Oda Akira

Oda Akira, born Sano Akira (佐野粲) in Takikawa, Hokkaido, is a former Japanese actor and singer. He graduated from Tokyo Denki University High School (東京電機大学高等学校) and was affiliated with Mifune Production (三船プロダクション) and Actors Promotion (アクターズプロモーション).…

Omiya Teiji

Omiya Teiji was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and a member of the Tokyo Actors Consumer Cooperative Society when he died. He attended Nihon University, but withdrew before completing his degree. He was known for playing the roles of kind old men in many 1970s anime series. During his life, he achieved…

Kon Hidemi

Kon Hidemi was a Japanese novelist, literary critic, and stage director, born in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. He was the first Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs and held various prominent cultural roles throughout his career. In 1911, Kon moved to Kobe due to his father's work as a captain…

Okada Masumi

Okada Masumi was a professional actor, singer, stand-up comedian, and film producer. Also known by his nickname, "Fanfan", he was born in Nice, France, to a Japanese father, Minoru Okada, who was an artist, and a Danish mother, Ingeborg Sevaldsen, who was the sister of Eline Eriksen, the model for the…

Kawazu Seizaburo

Kawazu Seizaburo, born Nakajima Seiichi (中島誠一) in Kakigara, Nihonbashim Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor. He was adopted by Kawazu Kaichi (河津嘉一), who operated a machiai, a tea house, in Hamacho. After graduating from Toka Elementary School (東華小学校), he attended Seisoku English…

Shishido Joe

Shishido Joe was a Japanese actor most recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles and his artificially enlarged cheekbones. He appeared in some 300 films but is best known in the West for his performance in the cult film Branded to Kill (1967). In Japan, he is also known by the nickname…

Motomiya Yasukaze

Yasukaze Motomiya is a Japanese actor. His real name is Yasuyuki Hirai. He is represented with Triple A. Motomiya's elder brother is Ryuji Harada, also an actor. His wife is tarento Akiko Matsumoto. Motomiya was scouted after his older brother entered the entertainment industry and debuted in 1994 Spur…

Sakurai Isamu

Sakurai Isamu was a Japanese actor. His date of death is unknown.

Sakai Yasuno

Yamaguchi Yoshitaka