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Yang Yong Hi
Yang Yong Hi is a Japanese-born Korean (or Zainichi) film director. Born in Osaka in 1964 as a second-generation Korean. She studied Korean literature at Korea University in Tokyo and media studies in New York. She has worked as a teacher, actress, radio host and foreign correspondent for TV. Having…
Fujita Yosuke
Fujita Yosuke, born in Kobe in 1963, won the Grand Prize at the Torino Film Festival with his 8mm film Tora in 1987 while still attending university. In the 1990s, he worked for the comedy theater troupe Otona Keikaku. After creating a series of documentary and short films, he made his feature film…
May'n
May’n is a vocalist who was a finalist in the 2003 HoriPro Talent Scout Caravan “Love Music Audition”. In 2005, she made her major debut at 15 years old with the single “Crazy Crazy Crazy”. In 2007, she was chosen to be the singing voice of Sheryl Nome in the anime Macross Frontier. She has…
Ohira Toru
Ohira Toru was Japanese narrator and voice actor from the Tokyo Metropolitan area. He was a representative of Ōhira Production. One of his most known roles is the dub voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars. He was also known for his many narration roles, most notably in the Super Sentai series. He was a…
Yamaguchi Karin
Yamaguchi Karin is a Japanese actress born in Chuo-ku, Tokyo. Her parents' home is "Chiyoda Bookstore", a long-established foreign bookstore in Nihonbashi Kabutocho. After graduating from Ochanomizu University Junior and Senior High School and Toho Gakuen College Junior College, she became an actor…
Tamada Shinya
Tamada Shinya is a Japanese screenwriter and director, born in Ishikawa Prefecture in 1986, works as a scriptwriter and director both for Japanese TV and for theater. His feature film debut “Lust In A Karaoke Bar” (2018) was based on the play of the same title that he wrote for his own theater troupeKikaku…
Anazawa Masahiro
Anazawa Masahiro is a former Japanese idol and actor from Kanagawa, Japan. He joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates and performed in 1995 as a trio on KinKi Kids's crowning program "Soko Go KinKi Dai Broadcasting" with Asakura Kazuo and Sakurai Sho. Anazawa made a regular appearance…
Mori Tatsuya
Mori Tatsuya was born in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1956 and studied at Rikkyo University. In 1986, he began working for a TV production company. He then went freelance, shooting two documentaries about the Omu Shinrikyo sect, entitled A (1998) and A2 (2001). A was shown at the Berlin International Film…
Sakamoto Junji
Sakamoto Junji was born in Sakai (Osaka Prefecture) in 1958. He started his career as an assistant director, working with Ishii Sogo, among others. His directing debut Knockout (1989) won a number of newcomer awards. His movies My House (2003) and The Projects (2016) were both screened at Nippon Connection…
Tamori
Kazuyoshi Morita, known by his stage name Tamori (an anagram of his surname), is a Japanese television celebrity. Known for his trademark dark sunglasses, Tamori is one of the "big three" television comedians in Japan along with Takeshi Kitano (a.k.a. Beat Takeshi) and Sanma Akashiya. For more than…
