Kato Kazuo

Kato Kazuo was a Japanese actor and voice actor born in Tokyo, Japan. He attended Meiji Gakuin University briefly before leaving to pursue his acting career. Kato was initially affiliated with the Bungakuza theater company starting in 1946. In 1963, he helped establish the theater company Kumo and later…

Taguchi Kei

Taguchi Kei is a Japanese actor and voice actor born in Utsuda, Minamisaku, Nagano, Japan. After graduating from Nozawa Kita High School in Nagano, Japan, he graduated from the Department of English Literature at the University of Tokyo. He was associated with Ishi no Kai, Group Teibura, and Promotion…

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,…

Inoue Mao

Mao Inoue is a Japanese actress. She debuted as a U-15 idol in 1999. She is best known to Japanese television drama audiences as Akane Imai in Kids War and as Makino Tsukushi in the popular Hana Yori Dango series. Inoue Mao started her career as an actress at five years old. She has been in many dramas…

Baisho Chieko

Baisho Chieko is a Japanese actress and singer. In Japan, she is well known for her performance as Sakura in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series from 1969 until 1995. In addition, she has acted in many films directed by Yamada Yoji since the 1960s. She won the award for best actress at the 5th Hochi Film…

Kudo Asuka

Asuka Kudo is a Japanese actor. He graduated from Tokyo Gakkan High School and Tokyo University of Agriculture. He is represented by Papado. His father is a former professional baseball player(pitcher) Kimiyasu Kudo and his younger sister is professional golfer Haruka Kudo. He is the first and eldest…

Kimura Takuya

Kimura Takuya is a Japanese actor, entertainer, singer, and voice actor born in Tokyo. He is represented by Johnny's. He was a member of the male idol group SMAP from 1988 until they disbanded in 2016 and is currently a solo artist. He is known by the nickname "Kimutaku". After joining Johnny's in November…

Isoda Keiji

Isoda Keiji was a Japanese film producer from Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. His wife is film producer Onishi Etsuko. After working at Shochiku Kyoto Studio and Shochiku Ofuna Studio, he became a freelancer and established a private office "Isoda Office Co., Ltd.". He has worked on numerous films and…

Kitashiro Makiko

Kitashiro Makiko was a Japanese actress from Tokyo prefecture. Her real name is Masuko Hojo. She dropped out of Toyo Girls' High School. In 1943, she entered the Bungakuza Research Institute. After the war, in 1947, she entered the Shinkyo Theater Company as a trainee and made her stage debut. She died…

Sato Yura