Miho Nakayama (中山 美保, Nakayama Miho; 13 February 1938 – 7 February 2017) was a Japanese comedian. Her real name was…Miho Nakayama (中山 美保, Nakayama Miho; 13 February 1938 – 7 February 2017) was a Japanese comedian. Her real name was Mihoko Ishida (石田 美保子, Ishida Mihoko). Nakayama was born in Tokushima, Tokushima. She was represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency in Osaka.
Sumiko Sakamoto (坂本スミ子, Sakamoto Sumiko; 25 November 1936 – 23 January 2021) was a Japanese singer and award-winning…Sumiko Sakamoto (坂本スミ子, Sakamoto Sumiko; 25 November 1936 – 23 January 2021) was a Japanese singer and award-winning actress, born in Osaka, whose heartfelt performances made her a favorite of the late film director Shohei Imamura. Imamura cast her in three of his films: The Pornographers, Warm Water Under a Red Bridge, and The Ballad of Narayama, winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. She won the award for Japanese Best Actress from Nihon Academy for her performance in The Ballad of Narayama, as well as a kiss from Orson Welles. She died of a stroke.
Kaoru Yachigusa (八千草 薫, Yachigusa Kaoru; 6 January 1931 – 24 October 2019) was a Japanese actress from Osaka…Kaoru Yachigusa (八千草 薫, Yachigusa Kaoru; 6 January 1931 – 24 October 2019) was a Japanese actress from Osaka Prefecture. From 1947 to 1957, she was a member of the Takarazuka Revue. After leaving the revue, she was active in film, television, and narration. In 1975, She famously quit part way through the filming of the television series Akai Giwaku, outraged at being forced to work at times dictated by idol Momoe Yamaguchi's schedule. Her husband, director Senkichi Taniguchi, died on October 29, 2007, in Tokyo, Japan. The couple had been married since 1957. Yachigusa died on October 24, 2019, at a Tokyo hospital from pancreatic cancer, aged 88.
Sachiko Kokubu (国分 佐智子, Kokubu Sachiko; born December 5, 1976, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress and fashion model. She has…Sachiko Kokubu (国分 佐智子, Kokubu Sachiko; born December 5, 1976, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress and fashion model. She has starred in several TV dramas and movies, including the 2004 horror film Tokyo Psycho.
