Tōru Mori (森 徹, Mori Tōru; 3 November 1935 – 6 February 2014) was a Japanese professional baseball player. Born in…
Tōru Mori (森 徹, Mori Tōru; 3 November 1935 – 6 February 2014) was a Japanese professional baseball player. Born in Manchuria, he was brought up in Hakodate, Hokkaido, later moving to Tokyo. He initially trained as a judoka, but eventually left it to become a baseball player. He started his baseball career playing for the Waseda University team, before turning professional by joining the Chunichi Dragons.
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Isao Takahata (高畑 勲, Takahata Isao; October 29, 1935 – April 5, 2018) was a Japanese director, screenwriter and…
Isao Takahata (高畑 勲, Takahata Isao; October 29, 1935 – April 5, 2018) was a Japanese director, screenwriter and producer. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he earned international critical acclaim for his work as a director of Japanese animated feature films. Born in Ujiyamada, Mie Prefecture, Takahata joined Toei Animation after graduating from the University of Tokyo in 1959. He worked as an assistant director, holding various positions over the years and eventually directing his own film, The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun (1968). Under Nippon Animation he directed the television series Heidi, Girl of the Alps (1974), 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (1976), and Anne of Green Gables (1979). He also collaborated with colleague Hayao Miyazaki on Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) and Castle in the Sky (1986). Takahata, Miyazaki and others formed Studio Ghibli in 1985, where he would direct Grave of the Fireflies (1988), Only Yesterday (1991), Pom Poko (1994), and My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999). His last film as director was The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013), which was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Animated Feature Film at the 87th Academy Awards.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Okayama Asahi High School📅 Born October 29🎂 Born 1935📍 From Ise, Mie💼 Anime💼 Film Director
Tadayuki Inoue (井上 忠行, Inoue Tadayuki; October 25, 1935 – December 15, 2007) was a Japanese baseball player who played…
Tadayuki Inoue (井上 忠行, Inoue Tadayuki; October 25, 1935 – December 15, 2007) was a Japanese baseball player who played for the Nishitetsu Lions from 1957 to 1964. His career on-base plus slugging was .506, with a high of .586 for 1962 and a low of .299 for 1957. After retiring, he became a professional baseball umpire.
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Yoshinori Ohno (大野 功統 Ōno Yoshinori; 16 October 1935 – 16 July 2023) was a Japanese politician who served as Minister…
Yoshinori Ohno (大野 功統 Ōno Yoshinori; 16 October 1935 – 16 July 2023) was a Japanese politician who served as Minister of State for Defense in Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's third Cabinet from 2004 to 2005. He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Yukio Ninagawa (蜷川 幸雄, Ninagawa Yukio; October 15, 1935 – May 12, 2016) was a Japanese theatre director, actor and film…
Yukio Ninagawa (蜷川 幸雄, Ninagawa Yukio; October 15, 1935 – May 12, 2016) was a Japanese theatre director, actor and film director, particularly known for his Japanese language productions of the Greek tragedies as well as Shakespeare—he directed eight distinct renditions of Hamlet. Ninagawa was also emeritus of the Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music. Although most famous abroad for his touring productions of European classics, Ninagawa also directed works based on contemporary writing from Japan, including the Modern Noh plays of Yukio Mishima (which toured to New York's Lincoln Center in early summer 2005) and several other plays by Japanese dramatists, including Shūji Terayama and Kunio Shimizu. His production of Titus Andronicus was performed in England in June 2006, at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford and the Theatre Royal in Plymouth. In 2007 his company participated in the Barbican International Theatre Event (BITE) series at the Barbican Arts Centre in London, with their production of Coriolanus.
Hisatoshi Yamazaki (山崎 久寿, Yamazaki Hisatoshi; born 14 October 1935) is a Japanese field hockey player. He competed in…
Hisatoshi Yamazaki (山崎 久寿, Yamazaki Hisatoshi; born 14 October 1935) is a Japanese field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
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Mitsuo Ikeda (池田 三男, Ikeda Mitsuo; 14 March 1935 – 12 September 2002) was a Japanese freestyle wrestler who won a gold…
Mitsuo Ikeda (池田 三男, Ikeda Mitsuo; 14 March 1935 – 12 September 2002) was a Japanese freestyle wrestler who won a gold medal at the 1956 Olympics. Later he worked as a wrestling coach.
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Yumiko Kurahashi (倉橋 由美子, Kurahashi Yumiko; October 10, 1935 – June 10, 2005) was a Japanese writer. Her married name…
Yumiko Kurahashi (倉橋 由美子, Kurahashi Yumiko; October 10, 1935 – June 10, 2005) was a Japanese writer. Her married name was Yumiko Kumagai (熊谷 由美子, Kumagai Yumiko), but she wrote under her birth name. Her work was experimental and antirealist, questioning prevailing societal norms regarding sexual relations, violence, and social order. Her antinovels employed pastiche, parody, and other elements typical of postmodernist writing.
🎓 Kanagawa Dental University Junior College🏫 Tosa High School📅 Born October 10🎂 Born 1935📍 From Kami, Kōchi💼 Writer・Novelist
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Kōyū Ohara (小原 宏裕, Ohara Kōyū) was a Japanese film director known for his popular Roman Porno films, Fairy in a Cage…
Kōyū Ohara (小原 宏裕, Ohara Kōyū) was a Japanese film director known for his popular Roman Porno films, Fairy in a Cage (1977) and the Pink Tush Girl series (1978–1980). One of Nikkatsu's most versatile and prolific directors, filming eight movies in 1979 alone, his stylistic preoccupations led him to be known as "King of Pop Art Porn."
Teruyoshi "Shokei" Nakano (中野 昭慶, Nakano Teruyoshi; October 9, 1935 – June 27, 2022) was a Japanese special effects…
Teruyoshi "Shokei" Nakano (中野 昭慶, Nakano Teruyoshi; October 9, 1935 – June 27, 2022) was a Japanese special effects director. He is best known for helming the special effects of the last six Showa Godzilla films and The Return of Godzilla (1984).
Yoshikazu Minami (南 良和, Minami Yoshikazu; born 1935 in Chichibu, Saitama) is a Japanese photographer.
Sachiko Ito (伊藤佐知子, Itō Sachiko; born 6 October 1935), known professionally as Izumi Ashikawa (芦川 いずみ), is a Japanese…
Sachiko Ito (伊藤佐知子, Itō Sachiko; born 6 October 1935), known professionally as Izumi Ashikawa (芦川 いずみ), is a Japanese actress. Ashikawa was called the Japanese Audrey Hepburn. In 1953, Ashikawa was scouted by director Yuzo Kawashima and joined the Shochiku studio. She made her film debut with Tokyomadamu to Osakafujin directed by Yuzo Kawashima. In 1955, she moved to the Nikkatsu studio and gained popularity. In 1968, Ashikawa married actor Tatsuya Fuji and retired. She made her final film appearance in the 1968 film Koto no Taiyo.
Takao Iwami (岩見隆夫, Iwami Takao; October 6, 1935 – January 18, 2014) was a Japanese political pundit and journalist.
Takashi Sasagawa (笹川 堯, Sasagawa Takashi; born 5 October 1935) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal…
Takashi Sasagawa (笹川 堯, Sasagawa Takashi; born 5 October 1935) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Keizō Murase (村瀬継蔵, Murase Keizō; October 5, 1935 – October 14, 2024) was a Japanese suitmaker, stuntman, sculptor…
Keizō Murase (村瀬継蔵, Murase Keizō; October 5, 1935 – October 14, 2024) was a Japanese suitmaker, stuntman, sculptor, modeler, and film director. He is particularly well known for his work in giant monster films, including Mothra (1961), King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), and The Mighty Peking Man (1977).
Shigeo Kogure (木暮 茂夫, October 3, 1935 – October 13, 2009) was a Japanese bantamweight weightlifter who won a gold medal…
Shigeo Kogure (木暮 茂夫, October 3, 1935 – October 13, 2009) was a Japanese bantamweight weightlifter who won a gold medal at the 1958 Asian Games and placed fourth at the 1960 Summer Olympics, both held in Tokyo.
Toshio Yuasa (Japanese: 湯浅利夫, romanized: Yuasa Toshio) (born October 3, 1935) is a retired Japanese civil servant who…
Toshio Yuasa (Japanese: 湯浅利夫, romanized: Yuasa Toshio) (born October 3, 1935) is a retired Japanese civil servant who is a former Grand Steward of the Imperial Household Agency (2001–2005). He graduated from the University of Tokyo.
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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.
Hiromu Fujii (Japanese: 藤井 弘; 29 September 1935 – 9 November 2018) was a baseball player from Japan. He was a…
Hiromu Fujii (Japanese: 藤井 弘; 29 September 1935 – 9 November 2018) was a baseball player from Japan. He was a three-time All-Star for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
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Takashi Kosugi (小杉 隆, Kosugi Takashi; born 25 September 1935) is a retired Japanese politician of the Liberal…
Takashi Kosugi (小杉 隆, Kosugi Takashi; born 25 September 1935) is a retired Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Fujio Mitarai (御手洗 冨士夫, Mitarai Fujio; born September 23, 1935) is the chairman and CEO of Canon inc. He studied law at…
Fujio Mitarai (御手洗 冨士夫, Mitarai Fujio; born September 23, 1935) is the chairman and CEO of Canon inc. He studied law at Chuo University, and was President of Canon in the USA until 1989. Mitarai combined elements of Eastern and Western management approaches in leading Canon. During a period of organizational restructuring, he implemented changes that contributed to the company's return to profitability. This management approach later became known as "the Mitarai Way"
Tadashi Sugiura (杉浦 忠, Sugiura Tadashi; September 17, 1935 – November 11, 2001) was a Japanese Nippon Professional…
Tadashi Sugiura (杉浦 忠, Sugiura Tadashi; September 17, 1935 – November 11, 2001) was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player with the Nankai Hawks. He debuted in the 1958 and went on to join the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame for his skills as a pitcher. He won the Japanese Triple Crown in (1959)
Satomi Oka (September 15, 1935 – April 24, 2024) was a Japanese actress. She made over 150 films in her career…
Satomi Oka (September 15, 1935 – April 24, 2024) was a Japanese actress. She made over 150 films in her career, including Miyamoto Musashi and Akō Rōshi.
Yoshihiko Miyauchi (宮内 義彦, Miyauchi Yoshihiko; born September 13, 1935) is a Japanese businessman. He is Senior…
Yoshihiko Miyauchi (宮内 義彦, Miyauchi Yoshihiko; born September 13, 1935) is a Japanese businessman. He is Senior Chairman of ORIX Corp. and was a former CEO of Orix. Miyauchi served as President of the Council for Promoting Regulatory Reform in Japan. As of 2007, ORIX was Japan's largest leasing and leading diversified financial services conglomerate with assets in excess of US$69 billion and subsidiaries & associates in 24 countries worldwide. Miyauchi received a BA from Kwansei Gakuin University in 1958, followed by an MBA in 1960 from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. Upon completing his MBA, Miyauchi returned to Japan and in 1964 joined a small startup, Orient Leasing Co. Ltd., that helped pioneer the lease financing of machinery and industrial equipment for Japan's booming manufacturing base. Now known as ORIX Corporation, the company expanded rapidly during the 1960s and '70s, diversifying the range of its products and services to include ships and aircraft, along with real estate finance and development. Miyauchi became president and CEO of ORIX in 1980, and then as chairman and CEO in 2000, before stepping down and assuming the position of Senior Chairman of ORIX in June 2014. In addition to Miyauchi's strictly business decisions, he also oversaw ORIX's 1988 purchase of the Orix Braves, renamed the Orix BlueWave, and later the Orix Buffaloes. In addition to being one of Japan's top corporate leaders, Miyauchi is a strong advocate of regulatory reform and served as president of the Council for Promoting Regulatory Reform, an advisory board to the prime minister of Japan. In this capacity, he is often referred to as "Mr. Deregulation" and has been described as the free market economy czar of Japan. He serves as a director on the boards of many major corporations including Fuji Xerox, Showa Shell Sekiyu and Sony.
🎓 Kwansei Gakuin University🏫 Kansei Gakuin High School📅 Born September 13🎂 Born 1935📍 From Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture💼 Company President・Entrepreneur
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Tōru Ohno (大野 徹, Ohno Tōru; 1935 – 7 October 2022) was a Japanese scholar of Burmese. He was an emeritus professor at…
Tōru Ohno (大野 徹, Ohno Tōru; 1935 – 7 October 2022) was a Japanese scholar of Burmese. He was an emeritus professor at the Osaka University of Foreign Studies, where he served for many years as chairman of the Burmese department. He graduated from the same university with a major in the Burmese language. He taught at Osaka University of Foreign Studies from 1965 to 2001, starting his career as an assistant professor.
Toshihiko Fukui (福井 俊彦, Fukui Toshihiko; 7 September 1935) is a Japanese economist and central banker. He was the 29th…
Toshihiko Fukui (福井 俊彦, Fukui Toshihiko; 7 September 1935) is a Japanese economist and central banker. He was the 29th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and a Director of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
Takahiko Yamamoto (山本 栄彦, Yamamoto Takahiko; September 9, 1935 – April 9, 2023) was a Japanese politician. He served as…
Takahiko Yamamoto (山本 栄彦, Yamamoto Takahiko; September 9, 1935 – April 9, 2023) was a Japanese politician. He served as the governor of Yamanashi Prefecture for one term from February 2003 to February 2007. Prior to that office, he served as Mayor of Kōfu for three terms from 1991 to 2002. Yamamoto graduated from the Faculty of Business at Meiji University. Yamamoto was repeatedly hospitalized in 2022 and 2023. He died in Nirasaki, Yamanashi Prefecture, on the morning of April 9, 2023, at the age of 87.
🎓 Meiji University🏫 Kofu Daiichi High School📅 Born September 6🎂 Born 1935📍 From Yamanashi Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator
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Kei Suma (Japanese: すまけい; 4 September 1935 – 7 December 2013) was a Japanese film and television actor, whose career…
Kei Suma (Japanese: すまけい; 4 September 1935 – 7 December 2013) was a Japanese film and television actor, whose career spanned 25 years. Born on Kunashir Island under Japanese rule, Suma began his acting career in 1985. He was best known for his roles in A Class to Remember (1993) and Pretty Woman (2003). Kei Suma died of liver cancer on 7 December 2013, aged 78, in Tokyo.
Kazuko Sakamoto (坂本 和子, Sakamoto Kazuko; born 4 September 1935) is a Japanese former swimmer. She competed in the…
Kazuko Sakamoto (坂本 和子, Sakamoto Kazuko; born 4 September 1935) is a Japanese former swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Seiji Ozawa (小澤 征爾, Ozawa Seiji; September 1, 1935 – February 6, 2024) was a Japanese conductor known internationally…
Seiji Ozawa (小澤 征爾, Ozawa Seiji; September 1, 1935 – February 6, 2024) was a Japanese conductor known internationally for his work as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, and especially the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), where he served from 1973 for 29 years. After conducting the Vienna New Year's Concert in 2002, he was director of the Vienna State Opera until 2010. In Japan, he founded the Saito Kinen Orchestra in 1984, their festival in 1992, and the Tokyo Opera Nomori in 2005. Ozawa rose to fame after he won the 1959 Besançon competition. He was invited by Charles Munch, then the music director of the BSO, for the following year to Tanglewood, the orchestra's summer home, where he studied with Munch and Pierre Monteux. Winning the festival's Koussevitzky Prize earned him a scholarship with Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic and brought him to the attention of Leonard Bernstein, who made him his assistant with the New York Philharmonic in 1961. He became artistic director of the festival and education program in Tanglewood in 1970, together with Gunther Schuller. In 1994, the new main hall there was named after him. During the cold war era Ozawa's "Concerts for Peace" at the United Nations General Assembly, the National Cathedral, and in the city of Hiroshima helped to raise public awareness about the risks associated with the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Ozawa conducted world premieres such as György Ligeti's San Francisco Polyphony in 1975 and Olivier Messiaen's opera Saint François d'Assise in Paris in 1983. He received numerous international awards, and a Grammy for his recording of Ravel's L'enfant et les sortilèges . He joined Haruki Murakami for a series of conversations, Absolutely on Music. Ozawa was the first and most widely recognized Japanese conductor to attain a prominent international career.
🎓 Toho Gakuen School of Music🏫 Seijo Gakuen Junior High School and High School📅 Born September 1🎂 Born 1935💼 Conductor
Bhadant Nagarjun Arya Surai Sasai (佐々井 秀嶺, Sasai Shūrei; born Minoru Sasai (佐々井 実, Sasai Minoru)), popularly known as…
Bhadant Nagarjun Arya Surai Sasai (佐々井 秀嶺, Sasai Shūrei; born Minoru Sasai (佐々井 実, Sasai Minoru)), popularly known as Sasai, is an Indian Buddhist monk from Japan who later chose India as his home. He is the president of the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial committee Deekshabhoomi.
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Nobuo Yana (Japanese: 八名信夫, Hepburn: Yana Nobuo; born 19 August 1935) is a Japanese film actor. He is most famous for…
Nobuo Yana (Japanese: 八名信夫, Hepburn: Yana Nobuo; born 19 August 1935) is a Japanese film actor. He is most famous for playing villains. Before he started his acting career, he was a professional baseball player of Toei Flyer's. In 1956, he joined Toei Flyer's but in 1958, he retired because of an injury. He joined Toei film company and made his film debut in 1959. He debuted as a director with his film Dagashiya Koharu in 2018.
Hakuo Yanagisawa (Japanese: 柳沢 伯夫, Hepburn: Yanagisawa Hakuo; 18 August 1935) is a member of the Liberal Democratic…
Hakuo Yanagisawa (Japanese: 柳沢 伯夫, Hepburn: Yanagisawa Hakuo; 18 August 1935) is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan (2006–2007), and was a member of the House of Representatives from 1980 to 2009. His constituency was Shizuoka Prefecture 3rd District. In January 2007, he drew criticism for describing women as "birth-giving machines" and "baby making devices" in a speech on the falling birthrate of Japan. He said later "it was extremely sound to have more than two children".
Michiko "Miki" Suwa Gorman (August 9, 1935 – September 19, 2015) was an American marathon runner of Japanese ancestry.…
Michiko "Miki" Suwa Gorman (August 9, 1935 – September 19, 2015) was an American marathon runner of Japanese ancestry. Gorman did not begin running competitively until she was in her mid-30s, but rapidly emerged as one of the elite marathoning women of the mid-1970s. She is the only woman to win both the Boston and New York City marathons twice and is the first of only two woman runners to win both marathons in the same year.
Akira Komoto (小本 章, Komoto Akira) was a Japanese artist and photographer, whose photographs often show his artworks in…
Akira Komoto (小本 章, Komoto Akira) was a Japanese artist and photographer, whose photographs often show his artworks in the open air. Born Masaaki Komoto (小本 昌彰, Komoto Masaaki) in Ōmori-ku, Tokyo (now Ōta-ku, Tokyo) on 14 August 1935, Komoto was brought up in Seki, Gifu Prefecture. He studied at Gifu University, graduating in 1958; and until 1962 at the graduate school of Tokyo University of Education (now Tsukuba University). Komoto has created paintings, prints and photographs from the 1960s. From the 1980s these have gained critical acclaim outside Japan, bringing Nomoto invitations to Spain and elsewhere in Europe. From 1971 to 1974 Komoto taught at Gifu College of Education (now Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University); since 1994 he has been teaching at Joshibi University of Art and Design. In 1990 he was awarded the Düsseldorf Prize of the Osaka Triennale. Akira Komoto died 2017.
Junichi Seki (Japanese: 關 淳一 Seki Jun'ichi; 13 August 1935 – 9 June 2024) was a Japanese politician. An independent, he…
Junichi Seki (Japanese: 關 淳一 Seki Jun'ichi; 13 August 1935 – 9 June 2024) was a Japanese politician. An independent, he served as mayor of Osaka from 2003 to 2007. Seki died on 9 June 2024, at the age of 88.
Kazuko Yoshiyuki (吉行和子, Yoshiyuki Kazuko; 9 August 1935 – 2 September 2025) was a Japanese actress, voice actress, and…
Kazuko Yoshiyuki (吉行和子, Yoshiyuki Kazuko; 9 August 1935 – 2 September 2025) was a Japanese actress, voice actress, and essayist. Having grown up with the burgeoning Japanese film and TV industry during post-war period, her career bridged traditional storytelling with modern cinematic expressions, making her a quintessential figure of her era in Japanese entertainment. She made her debut on the screen in 1955, appearing in more than 60 films and hundreds of Japanese television dramas. In a career spanning seven decades, she won a Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1959, as well as a Japan Academy Film & TV Prize for Best Actress for her role in the 1978 film Empire of Passion.
🏫 Girls' Gakuin High School📅 Born August 9🎂 Born 1935📍 From 東京府, Tokyo💼 Actress💼 Essayist・Essay Writer💼 Haiku Poet・Waka Poet
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Etsushi Takahashi (高橋 悦史, Takahashi Etsushi; 2 August 1935 – 19 May 1996) was a Japanese actor from Kishiwada, Osaka…
Etsushi Takahashi (高橋 悦史, Takahashi Etsushi; 2 August 1935 – 19 May 1996) was a Japanese actor from Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture. Takahashi often worked with Kihachi Okamoto and Satsuo Yamamoto. After graduating from Rikkyo University, Takahashi joined NHK acting school. In 1964, he joined Bungakuza Theatre Company's acting school and became an official member in 1967. In the same year, he gave his film debut with Watashi Machigatterukashira?. He received the Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year in 1968. He appeared in Onihei's Detective Records, although he was fighting against cancer, and the film became his final film appearance.
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Toranosuke Katayama (片山 虎之助, Katayama Toranosuke; 2 August 1935 – 18 December 2025) was a Japanese politician who held…
Toranosuke Katayama (片山 虎之助, Katayama Toranosuke; 2 August 1935 – 18 December 2025) was a Japanese politician who held multiple different cabinet posts. He was a former member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and was co-president of Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japanese: Japan Restoration Party; JPR) alongside Ichirō Matsui from 2016 to 2021.
Sanae Nakahara (中原早苗, Nakahara Sanae; July 31, 1935 – May 15, 2012) was a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She starred in…
Sanae Nakahara (中原早苗, Nakahara Sanae; July 31, 1935 – May 15, 2012) was a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She starred in over 80 films and television shows, the most prominent being her role in the films Lady Snowblood (1973), Shogun's Samurai (1978), and Virus (1980). Her husband was famed Japanese film director Kinji Fukasaku, and her son, Kenta Fukasaku, is another well-known Japanese film director.
Miyako Maki (牧 美也子, Maki Miyako; born July 29, 1935) is a Japanese manga artist, and one of the earliest female manga…
Miyako Maki (牧 美也子, Maki Miyako; born July 29, 1935) is a Japanese manga artist, and one of the earliest female manga artists. During the 1960s, Maki contributed significantly to the development of shōjo manga (manga for girls), and became one of the most popular shōjo authors of her generation. She later became a pioneer in manga for adults, producing gekiga and redikomi towards the end of that decade. She is the widow of manga artist Leiji Matsumoto, with whom she has collaborated with on multiple works. Miyako created Licca-chan, a popular Japanese doll manufactured by Takara. Works by Maki have been awarded the Japan Cartoonists Association Award, the Montreal International Comic Contest prize, and the Shogakukan Manga Award.
Taeko Tomioka (富岡 多恵子, Tomioka Taeko; July 28, 1935 – April 6, 2023) was a Japanese writer. She was born in Osaka, was…
Taeko Tomioka (富岡 多恵子, Tomioka Taeko; July 28, 1935 – April 6, 2023) was a Japanese writer. She was born in Osaka, was educated at Osaka Women's College, worked as a high school English teacher and moved to Tokyo in 1960. Tomioka visited New York City in 1964 and returned home to Japan in 1966. In 1969, she married Suga Kishio. Tomioka published several collections of poems. Henrei (1958) won the Mr. H Prize (H-shi Shō), awarded by the Association of Contemporary Japanese Poets. Monogatari no akuru hi (1961) received the 'Muro Saisei Prize. Tomioka also wrote a poetical drama Matsuri (1959) and a screenplay Shinju ten no Amijima (Double suicide, 1968). In 1971, she published the novel Oka ni mukatte hito wa narabu (Facing the Hills they stand). In 1974, Tomioka wrote Shokubutsu sai, which received the Tamura Toshiko Prize. In 1974, she published Meido no kazoku (Family in hell), which received the Women's Literature Prize. Her 1983 novel Namiutsu tochi was published in English as Building Waves (2012: ISBN 9781564787156). Tomioka also translated some English works by authors such as Gertrude Stein into Japanese. She has also produced essays on literature from a feminist viewpoint. In 1993, she published Nobuyoshi Araki: Akt-Tokyo, 1971-1991, a book of erotic photography. In 1997, Tomioka wrote Hiberunia kikō (A journey to Ireland), which received the Noma Literary Prize. In 2000, The Funeral of a Giraffe: Seven Stories, a collection of her stories translated from Japanese to English, was published. Tomioka died on April 6, 2023, at the age of 87.
Hatsue Nagakubo-Takamizawa (born 27 July 1935) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and…
Hatsue Nagakubo-Takamizawa (born 27 July 1935) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and the 1964 Winter Olympics.
Michio Ariyoshi (有吉 道夫, Ariyoshi Michio; July 27, 1935 – September 27, 2022) was a Japanese professional shogi player…
Michio Ariyoshi (有吉 道夫, Ariyoshi Michio; July 27, 1935 – September 27, 2022) was a Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 9-dan. He authored a Tsume shogi book titled "Tsume shogi 121 sen(詰将棋121選)".
Mitsuru Hotta (堀田 満, Hotta Mitsuru) (23 July 1935 – 8 July 2015) was a Japanese botanist best known for his research on…
Mitsuru Hotta (堀田 満, Hotta Mitsuru) (23 July 1935 – 8 July 2015) was a Japanese botanist best known for his research on Araceae. Hotta was born in Osaka, Japan in 1935. He graduated from the Agricultural Department of Osaka Prefecture University in 1960. The same year, he took part in the Tonga and Fiji Expedition organised by Kyoto University. Between 1963 and 1964, Hotta made numerous plant collections in Borneo together with Professor Minoru Hirano of Osaka City University.
Yukiji Asaoka (朝丘 雪路, Asaoka Yukiji; 23 July 1935 – 27 April 2018) was a Japanese singer and an actress from Chūō…
Yukiji Asaoka (朝丘 雪路, Asaoka Yukiji; 23 July 1935 – 27 April 2018) was a Japanese singer and an actress from Chūō, Tokyo. She was the daughter of a famous Japanese painter of shin hanga style prints, Shinsui Itō, and her second husband was actor Masahiko Tsugawa. Asaoka was in the Takarazuka Revue from 1952 to 1955. She was a cast member (musumeyaku), belonging to the Moon Troupe (Tsuki). She was famous for her roles in Japanese television series and appeared starring opposite Shintaro Katsu in both a film from the Zatoichi series and in the first film of the Hanzo the Razor trilogy. She was, however, mostly famous for her singing. She was also a voice actor in the 1999 anime film My Neighbors the Yamadas directed by Isao Takahata. She died of Alzheimer's disease.
Kanji Nishio (西尾 幹二, Nishio Kanji; July 20, 1935 – November 1, 2024) was a Japanese intellectual and professor emeritus…
Kanji Nishio (西尾 幹二, Nishio Kanji; July 20, 1935 – November 1, 2024) was a Japanese intellectual and professor emeritus of literature at the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo, Japan.
Ei-ichi Negishi (根岸 英一, Negishi Eiichi; 14 July 1935 – 6 June 2021) was a Japanese chemist who was best known for his…
Ei-ichi Negishi (根岸 英一, Negishi Eiichi; 14 July 1935 – 6 June 2021) was a Japanese chemist who was best known for his discovery of the Negishi coupling. He spent most of his career at Purdue University in the United States, where he was the Herbert C. Brown Distinguished Professor and the director of the Negishi-Brown Institute. He was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for palladium catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis" jointly with Richard F. Heck and Akira Suzuki.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Shonan High School📅 Born July 14🎂 Born 1935📍 From Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
Kenji Manabe (Japanese: 真鍋賢二 Manabe Kenji; 14 July 1935 – 2 March 2024) was a Japanese pathologist and politician. A…
Kenji Manabe (Japanese: 真鍋賢二 Manabe Kenji; 14 July 1935 – 2 March 2024) was a Japanese pathologist and politician. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he served in the House of Councillors from 1977 to 1989 and again from 1995 to 2007. He was also Director-General of the Environmental Agency from 1998 to 1999. Manabe died in Tokyo on 2 March 2024, at the age of 88.
🎓 Gifu University🏫 Kanonji Daiichi High School📅 Born July 14🎂 Born 1935📍 From Kagawa Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator
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Natsuyuki Nakanishi (Kanji: 中西夏之, Nakanishi Natsuyuki, b. July 14, 1935, Tokyo, d. October 23, 2016) was a Japanese…
Natsuyuki Nakanishi (Kanji: 中西夏之, Nakanishi Natsuyuki, b. July 14, 1935, Tokyo, d. October 23, 2016) was a Japanese visual and conceptual artist associated with the 1960s avant-garde art movement in Japan. His artworks ranged from Neo-Dadaist object-based works, happenings and performance art, to abstract painting. Nakanishi co-founded the groundbreaking artistic collective Hi-Red Center along with Jirо̄ Takamatsu and Genpei Akasegawa. Later in his career, Nakanishi would become known for painting practice featuring subdued palettes and idiosyncratic marks. He is also recognized for his pedagogical work, including his involvement with the experimental Bigakko school as well as professorship as Tokyo University of the Arts.