Lee Hoesung (Korean: 이회성; February 26, 1935 – January 5, 2025) was a Japanese Zainichi Korean novelist. He wrote under…
Lee Hoesung (Korean: 이회성; February 26, 1935 – January 5, 2025) was a Japanese Zainichi Korean novelist. He wrote under the pen name Ri Kaisei, the Japanese reading of his Korean name. In 1972, he became the first ethnic Korean to win the Akutagawa Prize for his story "The Woman Who Fulled Clothes" (Kinuta wo utsu onna). Other representative works of his include Mihatenu Yume (見果てぬ夢; Unfulfilled Dream) and Hyakunen no tabibitotachi (百年の旅人たち; Travellers of a Hundred Years).
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Yuji Ijiri (Japanese: 井尻 雄士, romanized: Ijiri Yūji) (24 February 1935 – 18 January 2017) was a Japanese economist…
Yuji Ijiri (Japanese: 井尻 雄士, romanized: Ijiri Yūji) (24 February 1935 – 18 January 2017) was a Japanese economist, accounting researcher and educator. He was the Robert M. Trueblood University Professor of Accounting and Economics at Carnegie Mellon University until his retirement on June 30, 2011. He is noted in economics and finance for his contributions to research on firm growth and the general field of mathematical economics, and in particular power laws in economics. In accounting, he is known for his proposal of triple-entry accounting. At the age of 21 he became a Certified Public Accountant in Japan, and remains the youngest person to do so. He died of natural causes on 18 January 2017.
Toshiaki Tanaka (田中 利明, Tanaka Toshiaki; 24 February 1935 – 6 February 1998) was a Japanese international table tennis…
Toshiaki Tanaka (田中 利明, Tanaka Toshiaki; 24 February 1935 – 6 February 1998) was a Japanese international table tennis player.
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Tetsumi Kudо̄ (工藤哲巳, Kudō Tetsumi) (23 February 1935 – 12 November 1990) was a Japanese avant-garde artist whose…
Tetsumi Kudо̄ (工藤哲巳, Kudō Tetsumi) (23 February 1935 – 12 November 1990) was a Japanese avant-garde artist whose multidisciplinary practice included painting, performance, installation and sculpture. Associated with the Anti-Art (Han-geijutsu) movement in Japan in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Kudо̄'s provocative art was nourished by lifelong interests in science, sport and everyday objects. His work often presents a radically transformed and grotesque vision of the human body, calling into question its desires and its limits, as well as its future and origins. Never having officially identified with any one group or movement throughout his international career, the artist's body of work evades art historical classification.
Daisaburo Honda (本田 大三郎, Honda Daisaburō; born February 17, 1935) is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the…
Daisaburo Honda (本田 大三郎, Honda Daisaburō; born February 17, 1935) is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. His son is Olympian wrestler and retired pro wrestler Tamon Honda and his great-nephew is footballer Keisuke Honda.
🎓 Nippon Sport Science University🏫 Yatsushiro High School📅 Born February 17🎂 Born 1935📍 From Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture💼 Handball
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Yutaka Demachi (出町 豊, Demachi Yutaka; born February 17, 1935) is a retired Japanese volleyball player. He was a member…
Yutaka Demachi (出町 豊, Demachi Yutaka; born February 17, 1935) is a retired Japanese volleyball player. He was a member of the Japanese Men's National Volleyball Team that claimed the bronze medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Tokushin Yamauchi (山内 徳信, Yamauchi Tokushin; 15 February 1935 – 26 September 2026) was a Japanese politician of the…
Tokushin Yamauchi (山内 徳信, Yamauchi Tokushin; 15 February 1935 – 26 September 2026) was a Japanese politician of the Social Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Yomitan, Okinawa and 1958 graduate of Ryukyu University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after serving as mayor of Yomitan for six terms (24 years). Yamauchi died on 26 September 2026, aged 91.
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Yūzaburō Mogi (茂木 友三郎, Mogi Yūzaburō; born February 13, 1935) is a Japanese businessman who is the current Chairman and…
Yūzaburō Mogi (茂木 友三郎, Mogi Yūzaburō; born February 13, 1935) is a Japanese businessman who is the current Chairman and honorary CEO of Kikkoman.
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Yasumitsu Toyoda (豊田 泰光, Toyoda Yasumitsu; February 12, 1935 – August 14, 2016) was a Japanese professional baseball…
Yasumitsu Toyoda (豊田 泰光, Toyoda Yasumitsu; February 12, 1935 – August 14, 2016) was a Japanese professional baseball player and coach, who played as a shortstop. He played and coached for the Nishitetsu Lions and the Swallows franchise of Nippon Professional Baseball. In 1972, he coached the Kintetsu Buffaloes.
Masakata Mukai (Japanese: 向井 正剛, Hepburn: Mukai Masakata, born February 11, 1935) is a Japanese educator and former…
Masakata Mukai (Japanese: 向井 正剛, Hepburn: Mukai Masakata, born February 11, 1935) is a Japanese educator and former high school baseball manager. He is the only high school baseball manager from Okayama Prefecture to have won a national championship in either the spring or summer Koshien tournaments. While managing Okayama Higashi Commercial High School, he led the team—featuring ace pitcher Masaji Hiramatsu, also from his hometown—to victory in the Spring Koshien. He was born in Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture.
🎓 Gunma University🏫 Okayama Prefectural Takahashi High School📅 Born February 11🎂 Born 1935📍 From Takahashi, Okayama💼 Educator
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Teiichiro Fujita (藤田貞一郎, Fujita Teiichiro) (February 11, 1935 – June 13, 2015) was a Japanese economist and economic…
Teiichiro Fujita (藤田貞一郎, Fujita Teiichiro) (February 11, 1935 – June 13, 2015) was a Japanese economist and economic historian, emeritus professor at Doshisha University, author of books on Japanese economic history and the history of Japanese economic thought. He was born in Pyongyang, Korea, Empire of Japan to Fusasuke Fujita and Sei Fujita née Asaoka. He graduated from Osaka University and in 1967 received his PhD in economics from Osaka University for his research on "Early Modern Economic Thought: The Shogunate System and the Idea of National Interest". He was a lecturer at Matsuyama University, and later became professor at Doshisha University. He published several monographs and articles on the Japanese economic history and the history of Japanese economic thought from early modern (Edo period) until modern (Meiji and Taishō) eras. His research focused on the development of the notion of national economic interest (Kokueki in Japanese) that played a central role in creating the modern nation-state of Japan and the modern political economy of the country. He published also on the history of guilds (Dôgyou kumiai in Japanese) and the market history of fresh foods in modern Japan.
Nobuaki Futami (born 10 February 1935) is a Japanese politician. He attended Waseda University. Futami was a member of…
Nobuaki Futami (born 10 February 1935) is a Japanese politician. He attended Waseda University. Futami was a member of the House of Representatives of Japan from 1969 to 2000. He was also Minister of Transport for the Hata Cabinet in 1994.
Kazuko Hara (原 嘉壽子, Hara Kazuko; 10 February 1935 – 30 November 2014) was a prolific Japanese opera composer.
Yoshiomi Tamai (玉井 義臣, Tamai Yoshiomi; 6 February 1935 – 5 July 2025) was a Japanese activist, philanthropist and…
Yoshiomi Tamai (玉井 義臣, Tamai Yoshiomi; 6 February 1935 – 5 July 2025) was a Japanese activist, philanthropist and educator who was the founder and president of Ashinaga and the founder and headmaster of Kokorojuku dormitory.
🎓 Shiga University🏫 Ikeda High School📅 Born February 6🎂 Born 1935📍 From Osaka Prefecture💼 Activist💼 Educator
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Yutaka Takanashi (高梨 豊, Takanashi Yutaka; born 6 February 1935) is a Japanese photographer who has photographed…
Yutaka Takanashi (高梨 豊, Takanashi Yutaka; born 6 February 1935) is a Japanese photographer who has photographed fashion, urban design, and city life, and is best known for his depiction of Tokyo.
Mikio Narita (Japanese: 成田三樹夫, Hepburn: Narita Mikio; 31 January 1935 – 9 April 1990) was a Japanese actor. He was most…
Mikio Narita (Japanese: 成田三樹夫, Hepburn: Narita Mikio; 31 January 1935 – 9 April 1990) was a Japanese actor. He was most famous for playing villains, and often worked with Kinji Fukasaku. Narita graduated from Haiyuza Theatre Company acting school and joined Daiei Film. His career as a screen actor started in 1963. His film debut was the 1963 film Kōkō Sannensei. He gradually won fame by playing the role of the villains. In 1971, Narita left Daiei and became a freelance actor. As a freelance actor he appeared in many yakuza films produced by Toei film company. In Japan he is best known for his role in Tantei Monogatari (TV series). He is also well known for his part in Fukasaku's Battles Without Honor and Humanity series. He also portrayed the evil character in Mito Kōmon (3rd season). He died of linitis plastica on 9 April 1990. His final film role was in the 1990 film Jipangu.
Kenzaburō Ōe (大江 健三郎, Ōe Kenzaburō; 31 January 1935 – 3 March 2023) was a Japanese writer and a major figure in…
Kenzaburō Ōe (大江 健三郎, Ōe Kenzaburō; 31 January 1935 – 3 March 2023) was a Japanese writer and a major figure in contemporary Japanese literature. His novels, short stories and essays, strongly influenced by French and American literature and literary theory, deal with political, social and philosophical issues, including nuclear weapons, nuclear power, social non-conformism, and existentialism. Ōe was awarded the 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature for creating "an imagined world, where life and myth condense to form a disconcerting picture of the human predicament today".
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Ehime Prefectural Matsuyama Higashi High School📅 Born January 31🎂 Born 1935📍 From Ehime Prefecture💼 Writer・Novelist
Akira Ishihama (石濱 朗, Ishihama Akira; 29 January 1935 – 26 July 2022) was a Japanese actor.
Yoshikazu Shirakawa (白川 義員, Shirakawa Yoshikazu; 1935 – April 5, 2022) was a Japanese photographer. Shirakawa was born…
Yoshikazu Shirakawa (白川 義員, Shirakawa Yoshikazu; 1935 – April 5, 2022) was a Japanese photographer. Shirakawa was born in Shikokuchuo City, Ehime Prefecture. As a prolific photographer, on a span of 50 years he created 12 photoseries in different parts of the world, from China to Antarctica. Shirakawa is particularly well known for his book Himalayas, published by Harry N. Abrams in 1971.
Akiko Koyama (小山 明子, Koyama Akiko; born 27 January 1935) is a Japanese stage and film actress who appeared in over 80…
Akiko Koyama (小山 明子, Koyama Akiko; born 27 January 1935) is a Japanese stage and film actress who appeared in over 80 films, many directed by her husband Nagisa Ōshima.
Tensei Kono (河野 典生, Kōno Tensei; January 27, 1935 – January 29, 2012) was a prominent Japanese mystery and science…
Tensei Kono (河野 典生, Kōno Tensei; January 27, 1935 – January 29, 2012) was a prominent Japanese mystery and science fiction writer who won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award and was a two-time finalist for the Naoki Prize. His short fiction including his often-reprinted story "Triceratops" has been translated into English in anthologies such as Speculative Japan: Outstanding Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy, The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories and The World Treasury of Science Fiction. In total, he published more than 30 novels and short story collections.
Ritsuo Horimoto (堀本律雄, Horimoto Ritsuo; January 20, 1935 – January 14, 2012) was a Japanese baseball pitcher. He played…
Ritsuo Horimoto (堀本律雄, Horimoto Ritsuo; January 20, 1935 – January 14, 2012) was a Japanese baseball pitcher. He played for the Yomiuri Giants from 1960 to 1962, winning both the Central League Rookie of the Year Award and the Eiji Sawamura Award in his first season. The Giants won the Japan Series the next year, and traded him for Toshio Yanagida at the end of the 1962 season. Horimoto closed his playing career with the Orions franchise, and coached the Yokohama Taiyo Whales in two stints from 1977 to 1978 and 1991 to 1992. He then joined the Nippon Ham Fighters coaching staff for two seasons, 1993 and 1994, followed by a return to coaching in 1997 with the Uni-President Lions, a Chinese Professional Baseball League team. Horimoto died of pneumonia in Yokohama on January 14, 2012, at the age of 76.
Masaharu Ikuta (生田 正治, Ikuta Masaharu; January 19, 1935 – November 13, 2023) was a Japanese businessman from Kobe.…
Masaharu Ikuta (生田 正治, Ikuta Masaharu; January 19, 1935 – November 13, 2023) was a Japanese businessman from Kobe. Ikuta graduated from Keio University in 1957. He was the CEO of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and served as the president of the Japan Postal Agency 2003 to March 2007. He was named the honorary consul to the Republic of Mauritius in 2002, and he was a member of the Trilateral Commission. Since 1998 he served as an independent non-executive director of Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd. Ikuta died on November 13, 2023, at the age of 88.
🎓 Keio University🏫 Matsuyama Kita High School📅 Born January 19🎂 Born 1935📍 From Hyogo Prefecture💼 Company President・Entrepreneur
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Kazuko Ito-Yamaizumi (山泉 和子, Yamaizumi Kazuko; January 17, 1935 – August 27, 2024) was an international table tennis…
Kazuko Ito-Yamaizumi (山泉 和子, Yamaizumi Kazuko; January 17, 1935 – August 27, 2024) was an international table tennis player from Japan.
Kiyoshi Ōkubo (大久保 清, Ōkubo Kiyoshi; January 17, 1935 – January 22, 1976) was a Japanese serial killer. Between March…
Kiyoshi Ōkubo (大久保 清, Ōkubo Kiyoshi; January 17, 1935 – January 22, 1976) was a Japanese serial killer. Between March 31, 1971, and May 10, 1971, he raped and murdered eight girls and women. He used a pen name, Tanigawa Ivan (谷川伊凡).
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Tomiko Ishii (石井 トミコ, Ishii Tomiko; 12 January 1935 – 6 October 2022) was a Japanese actress. Ishii died on 6 October…
Tomiko Ishii (石井 トミコ, Ishii Tomiko; 12 January 1935 – 6 October 2022) was a Japanese actress. Ishii died on 6 October 2022, at the age of 87.
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Tokio Kano (加納 時男, Kanō Tokio; January 5, 1935 – January 17, 2017) was a member of the House of Councillors, the upper…
Tokio Kano (加納 時男, Kanō Tokio; January 5, 1935 – January 17, 2017) was a member of the House of Councillors, the upper house of the Japanese parliament. He was also a member of the Japanese parliament and a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo and Keio University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998. He died on January 17, 2017, at the age of 82.
Toru Terasawa (寺沢 徹, Terasawa Tōru; January 4, 1935 – March 23, 2025) was a Japanese long-distance runner who on…
Toru Terasawa (寺沢 徹, Terasawa Tōru; January 4, 1935 – March 23, 2025) was a Japanese long-distance runner who on February 17, 1963 set a world record in the marathon with a time of 2:15:16 at the Beppu Marathon. Terasawa placed second in the marathon at the 1964 Japanese Olympic trials and 15th at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Terasawa is also a two-time champion of the Fukuoka Marathon; he set a Japanese national record during his 1962 victory (2:16:18.4) and improved on it when he won in 1964 (2:14:48.2). At Fukuoka in 1966, he finished fifth (2:15:51.2) after colliding with Jim Hogan, the 1966 European marathon champion, and falling to the pavement just before the halfway mark. When Morio Shigematsu set the world record at the 1965 Polytechnic Marathon, Terasawa finished second. His 2:13:41 performance was the third best ever at the time In 1965, he set his second world record, in the 30 km, and in 1969 he won the Nagano Marathon. He died on March 23, 2025, at the age of 90.
Kenji Iijima (born 2 January 1935) is a Japanese field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960…
Kenji Iijima (born 2 January 1935) is a Japanese field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Sumiko Iwao (岩男 寿美子, Iwao Sumiko; January 2, 1935 – January 11, 2018) was a Japanese psychologist, educator, editor and…
Sumiko Iwao (岩男 寿美子, Iwao Sumiko; January 2, 1935 – January 11, 2018) was a Japanese psychologist, educator, editor and professor emeritus at Keio University in Tokyo. She served as the editor-in-chief of Japan Echo, an English-language magazine and predecessor of Nippon.com, from 1997 until 2007, as well as a member of the Echo's editorial board from 1985 until 2007.
Eiko Kadono (角野 栄子, Kadono Eiko), real name Eiko Watanabe (渡辺英子, Watanabe Eiko), born January 1, 1935, is a Japanese…
Eiko Kadono (角野 栄子, Kadono Eiko), real name Eiko Watanabe (渡辺英子, Watanabe Eiko), born January 1, 1935, is a Japanese author of children's literature, picture books, non-fiction, and essays. Her most famous work Kiki's Delivery Service, released in 1985, was made into an anime film by Hayao Miyazaki, and spawned a series of sequel novels. In 2018, she won the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Currently, she serves as a guest professor at the Nihon Fukushi University in Aichi Prefecture.
🎓 Nihon Fukushi University🏫 Otsuma High School📅 Born January 1🎂 Born 1935📍 From Tokyo💼 Writer・Novelist💼 Essayist・Essay Writer
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Kaoru Yamaya (山谷 馨; December 21, 1934 – September 18, 2026), better known by his pen name Sō Kuramoto (倉本 聰), was a…
Kaoru Yamaya (山谷 馨; December 21, 1934 – September 18, 2026), better known by his pen name Sō Kuramoto (倉本 聰), was a Japanese playwright and screenwriter.
Hiromi Shinya (新谷 弘実, Shin'ya Hiromi; 6 March 1935 – 9 December 2021) was a Japanese-born general surgeon. He pioneered…
Hiromi Shinya (新谷 弘実, Shin'ya Hiromi; 6 March 1935 – 9 December 2021) was a Japanese-born general surgeon. He pioneered modern colonoscopic techniques, and invented the electrosurgical polypectomy snare now common on colonoscopes, allowing for removal of colon polyps without invasive surgery. Shinya was also known for his health theory. He has authored a number of books, many of them in Japanese.
Kuniaki Asomura (阿曽村 邦昭, Asomura Kuniaki) was a Japanese diplomat.
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Keizaburō Tejima (手島 圭三郎, Tejima Keizaburō) (born 1935) is a Japanese artist and children's picture book author. He is…
Keizaburō Tejima (手島 圭三郎, Tejima Keizaburō) (born 1935) is a Japanese artist and children's picture book author. He is known for his books and their illustrations. Tejima's illustrative technique is woodblock. Books he has written and illustrated include Fox's Dream, Owl Lake, Swan Sky and The Bear's Autumn.
Victor Shoichi Koga (1935 – November 3, 2018) was a Japanese-Russian martial artist and trainer. He introduced the…
Victor Shoichi Koga (1935 – November 3, 2018) was a Japanese-Russian martial artist and trainer. He introduced the martial art of sambo in Japan and was one of its main exponents until his death.
Yoshihiro Tsurumi (霍見 芳浩, Tsurumi Yoshihiro; born 1935) is a Japanese economist and professor of international business…
Yoshihiro Tsurumi (霍見 芳浩, Tsurumi Yoshihiro; born 1935) is a Japanese economist and professor of international business at Baruch College of the City University of New York and serves as President of the Pacific Basin Center Foundation in New York. Tsurumi, a native of Kumamoto Prefecture, lives in Scarsdale, Westchester County, New York. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in economics from Keio University in Tokyo, Japan and MBA and DBA degrees from Harvard University, and received CUNY's presidential excellence award for distinguished scholarship in 2002.
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Minoru Yoshida (1935–2010) was a Japanese painter, sculptor, and performance artist, associated with the Gutai Art…
Minoru Yoshida (1935–2010) was a Japanese painter, sculptor, and performance artist, associated with the Gutai Art Association.
Yasunao Tone (刀根 康尚, Tone Yasunao; 31 March 1935 – 12 May 2025) was a Japanese multidisciplinary artist born in Tokyo…
Yasunao Tone (刀根 康尚, Tone Yasunao; 31 March 1935 – 12 May 2025) was a Japanese multidisciplinary artist born in Tokyo, Japan, and working in New York City. He graduated from Chiba University in 1957 with a major in Japanese Literature. An important figure in postwar Japanese art during the 1960s, he was active in many facets of the Tokyo art scene. He was a central member of the early noise music collective Group Ongaku and was associated with a number of other Japanese art groups such as Neo-Dada Organizers, Hi-Red Center, and Team Random (the first computer art group organized in Japan). Tone was also a member of Fluxus and one of the founding members of its Japanese branch. Many of his works were performed at Fluxus festivals or distributed by George Maciunas’s various Fluxus operations. Relocating to the United States in 1972, he henceforth gained a reputation as a musician, performer and writer working with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Senda Nengudi, Florian Hecker, and many others. Tone is also known as a pioneer of "Glitch" music due to his groundbreaking modifications of compact discs and CD players. Tone died on 12 May 2025, at the age of 90.
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Yūjirō Ishihara (石原 裕次郎, Ishihara Yūjirō; December 28, 1934 – July 17, 1987) was a Japanese actor and singer born in…
Yūjirō Ishihara (石原 裕次郎, Ishihara Yūjirō; December 28, 1934 – July 17, 1987) was a Japanese actor and singer born in Kobe. His elder brother was Shintaro Ishihara, an author, politician, and the Governor of Tokyo between 1999 and 2012. Yujiro's film debut was the 1956 film Season of the Sun, based on a novel written by his brother. He was beloved by many fans as a representative youth star in the films of postwar Japan and subsequently as a macho movie hero. His early death from liver cancer was a major public event in Japan.
🎓 Keio University🏫 Keio Shiki Senior High School📅 Born December 28🎂 Born 1934📍 From Zushi, Kanagawa💼 Actor💼 Singer・Vocalist💼 Company President・Entrepreneur
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Makiko Mori (森 万紀子; December 19, 1934 – before November 17, 1992) was a Japanese novelist. She won the 1980 Izumi Kyōka…
Makiko Mori (森 万紀子; December 19, 1934 – before November 17, 1992) was a Japanese novelist. She won the 1980 Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature for her book Yuki Onna (雪女).
🏫 Yamagata Prefectural Sakata Higashi High School📅 Born December 19🎂 Born 1934📍 From Sakata, Yamagata💼 Writer・Novelist
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Shunsaku Tamiya (Japanese: 田宮俊作; December 19, 1934 – July 18, 2025) was a Japanese business executive. He was the…
Shunsaku Tamiya (Japanese: 田宮俊作; December 19, 1934 – July 18, 2025) was a Japanese business executive. He was the former president, chairman of the board, and representative director of the Tamiya Corporation, a major Japanese plastic model producer.
Yoshinobu Nishizaki (西崎 義展, Nishizaki Yoshinobu; 18 December 1934 – 7 November 2010) was a Japanese film producer best…
Yoshinobu Nishizaki (西崎 義展, Nishizaki Yoshinobu; 18 December 1934 – 7 November 2010) was a Japanese film producer best known as one of the two co-creators of the anime series Space Battleship Yamato. He was sometimes credited as Yoshinori Nishizaki. He was born in 1934 and graduated from the Nihon University Art Department. He also founded the studio Academy Productions which produced Space Battleship Yamato as well as the 1980 anime series; Space Emperor God Sigma for Toei Company.
Isao Matsuoka (松岡 功, Matsuoka Isao; born December 18, 1934) is a longtime studio executive and former chairman of Toho…
Isao Matsuoka (松岡 功, Matsuoka Isao; born December 18, 1934) is a longtime studio executive and former chairman of Toho Co., Ltd., serving as Chairman for 14 years until his retirement in 2009. He had previously served as President and worked for the company for over 50 years having joined in 1957. He currently serves as chairman emeritus of Toho, honorary chairman of the Japan Academy Film Prize Association, and a director of the Kawakita Memorial Film Foundation. Isao's father, Tatsuro Matsuoka (Kobayashi), was the second son of Toho founder Ichizō Kobayashi, and as such, was adopted into the Matsuoka family upon his marriage to Setsuko Matsuoka, daughter of Ichizō's business partner and member of Diet, Junkichi Matsuoka. Tatsuro also served as Toho's president following the death of his older brother Fusao. A graduate of the prestigious Konan University, Isao is credited with helping establish Toho as the preeminent film production, distribution and exhibition company in Japan with his revolutionary and innovative reforms following his promotion to president in 1977, and named as the 10th most powerful person in the Japanese film industry by Première Magazine Japan in 2001. Established in 1932, Toho is known internationally for its Godzilla series and the Akira Kurosawa classics Kagemusha and Ran produced under Matsuoka's leadership. Isao has also been honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards by CineAsia in 1998 and the National Association of Theatre Owners at ShoWest in 2007, the FIAPF Award for outstanding achievement in film at the 2009 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, and the Special Merit Award by the Japan Association of Theatre Owners on 2015. Born in Ashiya, Hyōgo, Isao played tennis at university and represented Japan in the 1956 Davis Cup. He married Chinami Shizuka, a star of the Takarazuka Revue, with whom he had 2 sons, Hiroyasu Matsuoka, who followed his father into the film business and succeeded Isao to serve as the 15th President and CEO of Toho in 2022, and Shuzo Matsuoka, a former professional tennis player and current sports commentator.
🎓 Konan University🏫 Konan High School📅 Born December 18🎂 Born 1934📍 From Ashiya, Hyōgo💼 Company President・Entrepreneur
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Susumu Taira (平良進, Taira Susumu; 18 December 1934 – 27 January 2024) was a Japanese actor. He was born in Okinawa, and…
Susumu Taira (平良進, Taira Susumu; 18 December 1934 – 27 January 2024) was a Japanese actor. He was born in Okinawa, and his credits include Nabbie's Love (1999), and Churasan. Taira was born in the former city of Hirara, Okinawa which was merged with other settlements in 2005 to become the city of Miyakojima, Okinawa. Taira was married to actress Tomi Taira. He died at his home in Ginowan, Okinawa, on 27 January 2024, at the age of 89.
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Hiizu Iwamura (岩村 秀, Iwamura Hiizu; born 17 December 1934) is a Japanese chemist and Professor of Chemistry, Nihon…
Hiizu Iwamura (岩村 秀, Iwamura Hiizu; born 17 December 1934) is a Japanese chemist and Professor of Chemistry, Nihon University, as well as Professor Emeriti of the Institute for Molecular Science in Okazaki, the University of Tokyo, and Kyushu University in Japan.
Nobuyuki Aihara (相原 信行, Aihara Nobuyuki; December 16, 1934 – July 16, 2013) was a Japanese gymnast. He was the father…
Nobuyuki Aihara (相原 信行, Aihara Nobuyuki; December 16, 1934 – July 16, 2013) was a Japanese gymnast. He was the father of Yutaka Aihara, also a gymnast. Nobuyuki competed at the 1956 Olympics and won a silver medal in floor exercise and a silver medal in the team competition. Four years later he won gold medals in these events. Aihara took up gymnastic at the age of 15 while studying at the Nippon Sport Science University. He was coached by his future teammate Masao Takemoto. In 1964 he married Toshiko Shirasu-Aihara, a fellow gymnast. Because of an injury he missed the Tokyo Olympics that year, and soon retired to become a gymnastics coach. In 1979 he founded the Aihara Gymnastics Club. Aihara died of pneumonia on July 16, 2013, at the age of 78.
🎓 Nippon Sport Science University🏫 Takasaki Technical High School📅 Born December 16🎂 Born 1934📍 From Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture💼 Gymnastics
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Kantarō Suga (菅貫太郎, Suga Kantarō; born December 12, 1934, in Yuzawa, Akita - died March 22, 1994, in Yokohama) was a…
Kantarō Suga (菅貫太郎, Suga Kantarō; born December 12, 1934, in Yuzawa, Akita - died March 22, 1994, in Yokohama) was a leading Japanese actor. His film credits span three decades, from 1960 to 1990. One of his prominent appearances was in the lead role in Pastoral: To Die in the Country. Suga also appeared in The Gate of Youth, Sword of the Beast, and Theater of Life. He also portrays Souichiro Akizuki- the father of Nobuhiko, Kyoko and also the foster father of the protagonist Kotaro Minami in the tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Black. A frequent television guest star, Suga acted in jidaigeki and contemporary shows. Twenty appearances on Abarenbō Shōgun, thirteen on Zenigata Heiji, eleven on Momotarō-zamurai, nine on Ōoka Echizen, seven on Edo o Kiru, and numerous guest roles on various programs in the Mito Komon and Hissatsu series top his list of roles.
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Shunji Fujimura (藤村 俊二, Fujimura Shunji; December 8, 1934 – January 25, 2017) was a Japanese actor from Kamakura…
Shunji Fujimura (藤村 俊二, Fujimura Shunji; December 8, 1934 – January 25, 2017) was a Japanese actor from Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. He appeared in the second series of Monkey as the horse. He appeared in the Death Note live-action movie as Quillsh Wammy A.K.A. Watari.
Masami Tanabu (田名部 匡省, Tanabu Masami) (7 December 1934 – 26 March 2025) was a Japanese politician of the Democratic…
Masami Tanabu (田名部 匡省, Tanabu Masami) (7 December 1934 – 26 March 2025) was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Hachinohe, Aomori and graduate of Rikkyo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 after serving in the Aomori Prefectural Assembly for two terms and then in the House of Representatives for six terms. Tanabu was a past head coach of the Japan national ice hockey team. He also competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and the 1964 Winter Olympics. Tanabu died due to septic shock in hospital in Hachinohe, on 26 March 2025, at the age of 90.