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Horikawa Hiromichi
Horikawa Hiromichi was a Japanese director. He was assistant director to Kurosawa Akira for the production of Seven Samurai (1954) and Throne of Blood (1957). Akira Kurosawa’s assistant on numerous films including Ikiru (1952) and Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai, 1954), Horikawa has never achieved…
Ninagawa Yuki
Ninagawa Yuki, born in Yokohama, is a Japanese actress, filmmaker and painter. She is a daughter of the poet Mizuno Akiyoshi and elder sister of the actress/singer Ninagawa Miho. Ninagawa's acting debut was a role in the 1978 rock opera "Salome". In films, she appeared in "Kurutta Kajitsu" in 1981,…
Yokoyama Unpei
Yokoyama Unpei was a Japanese actor from Hikone Town, Inukami District, Shiga Prefecture. He became the first Japanese film actor to appear in Japan's first feature film. His real name is Yokoyama Yasushi. In 1893, he joined the troupe of Sudo Sadanori, a pioneer of the Shinpa drama, and debuted on…
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,…
Otsuka Chikao
Otsuka Chikao was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. He was most known for the roles of Captain Hook in Peter Pan, Ishikawa Goemon XIII in Lupin III, Otoko Nezumi in GeGeGe no Kitaro, Yamada Denzo in Nintama Rintaro, Professor Moriarty in Sherlock Hound, Jagi in Fist of the North Star, Doctor…
