Tanroh Ishida (石田 淡朗, Ishida Tanrō) is a Japanese actor based in London, UK.
Noh Theatre: 4 people
Tanroh Ishida (石田 淡朗, Ishida Tanrō) is a Japanese actor based in London, UK.
Nomura Mansai II (二世 野村 萬斎, Nisei Nomura Mansai; born Takeshi Nomura (野村 武司); April 5, 1966) is a Japanese kyōgen and…
Nomura Mansai II (二世 野村 萬斎, Nisei Nomura Mansai; born Takeshi Nomura (野村 武司); April 5, 1966) is a Japanese kyōgen and film actor and son of Mansaku Nomura. He played Abe no Seimei in Onmyoji and Onmyoji 2, an original work by Baku Yumemakura. He received the Best Actor prize at the Blue Ribbon Awards for his work in Onmyoji.
Mansaku Nomura II (二世 野村 万作, Nisei Nomura Mansaku; born Jirou Nomura (野村 二朗); June 22, 1931) is a kyōgen performer and…
Mansaku Nomura II (二世 野村 万作, Nisei Nomura Mansaku; born Jirou Nomura (野村 二朗); June 22, 1931) is a kyōgen performer and Living National Treasure. He is the founder and current head of the Mansaku no Kai theatre troupe. He has been recognized as a Person of Cultural Merit, and an Intangible Cultural Property of Japan. He is also a member of the Japan Art Academy and an honorary citizen of Nerima. In 2025, a documentary 6 Faces (六つの顔) about his life was released in theatres. He married Wakabako Sakamoto, the oldest daughter of poet Etsurou Sakamoto, and has 4 children including Mansai Nomura. Mansai and his oldest son, Yuuki, are also kyogen performers who perform with Mansaku. His older brother is Manzou Nomura VII, and his younger brothers were Shirou and Mannosuke Nomura, all of whom are also kyogen perfomers.
Mieko Nagaoka (長岡三重子, Nagaoka Mieko; 31 July 1914 – 19 January 2021) was a Japanese Masters athlete. She was the first…
Mieko Nagaoka (長岡三重子, Nagaoka Mieko; 31 July 1914 – 19 January 2021) was a Japanese Masters athlete. She was the first 100-year-old to complete a 1,500m freestyle swim in a 25m pool. At the age of 106, she was Japan's oldest active swimmer.