Matsumoto Somesho I

Matsumoto Somesho was a Japanese actor.

Taichi Kiwako

Taichi Kiwako, also known by her stage name Shimura Taeko, was a Japanese actress born in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. She was separated from her biological mother shortly after birth and adopted by her foster parents, a fact she discovered during high school. Kiwako attended Ushigome Nakano Elementary School,…

Nakamura Kichiemon II

Japanese actor, kabuki performer and costume designer. He is a so-called Living National Treasure. Nakamura Kichiemon is a formal kabuki stage name.

Sada Yutaka

Sada Yutaka is a Japanese actor. He was active from 1932-1978.

Yamamoto Shohei

Yamamoto Shohei was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator, born in Penghu, Taiwan. He was affiliated with Office Yamamoto (オフィス山本) after previously working with Freeport Pro (フリーポートプロ). He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Edogawa High School (東京都立江戸川高等学校).…

Bando Mitsugoro X

Morita Hisashi (January 23, 1956 – February 21, 2015) was a Japanese Kabuki actor, television presenter, and writer. Born as the eldest son of the Yamatoya guild, his grandfather was Bando Mitsugoro VIII, one of Japan's most revered kabuki actors who was designated as a "Living National Treasure"…

Kikuchi Hinako

Kikuchi Hinako is a Japanese actress.

Kondo Jun

Nishimura Junji

Nishimura Junji was a Japanese actor born in Hiroshima. He belonged to M3.

Omura Senkichi

Small, thin, weasely, buggy-eyed actor typically cast as comic relief. Born the son of a vaudeville entertainer in 1922, Omura made his film debut in 1933 at age 11. He joined PCL (later Toho) in 1934. In 1938 he was sent to war, and was away from Japan until the war’s end in 1945. His first major…