Miyoko Watai (渡井 美代子, Watai Miyoko; born January 8, 1945) is a Japanese retired chess player and widow of former world…
Miyoko Watai (渡井 美代子, Watai Miyoko; born January 8, 1945) is a Japanese retired chess player and widow of former world chess champion Bobby Fischer.
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Kiyonobu Murakami (村上清信) (24 December 1907 - 8 October 1951) was a Japanese boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer…
Kiyonobu Murakami (村上清信) (24 December 1907 - 8 October 1951) was a Japanese boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was the national champion in the flyweight division for two years running in 1930–31, winning at the Japan Amateur Boxing Association's Japanese Amateur Boxing Championships. In 1932 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the flyweight class after losing his fight to Thomas Pardoe.
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Torajirō Saitō (斎藤 寅次郎, Saitō Torajirō; January 30, 1905 – May 1, 1982) was a Japanese film director known for his…
Torajirō Saitō (斎藤 寅次郎, Saitō Torajirō; January 30, 1905 – May 1, 1982) was a Japanese film director known for his comedy films. Born in Akita Prefecture, he entered Shōchiku's Kamata studio in 1922 and debuted as a director in 1926. He later worked at the Shintoho and Toho studios. He became known as the "god of comedy" for directing over 200 films, many of which were nonsense comedies featuring famous clowns such as Ken'ichi Enomoto, Roppa Furukawa, and Junzaburo Ban.