Yanagi Sakuko

Yanagi Sakuko was a Japanese actress born in Nicho-cho, Asakusa-ku, Tokyo. Her real name is Kuroyanagi Chiyoko. In the 1920s, she was the heroine of numerous Shochiku films. She lost her father shortly after birth, and her mother died when she was five years old. Yanagi, who became an orphan, was taken…

Fukai Shiro

Otomo Ryutaro

Otomo Ryutaro was a Japanese film and television actor most famous for his starring roles in jidaigeki. In 1936, he made his debut in movies with the film Aozura Roshi. His final appearance in the film was Tampopo directed by Juzo Itami in 1985. Otomo ended his life by leaping from the top of a building…

Hoshikawa Seiji

Hoshikawa Seiji was a Japanese writer and novelist.

Tarumi Goro

Tarumi Goro was a Japanese actor born in Niimi, Okayama. He graduated from Okayama Prefectural Niimi High School and started his career with the Mingei Theater Company. His eldest son, Tarumi Shuichi, is also an actor and model. Tarumi Goro passed away from a subarachnoid hemorrhage in Tokyo on January…

Matsuo Akinori

Matsuo Akinori was a Japanese director and screenwriter.

Takamine Keiji

Takamine Keiji, born Takahashi Masahiko (高橋政彦), is a former Japanese actor from Osaka, Japan. He graduated from Momoyama Gakuin University (桃山学院大学) and was affiliated with Hoshino Office (星野事務所) during his acting career, which lasted until 1998. Takamine began his career…

Eto Jun

Eto Jun is a Japanese actor from Tokyo, Japan.

Shimoiizaka Kikuma

Shimoiizaka Kikuma was a Japanese screenwriter.

Hayashi Michiko

Michiko Hayashi was born on June 6, 1939 in Ehime, Japan. She is an actress, known for Kita no kuni kara (1981), Kita no kuni kara '84 natsu (1984) and Bokutô kitan (1960).