Yoshikazu Ebisu (蛭子能収, Ebisu Yoshikazu; born 21 October 1947) is a Japanese manga artist and actor.
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Midori Nakano (中野 翠, Nakano Midori; b. Urawa, Saitama, 21 July 1946) is a Japanese columnist and essayist who has…
Midori Nakano (中野 翠, Nakano Midori; b. Urawa, Saitama, 21 July 1946) is a Japanese columnist and essayist who has written extensively in Sunday Mainichi magazine. She is a graduate of Waseda University.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Urawa Daiichi Girls' High School📅 Born July 21🎂 Born 1946📍 From Saitama(city), Saitama Prefecture💼 Columnist💼 Essayist・Essay Writer
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Haruhiko Yamanouchi (山内 春彦, Yamanouchi Haruhiko; born 20 April 1946), also known as Hal Yamanouchi (ハル・ヤマノウチ, Haru…
Haruhiko Yamanouchi (山内 春彦, Yamanouchi Haruhiko; born 20 April 1946), also known as Hal Yamanouchi (ハル・ヤマノウチ, Haru Yamanouchi), is a Japanese-Italian actor, voice artist, dancer, choreographer, stunt performer, essayist and former mime. Born in Tokyo, he has resided in Italy since 1975 and holds Italian citizenship. Beginning his career as a mime, he has performed in and choreographed for numerous stage productions. Since 1976, he has acted in over 100 films and television series, including several 1980s genre films directed by the likes of Sergio Martino, Ruggero Deodato and Enzo G. Castellari. He is best known to international audiences for his villainous supporting roles in Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and The Wolverine. He has also translated and dubbed Japanese-language films into Italian.
🎓 Tokyo University of Foreign Studies🏫 Niigata High School📅 Born April 20🎂 Born 1946💼 Actor💼 Voice Actor💼 Choreographer💼 Translator💼 Essayist・Essay Writer
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Nobuko Kan (菅 伸子, Kan Nobuko; born 3 October 1945) is a Japanese essayist and wife of Naoto Kan, who was the Prime…
Nobuko Kan (菅 伸子, Kan Nobuko; born 3 October 1945) is a Japanese essayist and wife of Naoto Kan, who was the Prime Minister of Japan from June 2010 – September 2011.
Yūji Aoki (Japanese: 青木 雄二, Hepburn: Aoki Yūji; June 9, 1945 – September 5, 2003) was a Japanese manga artist and…
Yūji Aoki (Japanese: 青木 雄二, Hepburn: Aoki Yūji; June 9, 1945 – September 5, 2003) was a Japanese manga artist and essayist born in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto, Japan. He is best known for his 1990 debut manga Naniwa Kin'yūdō (ナニワ金融道; literally The Way of Osaka Financing, colloquially translated as The Way of the Osaka Loan Shark), for which he won the 1992 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga and the 1998 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Award for Excellence. Takahiro Kochi was his assistant.
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.
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".
Taisaku Akino (Japanese: 秋野 太作, Hepburn: Akino Taisaku; born Masaaki Tsusaka, February 14, 1943 in Tokyo, Japan) is a…
Taisaku Akino (Japanese: 秋野 太作, Hepburn: Akino Taisaku; born Masaaki Tsusaka, February 14, 1943 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actor. He grew up in Komagome, Toshima ward. In 1967, he made his acting debut in the Kinoshita Keisuke Theater production of "Kinenju". In 1974, he married the actress Kiwako Taichi. They quickly divorced. In 1975, he married a former Takarasienne singer Hekiren On (Mandarin: 温 碧蓮, Pinyin: Wēn Bìlián) whose father had migrated from Taipei to Osaka. Hekiren Tsusaka was then renamed Akiko Tsusaka. They raised three children: Takuji W. Tsusaka, Yuri Okumoto, and Saki Tsusaka.
🎓 Nihon University🏫 Bunkyo High School📅 Born February 14🎂 Born 1943💼 Actor💼 TV Personality💼 Essayist・Essay Writer
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Yōsuke Yamashita (山下 洋輔, Yamashita Yōsuke; born 26 February 1942) is a Japanese jazz pianist, composer and writer. His…
Yōsuke Yamashita (山下 洋輔, Yamashita Yōsuke; born 26 February 1942) is a Japanese jazz pianist, composer and writer. His piano style is influenced by free jazz, modal jazz and soul jazz. Since the late 1980s, Yamashita's main performing group has consisted of Cecil McBee (bass), Pheeroan akLaff (drums), and often Joe Lovano (saxophone).
🏫 Azabu High School📅 Born February 26🎂 Born 1942💼 Pianist💼 Composer💼 Essayist・Essay Writer💼 Writer・Novelist
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Tetsuya Totsuka (Japanese: 戸塚 哲也, Hepburn: Totsuka Tetsuya; born October 6, 1941), also known as Tetsu Kariya (雁屋 哲…
Tetsuya Totsuka (Japanese: 戸塚 哲也, Hepburn: Totsuka Tetsuya; born October 6, 1941), also known as Tetsu Kariya (雁屋 哲, Kariya Tetsu), Ageta Shinya, Ryu Setaki, and Kariya F., is a Japanese manga artist and essayist. He is best known for writing the manga series Oishinbo, one of the best-selling manga series in history. The series was a perennial best-seller, selling 1.2 million copies per volume, for a total of more than 135 million copies sold. It has also been adapted into anime, games, TV dramas, and films. In March 2016, Kariya announced on his blog that he wanted to end the manga after it returned from hiatus. He wrote that "30 years is too long for many things" and that he believed "it's about time to end it.
Akiko Kumai (熊井明子, Kumai Akiko; June 11, 1940 – September 21, 2024) was a Japanese writer and researcher focusing on…
Akiko Kumai (熊井明子, Kumai Akiko; June 11, 1940 – September 21, 2024) was a Japanese writer and researcher focusing on potpourri, known for introducing the fragrant decoration to Japan. She was married to the Japanese film director Kei Kumai.
🏫 Matsumoto Fukashi High School📅 Born June 11🎂 Born 1940📍 From Nagano Prefecture💼 Independent Researcher💼 Essayist・Essay Writer
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Tomomi Muramatsu (村松友視, Muramatsu Tomomi; born 10 April 1940) is a Japanese novelist active during the late Shōwa and…
Tomomi Muramatsu (村松友視, Muramatsu Tomomi; born 10 April 1940) is a Japanese novelist active during the late Shōwa and Heisei eras.
Kazuo Kamimura (上村 一夫, Kamimura Kazuo; March 7, 1940 in Yokosuka – January 11, 1986) was a Japanese manga artist born…
Kazuo Kamimura (上村 一夫, Kamimura Kazuo; March 7, 1940 in Yokosuka – January 11, 1986) was a Japanese manga artist born in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. He was best known as the illustrator of Lady Snowblood, which was adapted into film in 1973. Hitoshi Iwaaki, a manga artist was his assistant. He has been called "the ukiyo-e master of Shōwa-era manga." Kamimura died on January 11, 1986, at age 45, of a pharynx tumor.
🎓 Musashino Art University📅 Born March 7🎂 Born 1940💼 Manga Artist💼 Illustrator💼 Essayist・Essay Writer
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Takao Yaguchi (矢口高雄, Yaguchi Takao; 28 October 1939 – 20 November 2020), real name Takao Takahashi (髙橋 髙雄, Takahashi…
Takao Yaguchi (矢口高雄, Yaguchi Takao; 28 October 1939 – 20 November 2020), real name Takao Takahashi (髙橋 髙雄, Takahashi Takao), was a Japanese manga artist. He specialized in manga with ecological messages. His most famous manga was Fisherman Sanpei, which won the Kodansha Children's Manga Award in 1974.
Yōko Sano (Japanese: 佐野洋子（さのようこ）; 28 June 1938 – 5 November 2010) was a Japanese writer and illustrator of children's…
Yōko Sano (Japanese: 佐野洋子（さのようこ）; 28 June 1938 – 5 November 2010) was a Japanese writer and illustrator of children's books. She is most well known for her 1977 book The Cat that Lived a Million Times. For her literary contributions, Sano was awarded the Medal of Honor with the Purple Ribbon in 2003 by the Emperor of Japan. She has also written essays, children's literature, screenplays, novels, and translated foreign picture books.
Katsuyo Kobayashi (小林 カツ代, Kobayashi Katsuyo; October 24, 1937 – January 23, 2014) was a Japanese celebrity chef, food…
Katsuyo Kobayashi (小林 カツ代, Kobayashi Katsuyo; October 24, 1937 – January 23, 2014) was a Japanese celebrity chef, food writer, and founder/leader of the charity "Kagurazaka Women's Choir".
🏫 Osaka Shin-Ai Gakuin High School📅 Born October 24🎂 Born 1937📍 From Osaka Prefecture💼 Culinary Expert💼 Essayist・Essay Writer
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Makoto Wada (和田誠, Wada Makoto) (10 April 1936 – 7 October 2019) was a Japanese illustrator, essayist, and film director.
Kazuko Yoshiyuki (吉行和子, Yoshiyuki Kazuko; 9 August 1935 – 2 September 2025) was a Japanese actress, voice actress, and…
Kazuko Yoshiyuki (吉行和子, Yoshiyuki Kazuko; 9 August 1935 – 2 September 2025) was a Japanese actress, voice actress, and essayist. Having grown up with the burgeoning Japanese film and TV industry during post-war period, her career bridged traditional storytelling with modern cinematic expressions, making her a quintessential figure of her era in Japanese entertainment. She made her debut on the screen in 1955, appearing in more than 60 films and hundreds of Japanese television dramas. In a career spanning seven decades, she won a Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1959, as well as a Japan Academy Film & TV Prize for Best Actress for her role in the 1978 film Empire of Passion.
🏫 Girls' Gakuin High School📅 Born August 9🎂 Born 1935📍 From 東京府, Tokyo💼 Actress💼 Essayist・Essay Writer💼 Haiku Poet・Waka Poet
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Masanori Hata (畑 正憲, Hata Masanori; 17 April 1935 – 5 April 2023) was a Japanese zoologist, essayist, and filmmaker. A…
Masanori Hata (畑 正憲, Hata Masanori; 17 April 1935 – 5 April 2023) was a Japanese zoologist, essayist, and filmmaker. A popular essayist under the pen name Mutsugorō, he was awarded the Kikuchi Kan Prize for his writing in 1977. He was perhaps best known in the West as the director and screenwriter of the 1986 film The Adventures of Milo and Otis.
Eiko Kadono (角野 栄子, Kadono Eiko), real name Eiko Watanabe (渡辺英子, Watanabe Eiko), born January 1, 1935, is a Japanese…
Eiko Kadono (角野 栄子, Kadono Eiko), real name Eiko Watanabe (渡辺英子, Watanabe Eiko), born January 1, 1935, is a Japanese author of children's literature, picture books, non-fiction, and essays. Her most famous work Kiki's Delivery Service, released in 1985, was made into an anime film by Hayao Miyazaki, and spawned a series of sequel novels. In 2018, she won the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Currently, she serves as a guest professor at the Nihon Fukushi University in Aichi Prefecture.
🎓 Nihon Fukushi University🏫 Otsuma High School📅 Born January 1🎂 Born 1935📍 From Tokyo💼 Writer・Novelist💼 Essayist・Essay Writer
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Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (黒柳 徹子, Kuroyanagi Tetsuko; born August 9, 1933) is a Japanese actress and television personality.…
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (黒柳 徹子, Kuroyanagi Tetsuko; born August 9, 1933) is a Japanese actress and television personality. She has hosted the television program Tetsuko's Room (徹子の部屋, Tetsuko no Heya) since 1975. She joined NHK Broadcasting Theatre Company as the first television actress in 1953. In 1954, she made her debut as the lead actress in the radio drama Yambō Nimbō Tombō. In 1976, TV Asahi's Tetsuko's Room started airing. This program was recognized by the Guinness World Records in 2011 for having the highest number of broadcasts by the same host. It has been airing on weekdays at noon every week, and as of 2023, it has surpassed 11,000 episodes in its 48th year. Her autobiographical book, Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window, which depicts her childhood, became a post-WW2 bestseller with over 8 million copies sold in Japan and 25 million copies worldwide. It has also been adapted into a television series twice. A World Wide Fund for Nature advisor and Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, she is known for her charitable works, and is considered one of the first Japanese celebrities to achieve international recognition. In 2006, Donald Richie referred to Kuroyanagi in his book Japanese Portraits: Pictures of Different People as "the most popular and admired woman in Japan."
🎓 Tokyo College of Music🏫 Koran Jogakko High School📅 Born August 9🎂 Born 1933💼 Actress💼 TV Personality💼 Host💼 Essayist・Essay Writer
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Juzo Itami (伊丹 十三, Itami Jūzō), born Yoshihiro Ikeuchi (池内 義弘, Ikeuchi Yoshihiro; May 15, 1933 – December 20, 1997)…
Juzo Itami (伊丹 十三, Itami Jūzō), born Yoshihiro Ikeuchi (池内 義弘, Ikeuchi Yoshihiro; May 15, 1933 – December 20, 1997), was a Japanese actor, screenwriter and film director. He directed eleven films (one short and ten features), all of which he wrote himself. He is the namesake of the Juzo Itami Award, founded in 2009 to honor his legacy.
🏫 Matsuyama Minami High School📅 Born May 15🎂 Born 1933📍 From Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture💼 Film Director💼 Actor💼 Screenwriter💼 Essayist・Essay Writer
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Suehiro Tanemura (種村 季弘, Tanemura Suehiro; 21 March 1933 – 29 August 2004) was a translator (from German into Japanese)…
Suehiro Tanemura (種村 季弘, Tanemura Suehiro; 21 March 1933 – 29 August 2004) was a translator (from German into Japanese) and critic. Tanemura was born in Toshima, Tokyo in 1933. His mother died in 1946. He became interested in German while still a teenager, and entered the University of Tokyo in 1951. He first majored in aesthetics but switched to German literature, graduating in 1957 and for a short time thereafter working in Kōbunsha in editing the women's magazine Josei Jishin. From 1963 until 1968, Tanemura taught as an adjunct lecturer at Komazawa University. In 1968 he obtained a tenured post at Tokyo Metropolitan University, but he resigned in 1971 and went to Europe, where he spent much time until 1978, when he took another tenured post at Kokugakuin University, where he would teach until December 2002. At around this time he was diagnosed with cancer, from which he died in 2004. Tanemura was a prolific translator from German, writer and anthologizer of others' writings, with a certain tendency toward subjects like vampires and Sacher-Masoch. His own writings were first collected in a ten-volume set in 1979; two decades later this was supplemented by an eight-volume set.
Masaki Tsuji (辻 真先, Tsuji Masaki; born March 23, 1932 in Nagoya) is a Japanese anime screenwriter, mystery writer…
Masaki Tsuji (辻 真先, Tsuji Masaki; born March 23, 1932 in Nagoya) is a Japanese anime screenwriter, mystery writer, manga author, travel critic, essayist, professor as well as mystery fiction novels writer. Tsuji was most active in the business from the 1960s through the 1980s, and worked as a script writer on many popular anime television series for Mushi Production, Toei Animation, and Tokyo Movie Shinsha. He is well known for his association with the animated adaptations of the works of Osamu Tezuka and Go Nagai. In April 2007, Tsuji headed Japan's first international anime research lab as part of Digital Hollywood University. On December 4, 2007, Tsuji was given a lifetime achievement award at the 11th Japan Media Arts Festival. On September 24, 2008, Tsuji won a Special Award in the 13th Animation Kobe for his writing work.
Oniroku Dan (団 鬼六, Dan Oniroku; 16 April 1931 – 6 May 2011) was a Japanese author who has been called, "the most…
Oniroku Dan (団 鬼六, Dan Oniroku; 16 April 1931 – 6 May 2011) was a Japanese author who has been called, "the most celebrated writer of popular SM novels in Japan." Many of his stories have been filmed, most notably by Nikkatsu studio in their Roman Porno series. Dan had a close professional association with actress Naomi Tani throughout her career. He died on May 6, 2011.
Kuniko Mukōda (向田 邦子, Mukōda Kuniko; November 28, 1929 – August 22, 1981) was a Japanese TV screenwriter. Most of her…
Kuniko Mukōda (向田 邦子, Mukōda Kuniko; November 28, 1929 – August 22, 1981) was a Japanese TV screenwriter. Most of her scripts focus on day-to-day family life and relationships. She won the 83rd Naoki Prize (1980上) for her short stories "Hanano Namae", "Kawauso" and "Inugoya."
🎓 Jissen Women's University🏫 Meguro High School📅 Born November 28🎂 Born 1929📍 From Setagaya, Tokyo💼 Screenwriter💼 Essayist・Essay Writer💼 Writer・Novelist
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Shōichi Ozawa (小沢 昭一, Ozawa Shōichi; April 6, 1929 – December 10, 2012) was a Japanese actor, radio host, singer, and…
Shōichi Ozawa (小沢 昭一, Ozawa Shōichi; April 6, 1929 – December 10, 2012) was a Japanese actor, radio host, singer, and prominent researcher and expert on Japanese folk art. He also founded the Shabondama-za theater company. Ozawa, who was born in Tokyo, graduated from Waseda University. He began acting after college, beginning with his debut stage role in 1951. He also appeared in television and film roles, acting quite frequently in films directed by Shohei Imamura and Yūzō Kawashima. In 1971, Ozawa launched his long running radio show. A respected folk art expert, Ozawa also researched traditional Japanese performing arts. He recorded and released "Nihon no Horo Gei" ("Japan's Itinerant Arts") based on his research. In 2004, Ozawa became the "mayor" of Meiji Mura, an open-air museum in Aichi Prefecture which showcases Meiji Era architecture. The Japanese government awarded Ozawa the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette in 2001 and the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1994 for his body of work. Shōichi Ozawa died on December 10, 2012, at the age of 83.
Takehiro Irokawa (色川 武大, Irokawa Takehiro; March 28, 1929 – April 10, 1989) was a noted Japanese writer who published…
Takehiro Irokawa (色川 武大, Irokawa Takehiro; March 28, 1929 – April 10, 1989) was a noted Japanese writer who published both serious literature and light fiction under a variety of pseudonyms including Asada Tetsuya (阿佐田哲也) and Budai Irokawa (色川武大). Many of his works were autobiographical in nature and concerned his life as a mahjong gambler.
Shinta Chō (Japanese: 長新太（ちょうしんた）; September 24, 1927 - June 25, 2005) was a Japanese children's author and…
Shinta Chō (Japanese: 長新太（ちょうしんた）; September 24, 1927 - June 25, 2005) was a Japanese children's author and illustrator. He won the Japan Picture Book Awards Grand Prize for Kyabetsu-kun (Cabbage Boy) in 1981.
🏫 Hitotsubashi High School📅 Born September 24🎂 Born 1927📍 From Tokyo💼 Manga Artist💼 Writer・Novelist💼 Essayist・Essay Writer
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Morio Kita (北 杜夫, Kita Morio) was the pen name of Sokichi Saitō (斎藤 宗吉, Saitō Sōkichi; 1 May 1927 – 24 October 2011), a…
Morio Kita (北 杜夫, Kita Morio) was the pen name of Sokichi Saitō (斎藤 宗吉, Saitō Sōkichi; 1 May 1927 – 24 October 2011), a Japanese psychiatrist, novelist and essayist. Kita was the second son of poet Mokichi Saitō. Shigeta Saitō, his older brother, was also a psychiatrist. The essayist Yuka Saitō is Kita's daughter. Kita attended Azabu High School and Matsumoto Higher School (now part of Shinshu University), and graduated from Tohoku University's School of Medicine. He initially worked as a doctor at Keio University Hospital. Motivated by the collections of his father's poems and the books of German author Thomas Mann, he decided to become a novelist. Kita suffered from manic–depressive disorder from middle age onwards.
🎓 Tohoku University📅 Born May 1🎂 Born 1927💼 Writer・Novelist💼 Essayist・Essay Writer💼 Physician・Doctor
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Ikuma Dan (團 伊玖磨, Dan Ikuma; 7 April 1924 – 17 May 2001) was a Japanese composer. Dan was born in Tokyo, the descendant…
Ikuma Dan (團 伊玖磨, Dan Ikuma; 7 April 1924 – 17 May 2001) was a Japanese composer. Dan was born in Tokyo, the descendant of a prominent family, his grandfather Baron Dan Takuma having been President of Mitsui before being assassinated in 1932. He graduated from Aoyama Gakuin and Tokyo Music School in 1946. He studied with teachers including Kosaku Yamada, Kunihiko Hashimoto, Kan'ichi Shimofusa, Saburō Moroi, and Midori Hosokawa. During his career he completed six symphonies, all recorded and released on the Decca label in Japan, and wrote seven operas as well as a number of filmscores, and many songs. He wrote celebratory music for the Japanese imperial family, actively promoted cultural exchange with China (from 1979 until his death in Suzhou, China, in 2001), and received the commission to write an opera (Takeru) for the 1997 opening of the New National Theatre, Tokyo, Japan's main opera house. Dan is known in Japan for his 1951 opera Yūzuru (Twilight Crane), which is regularly revived there.
Yōko Hagiwara (萩原葉子; September 4, 1920–July 1, 2005) was a Japanese writer. She wrote extensively about her family.
Taiji Tonoyama (殿山 泰司, Tonoyama Taiji; October 17, 1915 – April 30, 1989) was a Japanese character actor who made many…
Taiji Tonoyama (殿山 泰司, Tonoyama Taiji; October 17, 1915 – April 30, 1989) was a Japanese character actor who made many appearances in films and on television from 1939 to 1989. He was a close friend of Kaneto Shindo and one of his regular cast members. He was also an essayist. In 1950 he helped form the film company Kindai Eiga Kyokai with Shindo and Kōzaburō Yoshimura. He served in the Japanese military in China in the Second Sino-Japanese War and considered himself to have narrowly escaped from death. He was married but also had a mistress and maintained relationships with both women until the end of his life. He was a keen reader of detective stories and a fan of jazz music. He wrote a series of semi-autobiographical essays under the title Sanmon Yakusha (三文役者), meaning "third rate actor". Kaneto Shindo wrote a biography of Tonoyama called Sanmon yakusha no shi, meaning "The death of a third-rate actor", which he also filmed as By Player.
🏫 Tokyo Daisan Commercial High School📅 Born October 17🎂 Born 1915📍 From Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture💼 Actor💼 Essayist・Essay Writer
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Tokuro Irie (入江徳郎, Irie Tokurō; July 15, 1913 – September 5, 1989) was a Japanese journalist, newscaster and essayist.
🎓 Tokyo Imperial University🏫 Tochiku High School📅 Born July 15🎂 Born 1913📍 From Ashiya, Fukuoka💼 Journalist💼 Newscaster💼 Essayist・Essay Writer
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Toko Shinoda (篠田 桃紅, Shinoda Tōkō; 28 March 1913 – 1 March 2021) was a Japanese artist. Shinoda is best known for her…
Toko Shinoda (篠田 桃紅, Shinoda Tōkō; 28 March 1913 – 1 March 2021) was a Japanese artist. Shinoda is best known for her abstract sumi ink paintings and prints. Shinoda's oeuvre was predominantly executed using the traditional means and media of East Asian calligraphy, but her resulting abstract ink paintings and prints express a nuanced visual affinity with the bold black brushstrokes of mid-century abstract expressionism. In the postwar New York art world, Shinoda's works were exhibited at the prominent art galleries including the Bertha Schaefer Gallery and the Betty Parsons Gallery. Shinoda remained active all her life and in 2013, she was honored with a touring retrospective exhibition at four venues in Gifu Prefecture (Gifu Collection of Modern Arts; Toko Shinoda Art Space; Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu; and Gallery Kohodo) to celebrate her 100th birthday. Shinoda has had solo exhibitions at the Seibu Museum at Art, Tokyo in 1989, the Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu in 1992, the Singapore Art Museum in 1996, the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in 2003, the Sogo Museum of Art in 2021, the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery in 2022, and among many others. Shinoda's works are in the collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Art Institute of Chicago, the British Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Harvard Art Museums, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, the Singapore Art Museum, the Smithsonian Institution, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the National Gallery of Victoria, and other leading museums of the world. Shinoda was also a prolific writer published more than 20 books.
🏫 Yashio High School📅 Born March 28🎂 Born 1913📍 From Tokyo💼 Fine Artist💼 Painter💼 Essayist・Essay Writer
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Sukemasa Irie (入江 相政, Irie Sukemasa; 29 June 1905 – 29 September 1985) was a Japanese essayist.
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Roppa Furukawa (古川ロッパ, also 緑波, Furukawa Roppa; 3 August 1903 – 16 January 1961) was a Japanese comedian.
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Mari Mori (森 茉莉, Mori Mari; 7 January 1903 – 6 June 1987) was a Japanese author, best known for writing male homosexual…
Mari Mori (森 茉莉, Mori Mari; 7 January 1903 – 6 June 1987) was a Japanese author, best known for writing male homosexual romances.
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Mansaku Itami (伊丹万作; real name Yoshitoyo Ikeuchi 池内義豊; 2 January 1900 – 21 September 1946) was a Japanese film director…
Mansaku Itami (伊丹万作; real name Yoshitoyo Ikeuchi 池内義豊; 2 January 1900 – 21 September 1946) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his critical, sometimes satirical portraits of Japan and its history. He is the father of the director Juzo Itami.
Tae Hitoto (一青 妙, Hitoto Tae; born September 24, 1970 in Taipei, Taiwan; born Yan Miao (顏妙)) is a Japanese actress…
Tae Hitoto (一青 妙, Hitoto Tae; born September 24, 1970 in Taipei, Taiwan; born Yan Miao (顏妙)) is a Japanese actress, dentist and author. Her mother was Japanese, and her father was a Taiwanese businessman Gan Hui Bin（顏惠民）. She graduated from Showa University with a degree in Dentistry. Yō Hitoto is her younger sister. Hitoto published her first non-fiction book, Box My Child, about her father in 2012. She subsequently wrote a second non-fiction book and four travel books, also about Taiwan. Hitoto's first novel, The Blue Flower, continued her literary career's focus on Taiwan. Although written in Japanese, a Chinese translation of the novel was published in Taiwan in 2025 before a Japanese edition was released.
Nao-Cola Yamazaki (山崎 ナオコーラ, Yamazaki Nao-Cola; born 1978) is the professional name of Naoko Yamazaki (山崎 直子, Yamazaki…
Nao-Cola Yamazaki (山崎 ナオコーラ, Yamazaki Nao-Cola; born 1978) is the professional name of Naoko Yamazaki (山崎 直子, Yamazaki Naoko), a Japanese writer. Yamazaki claims to write "things no one else can say in words anyone can understand". Yamazaki's writing, however, won the Bungei Prize and the Shimase Award for Love Stories, being nominated multiple times for the Akutagawa Prize. Nao-Cola has suggested to use something like the gender-neutral singular "they", because being frustrated by the usage of "she" at the English Wikipedia.
Tomoso Nonaka (Japanese:野中ともそ) is a Japanese novelist and illustrator.
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Keiko Kojima (小島 慶子, Kojima Keiko; born July 27, 1972, in Perth, Australia) is a Japanese tarento, essayist, and radio…
Keiko Kojima (小島 慶子, Kojima Keiko; born July 27, 1972, in Perth, Australia) is a Japanese tarento, essayist, and radio personality represented by Oscar Promotion. She is a former TBS announcer from 1995 to 2010. She has two children. Her hobbies are wearing kimono, riding horses, and perform pilates.
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Yuho Iwasato (岩里 祐穂, Iwasato Yūho; born December 3, 1957) is a Japanese lyricist and essayist. Born in Niigata, she…
Yuho Iwasato (岩里 祐穂, Iwasato Yūho; born December 3, 1957) is a Japanese lyricist and essayist. Born in Niigata, she debuted as a singer-songwriter in 1980 under the name "Yuko Iwasaki," and transitioned to full-time lyricist in 1988 following her collaborations with Miki Imai. Iwasato has collaborated with multiple music producers, including Tomoyasu Hotei, Yoko Kanno, Yobun Teraoka, Jeff Miyahara, and Katsutoshi Kitagawa of Round Table, and is known for her work across multiple genres, including hits for Japanese idol artists and anime songs. She has provided lyrics to artists including Chiemi Hori, Miho Nakayama, Miki Imai, Maaya Sakamoto, Yui Aragaki, Tomoyasu Hotei, Kana Hanazawa, May J., Momoiro Clover Z, and Sexy Zone (formerly Sexy Zone), as well as theme songs for anime such as The Vision of Escaflowne, Cardcaptor Sakura, Macross Frontier, Cowboy Bebop, and The Ancient Magus' Bride, as well as TV series such as Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. In 2009, she received the Silver Prize from the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers for her work on "Genesis of Aquarion."
Fumi Saimon (柴門ふみ, Saimon Fumi; born 19 January 1957 in Tokushima, Tokushima) is a female Japanese manga artist and…
Fumi Saimon (柴門ふみ, Saimon Fumi; born 19 January 1957 in Tokushima, Tokushima) is a female Japanese manga artist and novelist. She is best known for the series Tokyo Love Story, which was adapted as a live-action television series. She is considered one of the artists who are counted as part of the New Wave movement in manga in the last 1970s and early 1980s. She won the 1983 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga for P.S. Genki Desu, Shunpei and the 1992 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga for Kazoku no Shokutaku and Asunaro Hakusho. She is married to manga artist Kenshi Hirokane.
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