Kaoru Yumi (由美 かおる, Yumi Kaoru; born November 12, 1950) is a Japanese actress.
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Kaoru Yumi (由美 かおる, Yumi Kaoru; born November 12, 1950) is a Japanese actress.
Mari Henmi (辺見 マリ, Henmi Mari; born October 5, 1950) is a Japanese singer, tarento, and actress. She was born in Zushi…
Mari Henmi (辺見 マリ, Henmi Mari; born October 5, 1950) is a Japanese singer, tarento, and actress. She was born in Zushi, Kanagawa and raised in Kyōto.
Aki Yashiro (八代亜紀, Yashiro Aki; August 29, 1950 – December 30, 2023), real name Akiyo Masuda (増田明代, Masuda Akiyo), née…
Aki Yashiro (八代亜紀, Yashiro Aki; August 29, 1950 – December 30, 2023), real name Akiyo Masuda (増田明代, Masuda Akiyo), née Hashimoto (橋本明代, Hashimoto Akiyo), was a Japanese enka singer and painter. Her stage name "Yashiro" was adopted from her hometown Yatsushiro.
Ryoko Nakano (中野 良子, Nakano Ryōko; born 6 May 1950) is a Japanese actress.
Akiko Wada (和田 アキ子, Wada Akiko; born April 10, 1950) is an ethnically Korean/Japanese singer, tarento and businesswoman…
Akiko Wada (和田 アキ子, Wada Akiko; born April 10, 1950) is an ethnically Korean/Japanese singer, tarento and businesswoman from Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture. She has various nicknames, one being "Akko". Due to her above-average height (174 cm or 5’8.5"), she is also nicknamed jotei (女帝), meaning "empress".
Naoko Otani (大谷直子, Ōtani Naoko; born April 3, 1950 in Sumida, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress. She made her screen debut…
Naoko Otani (大谷直子, Ōtani Naoko; born April 3, 1950 in Sumida, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress. She made her screen debut in The Human Bullet while still a high school student, and became popular for her role in the NHK Asadora television programme Nobuko to Obāchan (信子とおばあちゃん, Nobuko and Grandmother) in 1969. She published a collection of nude photos while pregnant. She has been married twice.
Judy Ongg (Chinese: 翁倩玉; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ong Chhèng-gio̍k; born 24 January 1950) is a Taiwanese-Japanese singer, actress…
Judy Ongg (Chinese: 翁倩玉; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ong Chhèng-gio̍k; born 24 January 1950) is a Taiwanese-Japanese singer, actress, author, and woodblock printing artist. Born in Taipei, she graduated from The American School in Japan in 1969 and later from Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan, after which she became a naturalized Japanese citizen. Her career has spanned more than four decades.
Shūko Honami (本阿弥 周子, Honami Shūko) is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 10th…
Shūko Honami (本阿弥 周子, Honami Shūko) is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 10th Yokohama Film Festival for Ureshi Hazukashi Monogatari.
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.
Izumi Suzuki (鈴木いづみ, Suzuki Izumi; July 10, 1949 – February 17, 1986) was a Japanese writer and actress, known for her…
Izumi Suzuki (鈴木いづみ, Suzuki Izumi; July 10, 1949 – February 17, 1986) was a Japanese writer and actress, known for her science fiction stories and essays on Japanese pop culture. Married to avant-garde saxophonist Kaoru Abe from 1973 to 1977, she is also known for her association with photographer Nobuyoshi Araki.
Taeko Hattori (服部 妙子, Hattori Taeko; born June 23, 1949) is a Japanese stage, film, and television actress. She is from…
Taeko Hattori (服部 妙子, Hattori Taeko; born June 23, 1949) is a Japanese stage, film, and television actress. She is from Nagoya, and graduated from high school there. She then joined the Dreamy 7 agency, and then M.M.P, to which she belongs. Her film appearances include Sotsugyō ryokō (1970), Submersion of Japan (1973), Cape Erimo and Zesshō (1975), Ganpeki no Haha (1976), Ōjō Anraku-koku (1978), Tokugawa no Jotei: Ōoku (1988), Baburu to neta onna-tachi (1998), Quartet and Sennen no koi - Hikaru Genji monogatari (2001), Aruku Chikara (2004), and Koharu Komachi (2005). On television, Taeko is a frequent guest star in jidaigeki roles, including Zenigata Heiji, Gokenin Zankurō, Kakushi Metsuki Sanjō and the Hissatsu series. She often appeared on Abarenbō Shōgun (for example, Series 2 #13; 3 #12, 128). In contemporary roles, her appearances include Niji-iro Teikibin on the NHK Educational network (on which she was a semi-regular), Ten made Todoke (as a regular), and Hagure Keiji Junjōha. Taeko has also made commercials. Among her clients are American Home Assurance Company and Kao.
Machiko Washio (鷲尾 真知子, Washio Machiko; born June 2, 1949) is a Japanese actress who works in both live action as well…
Machiko Washio (鷲尾 真知子, Washio Machiko; born June 2, 1949) is a Japanese actress who works in both live action as well as voice over work for anime. She is known as the voice of Sakura in Urusei Yatsura.
Terumi Niki (二木 てるみ, Niki Terumi; born 11 May 1949) is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. Since a child, she has been a…
Terumi Niki (二木 てるみ, Niki Terumi; born 11 May 1949) is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. Since a child, she has been a member of the Japanese Theatrical Company Gekidan Wakakusa, of which she has joined in 1953. She played the young girl Otoyo in Akira Kurosawa's Red Beard (1965).
Rumi Tama (珠瑠美, Tama Rumi) (also, 珠るみ, 珠ルミ) aka Rumi Kimata (木俣瑠美, Kimata Rumi) is a Japanese film director, actress…
Rumi Tama (珠瑠美, Tama Rumi) (also, 珠るみ, 珠ルミ) aka Rumi Kimata (木俣瑠美, Kimata Rumi) is a Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter, known for her work in the pink film genre. After making her acting debut in 1965, she appeared in independent pink films throughout the rest of the decade, often for director Akitaka Kimata, whom she would later marry, and his son Seiji Izumi. Tama took a brief retirement in the early 1970s, then began appearing in films in Nikkatsu's Roman Porno series in 1975. She began directing in 1981, helming at least 80 films as of 2002.
Eiko Yanami (八並 映子, Yanami Eiko; October 22, 1948 – January 14, 2017) was a Japanese actress who performed in movies…
Eiko Yanami (八並 映子, Yanami Eiko; October 22, 1948 – January 14, 2017) was a Japanese actress who performed in movies such as Gamera vs. Zigra and Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41.
Kawai Okada (岡田可愛, Okada Kawai; born October 19, 1948 in Ikuno-ku, Osaka) is a Japanese former actress.
Reiko Oshida (大信田礼子) is a Japanese actress and singer.
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.
Jun Mayuzumi (黛ジュン; born 26 May 1948, in Chōfu, Tokyo) is a Japanese singer. Her best known songs include "Tenshi-no…
Jun Mayuzumi (黛ジュン; born 26 May 1948, in Chōfu, Tokyo) is a Japanese singer. Her best known songs include "Tenshi-no Yūwaku" (Angel's Temptation 1968). She won a Japan Record Award in 1969, and won the inaugural Yamaha Popular Song Contest Grand Prix at the Nemu no Sato Indoor Hall, on November 5, 1970. She appeared on the New Year's Eve Kōhaku Uta Gassen show for four years, 1967-1970.
Ryoko Moriyama (森山 良子, Moriyama Ryōko) (born January 18, 1948) is a Japanese folk singer and actress. Her father is…
Ryoko Moriyama (森山 良子, Moriyama Ryōko) (born January 18, 1948) is a Japanese folk singer and actress. Her father is Hisashi Moriyama, a pioneer of Japanese jazz. Her son Naotarō Moriyama is a singer. Her first cousin Hiroshi Kamayatsu is also a musician. She is known as the Japanese Joan Baez, or the Queen of college folk. Her songs tend not to become best sellers but her most famous song is "Satokibi Batake". This song is about a tragedy during the Battle of Okinawa. The song's full version is 10 minutes. When this song was first released, it was thought to be too long to air on the radio, but now the song is popular in Japan. Every summer, NHK air a shorter version as a symbol of the 'No War Campaign'. In the song, an imitative word 'Zawawa' is repeated 66 times, because of this, it is often called 'Zawawa'. Moriyama often called "Satokibi Batake" 'Zawawa' as a joke. Her 1969 recording of "Kinjirareta koi" ("Unpermitted Love") sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. A more recent hit song is "Nada Sōsō," a poem set to music by Begin, and sung by Rimi Natsukawa. Some of her songs, such as "Kono hiroi nohara ippai" and "Dona dona", now appear in school textbooks. She sang a theme song at Nagano Olympics opening ceremony in 1998. Inspired by "Satokibi Batake", a TV drama called Satokibi Batake no uta (Song of the Sugarcane field) was made. Akashiya Sanma takes the lead role as a soldier who refused to kill. Nada Sōsō' also features in a TV program. Nada Sōsō means teardrops in Okinawan. The song describes the experience of being unable to meet the person you love most. The song may refer to the death of Moriyama's brother.
Yukiko Kashiwagi (柏木 由紀子, Kashiwagi Yukiko; born December 24, 1947) is a Japanese actress and the wife of Japanese…
Yukiko Kashiwagi (柏木 由紀子, Kashiwagi Yukiko; born December 24, 1947) is a Japanese actress and the wife of Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto from 1971 until his death in the August 1985 Japan Air Lines Flight 123 crash. In the 1970s, Kashiwagi retired from her career as an actress and instead presented a series of welfare performances with her husband in children's homes and nursing homes and on Japanese television.
Akira Matsu (松 あきら, Matsu Akira; born December 3, 1947) is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of…
Akira Matsu (松 あきら, Matsu Akira; born December 3, 1947) is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kanagawa Prefecture and former member of Takarazuka Revue, she was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1995 as a candidate for the New Frontier Party. She lost her re-election in July 2007 but in September 2007 took over the seat in the house that was vacated when Yutaka Kobayashi, a member of the house, resigned. Her husband Tomoo Nishikawa is a lawyer and a former Representative of Japan.
Kazuko Shirakawa (白川 和子, Shirakawa Kazuko) (born September 30, 1947) is a Japanese actress who is best known for her…
Kazuko Shirakawa (白川 和子, Shirakawa Kazuko) (born September 30, 1947) is a Japanese actress who is best known for her appearances in Nikkatsu's Roman Porno films during the 1970s. She appeared in Nikkatsu's first film in the Roman Porno series, Apartment Wife (1971), and is considered the first of the three "Nikkatsu Queens" of the 1970s. After 1976 she embarked on a successful career in mainstream film.
Naomi Chiaki (ちあき なおみ, Chiaki Naomi; born September 17, 1947) is a Japanese singer and actress who worked from the late…
Naomi Chiaki (ちあき なおみ, Chiaki Naomi; born September 17, 1947) is a Japanese singer and actress who worked from the late 1960s to the early 1990s. Chiaki made her debut as a singer in 1969, and released her breakthrough single "Yottsu no Onegai" (四つのお願い, [ja]) in the following year. "Kassai" (喝采, [ja]), a song which has been commonly considered her signature song was released in 1972 and gained success, and finally won the 14th Japan Record Award. "Kassai" sold over one million copies by February 1973, and was awarded a gold disc. After marrying the actor Eiji Go in 1978, Chiaki continued her career intermittently until circa 1992. This included contributions to the soundtrack for Elephant Story (featuring the songs "Lullaby of the Land of the Wind" and "African Night"). However, she disappeared from the Japanese entertainment industry after her spouse died of lung cancer. In 2024 on her 55th debut anniversary, all of her 425 songs have become available on streaming and for digital download.
Pinko Izumi (泉ピン子, Izumi Pinko; born September 11, 1947 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress and singer. Her legal…
Pinko Izumi (泉ピン子, Izumi Pinko; born September 11, 1947 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress and singer. Her legal name is Sayo Takemoto (武本 小夜, Takemoto Sayo; née Eguchi (江口)), and she originally performed under the name Mariko Mikado (三門 マリ子, Mikado Mariko).
Kazuyo Aoki (青木 和代, Aoki Kazuyo; born August 27, 1947) is a Japanese actress and voice actress. She is employed by the…
Kazuyo Aoki (青木 和代, Aoki Kazuyo; born August 27, 1947) is a Japanese actress and voice actress. She is employed by the talent management firm Kiraboshi.
Masako Izumi (和泉 雅子, Izumi Masako; 31 July 1947 – 9 July 2025) was a Japanese actress, singer and adventurer.
Yuriko Hishimi (ひし美 ゆり子, Hishimi Yuriko; born June 10, 1947 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress. In 1965, she signed…
Yuriko Hishimi (ひし美 ゆり子, Hishimi Yuriko; born June 10, 1947 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress. In 1965, she signed a contract with Toho. Following year, she made her film debut in Taifu to Zakuro. She portrayed Anne Yuri in the Japanese television series Ultra Seven (1967–1968) and subsequent appearances in other Ultra Series film and television and projects.
Yukari Itō (Japanese: 伊東 ゆかり, born 6 April 1947) is a Japanese singer and actress. She was born in Shinagawa, Tokyo…
Yukari Itō (Japanese: 伊東 ゆかり, born 6 April 1947) is a Japanese singer and actress. She was born in Shinagawa, Tokyo, and her father was from Okinawa. She was one of the Japanese pop singers who took the nation by storm during the 1960s and 1970s. In addition to appearing on music programs and performing in concerts as a singer, she also worked as an actress.
Aki Takejō (Japanese: あき竹城; 4 April 1947 – 15 December 2022) was a Japanese actress and comedian.
Meiko Kaji (梶 芽衣子, Kaji Meiko; born March 24, 1947) is a Japanese actress and singer. With over 100 film and television…
Meiko Kaji (梶 芽衣子, Kaji Meiko; born March 24, 1947) is a Japanese actress and singer. With over 100 film and television credits since the 1960s, her most prolific period was the 1970s, when she achieved fame for her starring roles as outlaws and vengeful women in the film series Stray Cat Rock, Wandering Ginza Butterfly, Female Prisoner Scorpion and Lady Snowblood. Kaji also performed as a singer, releasing records concurrently with her film career and beyond, often performing the theme songs for the films in which she starred.
Kikko Matsuoka (松岡 きっこ, Matsuoka Kikko; born February 11, 1947) is a Japanese actress. Her real name is Kikuko Matsuoka…
Kikko Matsuoka (松岡 きっこ, Matsuoka Kikko; born February 11, 1947) is a Japanese actress. Her real name is Kikuko Matsuoka (松岡 紀公子, Matsuoka Kikuko).
Miwa Takada (高田 美和, Takada Miwa; born 5 January 1947 in Kyoto) is a Japanese film, TV and stage actress. She has…
Miwa Takada (高田 美和, Takada Miwa; born 5 January 1947 in Kyoto) is a Japanese film, TV and stage actress. She has starred in several Japanese movies that are today considered classics (especially in the Zatoichi saga, and the Daimajin trilogy). Takada also worked as a singer, and the duet she recorded with Mitsuo Kaji, "Waga Ai wo Hoshi ni Inorite," became a huge hit. Now she focuses on stage performances and TV. She lives in Numazu.
Mitsuko Baisho (倍賞 美津子, Baishō Mitsuko; born November 22, 1946 in Ibaraki Prefecture) is a Japanese actress whose most…
Mitsuko Baisho (倍賞 美津子, Baishō Mitsuko; born November 22, 1946 in Ibaraki Prefecture) is a Japanese actress whose most internationally known work has been for director Shohei Imamura, from 1979 up to the director's final film in 2001.
Reiko Ohara (Japanese: 大原 麗子, Hepburn: Ōhara Reiko; November 13, 1946 – August 3, 2009) was a Japanese actress. She is…
Reiko Ohara (Japanese: 大原 麗子, Hepburn: Ōhara Reiko; November 13, 1946 – August 3, 2009) was a Japanese actress. She is best known for her roles in the taiga dramas Kasuga the Court Lady (1989) and Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1998), television drama Rikon Tomodachi (1980), and film Ohan (1984). Her life was adapted into the television drama Actress Reiko: Like a Flame in 2013.
Saori Yuki (由紀さおり, Yuki Saori; born November 13, 1946) is a Japanese singer and actress. She was born as Akiko Yasuda…
Saori Yuki (由紀さおり, Yuki Saori; born November 13, 1946) is a Japanese singer and actress. She was born as Akiko Yasuda (Yasuda Akiko (安田 章子) in Kiryū, Gunma, Japan and raised in Yokohama. She started her singing career with her older sister Sachiko (b. 1941) as a child singer. In 1965 she debuted with the single "Hitchhike Musume (Hitchhiking girl)" on King Records (Japan) as Akiko Yasuda.
Yukiko Kobayashi (小林夕岐子, Kobayashi Yukiko; born 6 October 1946) is a former Japanese actress. She has appeared in more…
Yukiko Kobayashi (小林夕岐子, Kobayashi Yukiko; born 6 October 1946) is a former Japanese actress. She has appeared in more than ten films since 1965.
Nana Kinomi (木の実 ナナ, Kinomi Nana; born July 11, 1946, in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress and singer.
Mie Nakao (Japanese: 中尾 ミエ; born 6 June 1946 in Kokura) is a Japanese actress and singer. With Yukari Itō and Mari Sono…
Mie Nakao (Japanese: 中尾 ミエ; born 6 June 1946 in Kokura) is a Japanese actress and singer. With Yukari Itō and Mari Sono she co-starred in the hit 1963 teen movie Hai, Hai Sannin Musume ("Yes, Yes, The Three Girls"). The three actresses became the latest incarnation of the long-running series of "Three Girls" acts during the 1950s, 60s and 70s, under their manager Watanabe as the Watanabe-Pro Sannin musume (渡辺プロ三人娘). Nakao has continued to appear on television and produce music. Nakao debuted as a singer at the age of 16. In May 1962, her debut single was "Kawaii Baby" (可愛いベイビー), a cover of the song "Pretty Little Baby" by Connie Francis (from the 1962 album Connie Francis Sings "Second Hand Love"), was released. The song sold over a million copies.
Hanako Tokachi (十勝 花子, Tokachi Hanako; 25 April 1946 – 21 August 2016) was a Japanese actress and tarento born in…
Hanako Tokachi (十勝 花子, Tokachi Hanako; 25 April 1946 – 21 August 2016) was a Japanese actress and tarento born in Kamishihoro, Katō District, Hokkaido. Her real name was Keiko Kato (加藤 恵子, Katō Keiko). Her maiden name was Sato (佐藤, Satō). She was nicknamed Tokachin (トカチン). She has one daughter named Reiko.
Michiyo Okusu (大楠 道代, Ōkusu Michiyo; born February 27, 1946) is a Chinese-born Japanese actress. She has been nominated…
Michiyo Okusu (大楠 道代, Ōkusu Michiyo; born February 27, 1946) is a Chinese-born Japanese actress. She has been nominated for four Japanese Academy Awards, and won the 1981 Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role prize for her performance in Zigeunerweisen. She began her career as a film ingenue using the stage name Michiyo Yasuda, under which she scored major early successes with films such as A Fool's Love and numerous love stories and "samurai" period piece dramas.
Kuriko Namino (波乃 久里子, Namino Kuriko) (born December 1, 1945, in Kamakura, Japan) is an actress. Her brother Nakamura…
Kuriko Namino (波乃 久里子, Namino Kuriko) (born December 1, 1945, in Kamakura, Japan) is an actress. Her brother Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII was an actor in kabuki, theatre, television and commercials.
Junko Terashima (Japanese: 寺島 純子, Hepburn: Terashima Junko; born 1 December 1945), known professionally as Sumiko Fuji…
Junko Terashima (Japanese: 寺島 純子, Hepburn: Terashima Junko; born 1 December 1945), known professionally as Sumiko Fuji (富司 純子, Fuji Sumiko), is a Japanese actress. She began acting in the 1960s under the name Junko Fuji (藤 純子, Fuji Junko), becoming famous as the female lead in yakuza films opposite such stars as Kōji Tsuruta and Ken Takakura. She even starred in her own series as the sword-wielding gambler Red Peony in the Hibotan Bakuto series. Initially retiring in 1972 after getting married, she began appearing on TV in 1974 under her real name. She later returned to films in 1989 using the name Sumiko Fuji, and expanded her acting repertoire. She won the Blue Ribbon Award for best supporting actress in 1999 and 2006. She is married to the kabuki actor Onoe Kikugorō VII and is the mother of the actress Shinobu Terajima and the kabuki actor Onoe Kikugorō VIII.
Tamiko Hayashida (林田 民子, Hayashida Tamiko; born 1945), better known as Kiyoko Suizenji (水前寺 清子, Suizenji Kiyoko), is a…
Tamiko Hayashida (林田 民子, Hayashida Tamiko; born 1945), better known as Kiyoko Suizenji (水前寺 清子, Suizenji Kiyoko), is a Japanese enka singer and actress represented by Suisei Kikaku.
Yumiko Fujita (藤田 弓子; born 12 September 1945 in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress.
Katsuko Kanai (Japanese: 金井 克子, Hepburn: Kanai Katsuko; born 17 June 1945) is a Japanese singer, dancer, and actress.…
Katsuko Kanai (Japanese: 金井 克子, Hepburn: Kanai Katsuko; born 17 June 1945) is a Japanese singer, dancer, and actress. Born in occupied China, she worked in ballet during her youth and was a regular cast member on Uta no Grand Show and a member of Les Girls. She released dozens of singles as a singer, including the popular "Tanin no Kankei" (1973). Her accolades include a 1966 Galaxy Award and a 2019 Japan Record Awards Achievement Award.
Yoko Aki (阿木 燿子, Aki Yōko; born May 1, 1945) is a Japanese songwriter, actress, novelist and essayist. With her…
Yoko Aki (阿木 燿子, Aki Yōko; born May 1, 1945) is a Japanese songwriter, actress, novelist and essayist. With her husband, Ryudo Uzaki, she has written many songs for other singers, with Aki as lyricist and Uzaki as composer. They are especially famous for a series of hit songs of Momoe Yamaguchi's. She has acted in several films, and she won the award for best supporting actress at the 5th Hochi Film Award for Shiki Natsuko. She was a model under an exclusive contract with Kanebo Cosmetics for many years.
Nobuko Miyamoto (宮本 信子, Miyamoto Nobuko; born March 27, 1945) is a Japanese actress. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō…
Nobuko Miyamoto (宮本 信子, Miyamoto Nobuko; born March 27, 1945) is a Japanese actress. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō, and raised in Nagoya. She was married to director Juzo Itami from 1969 until his death in 1997, and regularly starred in his films. She has been nominated for eight Best Actress Japanese Academy Awards, winning in 1988 for her role in A Taxing Woman.
Komaki Kurihara (栗原 小巻, Kurihara Komaki; born 14 March 1945) is a Japanese stage and film actress. She has appeared in…
Komaki Kurihara (栗原 小巻, Kurihara Komaki; born 14 March 1945) is a Japanese stage and film actress. She has appeared in 30 films since 1967. She starred in the 1974 film Sandakan No. 8, which was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1975 she was a member of the jury at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1981 she was a member of the jury at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. In 2025, she was awarded Medal of Pushkin by Vladimir Putin.
Naomi Sagara (佐良 直美, Sagara Naomi; born 1945) is the stage name of Nahoko Yamaguchi (山口 納堡子, Yamaguchi Nahoko), a…
Naomi Sagara (佐良 直美, Sagara Naomi; born 1945) is the stage name of Nahoko Yamaguchi (山口 納堡子, Yamaguchi Nahoko), a Japanese popular singer who was prolific between 1967 and 1980. She won numerous awards as a singer and composer, branching into acting. After a surgery to remove polyps on her vocal cords in 1985, she became a business woman. Since 1993, she has worked in the field of animal welfare and has published several books about animal care. She has periodically returned to television in guest appearances and in 2010 resumed singing and composing.