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Shima Koji
Shima Koji was a Japanese actor, film director and screenwriter. Born as Takehiko Kagoshima in Nagasaki, Shima left for Tokyo after graduating from high school. He joined the Nikkatsu studio as an actor in 1925. He appeared in over 90 films as an actor, playing mostly romantic leads. He turned to directing…
Hayashi Hiroshi
He was born in Kyoto on January 31, 1905. His real name is Inagaki Saburo. He dropped out of his junior high school and moved to Tokyo. He began acting on stage soon after. In 1940, he married Takeda Moto. With her, he had two children but the two divorced in 1965. After WWII, he joined Shin Toho and…
Toba Yonosuke
Toba Yonosuke, born Toba Teruo (鳥羽輝雄) in Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor. He initially trained at the Tokyo Free Theatre acting school starting in 1922. He dropped out of Okura Higher Commercial School during his third year and joined Ikawa Hachiro's "Kokusei Theatre" in 1923. By 1926, he…
Yamada Masaki
Yamada Masaki is a Japanese novelist born in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. He graduated from Meiji University (明治大学) with a degree in Political Science and Economics. Yamada is a member of the Japan Mystery Writers Association (本推理作家協会) and the Authentic Mystery Writers Club (本格ミステリ作家クラブ),…
Koga Masao
Koga Masao was a representative composer and guitarist of the Showa period. He was a National Honor Award winner. He graduated from the School of Commerce at Meiji University. He died from acute heart failure on July 25, 1978, at the age of 73.
Nakayama Shoji
Nakayama Shoji was a Japanese actor from Yushima Tenjin, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan.
Azuma Chiyonosuke
Azuma Chiyonosuke was a Japanese actor and dancer. He appeared in more than forty films from 1954 to 1993. Born in Tokyo, Azuma attended the Tokyo University of the Arts, while studying Japanese dance under Bando Mitsugoro VIII. He joined the Toei studio in 1954 and became a star after his debut film,…
Numata Yoichi
Numata Yoichi was a Japanese actor born in Yubara Village, Maniwa District, Okayama Prefecture. He graduated from Tokyo Prefectural Sixth Junior High School and dropped out of Nihon University's Film Department. After working as a trainee at the NHK Osaka Broadcasting Theater Company, he joined Toyoko…
Hanafusa Mari
Hanafusa Mari is a Japanese musical theatre actress and a former Top Musumeyaku (female lead) of the Takarazuka Revue's Snow Troupe and Cosmos Troupe. She made history as the first performer to portray Elisabeth in the Japanese production of the musical "Elisabeth" in 1996. Currently, she is signed…
Asari Yosuke
Yosuke Asari is a Japanese actor, born on Friday, August 14, 1987, in Tokyo, Japan.
