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Hayashi Tsuchitaro
Hayashi Tsuchitaro was a Japanese sound engineer born in Kyoto, Japan. His interest in movies began during the era of silent films, leading him to frequent the Chiezo Production Studio in Sagano, run by Kataoka Chiezo. In April 1937, at age 15, he joined the sound department of Nikkatsu's Kyoto Studio…
Kokontei Shincho III
Kokontei Shincho III was a Japanese rakugo performer born in Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. He was the second son of Kokontei Shinsei V, younger brother of Kanbaratei Basso X, niece of actress Ikebata Shino, and nephew by marriage of actor Nakao Akira. It should be noted that there are two other individuals…
Sugawara Hideo
Sugawara Hideo was a Japanese actor born in Yurakucho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. At the age of 4, his father passed away, and he moved to Tokyo with his mother. After a brief return to Hakodate, they moved back to Tokyo. In January 1930, shortly after turning 6, he joined the Shochiku Kamata Studios…
Isshiki Yohei
Isshiki Yohei s a Japanese actor born in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. He is affiliated with Grand Slam. He graduated from Kamakura City Fukasawa Junior High School and Hosei University Secondary School. Influenced by his father, Isshiki Shinko, a scriptwriter, he has been exposed to stage performances…
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…
Morii Yusuke
Morii Yusuke is a Japanese director and screenwriter, born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1985, studied at the Japan Institute of the Moving Image. Various assistantships followed, including for Omori Tatushi’s drama "Every Day A Good Day" (2018). Amiko (2022) is his debut film, which won the Golden Prize…
Gosho Heinosuke
Gosho Heinosuke was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and haiku poet. He is famous for directing Japan's first domestically produced talkie film, "Madame and Wife." His real name was Gosho Heieimon (五所平右衛門). His haiku pen name was Goshotei (五所亭). He was born as the illegitimate…
Araki Shinobu
Araki Shinobu was born in 1891 in Niigata. He spent the early part of his life in a small traveling theater company and performing in Asakusa, before joining Nikkatsu Mukojima in 1921, stepping into the world of acting for the first time. He began by appearing in the Shinpa dramas Futari Shizuka (Two…
Kadokawa Haruki
Kadokawa Haruki is a Japanese publisher, film producer, director, and screenwriter. He was the son of Genyoshi Kadokawa and inherited the position of president of the publishing house Kadokawa Shoten in 1975. Under his guidance, the company soon branched into film production, and by 1994 Kadokawa had…
Onoe Kikunosuke V
Onoe Kikunosuke V, born August 1, 1977 as Terashima Kazuyasu, is a Kabuki and film actor. Kazuyasu came from an established Kabuki house. He is the second child of Onoe Kikugoro VII and actress Fuji Sumiko, and his older sister is actress Terajima Shinobu. Kazuyasu made his Kabuki debut in February…
