Amachi Shigeru

Amachi Shigeru was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 120 films from 1953 to 1984. Amachi joined the Shintoho studio as one of its "New Face" actors of 1951 and established himself in action and jidaigeki films. He gained fame for the nihilistic mood of his character in Akatsuki no Hijosen and…

Nitani Hideaki

Nitani Hideaki was a Japanese actor born in Maizuru, Kyoto, Japan. He graduated from Kyoto Prefectural Higashi Maizuru High School (京都府立東舞鶴高等学校) and attended Doshisha University (同志社大学) but dropped out of the Department of English Literature. After leaving university,…

Kanda Masaki

Masaki Kanda is a Japanese actor. His ex-wife is singer Seiko Matsuda whom he married in 1985 and they divorced in 1997 and their daughter is Sayaka Kanda who was also a singer and committed suicide by jumping from an upper floor of the hotel on December 18, 2021. Kanda was recruited by actor Ishihara…

Uchimura Teruyoshi

Uchimura Teruyoshi , half of the Japanese comedy duo Utchan Nanchan, is one of the most famous and influential comedians in the owarai community. His nickname is Utchan, and his partner, Kiyotaka Nanbara, is known as Nanchan. He was born on July 22, 1964 in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto. Though he has worked…

Miyake Kuniko

Kuniko Miyake was born on September 17, 1916 in Saitama, Japan. She was an actress, known for Tokyo Story (1953), Until the End of the World (1991) and Escapade in Japan (1957). She died on November 4, 1992 in Japan. She appeared in more than 180 films from 1934 to 1991. Miyake joined the Shochiku studio…

Takuma Shin

Shin Takuma was born in 1956 in Okayama, Japan. He is an actor, known for Hôigaku kyôshitsu no jiken file (1992), Godzilla 1985: The Legend Is Reborn (1984) and Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002). He was previously married to Chikako Kaku.

Saotome Taichi

Saotome Taichi is a Japanese film and stage actor best known for playing beautiful young men and onnagata roles of women. He is known as "Nagashime Ouji" (流し目王子) or "Sidelong Glance Prince". His father is the head of the gekidan sujaku theatre troupe, and Saotome grew up within the troupe,…

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…

Ashikawa Yuzu

Nishida Hikaru

Nishida Hikaru is a Japanese J-pop singer and actress. She made her singing debut with the release of the single Fifteen on April 6, 1988, named after her age at the time. Hikaru is well known for her ability to speak English. She was born in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture but her family quickly moved…