Ken Kutaragi (久夛良木 健, Kutaragi Ken; born 2 August 1950) is a Japanese engineering technologist and businessman…
Ken Kutaragi (久夛良木 健, Kutaragi Ken; born 2 August 1950) is a Japanese engineering technologist and businessman, currently president and CEO of Cyber AI Entertainment. Formerly the chairman and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE), the video game division of Sony, Kutaragi is known as "The Father of the PlayStation" having overseen the development of the original console and its successors and spinoffs until departing the company in 2007, shortly after the PlayStation 3 was released. Kutaragi had also designed the sound processor for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. With Sony, he designed the VLSI chip that works in conjunction with the PS1's RISC CPU to handle the graphics rendering.
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Hiroshi Fukutomi (福冨 博, Fukutomi Hiroshi; former name 福富 博 (read the same)) (born July 25, 1950) is an anime director.…
Hiroshi Fukutomi (福冨 博, Fukutomi Hiroshi; former name 福富 博 (read the same)) (born July 25, 1950) is an anime director. After leaving Tokyo Designer Gakuin in the middle of his studies, he joined A Production (then known as Shin'ei Dōga). In 1982, with some of the staff producing Kaibutsu-kun (including Yoshinobu Sanada, Toshiyuki Honda, and Makoto Moriwaki), Fukutomi founded Animal House (あにまる屋, Animaru-ya), now known as Studio Comet.
Tetsuji Hayashi (林 哲司, Hayashi Tetsuji; born August 20, 1949) is a Japanese composer, singer-songwriter, and arranger…
Tetsuji Hayashi (林 哲司, Hayashi Tetsuji; born August 20, 1949) is a Japanese composer, singer-songwriter, and arranger known for his influential contributions to the development of J-pop and city pop during the 1980s. He was exposed to Western pop music from an early age, sparking his passion for music. He honed his skills as a composer and arranger, and in 1978, he composed Mariya Takeuchi's debut album, Beginning, followed by her hit single "September" in 1979 and "Mayonaka no Door" for Miki Matsubara that same year. His collaborations extended to other prominent artists such as S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe, Masaki Ueda and Junichi Inagaki. Despite initially planning retirement in 2008, Hayashi returned to the spotlight due to fan support at a commemorative concert. Since then, he has continued to compose and produce music. His legacy was celebrated with the release of the compilation album 50th Anniversary Special A Tribute of Hayashi Tetsuji: Saudade in 2023, accompanied by a concert showcasing his impact.
Mitsunori Fujiguchi (藤口 光紀, Fujiguchi Mitsunori; born August 17, 1949) is a former Japanese football player. He played…
Mitsunori Fujiguchi (藤口 光紀, Fujiguchi Mitsunori; born August 17, 1949) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Kazuyuki Yukawa (Japanese: 湯川一行 Yukawa Kazuyuki; 15 August 1949 – 4 April 2025) was a Japanese politician. A member of…
Kazuyuki Yukawa (Japanese: 湯川一行 Yukawa Kazuyuki; 15 August 1949 – 4 April 2025) was a Japanese politician. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he served in the House of Representatives from 2012 to 2014. Yukawa died of aspiration pneumonia in Izumi, on 4 April 2025, at the age of 75.
Yoshimitsu Aragaki (新垣 吉光, Aragaki Yoshimitsu; born 14 August 1950 – 15 March 2002) was a Japanese boxer. He competed…
Yoshimitsu Aragaki (新垣 吉光, Aragaki Yoshimitsu; born 14 August 1950 – 15 March 2002) was a Japanese boxer. He competed in the men's light flyweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Shuzo Awaji (淡路修三, Awaji Shuzo; born August 13, 1949) is a professional Go player.
Kyoji Shinohara (篠原 恭二, Shinohara Kyōji; born 12 August 1949) is a Japanese boxer. He competed in the men's light…
Kyoji Shinohara (篠原 恭二, Shinohara Kyōji; born 12 August 1949) is a Japanese boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Susumu Hosoi (細井 行, Hosoi Susumu; born 9 August 1949 in Tokyo) is a Japanese businessman. He has been president and…
Susumu Hosoi (細井 行, Hosoi Susumu; born 9 August 1949 in Tokyo) is a Japanese businessman. He has been president and representative director of the Japanese Commercial vehicles chain Isuzu since 2007. Hosoi was elected president and representative director of Isuzu, replacing Yoshinori Ida.
Shūji Abe (阿部 秀司, Abe Shūji; August 7, 1949 – December 11, 2023) was a Japanese film producer. The founder of Robot…
Shūji Abe (阿部 秀司, Abe Shūji; August 7, 1949 – December 11, 2023) was a Japanese film producer. The founder of Robot Communications, he was responsible for the production of many of Japan's most successful and acclaimed movies from the 21st century, including Bayside Shakedown 2 (2003), Stand by Me Doraemon (2014), and Godzilla Minus One (2023).
Kayoko Fukuoka (福岡 加余子, Fukuoka Kayoko; born 1 August 1949) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. Fukuoka, a…
Kayoko Fukuoka (福岡 加余子, Fukuoka Kayoko; born 1 August 1949) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. Fukuoka, a two-time French Open quarter-finalist in doubles, featured in 16 Federation Cup ties for Japan as a doubles specialist and won a total of 12 matches. At the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran, Fukuoka partnered with Toshiko Sade to win the women's doubles event. She was also a silver medalist at the 1973 University Games.
Takuo Yuasa (湯浅 卓雄, Yuasa Takuo; born 1949) is a Japanese conductor.
Hiroshi Katsuno (勝野 洋, Katsuno Hiroshi; born July 27, 1949 in Kumamoto) is a Japanese actor. He graduated from Aoyama…
Hiroshi Katsuno (勝野 洋, Katsuno Hiroshi; born July 27, 1949 in Kumamoto) is a Japanese actor. He graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University. Katsuno's debut was as a detective Texas in the television series Taiyō ni Hoero! in 1974 and he won great popularity through the role. The episode his character Texas was killed recorded 42.5% audience rating, it was highest audience rating in Taiyō ni Hoero!.
Sanae Tsuchida (土田 早苗, Tsuchida Sanae) is a Japanese actress. She was born on July 26, 1949, in Toyonaka, Osaka. In…
Sanae Tsuchida (土田 早苗, Tsuchida Sanae) is a Japanese actress. She was born on July 26, 1949, in Toyonaka, Osaka. In film, Tsuchida had a role in Kore ga Seishun Da! (1966). In another modern role (1976), she appeared in the Norifumi Suzuki film Torakku Yarō: Hōkyō Ichiban Hoshi. The year 1979 saw her in a film based on the television series she had been in: Onmitsu dōshin Ōedo sōsamō. Tsuchida has appeared in major roles in many prime-time television series. She starred as Kagari, playing opposite Asahi Kurizuka in the 42-episode 1967–68 black-and-white jidaigeki series Kaze on the Tokyo Broadcasting System network. She had a leading role as Inazuma Oryū in Ōedo Sōsamō. From 1970 to 1975, she appeared as Chiharu in Ōoka Echizen, and from 1970 to 1973 as Oyumi in Zenigata Heiji, with kabuki actor Hashizō Ōkawa as the title character. Leaving the Edo period, she played Itoko in the daytime drama series Akantare (1976–77). Tsuchida starred as well as Hu San-Niang in the 1973 series, The Water Margin. In addition to series, she has also been cast in numerous guest-star roles, among them Abarenbō Shōgun. Tsuchida has also appeared on stage, in variety and quiz shows, and in commercials.
Toshio Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木 敏夫, Hepburn: Suzuki Toshio; born August 19, 1948) is a Japanese film producer and studio…
Toshio Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木 敏夫, Hepburn: Suzuki Toshio; born August 19, 1948) is a Japanese film producer and studio executive. He is a co-founder and the current chairman of Studio Ghibli. He began his career at Tokuma Shoten, working as a magazine editor and covering manga and animation, before becoming editor of Animage, where he established professional relationships with Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. After co-founding Studio Ghibli, he served on the production committees of several of its early films, including Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, My Neighbor Totoro, and Grave of the Fireflies. Suzuki has served as producer or co-producer on numerous Ghibli films, including Kiki's Delivery Service, Only Yesterday, Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, Earwig and the Witch, and The Boy and the Heron. He officially retired from his producer role in 2014, becoming general manager, but has remained involved in the studio's management and creative activities. In 2023, following the acquisition of Studio Ghibli by Nippon Television Holdings, Suzuki became chairman.
Kiyoshi Maekawa (前川 清, Maekawa Kiyoshi; born August 19, 1948) is a Japanese singer and tarento. He is best known as the…
Kiyoshi Maekawa (前川 清, Maekawa Kiyoshi; born August 19, 1948) is a Japanese singer and tarento. He is best known as the first lead vocalist of Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five, which was formed in 1967 and debuted in 1969 with the Japan Record Award-winning song "Nagasaki wa Kyō mo Ame Datta". As a frontman of the band, he spawned multiple hit singles such as "Awazu ni Aishite", "Uwasa no Onna","Soshite, Kōbe", "Nakanoshima Blues" and "Tokyo Sabaku" during the 1970s. In 1982, he released his first solo single "Yuki Ressha" composed and produced by Grammy-winning musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, and left the group five years later. During his solo career, he released only one top-20 hit "Himawari" in 2002, a ballad contributed by Masaharu Fukuyama. Aside from the recording career, Maekawa has also built up popularity as a TV star, appearing on some television shows hosted by comedians such as Kinichi Hagimoto and The Drifters, airing around the latter half of 1970s and the 1980s.
Heita Kawakatsu (川勝 平太, Kawakatsu Heita; born 16 August 1948) was the governor of Shizuoka Prefecture from 2009 to 2024.
Yoshio Ishida (石田 芳夫, Ishida Yoshio; born August 15, 1948) is a professional Go player and author of several books on…
Yoshio Ishida (石田 芳夫, Ishida Yoshio; born August 15, 1948) is a professional Go player and author of several books on Go.
Tohru Fukuyama (福山 透, Fukuyama Tōru; born 9 August 1948) is a Japanese organic chemist and Professor of Chemistry at…
Tohru Fukuyama (福山 透, Fukuyama Tōru; born 9 August 1948) is a Japanese organic chemist and Professor of Chemistry at University of Tokyo in Japan. He discovered the Fukuyama coupling in 1998.
Naoki Izumiya (born 9 August 1948) is a Japanese businessman and the president and CEO of Asahi Breweries. He joined…
Naoki Izumiya (born 9 August 1948) is a Japanese businessman and the president and CEO of Asahi Breweries. He joined the company in 1972, became president in 2010, and was elevated to CEO and chairman in 2016.
Masayoshi Yoshino (吉野 正芳, Yoshino Masayoshi; born 8 August 1948) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic…
Masayoshi Yoshino (吉野 正芳, Yoshino Masayoshi; born 8 August 1948) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a former member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Iwaki, Fukushima and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the first of his three terms in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture in 1987 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000. He represented the Fukushima 5th district from 2014 until 2024 when the district was abolished. On 26 April 2017, he became the minister responsible for disaster reconstruction in the Tohoku Region, after the previous minister, Masahiro Imamura, resigned after making insensitive remarks about the 2011 earthquake and tsunami which had hit the Tohoku region.
Akira Matsunaga (松永 章, Matsunaga Akira; born August 8, 1948) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan…
Akira Matsunaga (松永 章, Matsunaga Akira; born August 8, 1948) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Kozo Yamamoto (山本 幸三, Yamamoto Kōzō; born 8 August 1948) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party…
Kozo Yamamoto (山本 幸三, Yamamoto Kōzō; born 8 August 1948) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who is a former Ministry of Finance official, and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). He served as State Minister in charge of: Regional Revitalization; Regulatory Reform; Administrative Reform; City, People, Job-Creation; and Civil Service Reform from 2016 to 2017. Previous posts include Vice Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry (in the 2006 cabinet of Shinzo Abe), Chairman of the Judicial Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, Chairman of the Special Commission on Consumer Issues, and Chairman of the Special Commission on Regional Revitalization. He is known to be one of the main fathers of Abenomics. A native of Yukuhashi, Fukuoka, Yamamoto attended the University of Tokyo and received his MBA from Cornell University in the United States. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 after an unsuccessful run in 1990. Tatsuo Murayama, Yamamoto's father in law, was an LDP member of the House of Representatives who served as Minister of Finance and Minister of Health and Welfare. His uncle, Momotaro Yanagida, was mayor of the City of Moji (Fukuoka Prefecture) and a member of the House of Representatives.
Masahide Jinno (神野 正英, Jinno Masahide; born 7 August 1948) is a Japanese former sprinter who competed in the 1976…
Masahide Jinno (神野 正英, Jinno Masahide; born 7 August 1948) is a Japanese former sprinter who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Shin Takamatsu (born August 5, 1948 in Nima, Shimane) is a Japanese architect. After obtaining his PhD from the…
Shin Takamatsu (born August 5, 1948 in Nima, Shimane) is a Japanese architect. After obtaining his PhD from the Graduate School of Engineering at Kyoto University in 1980, he held various academic positions: lecturer at Osaka University of Arts in 1981, associate professor at Kyoto Seika University in 1987, professor at the Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University in 1997 and professor emeritus at Kyoto University in 2013. Takamatsu's futuristic designs often incorporate anthropomorphic or mechanical imagery.
Hiroshi Hiraguchi (平口 洋, Hiraguchi Hiroshi; born 1 August 1948) is a Japanese politician who has served as Minister of…
Hiroshi Hiraguchi (平口 洋, Hiraguchi Hiroshi; born 1 August 1948) is a Japanese politician who has served as Minister of Justice since October 2025. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), he serves as a member of the House of Representatives from 2005 to 2009 and since 2012. A native of Hiroshima Prefecture and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was an official in the Ministry of Construction before becoming a politician.
Paul Sueo Hamaguchi (1 August 1948 – 28 December 2020) was a Japanese Roman Catholic bishop. Hamaguchi was born in…
Paul Sueo Hamaguchi (1 August 1948 – 28 December 2020) was a Japanese Roman Catholic bishop. Hamaguchi was born in Japan and was ordained to the priesthood in 1975. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oita, Japan, from 2011 until his death in 2020.
Hisashi Yamada (山田 久志, Yamada Hisashi; born July 29, 1948) is a retired Japanese professional baseball submarine…
Hisashi Yamada (山田 久志, Yamada Hisashi; born July 29, 1948) is a retired Japanese professional baseball submarine pitcher. He played with the Hankyu Braves in Nippon Professional Baseball from 1969 to 1988. Yamada won the Pacific League MVP for three consecutive seasons (1976–1978), sharing a record with Ichiro Suzuki (1994–1996) for the most consecutive awards won. In addition, Yamada won the Japan Series MVP in 1977. He won 20 or more games four times in his career, including notching 26 victories in 1976. Yamada twice won the Pacific League earned run average championship, with marks of 2.37 in 1971 and 2.28 in 1977. He won the Best Nine Award five times in his career. As coach of the Chunichi Dragons in 1999, he led the team to the Central League pennant. He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. In 2009, Yamada served as a coach for the Japanese team in the World Baseball Classic.
Nana Ozaki (尾崎奈々, Ozaki Nana; born July 28, 1948) is a retired Japanese actress. She is from Toyonaka, Osaka…
Nana Ozaki (尾崎奈々, Ozaki Nana; born July 28, 1948) is a retired Japanese actress. She is from Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture. Her real name is Toshiko Ishihara, or Toshiko Ozaki in her spinsterhood. In 1969, she won the Elan d'Or Prize. She was active in the various movies, i.e. Kaze no Bojo, and in 1973 she got married with the cinema director Shigeru Ishihara, so that she retired as an actress.
Kaiji Kawaguchi (Japanese: 川口 開治 or かわぐち かいじ, Hepburn: Kawaguchi Kaiji; born July 27, 1948) is a Japanese manga artist.…
Kaiji Kawaguchi (Japanese: 川口 開治 or かわぐち かいじ, Hepburn: Kawaguchi Kaiji; born July 27, 1948) is a Japanese manga artist. He is known for works such as The Silent Service, Zipang, A Spirit of the Sun and Kūbo Ibuki. Generally, his stories involve Japan and examine the moral choices that people make in extreme situations.
Yasuko Aoike (青池 保子, Aoike Yasuko; born July 24, 1948, in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi) is a female Japanese manga artist.…
Yasuko Aoike (青池 保子, Aoike Yasuko; born July 24, 1948, in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi) is a female Japanese manga artist. Most of her works are shōjo manga, predominantly focused on romance, adventure and light comedy, and many of them contain elements of shōnen-ai. She is included in the Year 24 Group. Aoike grew up as the youngest child in a large family (including five sisters and a brother) that owned a construction company, so in her childhood she was surrounded by the strong men employed by the company. Her father, an amateur artist who had studied ink wash painting under a master of the Southern School style, was a great influence on Aoike. Aoike made her professional debut at the age of 15 in Ribon magazine's 1963 Winter Special Edition with the short story Sayonara Nanette. Her short works appeared in Shōjo Friend and other Kodansha publications through the mid-1970s. She began writing serial works primarily for Akita Shoten, starting with Miriam Blue's Lake in the January 1975 issue of Princess. Her work has also appeared in Shueisha's Monthly Seventeen Magazine in the late 1970s (most notably El Alcon and Seven Seas, Seven Skies) and Hakusensha's Lala magazine in the 1980s. She is best known for From Eroica with Love, which has been serialized by Akita Shoten since 1976 and has produced several spinoff series. It was licensed in English by CMX, which published 15 volumes from 2004 to 2010. In 1991 Aoike was awarded the Japan Cartoonists Association Award's Excellence Award for Alcazar.
Eiichi Yamashita (山下 栄一, Yamashita Eiichi; born August 18, 1947) is a former Japanese politician of the New Komeito…
Eiichi Yamashita (山下 栄一, Yamashita Eiichi; born August 18, 1947) is a former Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, who served as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Toyonaka, Osaka, he graduated from Kyoto University and received a master's degree in law from Osaka City University, he was elected for the first time in 1992.
Hiroyasu Koga (Japanese: 古賀浩靖 Koga Hiroyasu, born 15 August 1947) is a former Tatenokai member and kaishakunin…
Hiroyasu Koga (Japanese: 古賀浩靖 Koga Hiroyasu, born 15 August 1947) is a former Tatenokai member and kaishakunin responsible for the decapitations of Yukio Mishima and Masakatsu Morita during their seppuku on November 25, 1970. He studied law at Kanagawa University and intended to become a lawyer. Koga, known by the nickname Furu-Koga (distinguishing him from another Tatenokai member named Masayoshi Koga who was in turn nicknamed Chibi-Koga, 小賀), was a skilled practitioner of kendo (swordsmanship). It was originally planned that Mishima would be decapitated by Masakatsu Morita, the Tatenokai's student leader; however, Morita was not trained in the sword and failed, at which point Koga stepped in to complete it. Koga then decapitated Morita as part of Morita's own seppuku. Koga and two other participating Tatenokai members (Masayoshi Koga and Masahiro Ogawa) went on trial on March 24, 1971, facing charges of bodily injury, violence, illegal possession of firearms and swords, and assisting a suicide. They were convicted and sentenced to four years' penal servitude, and were released in 1974, a few months early. As of 2005, it was believed that he was a practising Shinto priest at a shrine on Shikoku. However, an alternative belief is that he never became a Shinto priest, instead becoming the head of the Hokkaido branch of Seicho-no-Ie and was renamed Hiroyasu Arechi. It is further posited that he now resides in Kumamoto.
Yūki Meguro (Japanese: 目黒祐樹) is a Japanese actor. He is the son of jidaigeki actor Jūshirō Konoe and had an older…
Yūki Meguro (Japanese: 目黒祐樹) is a Japanese actor. He is the son of jidaigeki actor Jūshirō Konoe and had an older brother Hiroki Matsukata. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special for his work in Shōgun in 1981.
Jiro Taniguchi (谷口 ジロー, Taniguchi Jirō; 14 August 1947 – 11 February 2017) was a Japanese manga writer/artist. His…
Jiro Taniguchi (谷口 ジロー, Taniguchi Jirō; 14 August 1947 – 11 February 2017) was a Japanese manga writer/artist. His works belong to the gekiga, or "dramatic pictures", genre of manga. In France he was knighted a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011.
Chieko Oda (小田-塚原 千恵子, Oda-Tsukahara Chieko; 12 August 1947 – 1 September 2024) was a Japanese gymnast. She competed in…
Chieko Oda (小田-塚原 千恵子, Oda-Tsukahara Chieko; 12 August 1947 – 1 September 2024) was a Japanese gymnast. She competed in six events at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Her husband was gymnast Mitsuo Tsukahara and her son was Naoya Tsukahara.
Tetsuya Yagi (八木 哲也, Yagi Tetsuya; born 10 August 1947) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who…
Tetsuya Yagi (八木 哲也, Yagi Tetsuya; born 10 August 1947) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives.
Kazuo Hiramatsu (平松 一夫, Hiramatsu Kazuo; 10 August 1947 – 2 December 2020) was a Japanese scholar of international…
Kazuo Hiramatsu (平松 一夫, Hiramatsu Kazuo; 10 August 1947 – 2 December 2020) was a Japanese scholar of international accounting, who served as the 17th President of Kwansei Gakuin University in Japan from 2002 to 2008. He graduated from Kwansei Gakuin University and received his Ph.D. in International Accounting. He was a visiting scholar at the University of Washington in 1977-1979, and a visiting professor at the University of Glasgow in 1991. His research interests are in financial accounting and international accounting. Hiramatsu served as a Professor of Accounting at the School of Business Administration and Graduate School of Business Administration. The scholar also served as the head of Admission Department since 1997-1999. Within his country, he served as a director of the Financial Accounting Standards Foundation; a member of the CPA-Auditing Oversight Board and the Business Accounting Deliberation Council of the Japanese Ministry of Finance. Hiramatsu was the Vice President-at-Large of the International Association for Accounting Education & Research, the President of the JAIAS and the 2005-2006 International Member-at-Large of AAA Council of American Accounting Association. He also served for International Accounting Standards Committee as a member of the Strategy Working Party during 1997-1999.
Jungo Morita (森田 淳悟, Morita Jungo; born August 9, 1947) is a retired volleyball player from Japan. He competed at the…
Jungo Morita (森田 淳悟, Morita Jungo; born August 9, 1947) is a retired volleyball player from Japan. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a silver and a gold medal, respectively. In 2003, he was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, Massachusetts. In 1966, Morita enrolled to the Nippon Physical Education University. The same year, he was selected for the national volleyball team and competed at the world championships, where Japan finished fifth, and at the Asian Games, where his team won the gold medal. The team was reorganized in 1966, and became much stronger within a few years, winning two Olympic medals in 1968 and 1972. Morita was a key frontline blocker, who had fast reflexes and good lateral movement, but he could also attack from the back row. He had a nickname "machine gun" because he could launch a split-second spiking attack with the setter. Morita was also known for a few other trademark attacking combinations. After retiring from competitions, Morita was appointed as professor at the Japanese Sports and Science University. Later he also became manager of the national men's volleyball team and a member of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Coaching Commission. He was selected as one of the best male volleyball players of the 20th century by the FIVB.
Katsuhiko Takahashi (高橋 克彦, Takahashi Katsuhiko; born 6 August 1947) is a Japanese writer of mystery, horror, science…
Katsuhiko Takahashi (高橋 克彦, Takahashi Katsuhiko; born 6 August 1947) is a Japanese writer of mystery, horror, science fiction and historical fiction. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan.
Shizuo Takada (高田 静夫, Takada Shizuo; born August 5, 1947) is a Japanese former football referee. He refereed a first…
Shizuo Takada (高田 静夫, Takada Shizuo; born August 5, 1947) is a Japanese former football referee. He refereed a first round match between Spain and Algeria in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He also officiated a first round match between Yugoslavia and UAE in the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
Tadahiko Ueda (上田 忠彦, Ueda Tadahiko; August 3, 1947 – April 15, 2015) was a Japanese football player. He played for…
Tadahiko Ueda (上田 忠彦, Ueda Tadahiko; August 3, 1947 – April 15, 2015) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Kenji Tokitsu (時津 賢児, Tokitsu Kenji; born 1 August 1947) is a Japanese author and practitioner of Japanese martial…
Kenji Tokitsu (時津 賢児, Tokitsu Kenji; born 1 August 1947) is a Japanese author and practitioner of Japanese martial arts. Tokitsu has also written a scholarly work about the legendary swordsman Musashi Miyamoto. He holds doctorates in sociology and in Japanese language and civilization.
Tsutomu Adachi (あだち 勉 or 安達 勉, Adachi Tsutomu; August 1, 1947 — June 18, 2004) was a Japanese manga artist born in…
Tsutomu Adachi (あだち 勉 or 安達 勉, Adachi Tsutomu; August 1, 1947 — June 18, 2004) was a Japanese manga artist born in Isesaki City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, and the older brother of Mitsuru Adachi. Tsutomu was an assistant to Fujio Akatsuka, and was known as one of the "Four Protegés of Akatsuka". According to his younger brother, his definitive works include Jitsuroku Adachi Mitsuru Monogatari, Nigun no Hoshi Hanpa-kun (a gag comic serialized in the educational magazine Jūichi Course, published by Gakken) and Tamagawa-kun. Tsutomu was very influential in creating the way for his younger brother, Mitsuru, to become a manga artist. He also described his younger brother as the "new star of the gag manga world.". He made his manga debut while in his second year of high school. After moving to Tokyo, he won the 1st Shōnen Jump Rookie of the Year award in 1968. Mitsuru said that he would not be the person he is today if it were not for his brother, and that Tsutomu was the one who got him to leave his small hometown in Gunma Prefecture to see the world. Adachi died of stomach cancer on June 18, 2004.
Masako Izumi (和泉 雅子, Izumi Masako; 31 July 1947 – 9 July 2025) was a Japanese actress, singer and adventurer.
Terutomo Yamazaki (山崎 照朝, Yamazaki Terutomo; July 31, 1947 – June 22, 2025) was a Japanese karateka from the Kyokushin…
Terutomo Yamazaki (山崎 照朝, Yamazaki Terutomo; July 31, 1947 – June 22, 2025) was a Japanese karateka from the Kyokushin Kaikan (極真会館) and professional lightweight kickboxer. He was the founder of Gyakushin-Kai (逆真会館) and a Director of Karate in Japan. He presided over the International Budo Karate Organization Gyakushin-Kai from the headquarters of the organization (honbu) in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Japan. His title as head of the Gyakushin-Kai organization was "Kancho" (Grandmaster - 7th Dan). Yamazaki was the first champion of the All-Japan Full Contact Karate Open Championships in 1969, and made Kyokushin famous through his accomplishments. Because he fought and defeated Muay Thai boxers, he created a reputation for Kyokushin before the First All-Japan Open Full Contact Karate Championships was held. Yamazaki was highly skilled at and an authority on fighting and breaking. When he fought someone, it was usual that he knocked them out without receiving any injuries himself. He was nicknamed "The Genius Karate Fighter" or "The Dragon of Kyokushin", and when he was an active fighter, he was the most popular figure of the time. He showed off his mixed karate and Muai Thai style of fighting at both full contact karate open championships and kickboxing, and was noted internationally as a prominent fighter in karate's history, appearing in Black Belt Magazine in the United States.
Heiichiro Ohyama (大山 平一郎, Ōyama Heiichirō; born January 1, 1947 in Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese conductor and violist.
Issei Koga (古賀 一成, Koga Issei; born 30 July 1947) is a retired Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan…
Issei Koga (古賀 一成, Koga Issei; born 30 July 1947) is a retired Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Yanagawa, Fukuoka and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was a bureaucrat at the Ministry of Construction from 1971 to 1988. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990.
Thanong Bidaya (Thai: ทนง พิทยะ; RTGS: Thanong Phitthaya; born 28 July 1947), born Thanong Lamyai, is a Thai politician…
Thanong Bidaya (Thai: ทนง พิทยะ; RTGS: Thanong Phitthaya; born 28 July 1947), born Thanong Lamyai, is a Thai politician and deposed finance minister. After the military overthrew the government of Thaksin Shinawatra, he remained in Singapore where he was attending the annual meeting of the World Bank/International Monetary Fund.
Kazuyoshi Miura (Japanese: 三浦 和義, Hepburn: Miura Kazuyoshi; July 27, 1947 – October 10, 2008) was a Japanese…
Kazuyoshi Miura (Japanese: 三浦 和義, Hepburn: Miura Kazuyoshi; July 27, 1947 – October 10, 2008) was a Japanese businessman who was accused of being involved in the killing of his wife, Kazumi Miura. The prolonged legal battle, lasting decades, ended with his death, ruled a suicide, in October 2008.