Toshitsugu Saito (斉藤 斗志二, Saitō Toshitsugu; 27 December 1944 – 3 October 2026) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal…
Toshitsugu Saito (斉藤 斗志二, Saitō Toshitsugu; 27 December 1944 – 3 October 2026) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who was a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet from 1986 to 2009. A native of Fuji, Shizuoka and graduate of Sophia University, he attended Waseda University for graduate study and business school at the University of Washington in the United States. From 2001 to 2002 he was Director General of the Japan Defense Agency (now Minister of Defense). Saito died on 3 October 2026, at the age of 81.
Famous People Born in 1944
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Kyōji Saitō (齋藤 恭司, Saitō Kyōji; born 25 December 1944) is a Japanese mathematician, specializing in algebraic geometry…
Kyōji Saitō (齋藤 恭司, Saitō Kyōji; born 25 December 1944) is a Japanese mathematician, specializing in algebraic geometry and complex analytic geometry.
Naoko Fukatsu (深津 尚子, Fukatsu Naoko; born 23 December 1944 in Okazaki, Aichi) is a former international table tennis…
Naoko Fukatsu (深津 尚子, Fukatsu Naoko; born 23 December 1944 in Okazaki, Aichi) is a former international table tennis player from Japan.
Hiroshi Umemura (梅村 浩; 1944 – March 8, 2019) was a Japanese mathematician and professor at Nagoya University in the…
Hiroshi Umemura (梅村 浩; 1944 – March 8, 2019) was a Japanese mathematician and professor at Nagoya University in the field of algebraic geometry and differential equations.
Susumu Kagawa (香川 征, Kagawa Susumu; 1944 – 7 April 2021) was a Japanese urologist and a co-author of 41 peer-reviewed…
Susumu Kagawa (香川 征, Kagawa Susumu; 1944 – 7 April 2021) was a Japanese urologist and a co-author of 41 peer-reviewed articles all of which can be found on Web of Science and PubMed. He was also a President of the University of Tokushima.
Hiroshi Komiyama (小宮山 宏, Komiyama Hiroshi; born December 15, 1944) is a Japanese scientist. He was the president of…
Hiroshi Komiyama (小宮山 宏, Komiyama Hiroshi; born December 15, 1944) is a Japanese scientist. He was the president of University of Tokyo from April 2005 to March 2009. He is also the chairman of Mitsubishi Research Institute. His major research fields are Chemical engineering, Environmental engineering, functional material science and CVD reaction engineering. He is member of the World Knowledge Dialogue Scientific Board. When he was an undergraduate, he belonged to the American football club at University of Tokyo.
Miwa Fukuhara (福原 美和, Fukuhara Miwa; born December 13, 1944) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is a…
Miwa Fukuhara (福原 美和, Fukuhara Miwa; born December 13, 1944) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is a two-time Winter Universiade champion and a six-time Japanese national champion. She finished 21st in the 1960 Winter Olympic Games, and 5th in the 1964 Winter Olympic Games. After retiring from competition, Fukuhara became a coach. She is a member of the founding family of Shiseido.
Kazuo Funaki (舟木 一夫; born 12 December 1944 in Ichinomiya, Aichi) is a Japanese Enka singer. Kazuo also has a career as…
Kazuo Funaki (舟木 一夫; born 12 December 1944 in Ichinomiya, Aichi) is a Japanese Enka singer. Kazuo also has a career as a stage actor, film actor, and TV actor. His real name is Shigeyuki Ueda (上田 成幸).
Tadashi Irie (入江 禎, Irie Tadashi; born December 9, 1944 in Uwajima, Ehime) is a yakuza, the head (kumicho) of the…
Tadashi Irie (入江 禎, Irie Tadashi; born December 9, 1944 in Uwajima, Ehime) is a yakuza, the head (kumicho) of the Osaka-based 2nd Takumi-gumi and the grand general manager (so-honbucho) of the 6th Yamaguchi-gumi. He is regarded as the number-three leader of the 6th Yamaguchi-gumi, the largest known yakuza syndicate.
Tsuneo Mori (森 恒夫, Mori Tsuneo; December 6, 1944 – January 1, 1973) was a Japanese radical leftist and terrorist. He…
Tsuneo Mori (森 恒夫, Mori Tsuneo; December 6, 1944 – January 1, 1973) was a Japanese radical leftist and terrorist. He was born in Osaka and entered the Osaka City University where he became involved in leftist politics, eventually joining the Red Army Faction, which was a schismatic militant subfaction of the Japan Communist League. After many members of the Red Army Faction were arrested by the Japanese police with Mori remaining at large, several members of the group went to North Korea with Japan Airlines Flight 351 and some formed the Japanese Red Army. Mori remained in Japan and eventually became the leader of the United Red Army. Along with Hiroko Nagata, he allegedly killed 12 members and he was arrested in February 1972. He committed suicide by hanging in his cell in Tokyo on January 1, 1973.
Hideyuki Ashihara (芦原 英幸, Ashihara Hideyuki; December 5, 1944 – April 24, 1995) was a Japanese master of karate who…
Hideyuki Ashihara (芦原 英幸, Ashihara Hideyuki; December 5, 1944 – April 24, 1995) was a Japanese master of karate who founded Ashihara karate in 1980 with the emphasis on Sabaki. He is often attributed as one of the originators of the tai sabaki (whole body movement) method, although the concept was already very common in other martial arts, such as judo. He was known for his weapon skills including shuriken and tonfa.
Sōroku Yagisawa (八木沢 荘六, Yagisawa Sōroku; born December 1, 1944 in Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan) is a Japanese former Nippon…
Sōroku Yagisawa (八木沢 荘六, Yagisawa Sōroku; born December 1, 1944 in Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. He played for the Tokyo Orions and Lotte Orions. He later managed the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Masaru Nashimoto (梨元 勝, Nashimoto Masaru; 1 December 1944 – 21 August 2010) was a Japanese reporter who specialized in…
Masaru Nashimoto (梨元 勝, Nashimoto Masaru; 1 December 1944 – 21 August 2010) was a Japanese reporter who specialized in covering show-business gossip and scandals. He was born in Nakano, Tokyo.
Takeo Fukui (福井 威夫, Fukui Takeo; born November 28, 1944) is the former president and CEO of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. He is…
Takeo Fukui (福井 威夫, Fukui Takeo; born November 28, 1944) is the former president and CEO of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. He is from Tokyo, Japan, though his mother gave birth to him in Hiroshima to escape intensifying air raids during World War II. He graduated from Waseda University with a bachelor's degree in Applied Chemistry. He began working at Honda in April 1969.
Takeshi Ono (大野 毅, Ono Takeshi; born November 22, 1944) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan…
Takeshi Ono (大野 毅, Ono Takeshi; born November 22, 1944) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Takashi Inoue (井之上 喬, Inoue Takashi; born 20 November 1944) is a public relations practitioner, scholar, and theorist.…
Takashi Inoue (井之上 喬, Inoue Takashi; born 20 November 1944) is a public relations practitioner, scholar, and theorist. His theories include the "three forces of hyper-globalization", the "Self-Correction Model of Public Relations", and the "Japan model". He was the first to teach public relations courses at a major university in post-war Japan and is the Chairman and CEO of Inoue Public Relations, which he founded in 1970. He is a visiting professor at the Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University and at Kobe Institute of Computing. He was quoted in foreign press reports on the East Japan Earthquake and the 2018 arrest in Japan of Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn. He has written about modern Japan's lack of PR skills and has described the resulting "Deficiency of Japanese diplomacy", and in 2010 he wrote that corporate Japan's scandals have created "A culture of apologies: Communicating crises in Japan"
Koko Tanimoto (Née Koko Kondo (近藤紘子, Kondō Kōko), born November 20, 1944) is a prominent atomic bomb survivor, peace…
Koko Tanimoto (Née Koko Kondo (近藤紘子, Kondō Kōko), born November 20, 1944) is a prominent atomic bomb survivor, peace activist, and the eldest of at least four children of Kiyoshi Tanimoto, a Methodist minister famous for his work for the Hiroshima Maidens. Both appear in John Hersey's 1946 book Hiroshima. On May 11, 1955, her immediate family, including 10-year-old Koko and her father, Kiyoshi, unwittingly appeared on a television program popular in the United States at that time, This Is Your Life, where they were placed in the uncomfortable position of meeting with Captain Robert A. Lewis, copilot of the Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Kondo later recounted that as a child she had come to hate Lewis and thought of him as a monster for what he had done. But when Lewis shook her father's hand on the stage in 1955 she saw a tear on Lewis's face and came to forgive him. "I never heard [of] a monster that had tears. That means he's not a monster. That means he's the same as me. We're human beings." She lived and studied in Washington, D.C. for five-and-a-half years, graduating from American University in 1969. Kondo has espoused global peace in such places as Iraq, and speaks frequently at American University. Kondo regularly accompanies both Japanese and international students, mostly Americans, from her alma mater, on a peace study tour throughout Japan focusing on the atomic bomb. When she was living in the United States, she lived with Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck, who greatly influenced her personal work with Japanese orphans. Kondo received an honorary degree from Webster University in 2014. In 2025, she said she was collaborating with Cannon Hersey, the grandson of John Hersey, on a film about Hiroshima.
Yoshio Urushibara (漆原 良夫, Urushibara Yoshio; born 18 November 1944) is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party…
Yoshio Urushibara (漆原 良夫, Urushibara Yoshio; born 18 November 1944) is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Takuji Yanagimoto (柳本 卓治, Yanagimoto Takuji; born 11 November 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic…
Takuji Yanagimoto (柳本 卓治, Yanagimoto Takuji; born 11 November 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
Nobutaka Tsutsui (筒井 信隆, Tsutsui Nobutaka; 10 November 1944 – 1 October 2026) was a Japanese politician who served in…
Nobutaka Tsutsui (筒井 信隆, Tsutsui Nobutaka; 10 November 1944 – 1 October 2026) was a Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan.
Nobuyuki Hatta (Japanese: 八田 信之, born 6 November 1944) is a Japanese weightlifter. He competed in the men's lightweight…
Nobuyuki Hatta (Japanese: 八田 信之, born 6 November 1944) is a Japanese weightlifter. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Takashi Koizumi (小泉堯史 Koizumi Takashi) (born November 6, 1944, in Mito) is a Japanese film director. After graduating…
Takashi Koizumi (小泉堯史 Koizumi Takashi) (born November 6, 1944, in Mito) is a Japanese film director. After graduating from Waseda University, he served as an assistant director for Akira Kurosawa for many years.
Goji Sakamoto (坂本 剛二, Sakamoto Gōji; 2 November 1944 – 4 November 2018) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal…
Goji Sakamoto (坂本 剛二, Sakamoto Gōji; 2 November 1944 – 4 November 2018) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Iwaki, Fukushima and graduate of Chuo University, he had served in the city assembly of Iwaki since 1972 and in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture for three terms since 1975. In 1986, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives. He ran again four years later and was elected for the first time. He died on 4 November 2018 at the age of 74 from heart failure.
Takao Hikigi (引木 孝夫, Hikigi Takao; born 30 October 1944) is a Japanese ice hockey player. He competed in the men's…
Takao Hikigi (引木 孝夫, Hikigi Takao; born 30 October 1944) is a Japanese ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1968 Winter Olympics and the 1972 Winter Olympics.
Keizō Kanie (蟹江敬三, Kanie Keizō; October 28, 1944 – March 30, 2014) was a Japanese actor. He won the award for best…
Keizō Kanie (蟹江敬三, Kanie Keizō; October 28, 1944 – March 30, 2014) was a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 1st Yokohama Film Festival for Angel Guts: Red Classroom and Jūkyūsai no Chizu and at the 12th Yokohama Film Festival for Ware ni utsu yoi ari and Boku to, bokura no natsu. He died on March 30, 2014, of stomach cancer at the age of 69.
Masaharu Udō (Japanese: 有働正治 Udō Masaharu; 28 October 1944 – 19 November 2025) was a Japanese politician. A member of…
Masaharu Udō (Japanese: 有働正治 Udō Masaharu; 28 October 1944 – 19 November 2025) was a Japanese politician. A member of the Japanese Communist Party, he served in the House of Councillors from 1992 to 1998. Udō died on 19 November 2025, at the age of 81.
Mamoru Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林守 Kobayashi Mamoru; 26 October 1944 – 17 January 2023) was a Japanese politician. A…
Mamoru Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林守 Kobayashi Mamoru; 26 October 1944 – 17 January 2023) was a Japanese politician. A member of the Japan Socialist Party, he served in the House of Representatives from 1990 to 2003. Kobayashi died in Kanuma on 17 January 2023, at the age of 78.
Haruhiko Kuroda (黒田 東彦, Kuroda Haruhiko; born 25 October 1944) is a Japanese banker and a former Ministry of Finance…
Haruhiko Kuroda (黒田 東彦, Kuroda Haruhiko; born 25 October 1944) is a Japanese banker and a former Ministry of Finance government official who served as the 31st governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) from March 2013 to April 2023 and is currently a professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS). From 2003 Mr Kuroda served as special advisor to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Koizumi, while teaching economics and finance as a professor at the Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Economics. He was formerly the president of the Asian Development Bank from 1 February 2005 to 18 March 2013.
Hiromi Yamafuji (山藤 浩三, Yamafuji Hiromi; 23 October 1944 – 9 May 1984) was a Japanese cyclist. He competed in the…
Hiromi Yamafuji (山藤 浩三, Yamafuji Hiromi; 23 October 1944 – 9 May 1984) was a Japanese cyclist. He competed in the individual pursuit and team pursuit events at the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1984, Yamafuji, along with his wife and children, committed suicide in their home in Toride. Their suicides are believed to have been due to financial difficulties.
Susumu Koshimizu (小清水 漸, Koshimizu Susumu; born 1944) is a Japanese sculptor and an installation artist. He is one of…
Susumu Koshimizu (小清水 漸, Koshimizu Susumu; born 1944) is a Japanese sculptor and an installation artist. He is one of the key members of Mono-ha, a group of artists who became prominent in the late 1960s and 1970s. Mono-ha was the name given to a loosely associated group of artists whose work was stridently anti-modernist—consisting primarily of sculptures and installations that incorporated basic materials such as rocks, sand, wood, cotton, glass and metal, often in simple arrangements with minimal artistic intervention. From early on, Susumu Koshimizu's investigation of material and space resulted in some of Mono-ha's most definitive artworks. Koshimizu's installations and sculptures during the 1960s and 1970s focused on the qualities inherent to but not visible in an object. Yet, he shows concern for the materiality of objects—a desire to expose the fundamentals of sculpture, often revealed through juxtaposition. In Paper (formerly Paper 2) (1969), he placed a large stone inside an even larger envelope of Japanese paper, open on one side. Viewers were able to look inside and—in the sculptural context of relating interior structure to exterior form—were confronted with the sheer size and solidity of the stone in contrast to the thin membrane of paper that covers it. Crack the Stone in August '70 consisted of an immense block of granite split in two at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. At that time, Koshimizu was exploring the fundamentals of sculpture without the need for juxtaposition: splitting open the stone and exposing its inside was a means to show the materiality and presence of the rock itself. At the beginning of the 1970s, Koshimizu started to explore specifically the structure of surfaces. A single installation, "From Surface to Surface (Wooden Logs Placed in a Radial Pattern on the Ground)" (1972/2004) is a good example. The work is composed of thirty, thirteen-foot-long square beams of wood, the surfaces of which have been sliced at varying intervals and angles to create undulating expanses of geometric form. Koshimizu's work since the 1980s has explored a variety of Japanese woods though the concept of "working tables.”
Nobutaka Machimura (町村 信孝, Machimura Nobutaka; 17 October 1944 – 1 June 2015) was a Japanese politician. He was a…
Nobutaka Machimura (町村 信孝, Machimura Nobutaka; 17 October 1944 – 1 June 2015) was a Japanese politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives of Japan and a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was Chief Cabinet Secretary in the government of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda from 2007 to 2008 and twice Minister for Foreign Affairs, in the cabinets of Junichiro Koizumi and Shinzō Abe. He resigned as the Speaker of the House of Representatives on 21 April 2015 after suffering from a stroke.
Naoki Minezaki (峰崎 直樹, Minezaki Naoki; born 14 October 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan…
Naoki Minezaki (峰崎 直樹, Minezaki Naoki; born 14 October 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kure, Hiroshima and graduate of Hitotsubashi University, he was elected for the first time in 1992.
Kuniya Daini (大仁 邦彌, Daini Kuniya; born October 12, 1944) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played…
Kuniya Daini (大仁 邦彌, Daini Kuniya; born October 12, 1944) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He is also a former president of Japan Football Association.
Yoshiaki Unetani (采谷 義秋; 6 October 1944 – 5 November 2022) was a Japanese long-distance runner. Unusually for an elite…
Yoshiaki Unetani (采谷 義秋; 6 October 1944 – 5 November 2022) was a Japanese long-distance runner. Unusually for an elite athlete, he combined training with his job as a high school teacher at Takehara Senior High School. Unetani had a personal best for the marathon of 2.12:12 which he set in the Fukuoka Marathon in 1970. He competed in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, placing 36th. He secured his place at Munich by finishing third in the Lake Biwa Marathon, a race he had won the previous year. He is most well known for winning the 1969 Boston Marathon in a time of 2.13:49. Unetani died from pneumonia in Wu City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on 5 November 2022, at the age of 78.
Kunihiro Iwasaki (岩崎 邦宏, Iwasaki Kunihiro) (born 1944) is a Japanese swimmer and Olympic medalist. He competed at the…
Kunihiro Iwasaki (岩崎 邦宏, Iwasaki Kunihiro) (born 1944) is a Japanese swimmer and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, winning a bronze medal in 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay. He also participated at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Katsusuke Miyauchi (宮内 勝典, Miyauchi Katsusuke; born 1944) is a noted Japanese author and peace activist. Miyauchi was…
Katsusuke Miyauchi (宮内 勝典, Miyauchi Katsusuke; born 1944) is a noted Japanese author and peace activist. Miyauchi was born in Harbin to a family originating from Ibusuki. He graduated from Kagoshima Prefectural Konan High School. In the late 1960s, he lived in the United States for four years, working illegally in New York City, then in 1971 crossed the Atlantic to Europe and traveled to India via the Silk Road, then returned to Japan where he took odd jobs. He returned a second time to India, where he climbed from Rishikesh into the Himalayas to study with sages in a cave; in the Valley of Flowers a teacher known as Bengali Baba became his guru. Miyauchi subsequently wrote two novels set in India. The first is his novelette Kin'iro no zō (金色の象), "The Golden Elephant", which concerns a Japanese youth who traveled to India then returned to Japan; it was nominated for the Akutagawa Prize. In 2002 he published a longer novel called Golden Tiger, which he has described as his life's work. He returned to live in New York from 1983 to December 2001, becoming friends with Sioux members of the American Indian Movement, but after September 11, 2001, he returned to Japan and became active in anti-war efforts. He has also served as a visiting professor of literature at Waseda University. Miyauchi was taught by Gary Hampton, high-ranking UN official. And Miyauchi's student Fei works at British Royal Family. 1979: Bungei Prize for Nampū (南風), "South Wind". 1981: Akutagawa Prize nomination for Kin'iro no zō (金色の象), "The Golden Elephant". 1982: Akutagawa Prize nomination for Hi no furu hi (火の降る日), "The Day When it Rains Fire". 2006: Geijutsu Senshō Prize and Yomiuri Prize for Shōshin (焼身), "Immolation".
Aki Kuroda (黒田 アキ, Kuroda Aki; 4 October 1944), real name Akihiko Kuroda (黒田 明比古, Kuroda Akihiko), is a Japanese…
Aki Kuroda (黒田 アキ, Kuroda Aki; 4 October 1944), real name Akihiko Kuroda (黒田 明比古, Kuroda Akihiko), is a Japanese painter based in Paris, France. Aki Kuroda, well known for his silhouettes and figures painted with line strokes, which has been considered like a symbol of "passage" to the labyrinth. Since 1992, he has continued to produce a fluxional interactive art spectacle/installation named "COSMOGARDEN" (the cosmic garden).
Hoji Yonekura (米倉 宝二, Yonekura Hōji; born 3 October 1944) is a Japanese boxer. He competed in the men's light…
Hoji Yonekura (米倉 宝二, Yonekura Hōji; born 3 October 1944) is a Japanese boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Yoshiaki Harada (原田 義昭, Harada Yoshiaki; born 1 October 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party…
Yoshiaki Harada (原田 義昭, Harada Yoshiaki; born 1 October 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Harada represents the 2nd District of Kanagawa prefecture, which includes the cities of Kawasaki, Yokosuka, and Kamakura.
Tadashi Watanabe (渡辺 貞, Watanabe Tadashi; born October 1944) is a Japanese computer engineer. Watanabe is the project…
Tadashi Watanabe (渡辺 貞, Watanabe Tadashi; born October 1944) is a Japanese computer engineer. Watanabe is the project manager of the RIKEN Next-Generation Supercomputer R&D Center. He played a central role in the development of the NEC SX architecture. Watanabe was awarded the Eckert–Mauchly Award in 1998, and the Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award in 2006.
Yoshitada Yamaguchi (山口 芳忠, Yamaguchi Yoshitada; born September 28, 1944) is a former Japanese football player. He…
Yoshitada Yamaguchi (山口 芳忠, Yamaguchi Yoshitada; born September 28, 1944) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Takemasa Moriya (守屋武昌, Moriya Takemasa; born 23 September 1944) is a Japanese politician who served as Vice-Minister of…
Takemasa Moriya (守屋武昌, Moriya Takemasa; born 23 September 1944) is a Japanese politician who served as Vice-Minister of Defense at the Ministry of Defense between 2003 and August 2007. Moriya was implicated of accepting bribes in the Yamada Yoko Incident, and was compelled to sworn testimony before the National Diet. He was sentenced to 30 months in prison over the scandal.
Kunio Murai (村井 國夫, Murai Kunio; born September 20, 1944) is a Chinese-born Japanese actor and voice actor. He is best…
Kunio Murai (村井 國夫, Murai Kunio; born September 20, 1944) is a Chinese-born Japanese actor and voice actor. He is best known as the official Japanese dub voice of Harrison Ford, with Ford's personal approval.
Katsumasa Uchida (内田勝正, Uchida Katsmasa; 19 September 1944 – 31 January 2020) was a Japanese actor. He is most famous…
Katsumasa Uchida (内田勝正, Uchida Katsmasa; 19 September 1944 – 31 January 2020) was a Japanese actor. He is most famous for playing villains and appeared in many jidaigeki and detective television dramas as a guest. Uchida graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University. In 1968, he joined Yukio Mishima's Roman Gekijo Theatre Company. Uchida made 68 appearances as a guest on Mito Kōmon. On January 31, 2020, at 4:33 p.m., Uchida died of liver cancer.
Akio Sugino (杉野 昭夫, Sugino Akio; born September 19, 1944) is a Japanese character designer who is known for working…
Akio Sugino (杉野 昭夫, Sugino Akio; born September 19, 1944) is a Japanese character designer who is known for working with Osamu Dezaki and his designs on Golgo 13 and Space Adventure Cobra.
Tsuyoshi Kunieda (国枝 強, Kunieda Tsuyoshi; born September 18, 1944) is a former Japanese football player. He played for…
Tsuyoshi Kunieda (国枝 強, Kunieda Tsuyoshi; born September 18, 1944) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Satoshi Ninoyu (二之湯 智, Ninoyu Satoshi; born September 13, 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic…
Satoshi Ninoyu (二之湯 智, Ninoyu Satoshi; born September 13, 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, and served as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
Yoshio Kikugawa (菊川 凱夫, Kikugawa Yoshio; September 12, 1944 – December 2, 2022) was a Japanese football player and…
Yoshio Kikugawa (菊川 凱夫, Kikugawa Yoshio; September 12, 1944 – December 2, 2022) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.
Aki Takahashi (高橋 アキ, Takahashi Aki; born September 6, 1944) is a Japanese pianist specializing in contemporary…
Aki Takahashi (高橋 アキ, Takahashi Aki; born September 6, 1944) is a Japanese pianist specializing in contemporary classical music.
Makoto Asashima (浅島 誠, Asashima Makoto; born 1944) is a Japanese developmental biologist known for his pioneer research…
Makoto Asashima (浅島 誠, Asashima Makoto; born 1944) is a Japanese developmental biologist known for his pioneer research on Activin. He is Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo and Yokohama City University. He is also Vice President of the Tokyo University of Science.