572 results found for: Chichi to Ko no Honoo
Fumino Tomoko
Fumino Tomoko, born Kamiyama Sumiko (神山澄子), was a Japanese actress from Asakusa, Tokyo. She graduated from Miyoshi Women's High School and was associated with the theater company En. Her acting career began at Daiei before World War II. In 1946, she joined Bungakuza but left in 1963 to co-found…
Shimozawa Kan
Shimozawa Kan was a Japanese novelist from Atsuta-mura, Atsuta-gun, Hokkaido. He won the 10th Kikuchi Kan Prize in 1962. At the recommendation of his grandfather, he went on to Hakodate Government Commercial School but dropped out because the school was burned by the Great Fire of Hakodate in 1907,…
Sanyutei Kinba
As of 2020, it is the oldest rakugo storyteller in both the east and the west , and the only war-time rakugo storyteller who still survives . When he was a child, he dreamed of training for a soldier, but he became interested in rakugo by listening to the SP record of Yanagiya Kingoro . He showed rakugo…
Shinagawa Ryuji
Shinagawa Ryuji is a Japanese actor, lyricist, and narrator from Nakazumori, Takamura, Minamitsuru, Yamanashi, Japan. When he was in the third year of Tsuru Junior High School, his brother died in a traffic accident, prompting him to run away from home and head to Tokyo. Afterward, with the support…
Watanabe Marina
Marina Watanabe was born and raised within the Tokyo area. It is said that her father named his daughter "Marina", an unusual name in Japan which comes from Latin because he enjoyed yachting. In 1986, she was discovered by star agents and subsequently passed her audition tests to become an idol in the…
Ando Tamae
Ando Tamae is an actress born on August 8, 1976 in Arakawa, Tokyo. She is married to Kuro Tanino, a theater playwright and director associated with the theater group "Niwa Gekidan Penino". The couple has one child. She's been active as an actress since 2001. She is part of the talent agency, MASH. She…
Kitaoji Kinya
Kitaoji Kinya, born February 23, 1943 in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, is a Japanese actor. He is the son of famous jidaigeki film star Utaemon Ichikawa, and graduated from Waseda University School of Letters, Arts and Sciences in Tokyo. Following his father's footsteps, Kitaoji's career is renowned…
Osugi Ren
Osugi Ren (born Osugi Takashi) was a Japanese actor. For his work in Cure, Hana-bi and other films, Osugi was given the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1999 Yokohama Film Festival. He often worked alongside Takeshi Kitano and Susumu Terajima. In the DVDcommentary, to the mpd.psycho (TV Miniseries)…
Abe Hiroshi
Abe Hiroshi, born in Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, is a Japanese model and actor. He began his career as a model, but successfully made the transition to acting, becoming one of the most regularly visible presences in Japanese media. Abe graduated from Chuo University in 1988 with…
Mukai Osamu
Mukai Osamu is a Japanese actor. He graduated from Meiji University and majored in genetic engineering. While he was attending university, he worked as a bartender. He became a full-time employee there after graduation, and he became a manager later. While working as a bartender, he got into the magazine…
