Musashi High School: 11 people
Fusako Ajiki (安食 総子, Ajiki Fusako; born May 2, 1974) is a Japanese retired women's professional shogi player who…
Fusako Ajiki (安食 総子, Ajiki Fusako; born May 2, 1974) is a Japanese retired women's professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 2-dan.
Shin Kibayashi (樹林 伸, Kibayashi Shin; born July 22, 1962, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese manga storywriter, novelist…
Shin Kibayashi (樹林 伸, Kibayashi Shin; born July 22, 1962, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese manga storywriter, novelist and screenwriter. Under the name Yuma Ando, he received the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen for writing Kunimitsu no Matsuri. The pen name "Tadashi Agi" (亜樹 直) is shared with his sister Yūko Kibayashi (樹林ゆう子, Kibayashi Yūko). He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Musashi Senior High School and Waseda University School of Economics & Political Science.
Hirokazu Kore-eda (是枝 裕和, Koreeda Hirokazu; born 6 June 1962) is a Japanese filmmaker. He rose to prominence with his…
Hirokazu Kore-eda (是枝 裕和, Koreeda Hirokazu; born 6 June 1962) is a Japanese filmmaker. He rose to prominence with his drama films Nobody Knows (2004), Still Walking (2008) and Like Father, Like Son (2013), for the latter he won the Jury Prize at the 66th Cannes Film Festival. His drama film Shoplifters (2018) won the Palme d'Or at the 71st Cannes Film Festival, and was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film representing Japan. He has since directed Broker (2022) and Monster (2023), to critical acclaim.
Akemi Takada (高田明美, Takada Akemi; born March 31, 1955) is a Japanese manga artist and anime character designer born in…
Akemi Takada (高田明美, Takada Akemi; born March 31, 1955) is a Japanese manga artist and anime character designer born in Tokyo, Japan. Her character-design work is one of the more recognizable styles of the 1980s, when she worked on series like Creamy Mami and Kimagure Orange Road. She is also noted for her long collaboration with director Mamoru Oshii. She graduated from Tama Art University, after which she worked for Tatsunoko Pro. She is currently a freelance manga artist with her own studio, though she is also a member of the creative group Headgear. She also has her own designer jewelry store called Diakosmos. Takada began working for Tatsunoko productions after visiting the production office as a fan during the broadcast of Gatchaman.
Yoshiaki Miyanoue (born October 7, 1953 in Tokyo, Japan) is a jazz guitarist. Like Wes Montgomery, who exercised strong…
Yoshiaki Miyanoue (born October 7, 1953 in Tokyo, Japan) is a jazz guitarist. Like Wes Montgomery, who exercised strong influence on Miyanoue, he plucks the strings with his thumb, not using a pick. He worked with organist Jimmy Smith, Dr. Lonnie Smith, drummer Philly Joe Jones, and bassist Andrew Simpkins among others.
Kyoko Nishikawa (西川 京子, Nishikawa Kyōko; born 2 October 1945) is a Japanese political activist of the Liberal…
Kyoko Nishikawa (西川 京子, Nishikawa Kyōko; born 2 October 1945) is a Japanese political activist of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Min Tanaka (田中泯, Tanaka Min; born March 10, 1945) is a Japanese dancer and actor.
Akiyo Asaki (朝木明代, Asaki Akiyo; 1944–1995) was a Tokyo councilwoman whose death following allegations of petty theft -…
Akiyo Asaki (朝木明代, Asaki Akiyo; 1944–1995) was a Tokyo councilwoman whose death following allegations of petty theft - which has been ruled suicide by the Tokyo police - has been linked to "mysterious" circumstances surrounding Soka Gakkai involvement. Asaki was notable in Tokyo for making comments critical of Soka Gakkai.
Masatada Tsuchiya (土屋 正忠, Tsuchiya Masatada; born 13 January 1942) is a former Japanese lawmaker from the Liberal…
Masatada Tsuchiya (土屋 正忠, Tsuchiya Masatada; born 13 January 1942) is a former Japanese lawmaker from the Liberal Democratic Party who lost his single member district seat in the House of Representatives to Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan member Naoto Kan in the October 2017 general election by 1,046 votes.
Shima Iwashita (Japanese: 岩下志麻, Hepburn: Iwashita Shima; born 3 January 1941) is a Japanese stage and film actress who…
Shima Iwashita (Japanese: 岩下志麻, Hepburn: Iwashita Shima; born 3 January 1941) is a Japanese stage and film actress who has appeared in films of Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Masaki Kobayashi and most frequently of Masahiro Shinoda, her husband. She is best known for starring in the Yakuza Wives series of yakuza films between 1986 and 1998. In 2000, Iwashita ranked tenth on Kinema Junpo's readers' poll of the top female movie stars of the 20th century. In 2025, she was ranked fourth in a poll conducted by Sankei Shimbun on the top actresses of the Shōwa era.
Sumiko Takahara (16 June 1933 – 19 August 2001) was an economist, Japanese Ambassador (to Finland, 1995–1998), chief of…
Sumiko Takahara (16 June 1933 – 19 August 2001) was an economist, Japanese Ambassador (to Finland, 1995–1998), chief of the now-defunct Economic Planning Agency, and the first female president of Japanese baseball’s Central League (March 1998 – December 2000).