Akira Kasai (1943) is a Japanese butoh dancer and choreographer, who despite being significantly younger than mentors…
Akira Kasai (1943) is a Japanese butoh dancer and choreographer, who despite being significantly younger than mentors Kazuo Ohno and Tatsumi Hijikata, is considered to be pioneers of the art form along with them. Kasai trained in other forms of dance, but turned to butoh in the 1960s when he met and began to work with these two men. He started his own studio in 1971 but closed it in 1979 to move and study Eurythmy in Germany. He did not dance professionally at the time and for years after his return to Japan in 1986 he stayed off the stage stating that he felt too disconnected from Japanese society to perform. He returned to professional dance in 1994, with the work Saraphita and revived his studio Tenshi kan, now influenced by Eurythmy and other dance principles. He has since performed, choreographed and taught in Asia, the Americas and Europe, but his choreography is sufficiently different from most other butoh that its authenticity has been questioned.
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Koro Kawazu (河津 光朗, Kawazu Kōrō; born 25 November 1940) is a Japanese athlete. He competed in the men's long jump at…
Koro Kawazu (河津 光朗, Kawazu Kōrō; born 25 November 1940) is a Japanese athlete. He competed in the men's long jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Sumiko Sakamoto (坂本スミ子, Sakamoto Sumiko; 25 November 1936 – 23 January 2021) was a Japanese singer and award-winning…
Sumiko Sakamoto (坂本スミ子, Sakamoto Sumiko; 25 November 1936 – 23 January 2021) was a Japanese singer and award-winning actress, born in Osaka, whose heartfelt performances made her a favorite of the late film director Shohei Imamura. Imamura cast her in three of his films: The Pornographers, Warm Water Under a Red Bridge, and The Ballad of Narayama, winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. She won the award for Japanese Best Actress from Nihon Academy for her performance in The Ballad of Narayama, as well as a kiss from Orson Welles. She died of a stroke.
Takaaki Yoshimoto (吉本 隆明, Yoshimoto Takaaki; 25 November 1924 – 16 March 2012), also known as Ryūmei Yoshimoto, was a…
Takaaki Yoshimoto (吉本 隆明, Yoshimoto Takaaki; 25 November 1924 – 16 March 2012), also known as Ryūmei Yoshimoto, was a Japanese poet, philosopher, and literary critic. As a philosopher, he is remembered as a founding figure in the emergence of the New Left in Japan, and as a critic, he was at the forefront of a movement to force writers to confront their responsibility as wartime collaborators. Yoshimoto is the father of Japanese writer Banana Yoshimoto and of cartoonist Yoiko Haruno.
Tadashi Yamamoto (Japanese: 山本 忠司, Hepburn: Yamamoto Tadashi; 25 November 1925 – 28 July 1998) was a Japanese athlete…
Tadashi Yamamoto (Japanese: 山本 忠司, Hepburn: Yamamoto Tadashi; 25 November 1925 – 28 July 1998) was a Japanese athlete and architect. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He later became a prominent architect.
Kim Chunsu (Korean: 김춘수; Hanja: 金春洙; November 25, 1922 – November 29, 2004) was one of the leading South Korean poets…
Kim Chunsu (Korean: 김춘수; Hanja: 金春洙; November 25, 1922 – November 29, 2004) was one of the leading South Korean poets of the late twentieth century. He won numerous literary awards and was a professor of Korean Literature. His works have been translated into English, German and Spanish.
Noboru Terada (寺田 登, Terada Noboru; November 25, 1917 – September 26, 1986) was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. At the…
Noboru Terada (寺田 登, Terada Noboru; November 25, 1917 – September 26, 1986) was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. At the 1936 Olympics he won the gold medal in the 1500 m event with a margin of 10 seconds. In 1994 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
Kanō Risei (嘉納 履正, Kanō Risei; November 25, 1900 – January 13, 1986) was one of the three sons of Kanō Jigorō, the…
Kanō Risei (嘉納 履正, Kanō Risei; November 25, 1900 – January 13, 1986) was one of the three sons of Kanō Jigorō, the creator of Judo. Kanō Risei was the second president of the International Judo Federation, from 1952 to 1965. He managed the Kōdōkan from 1946 until 1980, when he was succeeded by Kano Yukimitsu.
Hisa Sawada (Japanese: 沢田ひさ; 25 November 1897 – 9 November 1979) was a Japanese suffragist and politician. She was one…
Hisa Sawada (Japanese: 沢田ひさ; 25 November 1897 – 9 November 1979) was a Japanese suffragist and politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the House of Representatives in 1946.
Ōnogi Hidejirō (大野木 秀次郎; 25 November 1895 – 4 March 1966) was a politician of the Liberal Party, representing Kyoto in…
Ōnogi Hidejirō (大野木 秀次郎; 25 November 1895 – 4 March 1966) was a politician of the Liberal Party, representing Kyoto in the House of Councillors for four consecutive terms.
Ōnishiki Uichirō (Japanese: 大錦 卯一郎; 25 November 1891 – 13 May 1941) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He was…
Ōnishiki Uichirō (Japanese: 大錦 卯一郎; 25 November 1891 – 13 May 1941) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 26th yokozuna. On 2 November 1922, he became the first yokozuna to perform the yokozuna dohyō-iri at the Meiji Shrine.
Daiun Sogaku Harada (原田 大雲祖岳, Harada Daiun Sogaku; October 13, 1871 – December 12, 1961) was a Sōtō Zen monk who…
Daiun Sogaku Harada (原田 大雲祖岳, Harada Daiun Sogaku; October 13, 1871 – December 12, 1961) was a Sōtō Zen monk who trained under both Sōtō and Rinzai teachers. He became known for his teaching combining methods from both schools. The Harada–Yasutani zen lineage founded by his disciple Hakuun Yasutani has become one of the major Zen traditions in the West. He is known as the "Great Cloud".
Arai Kentarō (荒井 賢太郎; 25 November 1863 – 29 January 1938) was a politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire…
Arai Kentarō (荒井 賢太郎; 25 November 1863 – 29 January 1938) was a politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan.
Saho Tenamachi (手名町紗帆, Tenamachi Saho; born Nov 25) is a Japanese manga artist from Wakayama Prefecture. She graduated…
Saho Tenamachi (手名町紗帆, Tenamachi Saho; born Nov 25) is a Japanese manga artist from Wakayama Prefecture. She graduated from the Comic Art Course in the Faculty of Manga at Kyoto Seika University.
Nio Nakatani (Japanese: 仲谷鳰, Hepburn: Nakatani Nio) is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for creating the yuri…
Nio Nakatani (Japanese: 仲谷鳰, Hepburn: Nakatani Nio) is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for creating the yuri manga series Bloom Into You, which has been a commercial success and spawned a media franchise encompassing an anime, light novels, a stage play, and an anthology manga spinoff. Nakatani is also known as a creator of doujinshi works, particularly those based on the Touhou Project series. Her current work is My Beloved Apocalypse, currently being serialized in Dengeki Daioh. Nakatani is a native of Shiga Prefecture. She is a graduate of Kyoto Seika University.