Asahi Kuroda (born 10 March 2004) is a Japanese long-distance runner and steeplechaser. A gold medalist in the…Asahi Kuroda (born 10 March 2004) is a Japanese long-distance runner and steeplechaser. A gold medalist in the steeplechase at the 2023 Asian U20 Athletics Championships, his time of 2:06:05 for the marathon in 2025 was a Japanese college record.
Yūya Shintō (進藤 勇也, Shintō Yūya; born March 10, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Hokkaido…Yūya Shintō (進藤 勇也, Shintō Yūya; born March 10, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Nippon Professional Baseball.
Mayu Okawa (Japanese: 大川 茉由; born March 10, 2000) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder for Honda…Mayu Okawa (Japanese: 大川 茉由; born March 10, 2000) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder for Honda Reverta. She has represented Japan in international softball competitions, including the 2026 Asian Games, where she won a gold medal as a member of the Japanese women's national team.
Kai Harada (原田 海 Harada Kai; born May 10, 1999) is a Japanese competition climber who specialises in bouldering. Harada…Kai Harada (原田 海 Harada Kai; born May 10, 1999) is a Japanese competition climber who specialises in bouldering. Harada started climbing in 2009 in Osaka. He started competition climbing in 2015, placing in the Youth A Bouldering Championships and the Junior Asian Championships. In 2018 he won the Bouldering Climbing World Championships as an outsider, and was the only person to get four tops in the final. In December 2020, Harada's qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was confirmed after a dispute between the IFSC and the Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association.
Utana Terada (Japanese: 寺田 宇多菜; born 10 March 1999) is a Japanese judoka who competes in the women's 70 kg division.…Utana Terada (Japanese: 寺田 宇多菜; born 10 March 1999) is a Japanese judoka who competes in the women's 70 kg division. She represents JR East and has won medals on the International Judo Federation World Judo Tour, including gold at the 2025 Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam. She was a member of the Japanese team that won the mixed-team gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games.
Daichi Soga (曽我 大地, Soga Daichi; born March 10, 1998, in Fukuyama, Hiroshima) is a Japanese football player for Gainare…Daichi Soga (曽我 大地, Soga Daichi; born March 10, 1998, in Fukuyama, Hiroshima) is a Japanese football player for Gainare Tottori.
Shinji Okada (岡田 慎司, Okada Shinji; born 10 March 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for…Shinji Okada (岡田 慎司, Okada Shinji; born 10 March 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for Thespa Gunma.
Yui Sakuma (佐久間 由衣, Sakuma Yui; born March 10, 1995) is a Japanese actress and model. Her acting roles have included…Yui Sakuma (佐久間 由衣, Sakuma Yui; born March 10, 1995) is a Japanese actress and model. Her acting roles have included Tokiko Sukegawa in the 96th NHK asadora Hiyokko and Yui Shida in the Fuji TV series Transit Girls.
Mariya Nagao (永尾 まりや, Nagao Mariya; born March 10, 1994) is a Japanese television personality and former member of the…Mariya Nagao (永尾 まりや, Nagao Mariya; born March 10, 1994) is a Japanese television personality and former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. Nagao is represented by Irving.
Tsugumi Shinohara (篠原 愛実, Shinohara Tsugumi; born March 10, 1993) is a former Japanese actress and model. From June…Tsugumi Shinohara (篠原 愛実, Shinohara Tsugumi; born March 10, 1993) is a former Japanese actress and model. From June 2007 to April 2009, she was an exclusive model for the magazine Pichi Lemon.
Kenshi Yonezu (米津 玄師, Yonezu Kenshi; born March 10, 1991) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and…Kenshi Yonezu (米津 玄師, Yonezu Kenshi; born March 10, 1991) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and illustrator. He started releasing Vocaloid music under the stage name Hachi (ハチ) in 2009. In 2012, he debuted under his real name, releasing music with his own voice. He has sold at least 4.2 million physical copies and over 7 million digital copies in Japan. Yonezu's 2018 single "Lemon" became his biggest hit in Japan, topping the Billboard Japan Hot 100 year-end chart for two consecutive years (2018–2019). His 2022 song "Kick Back" is his most successful single to date outside Japan, debuting on international charts including UK Rock & Metal Singles and US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA for 1,000,000 sold copies in the United States, becoming the first song with Japanese lyrics to achieve it. With his 2017 song "Peace Sign" certified Gold in 2026, he became the only artist to receive three RIAA certifications for Japanese-language songs.
Tosayutaka Yūya (born 10 March 1985) is a former sumo wrestler from Tosa City, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. He made his…Tosayutaka Yūya (born 10 March 1985) is a former sumo wrestler from Tosa City, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 2007, reaching the top makuuchi division in July 2009. His highest rank was maegashira 1. After a long hiatus due to injury, he worked his way back up the ranks, logging several lower division championships on the way. In January 2015 he finally reached the top division again after an 18 tournament absence. His comeback from sandanme 84 was the lowest any wrestler since World War II has fallen and still managed to again reach the top division, until surpassed by Terunofuji. After further injury setbacks he announced his retirement in January 2016. He became stablemaster of Tokitsukaze stable in February 2021 after the Japan Sumo Association asked the previous stablemaster to retire.
Takaharu Nakai (born 10 March 1984) is a Japanese snowboarder. He competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006…Takaharu Nakai (born 10 March 1984) is a Japanese snowboarder. He competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Masako Ōkōchi (大河内 雅子, Ōkōchi Masako; born March 10, 1983) is a Japanese voice actress from Osaka Prefecture. She is a…Masako Ōkōchi (大河内 雅子, Ōkōchi Masako; born March 10, 1983) is a Japanese voice actress from Osaka Prefecture. She is a freelance performer not affiliated with any one studio, and has provided voice work for a number of video games and other projects since beginning her career in 2004.
Shin Koyamada (小山田 真, Koyamada Shin) is a Japanese actor, producer, philanthropist, and martial artist. He is best…Shin Koyamada (小山田 真, Koyamada Shin) is a Japanese actor, producer, philanthropist, and martial artist. He is best known to the international audience for his co-starring roles in The Last Samurai (2003) as Nobutada and the Disney's Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006) as Shen. As producer, Koyamada develops and produces numerous content through his production company Shinobi Pictures and multimedia company Laizen Studios. In philanthropy, Koyamada serves as Board Chairs of the Koyamada International Foundation (KIF), Guardian Girls International (GGI), StarAngel International, and the Japan United States Sister City Association (JUSSCA). Koyamada holds black belts in Karate and Tae Kwon Do and won gold medals in Shaolin Kung Fu at the U.S. National Championships.
Mitsuomi Takahashi (高橋 光臣, Takahashi Mitsuomi; March 10, 1982) is a Japanese actor best known for playing Satoru…Mitsuomi Takahashi (高橋 光臣, Takahashi Mitsuomi; March 10, 1982) is a Japanese actor best known for playing Satoru Akashi/Bouken Red in the tokusatsu show GoGo Sentai Boukenger. He took part in the 20th and 21st SASUKE competition. He failed both times in the first stage.
Akiro Ito (born March 10, 1981) is a field hockey player from Japan, who finished in ninth place with the national…Akiro Ito (born March 10, 1981) is a field hockey player from Japan, who finished in ninth place with the national squad at the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach. Before the start of the tournament he played 23 international matches for his native country, according to the official players list issued by the International Field Hockey Federation.
Midori Takahashi (高橋翠 Takahashi Midori, born March 10, 1980) is a Japanese volleyball player who played for Toyota Auto…Midori Takahashi (高橋翠 Takahashi Midori, born March 10, 1980) is a Japanese volleyball player who played for Toyota Auto Body Queenseis.
Hibiki Yoshizaki (吉崎 響, Yoshizaki Hibiki; born March 10, 1980) is a Japanese video artist, animator, music video…Hibiki Yoshizaki (吉崎 響, Yoshizaki Hibiki; born March 10, 1980) is a Japanese video artist, animator, music video director, art director, and motion graphics designer. He is best known for his animated music videos "ME!ME!ME!" and "GIRL," which gained mainstream popularity both in Japan and internationally after being submitted to the Japan Animator Expo. He also works as VJ Cotobuki with Naoki Nagayasu.
Takeshi Inoue (Japanese: 井上 武, Inoue Takeshi; born March 18, 1980) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently…Takeshi Inoue (Japanese: 井上 武, Inoue Takeshi; born March 18, 1980) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of Shooto. A professional MMA competitor since 2003, he has also competed for DREAM, and Vale Tudo Japan.
Masato Kobayashi (小林 雅人, Kobayashi Masato; born March 10, 1979), known as Masato (魔裟斗) is a Japanese retired…Masato Kobayashi (小林 雅人, Kobayashi Masato; born March 10, 1979), known as Masato (魔裟斗) is a Japanese retired welterweight kickboxer. He was the ISKA World Welterweight Oriental Rules champion, as well as the winner of the K-1 WORLD MAX World tournament in 2003 and 2008. In addition, he was also the runner-up of the K-1 World MAX World tournament in 2004 and 2007. Prior to the K-1 Rising event in Madrid in May 2012, it was announced that Masato will be working as an executive producer for K-1.
Yuki Nakata (中田 有紀, Nakata Yuki; born 10 March 1977) is a Japanese track and field athlete who competes in the women's…Yuki Nakata (中田 有紀, Nakata Yuki; born 10 March 1977) is a Japanese track and field athlete who competes in the women's heptathlon. She represented Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics and has competed twice at the World Championships in Athletics. She was the silver medallist at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships and the 2010 Asian Games and has won the heptathlon at the East Asian Games and the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships. With straight wins from 2002 to 2010, she is a nine time national champion and her best of 5962 points for the heptathlon is the national record for the event.
Tadashi Matsuura (Japanese: 松浦忠史; born March 10, 1976), known exclusively by his stage name Kisaki (きさき), is a Japanese…Tadashi Matsuura (Japanese: 松浦忠史; born March 10, 1976), known exclusively by his stage name Kisaki (きさき), is a Japanese musician, record producer and businessman, whose career in the visual kei scene spans more than 30 years. He is best known for having been the bassist of several bands, including La:Sadie's, Mirage, Syndrome, Kisaki Project, and Phantasmagoria. When Phantasmagoria disbanded in 2007, Kisaki announced his retirement as an active musician. However, in 2010, he ended his retirement and formed the band Lin -The End of Corruption World-. Kisaki also works as a record producer, including for his two former visual kei record labels, Matina and Under Code Production. These labels launched the careers of many bands, including Vidoll, The Gazette and 12012. In 2023, Matenrou Opera vocalist Sono stated that the visual kei scene would not be what it is today without Kisaki.
Takashi Fujii (藤井隆, Fujii Takashi), born March 10, 1972) is a Japanese entertainment personality who has performed as…Takashi Fujii (藤井隆, Fujii Takashi), born March 10, 1972) is a Japanese entertainment personality who has performed as comedian, actor, singer, presenter, and music producer affiliated with the Japanese entertainment conglomerate Yoshimoto Kogyo and was the popular host of Matthew's Best Hit TV (as the character Matthew Minami (マシュー南, Mashū Minami), and various other related shows on TV Asahi. He was born in Toyonaka, Osaka. On May 7, 2005, he officially announced his intention to marry Otoha (乙葉), a Japanese idol. They married on July 30, 2005, at the Grand Hyatt in Tokyo, with an audience of 340 guests including many famous Japanese personalities and celebrities. They have one daughter. In 2022, he was the co-host of Love Is Blind: Japan, and host of the Audible podcast Matthew's Matthew: Matthew in Matthew's Room.
Ryu Fujisaki (藤崎 竜, Fujisaki Ryū) is a Japanese manga artist from Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture. He won prizes in the 39th…Ryu Fujisaki (藤崎 竜, Fujisaki Ryū) is a Japanese manga artist from Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture. He won prizes in the 39th and the 40th Tezuka Awards. He made his professional manga debut with WORLDS in 1990. All of his works are published by Shueisha under their Shōnen Jump labels. He has also illustrated four light novels and released two comprehensive art books across his career. Fujisaki is best known for the series Hoshin Engi, which was adapted into an anime series in 1999 and again in 2018 as well as several radio dramas and video games. He also adapted the novel Shiki written by Fuyumi Ono into a manga which in turn was adapted into an anime. More recently he is making a manga adaptation of the Legend of the Galactic Heroes novel series. Both Hōshin Engi and Wāqwāq were released in English by Viz Media.
Yasushi Ishii (石井 妥師, Ishii Yasushi; born 10 March 1970) is a Japanese musician from Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture…Yasushi Ishii (石井 妥師, Ishii Yasushi; born 10 March 1970) is a Japanese musician from Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. He specializes in experimental, jazz fusion and hard rock. He is famous for his work with anime scores. He composed music for and scored the first Hellsing anime, with the music released as two separate soundtracks. He also was the voice for the Intelligencer in the video game Chaos Legion. In 1991, he debuted as a composer for Epic Records Japan, and started composing music for Misato Watanabe, Takashi Utsunomiya, and went on tour with the band T.utu with the Band. It was at this time that Ishii changed how he wrote his given name from (恭史) to (妥師), though the pronunciation stayed the same. In 1994, T.utu put out their first album, and Utsunomiya, as one of the members of the former members of T.utu, split off into another band named Boyo-Bozo which Ishii also helped compose music for. After Boyo-Bozo broke up, Ishii composed music for a number of other artists including Lazy Knack, Tomoe Shinohara, Masayuki Suzuki, and V6. He also helped produce Naoto Kine's album Liquid Sun, Crystal Kay's first album C.L.L~Crystal Lover Light, and Daisuke Asakura's Siren's Melody single. He also composed the soundtrack for Darker than Black: Origins OVA. In 2012 both he and Hayato Matsuo composed the music for the short anime adaptation of Drifters, a manga series by Hellsing creator Kouta Hirano, this was included as part of the Hellsing: The Dawn OVA series showing up at the end of the final episode and lasting only 150 seconds, later on he composed music for the 2016 anime television series adaptation of Drifters. He maintains a blog since 2007 where he shares new compositions on a monthly basis - some of which (SKY WALKER, BLUES OF FOREVER) are new renditions of songs from his work on Hellsing.
Daichi Suzuki (鈴木 大地, Suzuki Daichi; born 10 March 1967, in Narashino, Chiba) is a Japanese politician and retired…Daichi Suzuki (鈴木 大地, Suzuki Daichi; born 10 March 1967, in Narashino, Chiba) is a Japanese politician and retired backstroke swimmer. He won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Miyuki Kobayashi (小林深雪, Kobayashi Miyuki; born 10 March in Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese novelist and scenario…Miyuki Kobayashi (小林深雪, Kobayashi Miyuki; born 10 March in Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese novelist and scenario writer for manga. She graduated from Musashino Art University. She wrote the scenarios for Delicious! and Kitchen Princess. In 2006, she won the Kodansha Manga Award in the children's manga category for Kitchen Princess.
Miwako Okamura (岡村 美和子, Okamura Miwako; born March 10, 1963, in Tokyo) is a Japanese actress. She was married to…Miwako Okamura (岡村 美和子, Okamura Miwako; born March 10, 1963, in Tokyo) is a Japanese actress. She was married to Shunichi Okamura in December 2005. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 17th Hochi Film Awards for The Oil-Hell Murder and Netorare Sosuke in 1992. In 1994, Okamura, then known under her maiden name Miwako Fujitani, released her first single containing the duet song "Ai ga Umareta Hi" (愛が生まれた日; "The Day Love Was Born"), an insert song from the TV drama Sonouchi Kekkon Suru Kimi e (そのうち結婚する君へ) starring herself that she sang with Yoshiaki Ohuchi (大内義昭). The single sold over 2 million copies.
Noriko Kamachi (蒲池 法子, Kamachi Noriko; born 10 March 1962), known professionally as Seiko Matsuda (松田 聖子, Matsuda…Noriko Kamachi (蒲池 法子, Kamachi Noriko; born 10 March 1962), known professionally as Seiko Matsuda (松田 聖子, Matsuda Seiko), is a Japanese singer-songwriter, known for being one of the most popular Japanese idols of the 1980s. Since then, she has continued to release new singles and albums, put on annual summer concert tours, and perform in winter dinner shows. She makes frequent appearances in high-profile TV commercials and movies, and on radio. Her alma mater is Chuo University. Due to her popularity in the 1980s and her long career, she has been dubbed the "Eternal Idol" by the Japanese media. In January 2011, the Japanese music television program Music Station listed her as the 2nd best-selling idol of all time in Japan, with 29,510,000 records sold. She placed behind pop group SMAP and ahead of Akina Nakamori, her biggest rival of the 1980s. Matsuda once held the record of 25 number-one hits for musicians from 1983 to 2000 (broken by B'z) and for female solo artists (broken by Ayumi Hamasaki in 2010). Matsuda was a performer on the finale of Kouhaku (Red White Music Battle) in 2014, 2015 and 2025, the prestigious NHK New Year's Eve Music show on which she has performed 25 times, as of 2025.
Yōhei Tadano (多田野 曜平, Tadano Yōhei; born March 10, 1962) is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Fukuoka Prefecture…Yōhei Tadano (多田野 曜平, Tadano Yōhei; born March 10, 1962) is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Yoshitaka Katori (鹿取 義隆, Katori Yoshitaka; born March 10, 1957 in Kami, Kōchi, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional…Yoshitaka Katori (鹿取 義隆, Katori Yoshitaka; born March 10, 1957 in Kami, Kōchi, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.
Iwao Taka (高 巌, Taka Iwao) is a professor of business administration and noted scholar of business ethics in Japan. He…Iwao Taka (高 巌, Taka Iwao) is a professor of business administration and noted scholar of business ethics in Japan. He was born in 1956 in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. Taka graduated the College of Foreign Language, Reitaku University and completed a Ph.D. in 1985 at the Graduate School of Commerce, Waseda University. He taught at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania from 1991 to 1994, and is now a professor at Reitaku University and guest professor at the Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University. He is also a member of the Business Ethics and Compliance Research Center at Reitaku. Taka, who frequently publishes with Nikkei Business Publications, has written books on business ethics, specifically on corporate social responsibility and regulatory compliance.
Toshihide Isamu Iguchi (井口俊英) (1951–2019) was an Executive VP and U.S. Government Bond trader at Daiwa Bank's New York…Toshihide Isamu Iguchi (井口俊英) (1951–2019) was an Executive VP and U.S. Government Bond trader at Daiwa Bank's New York Branch, who was responsible for $1.1 billion in unauthorized trading losses accumulated over a period of 12 years beginning in 1983.
Kenji Takama J.S.C. (born March 10, 1949, in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese cinematographer. Takama is a member…Kenji Takama J.S.C. (born March 10, 1949, in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese cinematographer. Takama is a member of the Japanese Society of Cinematographers.
Takahiro Sasaki (佐々木 隆博, Sasaki Takahiro; born 10 March 1949) is a former Japanese politician of the Constitutional…Takahiro Sasaki (佐々木 隆博, Sasaki Takahiro; born 10 March 1949) is a former Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Sanji Inoue (井上 三次, Inoue Sanji; born 10 March 1948) is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the sprint and the…Sanji Inoue (井上 三次, Inoue Sanji; born 10 March 1948) is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the sprint and the 1000m time trial at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Hiroshi Fushida (鮒子田 寛; , born 10 March 1946) is a Japanese former racing driver. He is the first Japanese driver to…Hiroshi Fushida (鮒子田 寛; , born 10 March 1946) is a Japanese former racing driver. He is the first Japanese driver to enter a Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, and the first to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race.
Rio Kishida (岸田 理生, Kishida Rio; 1946–2003) was a Japanese playwright and director. She wrote several plays about women…Rio Kishida (岸田 理生, Kishida Rio; 1946–2003) was a Japanese playwright and director. She wrote several plays about women and the problems they faced in a patriarchal society that run parallel with the second wave of the feminist movement in Japan. Even though she did not strictly identify herself as a feminist, she believed that the system of a male dominated society had to change in order for women to gain equal rights as their male counterpart.
Nobuhiko Higashikuni (東久邇 信彦, Higashikuni Nobuhiko; 10 March 1945 – 20 March 2019) was a Japanese aristocrat and former…Nobuhiko Higashikuni (東久邇 信彦, Higashikuni Nobuhiko; 10 March 1945 – 20 March 2019) was a Japanese aristocrat and former Imperial prince. The first grandchild of Emperor Hirohito, he was the eldest son of Shigeko, Princess Teru, the Emperor's eldest child. He was thus a maternal nephew of the Emperor Emeritus Akihito and cousin of Emperor Naruhito. His father was Morihiro Higashikuni, a grandson of Emperor Meiji.
Akira Fujishima (藤嶋 昭, Fujishima Akira; born March 10, 1942) is a Japanese chemist and president of Tokyo University of…Akira Fujishima (藤嶋 昭, Fujishima Akira; born March 10, 1942) is a Japanese chemist and president of Tokyo University of Science. He is known for significant contributions to the discovery and research of photocatalytic and superhydrophilic properties of titanium dioxide (TiO2), which is also known as the Honda-Fujishima effect.
Akira Tanaka (田中 章, Tanaka Akira; born 10 March 1942) is a Japanese hurdler. He competed in the men's 110 metres…Akira Tanaka (田中 章, Tanaka Akira; born 10 March 1942) is a Japanese hurdler. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Hiroshi Nagai (永井 博, Nagai Hiroshi; born March 10, 1941 in Shanghai, China), better known by the pseudonym Yasutaka…Hiroshi Nagai (永井 博, Nagai Hiroshi; born March 10, 1941 in Shanghai, China), better known by the pseudonym Yasutaka Nagai (永井 泰宇, Nagai Yasutaka), is a Chinese-born Japanese novelist, manga author and scenario writer. He is one of the four brothers of manga artist Go Nagai. In 1969, he was a candidate for the Edogawa Rampo Prize for his novel Baptism of Blood (鮮血のバプテスマ Senketsu no Baputesuma), written under the pen name Baku Nagai (the onyomi reading of his birth name), but lost to Seiichi Morimura. He abandoned his activities as a writer, for a time, with the establishment of Dynamic Production. He would re-debut as a writer in 1981 with Shin Devilman (not to be confused with the manga of similar name with which he also collaborated). When working as a comic writer, he usually takes yet another pen name, that of Hiroshi Koenji. He wrote several comics for both his brother Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa, such as Maboroshi Panty, Haru Ichiban and Shinrei Tantei Occult Dan, among others.
Mori Masaki (真崎 守, Masaki Mori; born March 10, 1941 in Yokohama) is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter and director.…Mori Masaki (真崎 守, Masaki Mori; born March 10, 1941 in Yokohama) is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter and director. Masaki's career as an animator began in 1963 at Mushi Production, where he was involved in Kimba the White Lion. After a few more works, he left the studio in 1968 and dedicated himself to his work as a mangaka. In 1979, he returned to the film and worked at Studio Madhouse as a director and screenwriter. He directed Natsu e no Tobira and Haguregumo, later wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of the manga Barefoot Gen and the sci-fi adventure Toki no Tabibito: Time Stranger. In 1986, Masaki retired from anime, although he continued his manga career into the 90s.
Yoshimitsu Takashima (高嶋 良充, Takashima Yoshimitsu; born March 10, 1941) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic…Yoshimitsu Takashima (高嶋 良充, Takashima Yoshimitsu; born March 10, 1941) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
Katsumi Miyaji (宮地克実, Miyaji Katsumi; March 10, 1941 – April 2026) was a Japanese rugby union player and coach. He…Katsumi Miyaji (宮地克実, Miyaji Katsumi; March 10, 1941 – April 2026) was a Japanese rugby union player and coach. He played as a prop.
Mitsuhiro Adachi (足立 光宏, Adachi Mitsuhiro; born 10 March 1940) is a Japanese former baseball pitcher. Mitsuhiro played…Mitsuhiro Adachi (足立 光宏, Adachi Mitsuhiro; born 10 March 1940) is a Japanese former baseball pitcher. Mitsuhiro played with the Hankyu Braves from 1959 to 1979. As one of the most relied upon pitchers for the Braves for two decades, Adachi was a part of nine Japan Series rosters for the Braves. He won the Pacific League MVP Award in 1967, going 20-10 with a 1.97 ERA as the Braves won their first ever Pacific League pennant. Unfortunately, the Braves ran head-on with the Yomiuri Giants, who were in the midst of established the most famed dynasty in NPB history. The Braves would run into the Giants five times from 1967 to 1972 in the Japan Series and lost each time. Adachi was named the Fighting Spirit Award winner (awarded to the best player on the losing team) twice in that span. The Braves returned to the Japan Series for a sixth time in 1975 and finally broke through. He had a no-decision in three of his starts, but the Braves didn't lose any games in the series, winning four and tying twice to prevail over Hiroshima in six games for their first championship. He won two of his starts the following Japan Series and then got a small bit of revenge against the Giants when the Braves defeated them in the 1977 Japan Series for Adachi's third and final championship. In his penultimate season in 1978, the Braves made it back to the Series one more time and lost in seven games, with Adachi (who went 1-1) winning the Fighting Spirit Award once again. No player has won the Fighting Spirit Award more than him. After his career ended, he served as a minor league pitching coach for the Braves and a scout for the Orix BlueWave.