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Sakuma Akira
Sakuma Akira, born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, is a former Japanese actor. His real name is Sakuma Mitsuo (佐久間三雄), and he was affiliated with Art Mirai-ha. He graduated from Josai University. Sakuma grew up near several movie theaters, which sparked his early interest in films. He made his debut…
Tokunaga Reiko
Tokunaga Reiko, born Sato Reiko (佐藤礼子) in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, is a former actress. She graduated from Shoei Women's Academy High School and, in 1968, passed the Toho New Faces audition, subsequently becoming a trainee at Toho. That year, she made her acting debut in the TV drama "Dekkai…
Miyakoya Utaroku VIII
Miyakoya Utaroku VIII, born Mano Yoshio in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, was a rakugo performer and musical saw player. He served as the president of the Japanese Musical Saw Association and was a member of the Muroge Kondan Society. He had also been affiliated with the Hub Mercy group. He graduated from the…
Arai Tamao
Arai Tamao, a former Japanese actress from Setagaya, Tokyo, was affiliated with Hirata Kon Promotion in 1984 and later with Natsuki Production in 1989. She is the niece of actress Ishihara Maki. Encouraged by her mother, Arai joined the Wakasou Theater Company at age four and pursued acting from her…
Ono Katsuo
Ono Katsuo is a Japanese composer, arranger, keyboardist, and music producer from Horikawa, Shimogyu, Kyoto, Japan. He began his music career as a member of The Spiders from 1962 to 1970. Following this, he joined PYG from 1971 to 1972 and the Inoue Takayuki Band from 1971 to 1980. In 1980, he formed…
Okada Hirokichi
Okada Hirokichi is a Japanese producer from Kanagawa, Japan. After graduating from Kamakura Gakuen High School and Keio University, he joined Nippon Television in 1957, where he initially worked on producing dubbed versions of overseas dramas. During his tenure at Nippon Television, Okada held several…
Umeura Yoichi
Umeura Yoichi is a Japanese television and film producer born in Tokyo. He has served as the head of Toho Television and as the President of Tokyo Eiga Shinsha. In 1993, Umeura became President of Tokyo Eiga Shinsha, a subsidiary of Toho, where he continued his work in television film production. However,…
Inoue Umetsugu
Inoue Umetsugu was a Japanese film director and scriptwriter. He directed 115 movies, wrote 101 screenplays, and is credited with the original story for five films. In addition, he worked with all six major Japanese film production companies. His film work extended to Hong Kong, and he did the technical…
Egawa Ureo
Egawa was born in Kanagawa Prefecture to a German father and a Japanese mother. His name "Ureo" is a Japanification of his German name "Willy". He joined the Taikatsu film studio in 1920, but not finding stable work, he joined a gang of delinquents. Egawa of this period became the model for Ton Satomi's…
Yamamoto Kajiro
Yamamoto Kajiro was a Japanese film director, actor, screenwriter, and essayist born in Ginza Uomenomachi, Tokyo, Japan. He used the pseudonyms Hirato Nobusuke (平戸延介) and Hirata Nobusuke (平田延介) when writing scripts or debuting as an actor. During his time at the Keio University Faculty…
