519 results found for: Tengoku to Jigoku
Shimazu Yasujiro
Shimazu Yasujiro was a Japanese director. He was one of the major creators of the Shoshimingeki genre (films depicting the lower middle classes) at the Shochiku studios in pre-World War II Japan. Born in Kanda, Tokyo, Shimazu entered the Shochiku studio in 1920 after answering an advertisement and began…
Fujiwara Kamatari
Fujiwara got his start in the Asakusa Opera Company at the age of 15 and continued pursuing music until the Great Kanto Earthquake. He transitioned into theater, performing in comedy with fellow actor Enomoto Kenichi. Fujiwara began appearing in comedies for PCL in the 30s; after the merger with Toho,…
Yamashiro Shingo
Yamashiro Shingo was a Japanese television and film actor. Yamashiro, who was originally from Kyoto, Japan, was born Watanabe Yasuji but used Yamashiro Shingo as his stage name. He made his film acting debut in 1957. Yamashiro starred in the television series Hakuba Doji, beginning in 1960. During the…
Ike Yoshihiro
With an ever-expanding repertoire of 12 full soundtracks completed each year, Yoshihiro Ike is the most prolific Japanese composer working in the industry today. Recording his first compilation “Ahimusa” with David T Walker in Los Angeles in 1989, he began writing soundtracks for Japanese animation…
Kato Masaya
Kato Masaya is a Japanese actor and model born in Nara. At the beginning of his career, he played mostly gangster or bad boy roles but branched out later. Kato studied at the University of Yokohama, earning a Bachelor of Education, which allows him to teach primary school students. (Source: Wikipedia)
Motomiya Yasukaze
Yasukaze Motomiya is a Japanese actor. His real name is Yasuyuki Hirai. He is represented with Triple A. Motomiya's elder brother is Ryuji Harada, also an actor. His wife is tarento Akiko Matsumoto. Motomiya was scouted after his older brother entered the entertainment industry and debuted in 1994 Spur…
Sasaki Kuranosuke
Sasaki Kuranosuke is a Japanese actor born in 1968 as the second son of the Katsuya Sasaki, the only remaining sake brewery in Kyoto. He is a graduate of Notre Dame Gakuin Elementary School, Kyoto City Nijo Junior High School, and Rakunan High School. In 1988, in order to succeed the family business,…
Tamaki Hiroshi
Tamaki Hiroshi, born in Nagoya, is a Japanese actor represented by Aoi Corporation. His wife is actress Kinami Haruka, his sister-in-law is actress Kinami Sayaka, and his cousin is comedian Capybara. When he was in his third year of junior high, he was influenced by the drama "Wakamono no Subete" to…
Ninomiya Kazunari
Ninomiya Kazunari, often called Nino, is a singer-songwriter, actor, presenter, and radio host. He is a member of the boy band Arashi and portrayed Private Saigo in the 2006 Clint Eastwood war film Letters from Iwo Jima. Ninomiya began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese…
Tsuchiya Tao
Tsuchiya Tao is a Japanese actress, model, and dancer. Her older sister, Honoka, works as a model, while her younger brother, Shimba, is also an actor and voice actor. Chosen from among 2,020 women auditioning for the part, Tsuchiya was cast in the starring role of "Mare", a morning drama serial aired…
