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Miyagi Kenji
Miyagi Kenji was a Japanese manzai (comic duo) performer, host, and actor who formed the comic duo "W Kenji" with Azuma Kenji. His real name was Terashima Fumio (寺島文雄). He was born in Okuma, Watari, Miyagi, Japan. In his later years, he was affiliated with Maseki Geinosha talent agency. At the…
Tokiwa Misako
Tokiwa Misako was a Japanese actress born in Osaka, Japan. Sometimes her name is also spelled as Tokiwa Misako (常磐 操子). She was born as Awazu Yuki (粟津ゆき) and after marrying Ogawa Takashi, her name became Ogawa Yuki (小川 ゆき). In September 1912, at the age of 14, she entered the…
Fujimoto Giichi
Fujimoto Giichi was a Japanese novelist and television scriptwriter born in Sakai, Osaka, Japan. He held leadership roles in the Kansai branch of the Japan Broadcasting Writers Association and served as president of Shinsaibashi University, where he mentored aspiring writers. His wife was the talent…
Yamamoto Togo
Yamamoto Togo, born Yamamoto Kenzo (山本鎌藏), was a Japanese actor. He began his career in Hollywood before returning to Japan, where he worked with studios including Shochiku Kamata Studio, Nikkatsu Uzumasa Studio, and Shinko Kinema Tokyo Studio. Born in Negishi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, Yamamoto…
Hatta Naoyuki
Hatta Naoyuki was a Japanese screenwriter born in Otaru, Hokkaido. Actress Hosho Ayako is his wife. In 1927, when he was 21, he joined Katsumi Yotaro Productions. The following March, in 1928, his original story was adapted and made into a movie as a script. In November of the same year, he debuted…
Ishikawa Rei
Ishikawa Rei, born Ishikawa Ryohei (石川良平) in Honjo, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor. Following his marriage, he was also known as Saito Ryohei (齋藤良平). His wife was dancer Fujima Tsumie (藤間寿美枝), whose birth name was Saito Chiyoko (斎藤千代子). Ishikawa's father was a…
Noguchi Hisamitsu
Noguchi Hisamitsu was a Japanese film, jazz, and musical critic born in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. He was also a painter and graphic designer. He is said to have painted over 1000 movie posters in his lifetime. In 1933, he graduated from the Design Department of the Crafts Department of Tokyo…
Mizunoya Kiyomi
Mizunoya Kiyomi, born Sada Mizutani (水谷貞) in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, was a Japanese actress. She began her career at the age of nine, debuting alongside her aunt, actress Mizutani Yaeko (水谷八重子). As a child, she was a member of the Geijutsuza (芸術座) and its Children’s Drama Group (芸術座童話劇部).…
Hojo Hideji
Proceed to the preparatory course of Osaka Municipal Kosei Commercial School (currently Osaka Municipal Tennoji Commercial High School ). He joined Nippon Electric Power in 1920 without advancing to the main course of the school . While working at the company, graduated from Kansai University's Department…
Sawamura Sadako
Sawamura Sadako was a Japanese actress and essayist born in Saruwakacho, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. Her real name was Ohashi Teiko (大橋貞子). She was also known as an essayist, publishing memoirs such as "Song of Shells" and "My Asakusa." Her older brother, Tomokazu, became the fourth-generation Sawamura…
