944 results found for: Taiyou no Wana
Yoshikawa Mitsuko
Yoshikawa Mitsuko was a Japanese actress born in Kyobashi, Tokyo, Japan. Her birth name was Yoshikawa Man (吉川マン). After graduating from Taimei Elementary School, she joined the Shochiku Kinema Research Institute in 1924 and later joined the Shochiku Kamata Studios in 1925. The following year,…
Kobayashi Tokuji
Kobayashi Tokuji was a Japanese actor from Hyogo, Japan, born in Okayama. He worked as a supporting actor at Shochiku, appearing in about 200 films at the Kamata and Ofuna studios. Initially, he dropped out of Okayama City Industrial School and later formed a student theater group that toured various…
Suga Fujio
Fujio Suga was born on July 27, 1927 in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. He was an actor, known for Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963), A Japanese Tragedy (1953) and Fencing Master (1962). He died on July 20, 1998.
Kinoshita Chuji
Kinoshita Chuji was a Japanese film composer. He was the brother of the film director Kinoshita Keisuke, for whom he composed many film soundtracks. (Source: Discogs)
Kuga Yoshiko
Yoshiko Kuga was a Japanese actress. In 1947, she made her debut as one of the lead actresses in an omnibus movie "Four Love Stories" (四つの恋の物語). Kuga was married to Akihiko Hirata until Hirata's death in 1984. (Source: TMDb)
Sawamura Sadako
Sawamura Sadako was a Japanese actress and essayist born in Saruwakacho, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. Her real name was Ohashi Teiko (大橋貞子). She was also known as an essayist, publishing memoirs such as "Song of Shells" and "My Asakusa." Her older brother, Tomokazu, became the fourth-generation Sawamura…
Kamenashi Kazuya
Kamenashi Kazuya, often referred to as Kame, is a Japanese actor and idol from Edogawa, Tokyo. He joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny's at age 12. He made his acting debut in 2005. In 2002, he and five others formed Johnny’s Juniors group, KAT-TUN. At first, KAT-TUN was only meant to be backing…
Maie Hiromi
Profession: Actor / taxi driver / essayist Alias: Shotaro Tachibana (Tachibana Shotaro) Old stage name: Maie Hiromi Group name: Johnny's Born in Meguro-ku, Tokyo, he's the middle of three brothers (sister and brother). He was scouted by the second generation Johnny Kitakawa who worked for the US Embassy,…
Abe Yutaka
A director from the mid-twenties, Abe had trained in Hollywood, where he played bit parts in films starring his compatriot, Sessue Hayakawa. After returning home, he became known as the Lubitsch of Japan, a reputation founded on his witty and polished social satires. A Mermaid on Land (Riku no ningyo,…
Okada Masaki
Okada Masaki, born in Edogawa-Ku, Tokyo, is a Japanese actor managed by Stardust Promotion. Okada was scouted in Harajuku when he was in the second year of junior high school. Initially, he refused the offer as he was absorbed in the activities of the basketball club. After entering high school he contacted…
