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Akutagawa Yasushi
Akutagawa Yasushi was a Japanese composer and conductor. He graduated from Tokyo Academy of Music in 1949 and studied composition with Hashimoto Kunihiko, Shimofusa Kanichi and Ifukube Akira at the Tokyo Music School. He was one of the members of Sannin no kai (The Three) along with Dan Ikuma and Mayuzumi…
Watanabe Marina
Marina Watanabe was born and raised within the Tokyo area. It is said that her father named his daughter "Marina", an unusual name in Japan which comes from Latin because he enjoyed yachting. In 1986, she was discovered by star agents and subsequently passed her audition tests to become an idol in the…
Imai Rica
Rica Imai (born February 29, 1984, in Ageo, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese model, entertainer, and actress. After graduating from high school, Imai was listed in Vivi's "Vivi Nintei! Shin Charisma Dokusha File" Volume 7 as a reader model on February 2003. She later worked as a regular model in the fashion…
Hong Eun Won
Born in Soonchun, Hong Eun Won grew her interest in cinema since her childhood. During her high school years, she watched many movies. After graduation, Hong went over to Manchuria and became a member of Shin Kyung Music Choirs where she met director Choi Yin Gyu. After Korea was liberated from Japanese…
Matsumura Tatsuo
Matsumura Tatsuo was born December 18, 1914 in Yokohama City, Kanagawa as the third son of his family. His father, Takeshige, served as a board member for Nippon Columbia. During college, he belonged to a rugby club. In 1938, he graduated from Hosei University and formed a theater troupe. He was recruited…
Uehara Ken
Uehara Ken was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1935 and 1990. He was born to wealthy, well-connected parents. He graduated from Rikkyo University, where he was first recognized for his musical talents and handsome appearance. Uehara joined Shochiku in 1935, debuting…
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…
Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Japanese film director from the 1950s to 1970s. He directed at least six films about Zatoichi, The Blind Swordsman. Born in Shinagawa- cho , Tokyo (now Shinagawa-ku , Tokyo ). In the 1930s Nikkatsu Kyoto studio joined in, Sadao Yamanaka studied with, Marne SanTaro , Kinugasa fourteen San , Hiroshi Inagaki…
Mori Kikue
Mori Kikue, born Kobayashi Kiku in Numata, Tone, Gunma, Japan, was a Japanese actress. She dropped out of Gunma Prefectural Takasaki Girls' High School and in 1925, joined the Shin Geki Research Institute as a member of its first class. In 1929, she made her stage debut with the comedy troupe Kigekiza…
Kim Ki Bum
Kim Ki Bum was active as a singer of an orchestra, and then became an actor. In 1959, he began his career as a movie star. In the 1960s, the golden age of Korean cinema, he often appeared as a villain such as a puppet army, a Japanese military police, and a Japanese detective in director Shin Sang Ok's…
