Ishii Teruo

Born in Tokyo's Asakusa neighborhood in 1924, Ishii developed a love of cinema early. His parents would often take him to see foreign films, particularly French movies. Ishii worked at Toho Studios as an assistant director beginning in 1942. His film career was interrupted when he was sent to Manchuria…

Ikehiro Kazuo

One of Daiei’s most flamboyant directors of chanbara, Ikehiro served as assistant to such luminaries as Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Kenji Mizoguchi, Kon Ichikawa, and Kaneto Shindō before making his debut with TheRoseDaimyo (Baradaimyō, 1960). His third film, the Shin Hasegawa adaptation TokijiroofKu­tsukake…

Kataoka Goro

Kataoka Gorou is an actor, known for Shall We Dance? ( 1996), I Want To (1979) and Urutoraman Êsu (1972).

Miyaguchi Jiro

Midori Mako

Mako Midori was born on March 26, 1944 in Taiwan. Debuting on film in 1964, she won the Blue Ribbon Award for best new face for Nihiki no mesuinu. Beyond appearing in over fifty Japanese language films in the 1960s and 1970s, she has also acted extensively on stage, winning major awards such as the…

Nakayama Jin

Jin Nakayama was born on September 25, 1942 in China as Jinpei Nakayama. He died on October 12, 2019, at the age of 77.

Kubota Tamie

Kubota Tamie (久保田民栄), born in Gunma, Japan, is an actress and voice actress affiliated with Fukuda & Co. (フクダ&Co.). She graduated from Meiwa Gakuen Junior College (明和学園短期大学) with a degree in home economics. In 1998, she participated in a cultural affairs overseas training…

Takahara Toshio

Toshio Takahara is a past Japanese actor. He was mostly known for Himitsu sentai Gorenjâ, Shichinin no samurai and Ningen no jôken.

Nito Yuko

Nito Yuko is a Japanese actress and former idol born in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture. She belongs to herringbone. She graduated from Horikoshi High School. On June 17, 1987, she made her debut as a singer with "Okorinbo no Ningyo". She won the Japan Music Awards in the same year. She has also won the…

Takagi Hitoshi

Takagi Hitoshi was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He died at the age of 78 due to partial ischemic heart disease.