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Kitakoji Isamitsu
Kitakoji Isamitsu was a Japanese poet and aristocrat, holding the title of viscount. He was born in Tokyo as the eldest son of Kitakoji Suketake and Yanagiwara Byakuren (柳原白蓮), a poet. Isamitsu was also a cousin of Emperor Showa, born just six days after him. The family faced financial difficulties,…
Mari Annu
Mari Annu is a Japanese actress, talent, and singer born in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Her real name is Fukumura Devi (福村デヴィ), nee Wasanti Devi Shesu (ワサンティデヴィ・シェス). She is the president of the Ayurveda Heritage Association and is affiliated with Yoshimoto Kogyo (吉本興業).…
Sugi Giichi
Sugi Giichi, born Sugi Yoshikazu (杉義一) in Uzumasa, Ukyo, Kyoto, Japan, was a Japanese actor. He was the eldest son of actor Sugi Kyoji (杉狂児). In 1941, while attending Meisei Gakuen (明星学園), he joined the children’s theater troupe Kamoshikaza (かもしか座) and made his stage…
Yamaguchi Kyoko
Yamaguchi Kyoko, a Japanese politician and former actress, currently serves as the mayor of Hasuda, Saitama, following her election to one term. Her political career began with five terms on the Hasuda City Council and one term on the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. Born at Osho-ji in Kamo, Niigata, Yamaguchi…
Sakaguchi Minako
Sakaguchi Minako was a Japanese actress and voice actress born in Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan. She was affiliated with the Mingei Theatre Company. Sakaguchi's husband was actor and voice actor Maeda Masaaki, and their daughter is dancer and choreographer Maeda Nina. Inspired to become an actress after watching…
Saito Miho
Saito Miho is a former Japanese gravure idol from Ushiya, Takasago, Hyogo, Japan. She was affiliated with the talent agency Neue. She graduated from Kitahama Elementary School, Kakogawa Nishi High School, and the Faculty of Sociology at Kwansei Gakuin University. Initially known as Miho in the modeling…
Mitsuoka Sanae
Mitsuoka Sanae is a Japanese actress born in Keijo, Korea, during Japanese rule. She temporarily changed her name to Shiroyama Michiko (城山路子) from 1965 to 1966. In April 1941, she entered the elementary section of a national school in Keijo. Around the time of the end of World War II on August…
Kanbe Musashi
Kanbe Musashi is a Japanese novelist, science fiction writer, and essayist. His real name is Sakagami Jun (阪上順). He is one of the representative writers of the "Second Generation of Japanese SF Writers." Upon entering elementary school, his family moved to Niigata, Niigata, Japan, and when he…
Mizuhara Maki
Mizuhara Maki, born in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, is a former Japanese actress. She began her career as a child actress under the name Hagiwara Nobuko after joining Toei Children's Research Institute in 1963. Mizuhara graduated from Toyoko Gakuen High School. There has been no confirmed information about…
Fujikawa Yanosuke
Fujikawa Yanosuke is a kabuki actor belonging to the theater group Zenshinza, born in Tokyo, Japan. His grandfather was Fujikawa Yanosuke known as one of the seven samurai of Zenshinza. He comes from a family of entertainers, including his aunt, actress Imamura Izumi, his mother, Japanese dancer Fujima…
