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Takatsu Sumio
Takatsu Sumio was a Japanese actor, director, and playwright born in Mukden, Manchukuo. After dropping out of Waseda University's First Literature Department, he joined the Seihai Theater Company. In 1979, after leaving the theater company Seihai, he founded the theater company Kimasha and has since…
Deme Masanobu
Masanobu Deme was a Japanese film director. Born in Shiga Prefecture, Deme graduated from Waseda University before joining the Tōhō studio in 1957. After serving as an assistant director under such directors as Akira Kurosawa, Shūe Matsubayashi, Hiromichi Horikawa and Kengo Furusawa, he made his…
Orihara Keiko
Orihara Keiko was a Japanese actress born in Komonma, Kita-Soma, Ibaraki, Japan. She graduated from Ibaraki Prefectural Toride High School for Girls and initially worked as a typist and trainee nurse. In 1945, she joined Daiei Film Company as one of its first new faces. Orihara made her film debut in…
Kuritani
Kuritani is a Japanese comedy actor from Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan. He graduated from Kanagawa Prefectural Atsugi Kita High School, specializing in sports science. During high school, he was a soccer player and reached the semifinals of the Kanagawa Prefecture High School Soccer Championship, playing…
Otabe Michimaro
Otabe Michimaro, born Toki Michimaro ((釈通麿) in Yanaga, Sanmon, Fukuoka, Japan was a Japanese actor and chief priest. He was also known as Otabe Doma (小田部道磨). The son of a temple family in Yanagawa Town, he was drafted into the Pacific War at the age of 18. After returning, he attended…
Kanze Hideo
Kanze Hideo was a Japanese actor and director, who specialized in the Noh form of musical drama. He was the second son of Kanze Tetsunojo VII, a descendant of Kanami and Zeami, who founded the Noh movement in the 14th century. Trained alongside his brothers by his father and grandfather, Kanze made…
Tono Eijiro
Tono Eijiro was a Japanese actor and essayist born in North Kanra, Tomioka, Nanokaichi, Gunma, Japan. His stage name before the war was Honjo Katsuji (本庄克二). He was affiliated with Actor's Studio (俳優座). He was born into a sake brewing family. Tono's father moved to the Kanto region from…
Kawashima Naomi
Kawashima Naomi was a Japanese actress, singer and radio entertainer. She made her singing debut in 1979 and in 1982 she got an early break on the television show "Owarai Manga Dojo". Noteworthy radio and television appearances include "Miss DJ Request Parade", "Expo Scramble", "Wakamono no Subete",…
Nikaido Satoshi
Nikaido Satoshi is a Japanese actor from Tokyo. He graduated from the Faculty of Humanities, Wako University. He is a 6th gen member of Furano Juku. He belongs to Agent Office Tact. While attending university, he enrolled in a TBS training school for one year. In 1993, he made his drama debut with "Oka…
Ikeda Masashi
Ikeda Masashi is a Japanese actor from Tokushima, Japan. He is affiliated with A-Plus. He first gained attention by reaching the Top 15 in the 31st Junon Super Boy Contest in 2018. Ikeda made his acting debut in 2021 with the television drama "Tokyo Mer: The Running Emergency Room." While attending…
