Ikeda Nobuko

Miyamoto Nobuko

She was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō, and raised in Nagoya. She was married to director Juzo Itami from 1969 until his death in 1997, and regularly starred in his films. She has been nominated for eight Best Actress Japanese Academy Awards, winning in 1988 for her role in A Taxing Woman.

Nakashima Tetsuya

Tetsuya Nakashima is a Japanese film director. He was born in Fukuoka, attending high school in Chikushino. Nakashima was given the Best Director award at the 2005 Yokohama Film Festival for his film Kamikaze Girls. His 2010 film Confessions was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language…

Aoi Sola

Aoi Sola or, less often, Aoi Sora, is the stage name of a Japanese AV idol, nude model, and film and television actress. Her popularity as an adult video actress has led to celebrity status as a media personality in Japan and abroad. When asked how her stage name was chosen, Aoi explained, "My agency…

Utada Hikaru

Utada Hikaru was born in Manhattan. They are the daughter of Utada Junko, a well-known singer of traditional Japanese music, better known by her stage name of Keiko Fuji. Their father is music producer Utada Teruzane (Teruzane Sking). Utada spent much of their childhood between New York and Tokyo, always…

Nikaido Takashi

Nikaido Takashi is a member of Johnny and Associates group, Kis-My-Ft2, and its subunit, Busaiku.

Yokoyama Yu

Yokoyama You is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, radio host, and lyricist. Yokoyama is also a member of Kanjani Eight. Yokoyama entered Johnny's on Christmas of 1996 where he met fellow members Subaru Shibutani and Shingo Murakami. The reason he entered Johnny's is that his mother saw his classmate on…

Iriyama Noriko

Noriko Iriyama is a Japanese actress and model born in Urawa, Saitama. She graduated from Kyoritsu Women's University in 2008. She married THE BACK HORN bassist Okamine Kohshu in 2014. On December 31, 2020 they announced their divorce in November 2020.

Matsushima Nanako

Matsushima Nanako, born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, is a Japanese actress and model. She is known outside Japan for her role in the horror film Ring. She was also the main character in A Story of Love, where she starred next to Hiroyuki Sanada, who also played Ryuji Takayama in Ring. On February…

Ohno Satoshi

Ohno Satoshi, born in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, artist, radio host and member of the popular boy band Arashi. Ohno began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent agency, Johnny & Associates, in 1994 at the age of 13. Ohno started an acting…