Hitomi Jinno (神野 眸, Jinno Hitomi; born 8 March 1937) is a Japanese former freestyle swimmer. She competed at the 1956…
Hitomi Jinno (神野 眸, Jinno Hitomi; born 8 March 1937) is a Japanese former freestyle swimmer. She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.
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Naganori Ito (伊藤 修令, Itō Naganori; born 1937) is a Japanese automotive engineer, and was responsible for the…
Naganori Ito (伊藤 修令, Itō Naganori; born 1937) is a Japanese automotive engineer, and was responsible for the development of the eighth generation R32 Nissan Skyline including the BNR32 Skyline GT-R.
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Tsukasa Hosaka (保坂 司, Hosaka Tsukasa; March 3, 1937 – January 21, 2018) was a former Japanese football player and…
Tsukasa Hosaka (保坂 司, Hosaka Tsukasa; March 3, 1937 – January 21, 2018) was a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
🎓 Meiji University🏫 Kofu Daiichi High School📅 Born March 3🎂 Born 1937📍 From Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)💼 Politician・Legislator
Fumio Nagakubo (born 23 February 1937) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and the 1964…
Fumio Nagakubo (born 23 February 1937) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and the 1964 Winter Olympics.
Mari Shiraki (白木 万理, Shiraki Mari; 22 February 1937 – 12 July 2023) was a Japanese actress. She joined the Nikkatsu…
Mari Shiraki (白木 万理, Shiraki Mari; 22 February 1937 – 12 July 2023) was a Japanese actress. She joined the Nikkatsu studio and appeared in about 100 films at Nikkatsu. Shiraki is well known for her role of Ritsu Nakamura on the jidaigeki television series Hissatsu. Shiraki died on 12 July 2023, at the age of 86. Her death was reported on September 2026, three years later.
Takahiko Iimura (Japanese: 飯村隆彦, Hepburn: Iimura Takahiko; 20 February 1937 – 31 July 2022) was a post-war Japanese…
Takahiko Iimura (Japanese: 飯村隆彦, Hepburn: Iimura Takahiko; 20 February 1937 – 31 July 2022) was a post-war Japanese avant-garde filmmaker and fine art artist. He is considered one of the pioneers of experimental and independent filmmaking in Japan. He focused on the sexuality of human bodies, film construction in Japanese culture. Iimura was born in Tokyo and was a graduate of Keio University. He began experimenting the combination of human body and contemporary Japanese art subject in his early stage. In his film A Dance Party in the Kingdom of Lillput (1964) focuses on the movement and the intimate body parts - oral cavity and bare feet. The film Onan (1963) has gained him success and earn a global reputation by winning the Special Prize at the Brussels International Independent Film Festival in 1964. Later after his success from his first international solo exhibition in the 70s, he switched his attention from human sexuality to exploring the new forms of film structure. Cosmic Buddha (1960-1971), Iimura re-shot from the screen introducing the infinite space within the footage, questioning the issue of space and time. The film concerns the philosophical and religious aspects of Japanese culture. He published a seminal work on experimental filmmaking in 1970, Geijutsu to higeijutsu no aida, and a biography of Yoko Ono, Ono Yōko hito to sakuhin, in 1985. Iimura made much of his film in New York City, but became a professor at the Nagoya Zokei University of Art & Design in 1992.
Noboru Okamoto (岡本 登, Okamoto Noboru; born 19 February 1937) is a Japanese former hammer thrower who competed in the…
Noboru Okamoto (岡本 登, Okamoto Noboru; born 19 February 1937) is a Japanese former hammer thrower who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Okamoto won the British AAA Championships title in the hammer throw event at the 1962 AAA Championships.
Shunya Itō (伊藤 俊也, Itō Shun'ya; born February 17, 1937) is a Japanese film director known for starting the Sasori /…
Shunya Itō (伊藤 俊也, Itō Shun'ya; born February 17, 1937) is a Japanese film director known for starting the Sasori / Female Prisoner Scorpion series of 1970s exploitation films starring Meiko Kaji. Itō worked for Toei Company for most of his career. In 1972, he won a Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Citation for his first film, Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion. He won Picture of the Year at the Japanese Academy Awards in 1985 with his film Gray Sunset, a story of a man suffering from Alzheimer's disease. This thus became Japan's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film instead of Akira Kurosawa's Ran, which caused a slight uproar in Western media as many critics thought Ran had a real chance of winning, whereas Gray Sunset was not even shortlisted. In 1995, he directed Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus. In 1998, he directed the World War II drama Pride: The Fateful Moment, presenting a sympathetic view of Hideki Tōjō on trial at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, attracting accusations of revisionism.
Hiroshi Ninomiya (二宮 寛, Ninomiya Hiroshi; born February 13, 1937) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He…
Hiroshi Ninomiya (二宮 寛, Ninomiya Hiroshi; born February 13, 1937) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He also managed the Japan national team.
Keisuke Sagawa (砂川 啓介, Sagawa Keisuke; February 12, 1937 – July 11, 2017) was a Japanese actor and tarento. He is…
Keisuke Sagawa (砂川 啓介, Sagawa Keisuke; February 12, 1937 – July 11, 2017) was a Japanese actor and tarento. He is notable for being the first actor of the Taisō no Onīsan in the Uta no Ehon program on the long-running television program Okaasan to Issho. His wife was actress, television personality, and voice actress Nobuyo Ōyama.
Takashi Asano (浅野 孝, Asano Takashi; born 1937) is a Japanese-born environmental engineer and a professor emeritus at…
Takashi Asano (浅野 孝, Asano Takashi; born 1937) is a Japanese-born environmental engineer and a professor emeritus at the University of California, Davis. Asano has more than 40 years of academic and professional experience in environmental and water resources engineering, specializing in water reclamation, recycling, and reuse. During 1978–1992, he served as the water reclamation specialist for the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) in Sacramento, during the formative years of water reclamation, recycling, and reuse. Asano has conducted water reclamation and reuse studies at the SWRCB and the University of California, Davis, many of which contributed to the scientific and technical basis for State of California's Title 22 regulations (State of California Water Recycling Criteria). Previously, Asano taught at Montana State University, Bozeman, 1971–75, and Washington State University, Pullman, 1975–78. He has continued to lecture widely and publish on topics current and ancient. Asano co-authored with Franklin L. Burton, Harold L. Leverenz, Ryujiro Tsuchihashi, and George Tchobanoglous the widely used textbook entitled Water Reuse: Issues, Technologies, and Applications by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New York, NY.
🏫 Sapporo Minami High School📅 Born February 7🎂 Born 1937📍 From Sapporo, Hokkaido💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Yū Aku (阿久 悠, Aku Yū), occasionally credited as You Aku (February 7, 1937 – August 1, 2007), was a Japanese lyricist…
Yū Aku (阿久 悠, Aku Yū), occasionally credited as You Aku (February 7, 1937 – August 1, 2007), was a Japanese lyricist, poet, and novelist.
Kazuhiko Yamaguchi (山口和彦, Yamaguchi Kazuhiko; born 5 February 1937) is a Japanese film director.
Fujio Cho (張 富士夫, Chō Fujio; born February 2, 1937) is a Japanese businessman who was formerly honorary chairman of the…
Fujio Cho (張 富士夫, Chō Fujio; born February 2, 1937) is a Japanese businessman who was formerly honorary chairman of the Toyota Motor Corporation. Chō is the only second "outsider" to head Toyota Motor Co. since the members of the founding Toyoda family stepped aside in 1995. He earned a bachelor's degree in law from the University of Tokyo in March 1960. Chō joined the Toyota Motor Corporation in April 1960. Chō's previous titles include: managing director, senior managing director, vice president, president and vice chairman of the board. He previously worked as president in a subsidiary. Chō has been serving as chairman of the board and representative director of Toyota Motor Corporation from June 2006 to June 2013. Chō has been a strong advocate of environmentally friendly automotive technology, such as the hybrid-electric Prius.
Kikuko Masumoto (増本 伎共子, Masumoto Kikuko; born 2 February 1937) is a Japanese pianist, music educator, composer, and…
Kikuko Masumoto (増本 伎共子, Masumoto Kikuko; born 2 February 1937) is a Japanese pianist, music educator, composer, and ethnomusicologist.
Nobuya Hoshino (星野 展弥, Hoshino Nobuya) (February 1, 1937 – February 22, 2020) was an international table tennis player…
Nobuya Hoshino (星野 展弥, Hoshino Nobuya) (February 1, 1937 – February 22, 2020) was an international table tennis player from Japan.
Yoshio Matsui (Japanese: 松井良夫 Matsui Yoshio; 27 January 1937 – 13 October 2024) was a Japanese politician. A member of…
Yoshio Matsui (Japanese: 松井良夫 Matsui Yoshio; 27 January 1937 – 13 October 2024) was a Japanese politician. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he served as speaker of the Osaka Prefectural Assembly from 1996 to 1997. He was the father of Ichirō Matsui, the former Governor of Osaka Prefecture and co-counder of Nippon Ishin no Kai. Matsui died on 13 October 2024, at the age of 87.
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Takehisa Matsubara (松原 武久, Matsubara Takehisa; born 26 January 1937) is a Japanese politician who served as the 20th…
Takehisa Matsubara (松原 武久, Matsubara Takehisa; born 26 January 1937) is a Japanese politician who served as the 20th mayor of Nagoya City in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. A native of Owariasahi, also in Aichi Prefecture, and graduate of Aichi University of Education. He was first elected in April 1997.
Mitsuo Tasumi (January 23, 1937 – November 24, 2021) was a Japanese physical chemist known for his vibrational…
Mitsuo Tasumi (January 23, 1937 – November 24, 2021) was a Japanese physical chemist known for his vibrational spectroscopic works on synthetic and biological macromolecules. He was Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo, and a former president of Saitama University, having trained a number of physical chemists active in academia and industry. Moto-o Tasumi, a zoologist at Kyoto University, was his brother.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Hibiya High School📅 Born January 23🎂 Born 1937💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Tetsurō Sagawa (瑳川 哲朗, Sagawa Tetsurō; January 22, 1937 – February 17, 2021) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from…
Tetsurō Sagawa (瑳川 哲朗, Sagawa Tetsurō; January 22, 1937 – February 17, 2021) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tateyama, Chiba. He was a graduate of Waseda University.
🎓 Waseda University📅 Born January 22🎂 Born 1937📍 From Tateyama, Chiba💼 Actor💼 Singer・Vocalist💼 Voice Actor
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Yukio Endō (遠藤 幸雄, Endō Yukio; January 18, 1937 – March 25, 2009) was a Japanese artistic gymnast, Olympic champion and…
Yukio Endō (遠藤 幸雄, Endō Yukio; January 18, 1937 – March 25, 2009) was a Japanese artistic gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion. He was part of the first Japanese team that succeeded to win gold medals in the team event at the Summer Olympics (1960) and World Championships (1962). In 1964 he won the first individual all-around Olympic gold medal for Japan. He was the flag bearer at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
🎓 Tokyo University of Education🏫 Akita Technical High School📅 Born January 18🎂 Born 1937📍 From Akita(city), Akita Prefecture💼 Gymnastics
Toshiharu Ueda (上田 利治, Ueda Toshiharu; January 18, 1937 – July 1, 2017) was a professional Japanese baseball player…
Toshiharu Ueda (上田 利治, Ueda Toshiharu; January 18, 1937 – July 1, 2017) was a professional Japanese baseball player, coach, and manager. In 20 seasons as a manager, he won 1,322 games and led the Hankyu Braves to three Japan Series titles (which included their first championship in 1975) to go along with five Pacific League pennants. He is one of six managers to win the Japan Series three times in NPB history. He was elected to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003.
Shunji Yanai (柳井 俊二, Yanai Shunji, born 15 January 1937) is a Japanese diplomat who served as ambassador to the United…
Shunji Yanai (柳井 俊二, Yanai Shunji, born 15 January 1937) is a Japanese diplomat who served as ambassador to the United States from 1999 until 2001 and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1997 to 1999. After his diplomatic career, he served as a judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea from 2005 to 2023 and was its president from 2011 to 2014.
Yōhei Kōno (河野 洋平, Kōno Yōhei; 15 January 1937 – 8 June 2026) was a Japanese politician who was President of the…
Yōhei Kōno (河野 洋平, Kōno Yōhei; 15 January 1937 – 8 June 2026) was a Japanese politician who was President of the Liberal Democratic Party. He served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from November 2003 until August 2009, when the LDP lost its majority in the 2009 election. Kōno served as speaker for the longest length since the set up of House of Representatives in 1890. Kōno was the president of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations from 1999 to 2013.
🏫 Waseda University Junior and Senior High School📅 Born January 15🎂 Born 1937📍 From Tokyo💼 Politician・Legislator
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Chiemi Eri (江利 チエミ, Eri Chiemi; January 11, 1937 – February 13, 1982) was a Japanese singer and actress. Eri was born…
Chiemi Eri (江利 チエミ, Eri Chiemi; January 11, 1937 – February 13, 1982) was a Japanese singer and actress. Eri was born as Chiemi Kubo (久保 智恵美, Kubo Chiemi) on January 11, 1937 in Tokyo, Japan. She was born to a musician father and a mother who was a singer, thus encouraging her musical career. She started her singing career at the age of 14 with her version of "Tennessee Waltz." She regularly sang on American military bases as a teenager. Her repertoire consisted largely of traditional Japanese songs as well as a few American songs such as "Jambalaya" and "Come on-a My House". Eri started her career as an actress similar to Hibari Misora. Eri, Misora and Izumi Yukimura formed a trio. In her concerts, she was supported by Nobuo Hara's jazz band. The actress was one of Japan's best-known singers in the mid-20th century and also appeared in numerous television shows from the early 1950s until just before her death. However, she is fairly unknown in many other parts of the world since her albums were rarely distributed in other markets, in which her music can almost only be accessed via the internet. Eri married Ken Takakura in 1959 and they divorced in 1971. She released the single "Sakaba Nite" (酒場にて, lit. "At the Bar") in 1974. The song was later included in the omnibus album "Enka no Kokoro".
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Tsunenori Kawai (河合 常則, Kawai Tsunenori; January 10, 1937 – September 7, 2017) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal…
Tsunenori Kawai (河合 常則, Kawai Tsunenori; January 10, 1937 – September 7, 2017) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Jōhana, Toyama and graduate of Keio University, he had served in the town assembly of Jōhana for three terms since 1964 and in the assembly of Toyama Prefecture for eight terms since 1975. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004.
Masaaki Mori (森 祇晶, Mori Masaaki; born January 9, 1937) is a retired professional Japanese baseball player and manager.…
Masaaki Mori (森 祇晶, Mori Masaaki; born January 9, 1937) is a retired professional Japanese baseball player and manager. Mori played Nippon Professional Baseball from 1955–1974 as the catcher of the Yomiuri Giants. He was an eight-time Best Nine Award-winner (1961–1968) and the Japan Series MVP in 1967. He was selected to eleven Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Games. He was nicknamed "the brains of the V9 Dynasty", as he was the main catcher of the Yomiuri Giants V9 Dynasty. When his career ended in 1974, he asked newly-minted Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima for a job and was refused. After his retirement as a player, Mori managed the Seibu Lions from 1986 to 1994, leading the team to six Japan Series championships of the Invincible Seibu dynasty. He won the Matsutaro Shoriki Award in 1986 and 1990. He announced his impeding retirement from the Lions at the close of the 1994 Japan Series, although it was later speculated that management expressed it was time for a change. Mori managed the Yokohama BayStars in 2001 to 2002. Mori participated in 27 of the 73 Japan Series contested, as a player, coach, and manager, as of 2023, with him winning 21 of the 27, making him the most decorated individual in NPB history.
Kumi Mizuno (水野久美, Mizuno Kumi; born 1 January 1937) is a Japanese actress best known for appearing in several Toho…
Kumi Mizuno (水野久美, Mizuno Kumi; born 1 January 1937) is a Japanese actress best known for appearing in several Toho kaiju films of the 1960s and early 1970s.
🏫 Sanjo Higashi High School📅 Born January 1🎂 Born 1937📍 From Sanjō, Niigata💼 Actress💼 TV Personality
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Koshin Fujitani (藤谷 光信, Fujitani Kōshin; born January 1, 1937) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of…
Koshin Fujitani (藤谷 光信, Fujitani Kōshin; born January 1, 1937) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A former member of the assembly of Yamaguchi Prefecture, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007. Fujitani is also an ordained Shin Buddhist priest within Honganji-ha.
🎓 Ryukoku University🏫 Iwakuni High School📅 Born January 1🎂 Born 1937📍 From Yamaguchi Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Buddhist Monk
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Shigeo Takaya (高谷 茂男, Takaya Shigeo; 1 January 1937 – 8 August 2024) was a Japanese politician who was the mayor of…
Shigeo Takaya (高谷 茂男, Takaya Shigeo; 1 January 1937 – 8 August 2024) was a Japanese politician who was the mayor of Okayama in Okayama Prefecture. A graduate of Okayama Prefectural University-Junior College, he was first elected in October 2005. Takaya died of kidney failure on 8 August 2024, at the age of 87.
🎓 Okayama University📅 Born January 1🎂 Born 1937📍 From Sōja, Okayama Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Company President・Entrepreneur
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Shōichi Tanaka (Japanese: 田中昭一 Tanaka Shōichi; 1 January 1937 – 15 October 2025) was a Japanese politician. A member of…
Shōichi Tanaka (Japanese: 田中昭一 Tanaka Shōichi; 1 January 1937 – 15 October 2025) was a Japanese politician. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he served in the House of Representatives from 1996 to 2000. Tanaka died in Funabashi on 15 October 2025, at the age of 88.
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Tetsunao "Ted" Yamamori (Japanese: 山森鉄直) (born 1937 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan), is a Japanese scholar of…
Tetsunao "Ted" Yamamori (Japanese: 山森鉄直) (born 1937 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan), is a Japanese scholar of social studies, author of over 20 books, and president emeritus of Food for the Hungry International, He was an international director for the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization, a senior fellow at the Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of Southern California, and an associate professor of "holistic mission" at Asbury Theological Seminary. Yamamori was raised and educated within a Buddhist family in Nagoya. In 1956, while studying at the Nazan University, he emigrated to the United States to study at Texas Christian University and Duke University. He received a doctorate from Duke University in 1968. In 1969, Yamamori became an assistant professor at Milligan College, Northwest Christian University and Biola University, after which he began work with Food for the Hungry International; he became its president in 1984, retiring in 2001.
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Akio Nohira (野平 明雄, Nohira Akio) (1937 - February 4, 2015) was a former Japanese international table tennis player. He…
Akio Nohira (野平 明雄, Nohira Akio) (1937 - February 4, 2015) was a former Japanese international table tennis player. He won a bronze medal at the 1956 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's singles.
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Kyoji Tan (丹 喬二, Tan Kyōji; 1937 – January 3, 2011) was a Japanese historian. He specialized in Song dynasty history.
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Teruo Murakami (村上 輝夫, Murakami Teruo; 1938 – 17 December 2013) was an international table tennis player from Japan.
Akio Kashiwagi (柏木昭男, Kashiwagi Akio), also known as "The Warrior", was a Japanese businessman and gambler who was…
Akio Kashiwagi (柏木昭男, Kashiwagi Akio), also known as "The Warrior", was a Japanese businessman and gambler who was known for his extravagant lifestyle and alleged connections to organized crime. In the early 1990s, Kashiwagi gained international notoriety for his high-stakes gambling at casinos in the United States and Australia. He was involved in several publicized incidents, including a dispute with then businessman Donald Trump and with other casinos over his gambling debts. In 1992, Kashiwagi was murdered in his home in Japan. The culprit was never found.