as participating…
Yamazaki Toyoko
Yamazaki Toyoko was an acclaimed Japanese novelist. She was mostly famous for her Showa era based business, political, and social themed serial novels. Yamazaki was born in Senba, Minami-ku (now part of Chuo-ku), Osaka, to a family of long-established kelp business called Oguraya Yamamoto. After graduating…
Mizuki Yoko
Mizuki Yoko was a Japanese screenwriter. Born in Tokyo, she later graduated from Bunka Gakuin and began writing screenplays to support her family after her father died. Mizuki was active in the 1950s era of the Japanese studio system and is notable for her work with directors Tadashi Imai and Mikio…
Kinoshita Keisuke
Kinoshita Keisuke was a Japanese film director. Kinoshita was highly prolific, turning out some 42 films in the first 23 years of his career. For this, Kinoshita explained that he "can’t help it. Ideas for films have always just popped into my head like scraps of paper into a wastebasket. Although…
Ichikawa Kon
Ichikawa Kon was a Japanese director born in Ujiyamada, Mie. He has worked on a wide range of films, from entertainment films to documentaries to TV historical dramas, and was involved in film production for a long time. His major directorial films include "The Burmese Harp," "Flame," "Ototo," "Key,"…
