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Shuta Sonoda (其田 秀太, Sonoda Shuta; born February 6, 1969) is a former Japanese football player and manager.
Kenichi Yatsuhashi (Japanese: 八橋健一, born 6 February 1969 in Japan) is a Japanese football manager who currently manages…
Kenichi Yatsuhashi (Japanese: 八橋健一, born 6 February 1969 in Japan) is a Japanese football manager who currently manages football club Angthong in the Thai League 3 Western region.
Koji Maeda (前田 浩二, Maeda Koji; born 3 February 1969) is a former Japanese football player and manager.
Min Ayahana (彩花 みん, Ayahana Min; born February 3, 1969) is a Japanese manga artist, born in Nanao in Ishikawa, Japan.…
Min Ayahana (彩花 みん, Ayahana Min; born February 3, 1969) is a Japanese manga artist, born in Nanao in Ishikawa, Japan. She debuted with the manga Warera High School Hero, published in the 1991 Autumn issue of Ribon Bikkuri Daizoukan. Her best-known work is Akazukin Chacha (Red Riding Hood Chacha).
Takaku Fuke (冨宅飛駈; January 30, 1969), born Yusuke Fuke (冨宅裕介) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed…
Takaku Fuke (冨宅飛駈; January 30, 1969), born Yusuke Fuke (冨宅裕介) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial arts fighter. He was most notably involved in the early days of Pancrase, at infancy of Mixed Martial Arts in Japan. Fight Matrix ranked Takaku Fuke was #2 Heavyweight and #4 Pound-for-Pound best MMA fighter in the world in 1994.
Motohiro Yamaguchi (山口 素弘, Yamaguchi Motohiro; born January 29, 1969) is a Japanese football manager and former player.…
Motohiro Yamaguchi (山口 素弘, Yamaguchi Motohiro; born January 29, 1969) is a Japanese football manager and former player. He played for the Japan national team.
Akinori Kidera (木寺 昭徳, Kidera Akinori; born January 28, 1969 in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan), known under the pen name…
Akinori Kidera (木寺 昭徳, Kidera Akinori; born January 28, 1969 in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan), known under the pen name Daichi Banjō (万乗 大智, Banjō Daichi), is a Japanese manga artist. His most notable work was the sports manga Dan Doh!!, written by Nobuhiro Sakata, in which he was the illustrator.
Keigo Oyamada (小山田 圭吾, Oyamada Keigo; born January 27, 1969), also known by his moniker Cornelius (コーネリアス, Kōneriasu)…
Keigo Oyamada (小山田 圭吾, Oyamada Keigo; born January 27, 1969), also known by his moniker Cornelius (コーネリアス, Kōneriasu), is a Japanese singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the indie pop band Flipper's Guitar in 1988. Following their breakup in 1991, Oyamada pursued a solo career. He is regarded as one of the principal figures of the 1990s Shibuya-kei music and art scene.
U-ya Asaoka (浅岡 雄也, Asaoka Yūya; born 25 January 1969, Tokyo), is a Japanese singer, songwriter and musician under the…
U-ya Asaoka (浅岡 雄也, Asaoka Yūya; born 25 January 1969, Tokyo), is a Japanese singer, songwriter and musician under the FlyBlue label. He is also vocalist of the Japanese band Field of View.
Kenji Kaido (海道 賢仁, Kaidō Kenji) is the producer of Sony Interactive Entertainment's Product Development Department #1…
Kenji Kaido (海道 賢仁, Kaidō Kenji) is the producer of Sony Interactive Entertainment's Product Development Department #1 division. Kaido started his videogaming career at Taito in 1987, where he worked as project leader and lead game designer on arcade titles Bonze Adventure, Night Striker, Champion Wrestler, Cameltry, Sonic Blast Man, Warrior Blade and Dead Connection. Kaido then changed departments to work on the world's first Home Karaoke Console, the X55 (presently called MEDIA BOX) from its very beginnings. In 1996, he then worked as the project leader and lead game designer for coin-op game Cleopatra Fortune. In 1997, Kaido left Taito and joined Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. There he started working on the game Ape Escape as its lead game designer and associate producer. Most recently, Kaido worked as product manager and producer for Ico in 2001, and Shadow of the Colossus in 2005. He left Sony in August 2012.
Yu Seung-jin (born 20 January 1969) is a former South Korean field hockey player and currently the head coach of the…
Yu Seung-jin (born 20 January 1969) is a former South Korean field hockey player and currently the head coach of the China national field hockey team. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. He is the head coach of Monarch Mart Padma.
Nobuyoshi Sano (佐野 信義, Sano Nobuyoshi; born January 19, 1969), better known as sanodg, is a Japanese video game…
Nobuyoshi Sano (佐野 信義, Sano Nobuyoshi; born January 19, 1969), better known as sanodg, is a Japanese video game composer, musician and record producer. He is best known for scoring tracks for the Ridge Racer and Tekken series, as well as Drakengard.
Yuji Okuma (大熊 裕司, Okuma Yuji; born January 19, 1969) is a former Japanese football player and manager. His elder…
Yuji Okuma (大熊 裕司, Okuma Yuji; born January 19, 1969) is a former Japanese football player and manager. His elder brother Kiyoshi is also a former footballer.
Naoto Nakamura (中村直人, Nakamura Naoto) (born 18 January 1969) is a Japanese former rugby union player who played as…
Naoto Nakamura (中村直人, Nakamura Naoto) (born 18 January 1969) is a Japanese former rugby union player who played as prop. He played 20 tests for the Japan national rugby union team including two matches in 1999 Rugby World Cup. Currently he is the scrum coach for Canon Eagles.
Masashi Ando (安藤 雅司, Andō Masashi; born January 17, 1969) is a Japanese animator, character designer and filmmaker. He…
Masashi Ando (安藤 雅司, Andō Masashi; born January 17, 1969) is a Japanese animator, character designer and filmmaker. He is known for working with Hayao Miyazaki, Satoshi Kon and Makoto Shinkai. He was the animation director and character designer for three of the four anime films in the top five box office revenues of Japanese films of all time: Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and Your Name.
Akinoshū Kenji (born 17 January 1969 as Kenji Imada) is a former sumo wrestler from Hiroshima, Japan. He made his…
Akinoshū Kenji (born 17 January 1969 as Kenji Imada) is a former sumo wrestler from Hiroshima, Japan. He made his professional debut in September 1984, and reached the top division in September 1997. His highest rank was maegashira 9. He left the sumo world upon retirement in January 2001.
Cho Kwi-jae (born 16 January 1969) is a former Zainichi Korean football player and manager who is currently the manager…
Cho Kwi-jae (born 16 January 1969) is a former Zainichi Korean football player and manager who is currently the manager of J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds.
Kiyoshi Sekiguchi is a Japanese professional football manager. he the current technical Director J1 League club of…
Kiyoshi Sekiguchi is a Japanese professional football manager. he the current technical Director J1 League club of Shonan Bellmare. Besides Japan, he has managed in Laos and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Hiroshi Toyooka (豊岡 弘, Toyooka Hiroshi; born 14 January 1969) is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the 1 km…
Hiroshi Toyooka (豊岡 弘, Toyooka Hiroshi; born 14 January 1969) is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the 1 km time trial event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Yūichi Suzumoto (涼元 悠一, Suzumoto Yūichi; born January 13, 1969) is a male Japanese novelist originally from Shimizu-ku…
Yūichi Suzumoto (涼元 悠一, Suzumoto Yūichi; born January 13, 1969) is a male Japanese novelist originally from Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Japan, though he now lives in Osaka, Japan. As of 2006, he works for Aquaplus, known for being the publishing company of Leaf. Before going to Leaf, Suzumoto worked at the publishing company VisualArt's as a scenario writer for brands under the company. He is notable for having had a hand in the production of three Key visual novels: Air, Clannad, and Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet.
Kōshun Takami (高見 広春, Takami Kōshun; born 10 January 1969) is a Japanese author and journalist. He is best known for…
Kōshun Takami (高見 広春, Takami Kōshun; born 10 January 1969) is a Japanese author and journalist. He is best known for his 1999 novel Battle Royale, which was later adapted into two live-action films, directed by Kinji Fukasaku, and four manga series. Takami was born on 10 January 1969 in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture near Osaka and grew up in the Kagawa Prefecture of Shikoku. After graduating from Osaka University with a degree in literature, he dropped out of Nihon University's liberal arts correspondence course program. From 1991 to 1996, he worked for the news company Shikoku Shimbun, reporting on various fields including politics, police reports, and economics. Kōshun Takami was born Hiroharu Takami (高見宏治, Takami Hiroharu). His new given name is a play on word on his original one. Hiroharu is a homophone of ''large spring''. The author then adopted the kanjis 広春 (large spring) and used their on'yomi pronunciation to form his new name: Kōshun. Battle Royale was completed after Takami left the news company. It was rejected in the final round of the 1997 literary competition Japan Grand Prix Horror Novel, due to its controversial content depicting Junior High School children forced to kill one another. When finally published in April 1999, it went on to become a bestseller, and only a year later was made into both a manga and a feature film. The novel was translated into English by Yuji Oniki and published by Viz Media in 2003. An expanded English edition was later published by Haika Soru, a division of Viz Media, in 2009. The first manga also began being released in English in 2003, by Tokyopop, with the last volume published in 2006. As well as being critically acclaimed, the Battle Royale series has become infamous not only in Japan, but around the world and has earned cult status. Since Battle Royale, Takami has not released any work.
Takahito Nomura (野村 貴仁, born January 10, 1969) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the…
Takahito Nomura (野村 貴仁, born January 10, 1969) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Orix BlueWave, Yomiuri Giants, and Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB), and the Macoto Cobras of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). Nomura played under the name Takaki Nomura from 2000 to 2003. Nomura was one of the relief pitchers in the Pacific League during his early career, and his team won two championships (1995 and 1996) with his contributions from the bullpen. He was valued as a left-handed reliever, and was known for his wide curve. However, he was only effective for his first 7 seasons (1991–1997), and has gone downhill ever since.
Eiji Mizuguchi (水口 栄二, Mizuguchi Eiji; born January 9, 1969) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball…
Eiji Mizuguchi (水口 栄二, Mizuguchi Eiji; born January 9, 1969) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder.
Hiroki Ioka (井岡 弘樹, Ioka Hiroki; born January 8, 1969, in Sakai, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese former professional boxer…
Hiroki Ioka (井岡 弘樹, Ioka Hiroki; born January 8, 1969, in Sakai, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 1986 to 1999. He has held world championships in two weight classes, having held the World Boxing Council (WBC) mini-flyweight title from 1987 to 1988, and the World Boxing Association (WBA) light-flyweight title from 1991 to 1992. He was the inaugural WBC mini-flyweight champion, winning the title immediately after the mini-flyweight division was created. He is also known for defeating WBC light-flyweight champion Yuh Myung-woo, handing him the only loss of his career.
Mikiko Futagami (二上美紀子, Futagami Mikiko), better known by her ring name Gami (stylized in capital letters as GAMI), is…
Mikiko Futagami (二上美紀子, Futagami Mikiko), better known by her ring name Gami (stylized in capital letters as GAMI), is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for her tenure with the Japanese promotions Pro Wrestling Wave, Arsion and JWP Joshi Puroresu.
Eisaku Yoshida (吉田 栄作, Yoshida Eisaku; born January 3, 1969, in Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese freelance actor…
Eisaku Yoshida (吉田 栄作, Yoshida Eisaku; born January 3, 1969, in Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese freelance actor and singer. His ex-wife is model Risa Hirako.
Yoshinori Fujikawa (藤川 佳則 Fujikawa Yoshinori, born January 29, 1969) is a Japanese academic and economist. He is an…
Yoshinori Fujikawa (藤川 佳則 Fujikawa Yoshinori, born January 29, 1969) is a Japanese academic and economist. He is an Associate Vice President at Hitotsubashi University, and serves as Associate Professor and MBA Program Director at Hitotsubashi University Business School, School of International Corporate Strategy (Hitotsubashi ICS).
Yukihiro Okimura (Japanese: 沖村志宏; born 1969) is a Japanese cinematographer.
Masaki Inayoshi (稲吉 正樹, Inayoshi Masaki) (born 1969) is the owner and founder of G.Communication, a Japanese kabushiki…
Masaki Inayoshi (稲吉 正樹, Inayoshi Masaki) (born 1969) is the owner and founder of G.Communication, a Japanese kabushiki kaisha based in Nagoya, Japan. The company is an operator of restaurant chains, juku (cram schools), and eikaiwa (language schools).
Makoto Yoshimori (吉森信, Yoshimori Makoto; born in 1969) is a Japanese composer and pianist known for his soundtracks for…
Makoto Yoshimori (吉森信, Yoshimori Makoto; born in 1969) is a Japanese composer and pianist known for his soundtracks for many animations. He also works on various artists like Ogawa Mishio, Yumeno Kabu, Umezu Kazutoki, Ohtaka Sizzle, Watanabe Takao and many more.
Satoshi Utsunomiya (born 1969) is a Japanese fossil collector and science writer. He is an external researcher at the…
Satoshi Utsunomiya (born 1969) is a Japanese fossil collector and science writer. He is an external researcher at the Osaka Museum of Natural History. He is known as the "Salaryman Fossil Hunter". The plesiosaur (also known as Satsuma-utsunomiya-ryu) was named after the old regional name of the discovery site and the discoverer, Satoshi Utsunomiya. His other discoveries include a spinosaurid tooth fossil and remains of a giant mosasaur.
Shoko Noda (born 1969) is a Japanese United Nations official currently serving as assistant secretary-general…
Shoko Noda (born 1969) is a Japanese United Nations official currently serving as assistant secretary-general, assistant administrator, and director of the Crisis Bureau of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). With a career spanning over 25 years in the United Nations system, she spearheaded her expertise in peacebuilding and management.
Ippei Shimamura (島村 一平, Shimamura Ippei; born in 1969) is a Japanese anthropologist who is best known for his…
Ippei Shimamura (島村 一平, Shimamura Ippei; born in 1969) is a Japanese anthropologist who is best known for his ethnographic work on shamanism and ethnic identity among Mongol Buryats, which has won multiple awards. Currently he is a Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Mongolian Studies in the National Museum of Ethnology (a.k.a. Minpaku) in Osaka. Working for 15 years in the School of Human Cultures at the University of Shiga Prefecture in Hikone, he joined the Minpaku on April 1, 2020. Between April 2004 and September 2005 he was a research fellow at the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka, and between October 2011 and March 2012 he was a visiting scholar at Mongolia and Inner Asian Studies Unit in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge in the UK. Shimamura originally studied law at Waseda University (1988-1993), but after visiting Mongolia with a film crew he decided to return to that country in 1995 and began his studies as an anthropologist. He completed a master's degree in Ethnology at the National University of Mongolia in Ulaanbaatar in 1998, being the first person from Japan to do so. Returning to Japan after living in Mongolia for 6 years, Shimamura achieved his Ph.D. in March 2004 at The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI) in Hayama in Kanagawa Prefecture. His dissertation research was later published as a book, first in Japanese (in 2011) and later in English under the title The Roots Seekers: Shamanism and Ethnicity Among the Mongol Buryats (2014). Shimamura's book, and the ethnographic research it was based upon, has earned him four major national awards in Japan. In November 2013 he won the Japan Consortium for Area Studies (JCAS)Award. In February 2014 it was announced that he had won a JSPS Prize from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. In October 2014 he was also awarded with the Daido Life Encouragement Prize for Area Studies from the Daido Life Foundation. In April 2016 he received the SOKENDAI Scientist Award from his alma mater, the Graduate University for Advanced Studies.
Momoyo Kaijima (Kajima, Momoya; born 1969) is a Japanese architect known for her work at Atelier Bow-wow, a studio that…
Momoyo Kaijima (Kajima, Momoya; born 1969) is a Japanese architect known for her work at Atelier Bow-wow, a studio that was founded by herself and Yoshiharu Tsukamoto. Her work has focused mainly on urban residential buildings in Japan. In 2021, was appointed as a Full Professor of Affective Architectures in the Department of Architecture at ETH Zurich.
Birgit Kellner is an Austrian Buddhologist and Tibetologist. She studied Buddhology and Tibetology at University of…
Birgit Kellner is an Austrian Buddhologist and Tibetologist. She studied Buddhology and Tibetology at University of Vienna, where she received a master's degree in 1994 under the supervision of Ernst Steinkellner, and at the Hiroshima University, where she earned her doctorate in 1999 under the supervision of Katsura Shōryū. After a series of research projects, including as a Humboldt Fellow at the University of Hamburg, as well as a visiting professor at the University of California at Berkeley, she joined the University of Heidelberg in 2010 as Professor of Buddhist Studies within the Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context". In 2015, she returned to Austria to serve as the Director of the Institute for Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia in Vienna, part of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
Kazuhiko Gomi (born October 31, 1967), also known as Gomi or DJ Gomi, is a Japanese record producer and songwriter…
Kazuhiko Gomi (born October 31, 1967), also known as Gomi or DJ Gomi, is a Japanese record producer and songwriter, based in New York.
Tatsuya Oe (オオエタツヤ, Ōe Tatsuya) (born 28 November 1969) is a New York-based Japanese composer, recording artist, music…
Tatsuya Oe (オオエタツヤ, Ōe Tatsuya) (born 28 November 1969) is a New York-based Japanese composer, recording artist, music producer, and DJ, best known for the moniker of Captain Funk. He is known for his mastery and diversity of composition and music production in electronic, dance, rock, pop, and dramatic scores. In addition to commercial releases under recording artist monikers of Captain Funk, (Tatsuya) OE, and Dark Model, he has composed for and has been often featured on TV, film, video games, animation projects, and corporate branding campaigns in the US, Europe, and Asia markets. In July 2012, his composed piece as Dark Model was included on the first footage reel of 2013 movie Elysium (starring: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster. dir: Neill Blomkamp) played at San Diego Comic-Con. Tatsuya has collaborated with or remixed numerous artists/bands such as James Brown, Diana Ross, Chic, Simon Le Bon, Ron Sexsmith, Serge Gainsbourg, and many other icons. He is also called "Remix Wizard." Oe participated in Panasonic's global branding movie Experience Color which won "The Finalist Award" in New York Festivals, as well as "Silver Prize" for the Tokyo Interactive Ad Awards. Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim) described his music as "F***ing insane!" Captain Funk's album, "Songs of the Siren," was selected by Billboard for their feature story "Year in Music 2001/Critic's Choice", and his song "Twist & Shout" was featured as a theme song in SABU's movie "Monday." In autumn 2013, he relocated from Japan to the United States. In April 2018, Oe won the 16th Annual Independent Music Awards (IMA) for Best Dance/Electronica Album with "Saga," the second album as Dark Model.
Takenori Nemoto (根本 雄伯, Nemoto Takenori; born 1969 in Kamakura) is a Japanese French horn player, composer, conductor…
Takenori Nemoto (根本 雄伯, Nemoto Takenori; born 1969 in Kamakura) is a Japanese French horn player, composer, conductor, and music educator.
Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational holding company, video game developer, publisher, and…
Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational holding company, video game developer, publisher, and entertainment conglomerate. It releases role-playing game franchises, such as Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and Kingdom Hearts, among numerous others. Outside of video game publishing and development, it is also in the business of merchandise, arcade facilities, and manga publication under its Gangan Comics brand. The original Square Enix Co., Ltd. was formed in April 2003 from a merger between Square and Enix, with the latter as the surviving company. Each share of Square's common stock was exchanged for 0.85 shares of Enix's common stock. At the time, 80% of Square Enix staff were made up of former Square employees. As part of the merger, former Square president Yoichi Wada was appointed the president of the new corporation, while former Enix president Keiji Honda was named vice president. Yasuhiro Fukushima, the largest shareholder of the combined corporation and founder of Enix, became chairman. In October 2008, Square Enix conducted a company split between its corporate business and video game operations, reorganizing itself as the holding company Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd., while its internally domestic video game operations were formed under the subsidiary Square Enix Co., Ltd. The group operates American, Chinese and European branches, based in Los Angeles, Beijing, Paris, Hamburg, and London respectively. Several of Square Enix's franchises have sold over 10 million copies worldwide after 2020, with Final Fantasy selling 212 million, Dragon Quest selling 97 million, and Kingdom Hearts shipping 36 million. In 2005, Square Enix acquired arcade corporation Taito. In 2009, Square Enix acquired Eidos plc, the parent company of British game publisher Eidos Interactive, which was then absorbed into its European branch. Square Enix is headquartered at the Shinjuku Eastside Square Building in Shinjuku, Tokyo, along with offices at Shibuya and Osaka. It has over 5,000 employees worldwide through its base operations and subsidiaries.
Yuji Tsukada (塚田 雄二, Tsukada Yuji; born December 28, 1957) is a Japanese former football player and manager.
Masaru Tomita (Japanese: 冨田 勝, Hepburn: Tomita Masaru; born December 28, 1957) is a Japanese life scientist and…
Masaru Tomita (Japanese: 冨田 勝, Hepburn: Tomita Masaru; born December 28, 1957) is a Japanese life scientist and computer scientist known for pioneering contributions to systems biology, metabolomics, artificial intelligence, and computational biology. He is Distinguished Professor at Keio University and Representative Director of Tsuruoka Science Park. He previously served as Dean of the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies and Director of the Institute for Advanced Biosciences at Keio University. Tomita holds four doctoral degrees in four different fields.
Tadashi Maeda (born December 1957) is governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation. He was previously…
Tadashi Maeda (born December 1957) is governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation. He was previously senior managing director He is a member of the council of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. On 10 April 2024, Maeda was among the guests invited to the state dinner hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden in honor of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House.
Milk Morizono (Japanese: 森園 みるく, Hepburn: Morizono Miruku; born December 25, 1957) is the pen name of Hiroko Mizoguchi…
Milk Morizono (Japanese: 森園 みるく, Hepburn: Morizono Miruku; born December 25, 1957) is the pen name of Hiroko Mizoguchi (Japanese: 溝口 比呂子, Hepburn: Mizoguchi Hiroko), a Japanese manga artist and photographer. Noted for her works in the ladies' manga genre that feature ecchi themes and subject material, Morizono has been called the "Queen of Ladies' Manga" and noted by Rachel Matt Thorn as "the most popular and respected creator of erotic manga for women".
Kazumi Okamura (born December 23, 1957) is a Japanese jurist who has served as an associate justice of the Supreme…
Kazumi Okamura (born December 23, 1957) is a Japanese jurist who has served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Japan since 2019.
Tsutomu Kitagawa (喜多川2tom (Real name,喜多川 務), Kitagawa Tsutomu; born December 21, 1957) is a Japanese actor and stuntman…
Tsutomu Kitagawa (喜多川2tom (Real name,喜多川 務), Kitagawa Tsutomu; born December 21, 1957) is a Japanese actor and stuntman who is mostly known for playing Godzilla for the "Millennium" (or "Shinsei") series. He also played King Ghidorah for Rebirth of Mothra III. He also played the costumed actor for the Blue (and occasionally, Black) Ranger in many of Toei Company's Super Sentai Series in the 1980s, better known in the United States as Power Rangers. Kitagawa graduated from Sakuragaoka High School before joining Sonny Chiba's Japan Action Club in January 1975.
Hisatoshi Shintaku (新宅 永灯至, Shintaku Hisatoshi; born December 20, 1957), also known as Masanari Shintaku (新宅雅也…
Hisatoshi Shintaku (新宅 永灯至, Shintaku Hisatoshi; born December 20, 1957), also known as Masanari Shintaku (新宅雅也, Shintaku Masanari), is a retired long-distance runner from Japan. He won the 1985 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:09:51 on December 1, 1985. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in 17th place (2:15:42).
Masami Yuki (ゆうきまさみ, Yūki Masami), real name Shūji Satō (佐藤修司 Satō Shūji; born December 19, 1957), is a Japanese manga…
Masami Yuki (ゆうきまさみ, Yūki Masami), real name Shūji Satō (佐藤修司 Satō Shūji; born December 19, 1957), is a Japanese manga artist. He is a member of the artist collective known as Headgear, along with Mamoru Oshii, Akemi Takada, Kazunori Itō, and Yutaka Izubuchi. He has received multiple awards for his work: the 1988 Seiun Award for Kyūkyoku Chōjin R, and the 1991 Shogakukan Manga Award for Mobile Police Patlabor. After graduating from Kutchan High School, Yūki moved to Tokyo, where he worked as a manga assistant under artists like Miki Tori and Kaoru Shintani, who inspired him to create his own works. He began by publishing several works in doujinshi, and soon after began working as a professional manga artist with Weekly Shōnen Sunday. In the mid-1980s, he developed the original concept for a lighthearted mecha anime that would become Patlabor, which launched in 1988 with the Early Days OVA and Yūki's serialized manga. As of 2026, he continues to work on projects like Shinkurō, Hashiru! and Patlabor EZY.
Satoru Otomo (大友 哲, Ōtomo Satoru, 19 December 1957, Mitaka) is a Japanese dentist, amateur astronomer and a discoverer…
Satoru Otomo (大友 哲, Ōtomo Satoru, 19 December 1957, Mitaka) is a Japanese dentist, amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets. According to the Minor Planet Center, he is credited with the discovery of 148 asteroids between 1991 and 1997, 15 of which were co-discoveries with Osamu Muramatsu. As of 2016, he ranks in 81st place, just behind Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova in the MPC's asteroid discovery listings.
Masako Natsume (夏目 雅子, Natsume Masako; November 17, 1957 – September 11, 1985) was a Japanese actress from Tokyo.…
Masako Natsume (夏目 雅子, Natsume Masako; November 17, 1957 – September 11, 1985) was a Japanese actress from Tokyo. Widely popular in Japan, she gained worldwide recognition for her portrayal of Tripitaka in the TV series Monkey, which is now considered a cult classic.
Lin Tainan (Japanese: Lin Tainan/はやしやすお Hayashi Yasuo; December 15, 1957 – July 26, 2018) was a Japanese convicted…
Lin Tainan (Japanese: Lin Tainan/はやしやすお Hayashi Yasuo; December 15, 1957 – July 26, 2018) was a Japanese convicted murderer, terrorist and former member of the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo. He is of Korean descent, and changed his name to Koike Yasuo after taking his wife's surname. He was a former senior cadre of Aum Shinrikyo (Master Zhengwu, deputy minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology).