Ichirō Tomita (富田 伊知郎, Tomita Ichirō; born August 24, 1952), known professionally as MoJo (モジョ), is a Japanese folk…
Ichirō Tomita (富田 伊知郎, Tomita Ichirō; born August 24, 1952), known professionally as MoJo (モジョ), is a Japanese folk singer and composer who has performed on the soundtracks of various anime and tokusatsu series and movies. He is perhaps best known as the vocalist for the theme songs for Battle Fever J, Dai Sentai Goggle V, Kagaku Sentai Dynaman, Seiun Kamen Machineman (星雲仮面マシンマン, Seiun Kamen Mashinman), Albegas, and performed image songs for various series. He also sang the theme song of the fictional character Segata Sanshiro (played by Hiroshi Fujioka) who appeared in Sega's commercials between 1997 and 1998 to advertise the Sega Saturn in Japan.
Famous People from Ichikawa, Chiba
Ichikawa, Chiba: 64 people
Kuniko Inoguchi (猪口 邦子, Inoguchi Kuniko; born 3 May 1952) is a Japanese political scientist and politician. She served…
Kuniko Inoguchi (猪口 邦子, Inoguchi Kuniko; born 3 May 1952) is a Japanese political scientist and politician. She served as Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs from 2005 to 2006, and is currently a member of the House of Councillors representing Chiba Prefecture for the Liberal Democratic Party.
Keiji Haino (灰野 敬二 Haino Keiji; born May 3, 1952) is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter whose work has included…
Keiji Haino (灰野 敬二 Haino Keiji; born May 3, 1952) is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter whose work has included rock, free improvisation, noise music, percussion, psychedelic music, minimalism and drone music. He has been active since the 1970s and continues to record regularly and in new styles.
Akira Kuryu (栗生 明, Kuryū Akira; born 1947) is a Japanese architect known for designing many museums in Japan. Compared…
Akira Kuryu (栗生 明, Kuryū Akira; born 1947) is a Japanese architect known for designing many museums in Japan. Compared with his contemporaries, Kuryu started his career later than other famous Japanese architects. Kuryu graduated from Waseda University and once worked with Maki, another architect, at Maki & Associates and then became an associate lecturer in the Maki Research Department at the University of Tokyo. In 1987, he set up Akira Kuryu Architect & Associates. Since then, he has finished multiple projects, including a series of public facing museum buildings such as the “Uemura Naomi memorial museum”(1994) and the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims (2003). He has won many awards such as The Prize of Architectural Institute of Japan, Award of the Japan Art Academy, Kenneth F. Brown Asia Pacific Culture and Architecture Design Award. With his successful architectural designs, Akira Kuryu has gained a large reputation in the field of architecture in Japan.
Yoko Narahashi (奈良橋 陽子, Narahashi Yõko; born June 17, 1947) is a Japanese casting director, film producer and lyricist.…
Yoko Narahashi (奈良橋 陽子, Narahashi Yõko; born June 17, 1947) is a Japanese casting director, film producer and lyricist. She gained prominence due to her involvement with The Last Samurai, Babel, and Memoirs of a Geisha. The Japan Times, the only independent English-language newspaper in Japan, referred to her as an "all-round interpreter of Japan for U.S. movies".
Fusanishiki Katsuhiko (born Seisho Sakura; January 3, 1936 – July 21, 1993) was a sumo wrestler from Ichikawa, Chiba…
Fusanishiki Katsuhiko (born Seisho Sakura; January 3, 1936 – July 21, 1993) was a sumo wrestler from Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan. He made his professional debut in January 1952 and reached the top division in May 1957. His highest rank was sekiwake . Upon retirement from active competition, he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association. He married the daughter of his stable master, ex-maegashira Shachinosato. He was head coach at Wakamatsu stable from 1979 until 1990, when he left the Sumo Association because of poor health. Former ōzeki Asashio Tarō IV took over as Wakamatsu's head coach in March 1990.
Shohachi Ishii (石井 庄八, Ishii Shōhachi; September 20, 1926 – January 4, 1980) was a Japanese freestyle wrestler who won…
Shohachi Ishii (石井 庄八, Ishii Shōhachi; September 20, 1926 – January 4, 1980) was a Japanese freestyle wrestler who won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was the first Japanese gold medalist after World War II, the only Japanese gold medalist at the 1952 Olympics, and one of two Japanese medalists in wrestling at the 1952 Olympics, the other being flyweight Yushu Kitano, who won silver in freestyle. Ishii took up wrestling because there was no judo club around. He died of kidney cancer, aged 53.
Sakaigawa Namiemon (境川 浪右衛門; May 28, 1841 – September 16, 1887) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from…
Sakaigawa Namiemon (境川 浪右衛門; May 28, 1841 – September 16, 1887) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Katsushika District, Shimōsa Province. He was the sport's 14th yokozuna. Nicknamed "Tanikaze of the Meiji era", he's the only officially recognized yokozuna of the "yokozuna abuse era" following the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Tao Okamoto (岡本 多緒, Okamoto Tao; born May 22, 1985), also known professionally by the mononym Tao, is a Japanese…
Tao Okamoto (岡本 多緒, Okamoto Tao; born May 22, 1985), also known professionally by the mononym Tao, is a Japanese actress and model. In 2009, she was one of the faces of Ralph Lauren. She made her film debut as the female lead Mariko Yashida in the 2013 film The Wolverine; and played Mercy Graves in the 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. She has had recurring roles in the television series Hannibal, The Man in the High Castle, and Westworld. In 2026, she was awarded the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance in the drama All of a Sudden.
Sayaka Nakaya (仲谷 明香, Nakaya Sayaka; born October 15, 1991) is a Japanese voice actress and former member of the…
Sayaka Nakaya (仲谷 明香, Nakaya Sayaka; born October 15, 1991) is a Japanese voice actress and former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. She is from Iwate. While with AKB48 she was a member of the subunit No Name. Her biggest role as a voice actress was as the title character Chitose Sakuraba in the anime series Chitose Get You!!.
Atsuko Maeda (前田 敦子, Maeda Atsuko; born July 10, 1991) is a Japanese actress and singer best known for being a former…
Atsuko Maeda (前田 敦子, Maeda Atsuko; born July 10, 1991) is a Japanese actress and singer best known for being a former member of the idol girl group AKB48. Nicknamed Acchan (あっちゃん), she was one of AKB48's most prominent members at the time with such monikers as the "absolute ace", "immovable center", and the "face of AKB". After graduating on August 27, 2012, Maeda has since then continued with a solo singing and acting career.
Chiaki Minamiyama (南山 千明, Minamiyama Chiaki; born October 16, 1985) is a Japanese football player. She played for Japan…
Chiaki Minamiyama (南山 千明, Minamiyama Chiaki; born October 16, 1985) is a Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.
Norimitsu Onishi (大西 哲光, Ōnishi Norimitsu) is a Japanese Canadian journalist. He is a Paris correspondent for the New…
Norimitsu Onishi (大西 哲光, Ōnishi Norimitsu) is a Japanese Canadian journalist. He is a Paris correspondent for the New York Times, after holding the position as Bureau Chief in Johannesburg, Jakarta, Tokyo and Abidjan. He was a member of The New York Times reporting team that received the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for coverage of the 2014 Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa. Team members named by The Times were Pam Belluck, Helene Cooper, Sheri Fink, Adam Nossiter, Onishi, Kevin Sack, and Ben C. Solomon. In November 2018, Onishi wrote an article about the lonely deaths of the elderly in Japan, titled "A Generation in Japan Faces a Lonely Death" for which he was nominated as a 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing finalist. Readers thanked Norimitsu for his "profoundly moving piece" about two people who live alone in a danchi, a sprawling government apartment complex, outside Tokyo.
Kazushige Nosawa (野沢 一茂, Nosawa Kazushige; born December 17, 1976), better known by his ring names Nosawa and Nosawa…
Kazushige Nosawa (野沢 一茂, Nosawa Kazushige; born December 17, 1976), better known by his ring names Nosawa and Nosawa Rongai (NOSAWA論外), is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in All Japan Pro Wrestling and various independent promotions.