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Osaka Go
Osaka Go is a Japanese novelist and detective writer born in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. His father is illustrator Naka Kazuya. He graduated from the Faculty of Law at Chuo University in 1966. During his studies, he was working at Hakuhodo, which he retired from after 17 years. He then became a full-time writer…
Kume Akira
Kume Akira was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He died from heart failure on April 23, 2020, at the age of 96.
Isaka Satoshi
Isaka’s reputation rests mainly on his extraordinary debut, Focus (1996), an economical and disturbing thriller following the grim chain of events initiated when a television crew sets up an interview with an otaku (nerd) whose hobby is eavesdropping on two-way radio conversations. A subtle critique…
Higashino Keigo
Higashino Keigo was born in the Ikuno Ward of Osaka City. He incorporates his experience in his hometown into his works, notable examples include "Byakuya" and "Namiwa Shonen Tanteidan". Originally, his last name was read as Tono but his father changed the reading to Higashino. He graduated from the…
Shimura Takashi
Takashi Shimura was a Japanese actor. He was born in Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan. His debut as actor was the film Akanishi Kakita (Capricious Young Man, 1936) and cast in the Kenji Mizoguchi's film Osaka Elegy (1936). In company with Toshiro Mifune, Shimura is the actor most closely associated with Akira Kurosawa…
