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Fujiwara Reiko
Fujiwara Reiko was a Japanese actress born in Kobe, Japan. In 1950, she joined the Takarazuka Revue and performed as a male role star under the stage name Yamato Namiji (大和七海路). She belonged to the 37th class and was assigned to the Hana-gumi (Flower Troupe) in 1950. In 1954, she made her…
Otsu Daisaku
Otsu Daisaku is a Japanese actor and singer, known for his involvement with the unit RisK. He is from Musashino, Tokyo, and graduated from Nihon University Sakuragaoka High School. In high school, Otsu gained recognition as a reader model for the magazines "BOYS RUSH" and "Tokyo Street News," which…
Nakamura Kinnosuke II
Nakamura Kinnosuke II is a kabuki actor born in Tokyo, Japan. His real name is Ogawa Shinjiro (小川信次郎). He belongs to the house name Manya and his crest is the paulownia butterfly, with an alternate crest being Manya Manegazumi. He dropped out of Keio High School. He is the second son of the…
Suzuki Yasushi
Suzuki Yasushi is a Japanese singer, actor, talent, and voice actor from Ota, Tokyo. He graduated from Nihon University College of Economics. He made his first TV appearance in 1957 in "Sebango 16: Kawakami Tetsuharu Monogatari" (NTV). In 1961, he was scouted while performing at a jazz cafe and was…
Otani Kijaku
Otani Kijaku was a Japanese actor born in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. He joined Yokota Shokai in the last years of the Meiji era and had supporting roles in silent movies mainly starring Onoe Matsunosuke. On September 10, 1912 , Yokota Shokai became Nikkatsu due to the merge with Fukuhodo, Yoshizawa…
Hattori Ryoichi
Hattori Ryouichi was a Japanese composer, arranger and lyricist born on October 1, 1907 in Osaka, Japan. He is one of the most important musicians in the history of Japanese pop music who honed his musical sensibilities with jazz. He passed away on January 30, 1993 from respiratory failure. His sons…
Kimura Kinka
His real name is Kinnosuke. He was born in Tokyo Iwato-cho (now Ushigome of Shinjuku-ku, Iwato-cho) and grew up in Shintomicho (now Chuo-ku Shintomi ). His father was the first member of the first Ichikawa Sandan troupe, and Kinnosuke also worked as a writer after serving as a child under the name of…
Kuroyanagi Tetsuko
Kuroyanagi Tetsuko is a Japanese actress, television host, and essayist, born in Nogizaka, Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan. She is known for her pioneering role as Japan's first female television news anchor and talk show host. Affiliated with Yoshida Nahomi Office, Inc., she is also a member of the Japan Art…
Ninagawa Mika
Ninagawa Mika is a multidisciplinary artist who works in photography and film. Ninagawa currently lives and works in Tokyo. The appeal of her photography can best be summed up by a signature approach that is bathed in dreamlike vivid colors. Whether it is portraiture, landscape, or still life, at the…
Matsu Takako
Matsu Takako, born June 10, 1977 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese stage and screen actress and pop singer/songwriter. She was born into a traditional Buyo house, and her Buyo name is Matsumoto Koka (Matsumoto Koka the First). Her father is Matsumoto Koshiro IX, Kabuki actor and head of the Buyo house;…
