Kippei Ishida (石田 吉平, born 28 April 2000) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed in the men's tournament at the…Kippei Ishida (石田 吉平, born 28 April 2000) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Ishida captained the Japanese sevens side that competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Chihito Matsui (Japanese: 松井千士, born 11 November 1994) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed in the men's…Chihito Matsui (Japanese: 松井千士, born 11 November 1994) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Kota Kaishi (born 7 October 1994) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a loose-head prop for Kubota Spears…Kota Kaishi (born 7 October 1994) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a loose-head prop for Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay in the Japan Rugby League One.
Keiko Kato (born 7 August 1988) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby…Keiko Kato (born 7 August 1988) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Kyohei Morita (森田恭平) (born 6 February 1984) is a Japanese rugby union footballer who made his international debut as a…Kyohei Morita (森田恭平) (born 6 February 1984) is a Japanese rugby union footballer who made his international debut as a fly half with the Japan national rugby union team in 2004. He graduated from Hosei University and joined Kobelco Steelers in 2006.
Midori Shintani (薪谷 翠, Shintani Midori; born 15 August 1980 in Kinokawa, Wakayama) is a female Japanese judoka.…Midori Shintani (薪谷 翠, Shintani Midori; born 15 August 1980 in Kinokawa, Wakayama) is a female Japanese judoka. Shintani won a gold medal at the women's open category of the 2005 World Judo Championships in Cairo. Shintani won a silver medal at the +78 kg category of the 2001 World Judo Championships in Munich. She won a bronze medal at the +78 kg category of the 2006 Asian Games.
Ippei Asada (麻田一平, Asada Ippei; born 26 June 1980) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as a scrum-half.…Ippei Asada (麻田一平, Asada Ippei; born 26 June 1980) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as a scrum-half. He spent his whole career playing for Toyota Verblitz in Japan's domestic Top League, playing over 75 times and captaining the side. His performances domestically earned him a call-up as a replacement player for the 2011 Rugby World Cup for Japan. He though did not make an appearance at the World Cup, or in any other matches for Japan.
Yuji Matsubara (松原雄二, Matsubara Yūji; born 5 September 1979) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as a…Yuji Matsubara (松原雄二, Matsubara Yūji; born 5 September 1979) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as a hooker. He spent his whole career playing for Kobelco Steelers in Japan's domestic Top League, playing over 35 times. He was named in the Japan squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, making 3 appearances in the tournament. He made a further 20 appearances for Japan in his career, scoring two tries.
Yukio Motoki (元木由記雄, Motoki Yukio) (born Higashiōsaka, Osaka. August 27, 1971) is a former Japanese rugby union…Yukio Motoki (元木由記雄, Motoki Yukio) (born Higashiōsaka, Osaka. August 27, 1971) is a former Japanese rugby union footballer. He played as a centre and was known for his powerful running and tackling.
Katsufumi Miyamoto (宮本勝文, Miyamoto Katsufumi) (born March 19, 1966, in Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese former rugby…Katsufumi Miyamoto (宮本勝文, Miyamoto Katsufumi) (born March 19, 1966, in Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese former rugby union player and coach. He played as flanker.
Yasuharu Kawase (河瀬泰治, Kawase Yasuharu), (born Osaka, 15 June 1959) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played…Yasuharu Kawase (河瀬泰治, Kawase Yasuharu), (born Osaka, 15 June 1959) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as flanker. He is a former Japanese international and served as the forwards coach of the Japanese national team, as well as head coach for the Japanese U21 and U23 national teams. Kawase was also appointed as Japan selection coach, Japan A national team coach, head coach of the Japan students national team, as well as Kansai representative coach. Currently, he coaches Setsunan University RFC (inaugurated in 1986), which plays in the Kansai University Rugby Football Leagues' A League. Additionally, he teaches at Setsunan University.
Tsuyoshi Fujita (藤田剛, Fujita Tsuyoshi), (born Osaka Prefecture, January 27, 1961) is a former Japanese rugby union…Tsuyoshi Fujita (藤田剛, Fujita Tsuyoshi), (born Osaka Prefecture, January 27, 1961) is a former Japanese rugby union player. He played as hooker.
Takashi Miike (三池 崇史, Miike Takashi; born 24 August 1960) is a Japanese filmmaker and actor. He has directed over 100…Takashi Miike (三池 崇史, Miike Takashi; born 24 August 1960) is a Japanese filmmaker and actor. He has directed over 100 films and television productions, in a variety of genres such as action, children's films, comedy, drama, horror, musicals, and jidaigeki period dramas. He is best known internationally for the horror films Audition (1999), Ichi the Killer (2001), Visitor Q (2001), Gozu (2003), and One Missed Call (2003). He is also known for samurai and yakuza films such as Dead or Alive (1999), Graveyard of Honor (2002), 13 Assassins (2010), earning a Japan Academy Film Prize nomination for Director of the Year, and Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011). He has also acted in more than 20 films. Miike spent much of his career as a controversial figure who had several of his films criticized for their extreme graphic violence and other transgressive content, especially Ichi the Killer, which was banned in several countries. However, in his later career, he shifted towards work more acceptable to the mainstream; his films Hara-Kiri and Straw Shield (2013) were both nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, while both Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) and 13 Assassins were nominated for the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion. Several of his films have developed cult followings.
Takahiro Yoshimizu (吉水 孝宏, Yoshimizu Takahiro; born July 31, 1968, in Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese voice actor and…Takahiro Yoshimizu (吉水 孝宏, Yoshimizu Takahiro; born July 31, 1968, in Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese voice actor and narrator who is affiliated with Aoni Production. He has been active in the voice talent business since 1988.
