Maruyama Sadao

Maruyama Sadao was a Japanese actor born in Ehime, Japan. He died on August 16, 1945, in Hiroshima, Japan. (Source: IMDb)

Kawaguchi Matsutaro

Kawaguchi Matsutaro was a Japanese writer and film producer.

Nakamura Tamao

Nakamura Tamao is a Japanese actress from Sakyo, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. She was married to Katsu Shintaro. (Source: Wikipedia)

Ohkochi Denjiro

Ohkochi entered Shinkokugeki, training under Sawada Shojiro. Shinkokugeki was known for jidaigeki, the period drama genre, particularly for its realistic sword fights (tate) or swordplay (kengeki). With this background, Ohkochi entered the Nikkatsu studio in 1925 and soon came to fame in chanbara (sword-fighting)…

Shiomi Yo

Shiomi Yo, born Katasayama Kisaburo (片山喜三郎) in Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor. Previously known as Shiomi Shigeru (汐見蓊), he pursued a career in theater after leaving Keio University’s Faculty of Economics in 1917. In 1920, Shiomi co-founded the New Theater Group Kenkyiza with Ishikawa…

Susukida Kenji

Yokoyama Unpei

Yokoyama Unpei was a Japanese actor from Hikone Town, Inukami District, Shiga Prefecture. He became the first Japanese film actor to appear in Japan's first feature film. His real name is Yokoyama Yasushi. In 1893, he joined the troupe of Sudo Sadanori, a pioneer of the Shinpa drama, and debuted on…

Yamada Isuzu

Yamada Isuzu was a Japanese actress whose career on stage and screen spanned eight decades. (Source: Wikipedia)

Gekidan Hitori

Gekidan Hitori was born on February 2, 1977 in Chiba, Japan as Shogo Kawashima. He is a popular comedian, an actor and writer, known for Memories of Matsuko (2006), Rebirth (2011) and Paco and the Magical Book (2008). On February 16, 2009 he married a TV Personality Osawa Akane.

Nagasaku Hiromi