Kensaku Kishida (岸田 健作, Kishida Kensaku; born November 8, 1978, in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actor and…Kensaku Kishida (岸田 健作, Kishida Kensaku; born November 8, 1978, in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actor and entertainer who also works as a vocalist in his solo project, Ash Berry. He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Kōhoku High School. He has an exclusive contract with GF Enterprise.
Masaru Wakasa (若狭 勝, Wakasa Masaru; born 12 December 1956) is a Japanese lawyer, politician and former member of the…Masaru Wakasa (若狭 勝, Wakasa Masaru; born 12 December 1956) is a Japanese lawyer, politician and former member of the House of Representatives in Japan.
Daijiro Morohoshi (諸星 大二郎, Morohoshi Daijirō; born July 6, 1949, in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese…Daijiro Morohoshi (諸星 大二郎, Morohoshi Daijirō; born July 6, 1949, in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. He is well known for science fiction comics, allegorical comics and horror/mystery comics based on pseudohistory and folklore. The indirect influence by Cthulhu Mythos also appears here and there in his works.
Yasuyuki Ito (伊藤 靖倖, Itō Yasuyuki; born 27 August 1938) is a Japanese boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event…Yasuyuki Ito (伊藤 靖倖, Itō Yasuyuki; born 27 August 1938) is a Japanese boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he defeated Abdel Kader Gangani of Morocco, before losing to Ferenc Kellner of Hungary.
Takashi Fukaya (深谷 隆司, Fukaya Takashi; born 29 September 1935) is a retired Japanese politician of the Liberal…Takashi Fukaya (深谷 隆司, Fukaya Takashi; born 29 September 1935) is a retired Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Ritsuko Nagao (Japanese: 長尾立子, romanized: Nagao Ritsuko; 1 May 1933 – 10 January 2026) was a Japanese politician who…Ritsuko Nagao (Japanese: 長尾立子, romanized: Nagao Ritsuko; 1 May 1933 – 10 January 2026) was a Japanese politician who was the first woman to serve as the Minister of Justice. In 1996, Nagao was appointed to the Cabinet of Japan as the Minister of Justice by Ryutaro Hashimoto, where she was the only woman and only appointee who was not a member of Parliament already. Before her appointment as the Minister of Justice, she worked as a bureaucrat in the Health and Welfare Ministry. Nagao died on 10 January 2026, at the age of 92.
Takeyoshi Tanuma (田沼 武能, Tanuma Takeyoshi; February 18, 1929 – June 1, 2022) was a Japanese photographer. In 2019, the…Takeyoshi Tanuma (田沼 武能, Tanuma Takeyoshi; February 18, 1929 – June 1, 2022) was a Japanese photographer. In 2019, the Japanese government honoured him with the Order of Culture, making him the first photographer to receive the order.
Kazuo Kitamura (北村 和夫, Kitamura Kazuo; 11 March 1927 – 6 May 2007) was a Japanese actor. His son is actor Yukiya…Kazuo Kitamura (北村 和夫, Kitamura Kazuo; 11 March 1927 – 6 May 2007) was a Japanese actor. His son is actor Yukiya Kitamura. Kitamura met Shōhei Imamura when he was a student of Waseda University and became a close friend so often worked with Imamura. Kitamura joined Bungakuza theatre company and started his acting career in 1950. In 1953, he made his film debut with An Inlet of Muddy Water directed by Tadashi Imai.
Yuko Kobayashi (小林 優子, Kobayashi Yūko; born February 6, 1961 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actress, voice actress, and…Yuko Kobayashi (小林 優子, Kobayashi Yūko; born February 6, 1961 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actress, voice actress, and narrator, currently affiliated with 81 Produce and married to voice actor Mitsuaki Hoshino.
