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Oka Satomi
Oka Satomi is a Japanese actress. She has made over 150 films in her career, including such classics as Miyamoto Musashi and Ako Roshi. While attending Amagasaki High School in Amagasaki, Japan, she was selected as Miss Cinderella in 1953 for a “Japan Cinderella Princess Contest” held by RKO Radio…
Tsuchiya Yoshio
Tsuchiya Yoshio was a Japanese actor. He had a long-standing interest in UFOs and had written several books on the subject. He preferred starring in science fiction films, usually as aliens or people possessed by them. He lobbied for the title role in "Tomei Ningen" (1954), but was forced by the studio…
Tsukigata Ryunosuke
Born in Miyagi Prefecture, Tsukigata entered the actor's school at Nikkatsu in 1920, but earned his first starring role working at Makino Shozo's studio in 1924. He became a star of chanbara films, but got into trouble when he ran away with Makino's daughter, Makino Teruko, even though he was married.…
Umemiya Tatsuo
Umemiya Tatsuo was a Japanese actor, talent, and businessman. He was represented by the agency Pickles. His daughter is the model and talent, Umemiya Anna. The son of a doctor, Umemiya, gave up a medical career to debut as a Toei New Face at the Toei Studios. As an actor, he appeared in films and television…
Kawai Shu
Kawai Shu is a retired Japanese actor. Although he stopped his entertainment activities in 2000, he continued to interact with his co-stars of Kakuranger, and as will be described later, he made public appearances at key times. In 2009, he appeared on Toei Channel's Pinspo. He was interviewed alongside…
Yorozuya Kinnosuke
Yorozuya Kinnosuke was a Japanese kabuki actor. Born Ogawa Kinichi, son of kabuki actor Nakamura Tokizo III, he entered kabuki and became the first in the kabuki tradition to take the name Nakamura Kinnosuke. He took on his guild name Yorozuya as his surname in 1971. In addition to his kabuki activity,…
Nakahara Sanae
Nakahara Sanae was a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She starred in over 80 films and television shows, the most prominent being her role in the films Lady Snowblood (1973), Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978), and Day of Resurrection (1980). Her husband was famed Japanese film director Kinji Fukasaku, and her…
Ikebe Ryo
Ikebe Ryo was born on February 11, 1918 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Kyuketsu-ga (1956), Desertion at Dawn (1950) and Madame White Snake (1956). He died on October 8, 2010 in Tokyo. He graduated from Rikkyo University and originally wanted to be a screenwriter, but ended up debuting as…
Matsukata Hiroki
Meguro Koju, better known by the stage name Matsukata Hiroki, was a Japanese actor. He was the son of jidaigeki actor Konoe Jushiro and actress Mizukawa Yaeko and has a younger brother Meguro Yuki who is also an actor. As a young man, he aspired to be a singer, but turned to acting, making his debut…
Tasaki Ryuta
Tasaki Ryuta is a Japanese film director noted for his work on tokusatsu television dramas. Born in Tokyo, he graduated from Waseda University's School of Humanities and Social Sciences. In 1987, while working as a part-time document organizer, Tasaki auditioned for the main role in "Kamen Rider Black."…
