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Uno Chiyo
Uno Chiyo was a Japanese author and kimono designer. She was known for her contributions to Japanese fashion, film, and literature. Born in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi. In 1915, she was fired from her job as a teacher's assistant due to an affair she was having with a colleague. In 1919, she married her cousin,…
Gomi Yasusuke
Gomi Yasusuke was a Japanese novelist born in Namba, Osaka, Japan. He lost his father at a young age and was raised in the house of his maternal grandfather. His grandfather was a major entertainment promoter who owned many theaters and cinemas in the Sennichimae area of Osaka. He graduated from Yao…
Oda Motoyoshi
An English major who graduated from Waseda University, one of Japan's most prestigious, in 1935, Motoyoshi Oda was promptly accepted into the directors' program at Tokyo's P.C.L. (Photo Chemical Laboratories, a film company later incorporated into Toho Studios). He studied under director Kajiro Yamamoto,…
Shimizu Kinichi
Shimizu Kinichi was a Japanese comedian and film actor born in Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan. He began his career at 16 in Tokyo, becoming a disciple of Shimizu Kintaro, a leader in Asakusa Opera. During this period, he took the name Shimizu Kinichi and had a child with actress Mine Rei. After Kintaro's death…
Bill Hader
Bill Hader is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer and director. He is the creator, producer, writer, occasional director and star of the HBO dark comedy series Barry (2018-present), for which he has won two and been nominated for three Emmy Awards for both of its first two seasons. Hader's…
Ueki Hitoshi
Actor, comedian, singer, and guitarist, Ueki came to fame through the comic jazz-band The Crazy Cats led by Hajime Hana. His hit song, Sūdara-bushi, placed in the Oricon top ten and landed him an appearance on the NHK annual music spectacular Kōhaku Uta Gassen. Ueki received the Purple Ribbon Medal…
Ishidate Tetsuo
Ishidate Tetsuo was a Japanese actor born in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture. After working as a 13th gen member of the Haiyuza Theater Company and a member of the Bungakuza Theater Company, he made a big break in the 1970 TV drama "Oku-sama wa 18-sai". He starred in a number of family dramas in…
Nagai Go
Nagai Kiyoshi, better known by the pen name Nagai Go, is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating popular 1970s manga and anime series such as Cutie Honey,…
