Shunichi Nagasaki (長崎俊一, Nagasaki Shun'ichi; 18 June 1956) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.
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Famous People from Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture: 1,333 people
Naoto Takenaka (竹中 直人, Takenaka Naoto; born March 20, 1956) is a Japanese actor, comedian, singer, whistler, and…
Naoto Takenaka (竹中 直人, Takenaka Naoto; born March 20, 1956) is a Japanese actor, comedian, singer, whistler, and director from Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, affiliated with From First Production. He is married to idol singer and actress Midori Kinouchi. He is also known as the voice of Samuel L. Jackson in the dubbed version of the Avengers film series as Nick Fury.
🎓 Tama Art University🏫 Kanto Gakuin Mutsura High School📅 Born March 20🎂 Born 1956📍 From Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Actor💼 Film Director💼 Voice Actor💼 TV Personality💼 Comedy💼 Singer・Vocalist
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Satoshio Matsuura (松浦 敏夫, Matsuura Satoshio; born November 20, 1955) is a former Japanese football player and manager.…
Satoshio Matsuura (松浦 敏夫, Matsuura Satoshio; born November 20, 1955) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Yokohama Midorigaoka High School📅 Born November 20🎂 Born 1955📍 From Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
Hiroshi Hayano (早野 宏史, Hayano Hiroshi; born November 14, 1955) is a Japanese former football player and manager.
🎓 Chuo University🏫 Ikuta High School📅 Born November 14🎂 Born 1955📍 From Kawasaki, Kanagawa💼 Football (Soccer)💼 Analyst (Commentator)
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Akio Ishii (石井 昭男, Ishii Akio; born September 26, 1955) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He…
Akio Ishii (石井 昭男, Ishii Akio; born September 26, 1955) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played for the Chunichi Dragons. He is currently the second team hitting coach for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
🎓 Tokai University🏫 Tokai University Affiliated Sagami High School📅 Born September 26🎂 Born 1955📍 From Miura, Kanagawa💼 Baseball
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Nahomi Azuma (Japanese: 東菜穂美), known professionally as Nahomi Edamoto (Japanese: 枝元なほみ; March 22, 1955 – February 27…
Nahomi Azuma (Japanese: 東菜穂美), known professionally as Nahomi Edamoto (Japanese: 枝元なほみ; March 22, 1955 – February 27, 2025), was a Japanese culinary expert. She wrote various cookbooks and frequently appeared on Japanese cooking shows.
🎓 Meiji University🏫 Yokohama Hiranuma High School📅 Born March 22🎂 Born 1955📍 From Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Culinary Expert
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Masayoshi Watanabe (渡邉 正義, Watanabe Masayoshi; born December 20, 1954) is a Japanese chemist and professor of Yokohama…
Masayoshi Watanabe (渡邉 正義, Watanabe Masayoshi; born December 20, 1954) is a Japanese chemist and professor of Yokohama National University.
🎓 Yokohama National University🏫 Kibogaoka High School📅 Born December 20🎂 Born 1954📍 From Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Shigeharu Ueki (植木 繁晴, Ueki Shigeharu; September 13, 1954 – April 11, 2024) was a Japanese football player and manager.…
Shigeharu Ueki (植木 繁晴, Ueki Shigeharu; September 13, 1954 – April 11, 2024) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played once for the Japan national team.
🎓 Nihon University🏫 Shinjo High School📅 Born September 13🎂 Born 1954📍 From Kawasaki, Kanagawa💼 Football (Soccer)
Kengo Kuma (隈 研吾, Kuma Kengo; born August 8, 1954) is a Japanese architect and emeritus professor in the Department of…
Kengo Kuma (隈 研吾, Kuma Kengo; born August 8, 1954) is a Japanese architect and emeritus professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Tokyo. Frequently compared to contemporaries Shigeru Ban and Kazuyo Sejima, Kuma designed the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, built for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Eiko Gakuen📅 Born August 8🎂 Born 1954📍 From Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Architect・Architectural Scholar💼 Designer
Tomio Tashiro (田代 富雄, Tashiro Tomio; born July 9, 1954 in Odawara, Kanagawa) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional…
Tomio Tashiro (田代 富雄, Tashiro Tomio; born July 9, 1954 in Odawara, Kanagawa) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball player and coach who is currently a hitting coach for Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Shinichi Sakamoto (born 16 April 1954) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. Sakamoto competed in the…
Shinichi Sakamoto (born 16 April 1954) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. Sakamoto competed in the doubles main draw of the 1979 Wimbledon Championships and 1980 French Open, both times with Shigeyuki Nishio as his partner. During the early 1980s, Sakamoto played in six Davis Cup ties for Japan. This included a 1981 tie against France, in which he lost a match to Thierry Tulasne by a scoreline of 0–6, 0–6, 0–6. In 1985 he played in a World Group fixture against the United States.
Mayumi Miyata (宮田 まゆみ, Miyata Mayumi) is a Japanese player of the shō, a traditional Japanese mouth organ. Miyata was…
Mayumi Miyata (宮田 まゆみ, Miyata Mayumi) is a Japanese player of the shō, a traditional Japanese mouth organ. Miyata was born on April 1, 1954, in Tokyo and graduated from the Kunitachi College of Music, where she majored in piano. While in school, she began studying gagaku music from Ono Tadamaro of the Imperial Household Agency. From 1979 she performed in gagaku concerts at the National Theatre of Japan, and from 1983 she began giving solo shō recitals, which brought her wider public attention. Although the shō is generally associated with Japan's ancient gagaku court music, Miyata was among the first players of the instrument to specialize in contemporary classical music. She plays a specially constructed instrument with extra pipes, allowing for the use of more chromaticism. The US composer John Cage (1912–1992) composed a number of works for Miyata just before his death. Cage met her during the 1990 Darmstadt summer course. She has also premiered works by Tōru Takemitsu, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Maki Ishii, Joji Yuasa, Klaus Huber, Toshio Hosokawa, and Uroš Rojko, and has performed with major orchestras internationally, including the Saito Kinen Orchestra under Seiji Ozawa, the NHK Symphony Orchestra under Charles Dutoit, the New York Philharmonic under André Previn, and the Czech Philharmonic under Vladimir Ashkenazy. In 1998, Miyata performed the Japanese national anthem, "Kimigayo", at the opening ceremony of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. In 2005, Miyata performed in three songs by the Icelandic musician Björk, for the soundtrack album to Drawing Restraint 9, a film by Björk's contemporary media artist boyfriend Matthew Barney, about Japanese culture and whaling. Miyata also appeared in the film, playing the shō in one scene. Previously, a piece written for and recorded by Miyata, "Music for Shō and Harp" by Cort Lippe, was sampled in the Björk single, "Venus as a Boy". She has performed in Japan, Australia, the United States, and Europe.
Yasurō Abe (阿部 泰郎, Abe Yasurō; born 1953), is a Japanese academic.
🎓 Ōtani University🏫 Yokohama Totsuka High School📅 Born December 24🎂 Born 1953📍 From Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Ryosei Kokubun (Japanese: 國分 良成, romanized: Kokubun Ryōsei; November 1, 1953) is a Japanese academic and author. He is…
Ryosei Kokubun (Japanese: 國分 良成, romanized: Kokubun Ryōsei; November 1, 1953) is a Japanese academic and author. He is currently professor emeritus at Keio University and served as the President of the National Defense Academy of Japan from April 2012 to March 2021. Kokubun's main interests are Sino-Japanese relations and Chinese politics, and he previously served as Dean of the Faculty of Law and Politics of the Graduate School of Law at Keio University from 2007 to 2012 as well as being President of the Japan Association for Asian Studies from 2008 to 2012 and president of the Japan Association of International Relations. He also served as the director of the Keio University East Asian Institute, Japan from 1999 to 2007 at Keio University.
Tsutomu Miyasaka (宮坂力, Miyasaka Tsutomu; born September 10, 1953), is a Japanese engineer in electrochemistry best…
Tsutomu Miyasaka (宮坂力, Miyasaka Tsutomu; born September 10, 1953), is a Japanese engineer in electrochemistry best known as the inventor of the perovskite solar cell.
Hiroshi Kajiyama (梶山 広司, Kajiyama Hiroshi; born 13 June 1953) is a Japanese former gymnast who competed in the 1976…
Hiroshi Kajiyama (梶山 広司, Kajiyama Hiroshi; born 13 June 1953) is a Japanese former gymnast who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
🎓 Nihon University🏫 Shonan Institute of Technology High School📅 Born June 13🎂 Born 1953📍 From Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Gymnastics
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Masako Ōkawara (大河原 雅子; born 8 April 1953) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party and a former…
Masako Ōkawara (大河原 雅子; born 8 April 1953) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party and a former member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture and 1977 graduate of International Christian University, she had served in the assembly of Tokyo for three terms (ten years) since 1993. She was a member of the House of Councillors between 2007 and 2013.
🎓 International Christian University🏫 Ferris Girls' Junior & Senior High School📅 Born April 8🎂 Born 1953📍 From Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator
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Shunmyō Masuno (枡野 俊明, Masuno Shunmyō) (born 28 February 1953) is a Japanese monk and garden designer. He is chief…
Shunmyō Masuno (枡野 俊明, Masuno Shunmyō) (born 28 February 1953) is a Japanese monk and garden designer. He is chief priest of the Sōtō Zen temple Kenkō-ji (建功寺), professor at Tama Art University, and president of a design firm that has completed numerous projects in Japan and overseas. He has been called "Japan's leading garden designer".
Koji Sekimizu (born 3 December 1952) is a Japanese official who was Secretary General of the International Maritime…
Koji Sekimizu (born 3 December 1952) is a Japanese official who was Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization between 2012 and 2015, as well as Chancellor of the World Maritime University.
Yasunori Yasuda (保田 靖則, Yasuda Yasunori; born 20 November 1952) is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the…
Yasunori Yasuda (保田 靖則, Yasuda Yasunori; born 20 November 1952) is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
🏫 Torei Gakuen Fujisawa High School📅 Born November 20🎂 Born 1952📍 From Minamiashigara, Kanagawa💼 Volleyball
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Norio Ishizawa (石澤 典夫 Ishizawa Norio, born August 16, 1952, in Yokohama) is a Japanese journalist and newscaster…
Norio Ishizawa (石澤 典夫 Ishizawa Norio, born August 16, 1952, in Yokohama) is a Japanese journalist and newscaster, currently working for NHK. During his career, Ishiwaza was presenter of the morning news program NHK Morning Wide (Saturdays 1989–90), NHK News 9 (1993–95), Ohayo Nippon (1995–96) and NHK News 7 (weekends 2000–2002).
🎓 Osaka University of Arts🏫 Yokohama Minami High School📅 Born August 16🎂 Born 1952📍 From Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Announcer
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Akira Kuramochi (倉持 明, Kuramochi Akira; born July 20, 1952) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. Asuka…
Akira Kuramochi (倉持 明, Kuramochi Akira; born July 20, 1952) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. Asuka Kuramochi, his daughter, is one of the members of female idol group AKB48.
🏫 Yokohama Shoka University High School📅 Born July 20🎂 Born 1952📍 From Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Baseball
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Eiji Kimizuka (君塚栄治, Kimizuka Eiji; July 16, 1952 – December 28, 2015) was the 32nd Chief of Staff of the Japan Ground…
Eiji Kimizuka (君塚栄治, Kimizuka Eiji; July 16, 1952 – December 28, 2015) was the 32nd Chief of Staff of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the de facto army of Japan. He was promoted to four-star General and assumed the position on August 5, 2011.
Eiko Matsuda (松田暎子, Matsuda Eiko) (18 May 1952 – 9 March 2011) was a Japanese actress. She is best known for her…
Eiko Matsuda (松田暎子, Matsuda Eiko) (18 May 1952 – 9 March 2011) was a Japanese actress. She is best known for her performance as Sada Abe in In the Realm of the Senses. She also appeared in Seibo Kannon daibosatsu (1977) and Pinku saron: Kōshoku gonin onna (1978). She died on 9 March 2011 of a brain tumor.
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Mitsuyoshi Yoshino (吉野 光義, Yoshino Mitsuyoshi; born 13 December 1951), known professionally as Mickie Yoshino (ミッキー吉野…
Mitsuyoshi Yoshino (吉野 光義, Yoshino Mitsuyoshi; born 13 December 1951), known professionally as Mickie Yoshino (ミッキー吉野, Mikkī Yoshino), is a Japanese keyboardist, composer, producer, and arranger. Yoshino is known for leading the rock band Godiego. In 2005, he won a Japan Academy Prize for his music. Yoshino's compositions were used in the film Swing Girls (Altamira Pictures). Yoshino still produces music with groups such as Godiego and EnTRANS.
Yasuko Agawa (Japanese: 阿川 泰子, Hepburn: Agawa Yasuko; born 16 October 1951) is a Japanese singer, actress, and…
Yasuko Agawa (Japanese: 阿川 泰子, Hepburn: Agawa Yasuko; born 16 October 1951) is a Japanese singer, actress, and television personality. Born in Kamakura, she drew inspiration from music that she listened to while recuperating from a childhood illness. After spending a year at the Bungakuza Theatre Institute, she had a brief acting career before leaving due to creative differences. She became a jazz vocalist for clarinetist Shoji Suzuki, before releasing dozens of solo albums with Victor Entertainment. She has achieved widespread popularity in the Japanese jazz scene, and her music has attained enduring popularity among DJs and appeared in several city pop compilations. She was also a regular on the Nippon Television talk show Oshare 30-30 .
Kazuya Mitake (御嶽 和也, Mitake Kazuya; born 14 August 1951) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the…
Kazuya Mitake (御嶽 和也, Mitake Kazuya; born 14 August 1951) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
🎓 Nihon University🏫 Fujisawa Shoryo High School📅 Born August 14🎂 Born 1951📍 From Yugawara, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Volleyball
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Hideki Matsutake (born August 12, 1951 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese composer, arranger, and…
Hideki Matsutake (born August 12, 1951 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese composer, arranger, and computer programmer. He is known for his pioneering work in electronic music and particularly music programming, as the assistant of Isao Tomita during the early 1970s and as the "fourth member" of the band Yellow Magic Orchestra during the late 1970s to early 1980s. Through his participation in the session recording of Ryuichi Sakamoto's 1978 album Thousand Knives, he joined the recordings of Yellow Magic Orchestra during 1978–1982 as their sound programmer, to become known as "the fourth member" of the group. In 1981, he formed a unit of his own under the name Logic System, which released its latest album in 2020. He also continued to take part in solo activities by YMO members such as Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi beyond the group's breakup in 1983. He was also a member of the video game music group Akihabara Electric Circus in 1988 and composed music for the 1996 video game Guardian Heroes. Matsutake was also a member of the musical group MONOLITH, which was responsible for creating the music for various Dragon Ball video games and insert songs from 1990 through the mid 2000s. Today, Matsutake is also Chairman of Japan Synthesizer Programmers Association (JSPA).
Minoru Sano (佐野 実, Sano Minoru; April 4, 1951 – April 11, 2014) was a Japanese celebrity chef who specialized in ramen.…
Minoru Sano (佐野 実, Sano Minoru; April 4, 1951 – April 11, 2014) was a Japanese celebrity chef who specialized in ramen. He was called the Oni of Ramen in Japan. He founded the Shinasobaya Company and helped run the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum. Minoru Sano was born in Totsuka-ku in the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He had numerous appearances in the Japanese media. He had many ramen chef disciples. He died of multiple organ failure after suffering with Diabetes for 3 years prior to his death in hospital, surrounded by family.
🏫 Fujisawa Shoryo High School📅 Born April 4🎂 Born 1951📍 From Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Chef💼 Company President・Entrepreneur
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Ichirō Komatsu (小松 一郎, Komatsu Ichirō; 8 March 1951 – 23 June 2014) was a Japanese diplomat, civil servant and…
Ichirō Komatsu (小松 一郎, Komatsu Ichirō; 8 March 1951 – 23 June 2014) was a Japanese diplomat, civil servant and politician.
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Seiko Gakuin High School📅 Born March 8🎂 Born 1951📍 From Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Diplomat
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Baku Yumemakura (夢枕 獏, Yumemakura Baku; born 1951 in Odawara, Kanagawa) (real name: Yoneyama Mineo (米山峰夫)) is a…
Baku Yumemakura (夢枕 獏, Yumemakura Baku; born 1951 in Odawara, Kanagawa) (real name: Yoneyama Mineo (米山峰夫)) is a Japanese science fiction and adventure writer whose penname translates to Dream Pillow (Yumemakura) Tapir (Baku). His works have sold more than 20 million copies in Japan spread across more than 280 titles and adapted into a variety of formats including feature films, television shows, movies and comic books. His works are influenced by outdoor interests such as fishing, particularly Ayu fishing, mountain climbing, canoeing as well as manga, photography, pottery, art, calligraphy, martial arts. He has published a number of photo collections of his journeys through Nepalese mountains. He is best known for writing Jōgen no Tsuki wo Taberu Shishi (The Lion that Ate the Crescent Moon), which won both the Seiun Award and the Nihon SF Taisho Award. He also has written film scripts, including the one to Onmyōji. One of his popular martial arts serials that has been adapted into manga is Garōden (餓狼伝), which has also been adapted to two video games and a movie. His novel series Majūgari (also known as Demon Hunters) has been adapted into an anime OVA Psycho Diver: Soul Siren and three manga series. He's been nicknamed "the artisan of violence" due to one of his popular martial arts novel series, Shishi no Mon (獅子の門, Gate of Fierce Lions). As of 2014, he has been working on the scripts for the manga series Shin Garōden with renowned manga artist Masami Nobe. He is also a past president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan organization.
🎓 Tokai University🏫 Yamakita High School📅 Born January 1🎂 Born 1951📍 From Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Writer・Novelist💼 Essayist・Essay Writer💼 Photographer
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Yoshiaki Kawajiri (川尻 善昭, Kawajiri Yoshiaki; born November 18, 1950) is a Japanese writer, director, storyboard artist…
Yoshiaki Kawajiri (川尻 善昭, Kawajiri Yoshiaki; born November 18, 1950) is a Japanese writer, director, storyboard artist and animator. A co-founder of the anime studio Madhouse, he is best known as the director of Wicked City, Ninja Scroll, and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.
Mari Henmi (辺見 マリ, Henmi Mari; born October 5, 1950) is a Japanese singer, tarento, and actress. She was born in Zushi…
Mari Henmi (辺見 マリ, Henmi Mari; born October 5, 1950) is a Japanese singer, tarento, and actress. She was born in Zushi, Kanagawa and raised in Kyōto.
🏫 Heian Jogakuin High School📅 Born October 5🎂 Born 1950📍 From Zushi, Kanagawa💼 Singer・Vocalist💼 TV Personality💼 Actress
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Kin'ichi Kusumi (久須美欽一, Kusumi Kin'ichi) (born September 23, 1950) is a Japanese actor who has also used the stage name…
Kin'ichi Kusumi (久須美欽一, Kusumi Kin'ichi) (born September 23, 1950) is a Japanese actor who has also used the stage name Mamoru Kusumi (久須美護, Kusumi Mamoru). He has appeared in tokusatsu kaiju productions (monster movies) and in pink films.
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Jun Matsumoto (松本 純, Matsumoto Jun; August 11, 1950 – March 19, 2026) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal…
Jun Matsumoto (松本 純, Matsumoto Jun; August 11, 1950 – March 19, 2026) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Emiko Shiratori (白鳥 英美子 Shiratori Emiko; born March 16, 1950) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. In 1969, the record…
Emiko Shiratori (白鳥 英美子 Shiratori Emiko; born March 16, 1950) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. In 1969, the record label Toshiba EMI (now EMI Music Japan) paired her with Sumio Akutagawa, and they formed the folk group Toi et Moi. They achieved great success in Japan, and from 1969 to 1973 released an average of two albums and four singles a year. In 1973, Shiratori released her first solo album and continued as a solo artist throughout the 1970s. She performed at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics and the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. As a vocalist for the video game Final Fantasy IX, she performed the main theme "Melodies of Life" in both Japanese and English. Due to the English version's popularity, a special single was released, "Final Fantasy IX" Original Soundtrack. In 2006, she was asked by Nobuo Uematsu to perform a "defining version" of the song at the Final Fantasy Voices Concert; she sang a version that combined the Japanese and English lyrics. Shiratori also performed a vocal arrangement of "Epona's Song" for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Re-Arranged Album, and narrated, as well as performed, the opening and ending themes to the 1990–1992 Moomin anime television series. She also performed "Do-Re-Mi-Fa Lullaby", the ending theme to the second Unico movie, Unico in the Island of Magic, although the song was changed to an instrumental in the film's English version. Shiratori has had at least one song on the NHK program Minna no Uta. Shiratori is married to composer and music producer Sumio Shiratori, and mother of singer Maika Shiratori.
Ushio Amagatsu (天児 牛大, Amagatsu Ushio; 31 December 1949 – 25 March 2024) was a Japanese choreographer known as the…
Ushio Amagatsu (天児 牛大, Amagatsu Ushio; 31 December 1949 – 25 March 2024) was a Japanese choreographer known as the leader of the Butoh dance group Sankai Juku, which he founded in 1975.
Kazutaka Watanabe (Japanese: 渡邊 一貴, Hepburn: Watanabe Kazutaka; born September 21, 1949), better known as Kazutaka…
Kazutaka Watanabe (Japanese: 渡邊 一貴, Hepburn: Watanabe Kazutaka; born September 21, 1949), better known as Kazutaka Miyatake (宮武 一貴, Miyatake Kazutaka), is a Japanese visual artist and anime designer known for the mechanical design of the Macross TV series and a number of its continuations from Studio Nue, of which he is a founding member. He has also contributed to the mecha design of other series such as Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny.
Sayoko Yamaguchi (Japanese: 山口小夜子, September 19, 1949 – August 14, 2007) was a Japanese model and actress. She was…
Sayoko Yamaguchi (Japanese: 山口小夜子, September 19, 1949 – August 14, 2007) was a Japanese model and actress. She was known for her black hair, distinctive makeup, white skin, red lip makeup and for her clothes inspired by Japanese culture.
🎓 Kamakura Women's University🏫 Yokohama Soei High School📅 Born September 19🎂 Born 1949📍 From Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Model
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Akira Amari (甘利 明, Amari Akira; born 27 August 1949) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and…
Akira Amari (甘利 明, Amari Akira; born 27 August 1949) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and a former member of the lower house.
🎓 Keio University🏫 Atsugi High School📅 Born August 27🎂 Born 1949📍 From Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator
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Machiko Washio (鷲尾 真知子, Washio Machiko; born June 2, 1949) is a Japanese actress who works in both live action as well…
Machiko Washio (鷲尾 真知子, Washio Machiko; born June 2, 1949) is a Japanese actress who works in both live action as well as voice over work for anime. She is known as the voice of Sakura in Urusei Yatsura.
Kaoru Abe (阿部 薫, Abe Kaoru) (May 3, 1949 – September 9, 1978) was a Japanese avant-garde alto saxophonist. Self-taught…
Kaoru Abe (阿部 薫, Abe Kaoru) (May 3, 1949 – September 9, 1978) was a Japanese avant-garde alto saxophonist. Self-taught at a young age, Abe performed with notables such as Motoharu Yoshizawa, Takehisa Kosugi, Yosuke Yamashita, Derek Bailey, and Milford Graves, although he generally performed solo. He was married to the author Izumi Suzuki, and was a nephew of singer Kyu Sakamoto. He was portrayed in Kōji Wakamatsu's film Endless Waltz by novelist and punk rock singer Kō Machida.
Osamu Kitajima (喜多嶋 修), also known by the pseudonym Justin Heathcliff, is a Japanese musician, producer, composer, and…
Osamu Kitajima (喜多嶋 修), also known by the pseudonym Justin Heathcliff, is a Japanese musician, producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist who is known for new-age music, as well as folk, jazz fusion and electronic music.
Keiko Erikawa is a Japanese businesswoman and video game designer. She co-founded Koei Tecmo Holdings Co., Ltd., a…
Keiko Erikawa is a Japanese businesswoman and video game designer. She co-founded Koei Tecmo Holdings Co., Ltd., a Japanese game development company, with her husband Yoichi Erikawa in 1978.
🎓 Tama Art University📅 Born January 3🎂 Born 1949📍 From Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Company President・Entrepreneur💼 Designer
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Masayoshi Kabe (加部 正義, Kabe Masayoshi) (5 November 1948 – 26 September 2020) often known by his stage names Louis or…
Masayoshi Kabe (加部 正義, Kabe Masayoshi) (5 November 1948 – 26 September 2020) often known by his stage names Louis or Louise Louis, was a Japanese bassist and guitarist from Yokohama, Japan. Numerous online sources present him as half-French and half-Japanese, but this was actually a marketing creation from the producers of the Golden Cups; Kabe was half-American and half-Japanese. He began his career in 1966 as a member of The Golden Cups. He was a studio musician throughout the 1970s and also a member of various bands such as Speed, Glue & Shinki until he joined the group Johnny, Louis & Char (later renamed Pink Cloud) in 1978. After they disbanded in 1994 he formed the instrumental side-project ZokuZokuKazoku (ZZK) while providing support to other musicians as a bassist. He also recorded three albums as bass player for a reunion version of the 1970s band Vodka Collins from 1995 to 1998. He died on 26 September 2020, of multiple organ failure.
Keiko Chiba (千葉 景子, Chiba Keiko; born 11 May 1948) is a former justice minister of Japan.
🎓 Chuo University🏫 Tokyo Gakugei University Affiliated High School📅 Born May 11🎂 Born 1948📍 From Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator
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Seiji Oko (大古 誠司 Ōko Seiji , born 15 February 1948) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was a member of the…
Seiji Oko (大古 誠司 Ōko Seiji , born 15 February 1948) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was a member of the Japan Men's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics. In 2004, he became an inductee of the Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
🎓 Nihon University🏫 Nihon University Tsurugaoka High School📅 Born February 15🎂 Born 1948📍 From Kawasaki, Kanagawa💼 Volleyball
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Tsuneo Hasegawa (長谷川 恒男, Hasegawa Tsuneo; December 8, 1947 – c. October 10, 1991) was a Japanese alpinist.
Tadaaki Otaka, (尾高 忠明, Otaka Tadaaki; born November 8, 1947) is a Japanese conductor.
Kazumi Watanabe (渡辺和三, Watanabe Kazumi; 30 October 1947 – 2 August 1996) was a Japanese sport shooter who competed in…
Kazumi Watanabe (渡辺和三, Watanabe Kazumi; 30 October 1947 – 2 August 1996) was a Japanese sport shooter who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was born in Kanagawa