Sho Miyake (三宅 唱, Miyake Shō; born 18 July 1984) is a Japanese director. In 2025, he won the Golden Leopard at the…
Sho Miyake (三宅 唱, Miyake Shō; born 18 July 1984) is a Japanese director. In 2025, he won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival for his film Two Seasons, Two Strangers.
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Famous People from Hokkaido
Hokkaido: 19 people
Takeshi Fukunaga (福永 壮志, Fukunaga Takeshi; born September 10, 1982) is a Japanese filmmaker and director. His first…
Takeshi Fukunaga (福永 壮志, Fukunaga Takeshi; born September 10, 1982) is a Japanese filmmaker and director. His first feature film, Out of My Hand (2015) premiered in the Panorama section at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival and won the US Fiction Award at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival. He won the George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award at the 2015 San Diego Asian Film Festival. The film was later released worldwide through Ava DuVernay’s distribution company, ARRAY. Takeshi was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award at the 2016 Independent Spirit Awards. In 2017, he was selected for The Residence by Cannes Film Festival's Cinéfondation to develop his second feature film. His second feature film, Ainu Mosir (2020) won Special Jury Mention in International Narrative Competition at Tribeca Film Festival, and Best Film in International Feature Competition at Gunajuato International Film Festival.
Kazuya Shiraishi (白石 和彌, Shiraishi Kazuya; born December 17, 1974 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido) is a Japanese filmmaker.
Kazuyoshi Kumakiri (熊切 和嘉, Kumakiri Kazuyoshi; born 1 September 1974) is a Japanese film director.
🎓 Osaka University of Arts🏫 Hokkaido Obihiro Hakuyou High School📅 Born September 1🎂 Born 1974📍 From Obihiro, Hokkaido💼 Film Director💼 Screenwriter
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Ken Yasuda (安田 顕, Yasuda Ken; born 8 December 1973) is a Japanese actor, television personality and seiyu. Born in…
Ken Yasuda (安田 顕, Yasuda Ken; born 8 December 1973) is a Japanese actor, television personality and seiyu. Born in Muroran, Hokkaido, he is a member of Team Nacs. He is a graduate of Hokkaido Muroran Sakae High School and Hokkai Gakuen University. Fumio Yasuda is his older brother.
Shigeyuki Totsugi (戸次 重幸, Totsugi Shigeyuki; born November 7, 1973) is a Japanese actor, TV personality, voice actor…
Shigeyuki Totsugi (戸次 重幸, Totsugi Shigeyuki; born November 7, 1973) is a Japanese actor, TV personality, voice actor, screenwriter, theatre director, and singer. His real name and former stage name is Shigeyuki Sato (佐藤 重幸, Sato Shigeyuki). He was born in Teine-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido. He is a member of the TEAM NACS. He graduated from Hokkaido Sapporo Teine High School and, Hokkai Gakuen University. His wife is actress Yui Ichikawa.
Yo Oizumi (大泉 洋, Ōizumi Yō; born April 3, 1973) is a Japanese actor, comedian, television personality and voice actor.…
Yo Oizumi (大泉 洋, Ōizumi Yō; born April 3, 1973) is a Japanese actor, comedian, television personality and voice actor. He is a member of the theatrical and musical unit Team Nacs, and is represented by Creative Office Cue. His wife Kumiko Nakajima is a drama producer at Fuji TV. His senior brother Jun Oizumi is 10th public elected Mayor of Hakodate. In 1995, while still in university, Oizumi debuted as an entertainer on the late-night program Mosaic nights aired in Hokkaidō. He first gained popularity on the television series How Do You Like Wednesday?, and has since expanded to various fields of entertainment, such as television dramas, films, voice acting and music.
Reona Hirota (広田レオナ, Hirota Reona) is a Japanese actress. She won the Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 13th…
Reona Hirota (広田レオナ, Hirota Reona) is a Japanese actress. She won the Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 13th Yokohama Film Festival for Ōte and Yumeji. In 1994, she married the actor Mitsuru Fukikoshi. They divorced in 2005 after having one child.
Takayuki Suzui (鈴井 貴之, Suzui Takayuki; born 6 May 1962) is a tarento who mainly works in Hokkaido, film director and…
Takayuki Suzui (鈴井 貴之, Suzui Takayuki; born 6 May 1962) is a tarento who mainly works in Hokkaido, film director and broadcast writer. He is the chairman of Board of Directors of Creative Office Cue Co., Ltd., and the Board of Cure Products Co., Ltd., and Manhole Film Limited. He is nicknamed Mister (ミスター, Misutā). His ex-wife is Creative Office Cue President Ayumi Ito.
🎓 Hokkai Gakuen University🏫 Naganuma High School📅 Born May 6🎂 Born 1962📍 From Akabira, Hokkaido💼 TV Personality💼 Film Director💼 Broadcast Writer
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Megumi Sasaki (佐々木 芽生 Sasaki Megumi, born 1962) is a Japanese filmmaker and writer. Her films include Herb and Dorothy…
Megumi Sasaki (佐々木 芽生 Sasaki Megumi, born 1962) is a Japanese filmmaker and writer. Her films include Herb and Dorothy, Herb & Dorothy 50x50, and A Whale of a Tale.
Mitsutoshi Tanaka (田中光敏; born 24 September 1958 in Urakawa, Hokkaido) is a Japanese film and commercial director. He is…
Mitsutoshi Tanaka (田中光敏; born 24 September 1958 in Urakawa, Hokkaido) is a Japanese film and commercial director. He is president and CEO of Osaka-based film production firm Creators' Union and widely known for award-winning feature films such as Godai - The Wunderkind (2020), 125 Years Memory (2015), Blossoms Bloom (2014) and Ask This of Rikyu (2013). He has received numerous awards, including the Kinema Junpo Best Ten Readers' Choice Award for Best Japanese Director for his period drama Godai - The Wunderkind and the Japan Academy Film Prize as Excellent Director for the Japanese-Turkish co-production 125 Years Memory.
Hiroshi Sugawara (菅原 浩志; 1955 – 12 November 2025) was a Japanese film director, producer and screenwriter. He died from…
Hiroshi Sugawara (菅原 浩志; 1955 – 12 November 2025) was a Japanese film director, producer and screenwriter. He died from pancreatic cancer on 12 November 2025, at the age of 70.
🏫 Sapporo Keisei High School📅 Born July 4🎂 Born 1955📍 From Naganuma, Hokkaido💼 Film Director💼 Screenwriter💼 Producer
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Isao Yamada (山田 勇男, Yamada Isao; born 1952 in Hokkaido) is a Japanese film director, graphic artist, and manga author.
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Shūji Kataoka (片岡 修二, Kataoka Shūji) a.k.a. Yasui Shūchi is a Japanese director and screenwriter primarily known for…
Shūji Kataoka (片岡 修二, Kataoka Shūji) a.k.a. Yasui Shūchi is a Japanese director and screenwriter primarily known for his work in pink films but who has also worked in adult videos (AV) and in mainstream film.
🎓 Kanto Gakuin University📅 Born November 23🎂 Born 1950📍 From Asahikawa, Hokkaido💼 Film Director💼 Screenwriter
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Agata Morio (Japanese: あがた森魚, born 12 September 1948) is a Japanese folk rock singer-songwriter and actor. He also…
Agata Morio (Japanese: あがた森魚, born 12 September 1948) is a Japanese folk rock singer-songwriter and actor. He also directed three films.
🎓 Meiji University🏫 Hakodate La Salle High School📅 Born September 12🎂 Born 1948📍 From Rumoi, Hokkaido💼 Singer・Vocalist💼 Film Director💼 Actor💼 Essayist・Essay Writer
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Masaru Konuma (小沼勝, Konuma Masaru; December 30, 1937 – January 22, 2023) was a Japanese film director known for his…
Masaru Konuma (小沼勝, Konuma Masaru; December 30, 1937 – January 22, 2023) was a Japanese film director known for his Roman Porno films for Nikkatsu during the 1970s.
Eiichi Kudo (工藤 栄一, Kudō Eiichi; 17 July 1929 – 23 September 2000) was a Japanese film director. Kudo directed 30 films…
Eiichi Kudo (工藤 栄一, Kudō Eiichi; 17 July 1929 – 23 September 2000) was a Japanese film director. Kudo directed 30 films between 1956 and 1998, the most notable being 13 Assassins (1963) and The Great Killing (1964). He joined the Toei film company in 1952 and made his film director debut with Fukaku hichō in 1959. His 1982 film Yaju-deka was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. Kudo directed many television dramas, notably more than 50 episodes of the popular television jidaigeki Hissatsu series. He died of intracerebral hemorrhage on September 23, 2000.
Masaki Kobayashi (小林 正樹, Kobayashi Masaki; February 14, 1916 – October 4, 1996) was a Japanese filmmaker. He is best…
Masaki Kobayashi (小林 正樹, Kobayashi Masaki; February 14, 1916 – October 4, 1996) was a Japanese filmmaker. He is best remembered for directing the epic war trilogy The Human Condition (1959–1961), the samurai films Harakiri (1962) and Samurai Rebellion (1967), and the horror anthology epic Kwaidan (1964). Senses of Cinema described him as "one of the finest depicters of Japanese society in the 1950s and 1960s." Although overshadowed by other Japanese filmmakers like Akira Kurosawa and Yasujirō Ozu in his lifetime, his work has gained wider traction in the 21st century with several of his films being ranked as some of the greatest films ever made.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Hokkaido Otaru Choryo High School📅 Born February 14🎂 Born 1916📍 From Otaru, Hokkaido💼 Film Director
Shin Saburi (佐分利信, Saburi Shin; 12 February 1909 – 22 September 1982) was a Japanese actor and film director.
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