Noriaki Okabe (岡部 憲明, Okabe Noriaki; born December 9, 1947) is a Japanese architect. He was born in Shizuoka, Japan. He…
Noriaki Okabe (岡部 憲明, Okabe Noriaki; born December 9, 1947) is a Japanese architect. He was born in Shizuoka, Japan. He worked with Renzo Piano for twenty years in Europe, from the designing and construction supervision of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. In 1988, Okabe, then the representative of the Renzo Piano Building Workshop in Japan, won the international competition for the Kansai International Airport Terminal Building and was responsible for the design and construction supervision. While not currently on display, the Museum of Modern Art holds a model of the building's main structural truss in its Architecture and Design department. After the construction of the Terminal Building, he established the Noriaki Okabe Architecture Network in 1995 in Tokyo. While Okabe's practice has since expanded beyond architecture into industrial design, including the Odakyu 50000 series VSE train. In 2009 he collaborated with Belgian architect Jean-Michel Jaspers in designing the Belgian Embassy in Tokyo.
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Masami Yoshida (吉田 正美, Yoshida Masami; born 17 January 1946) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400…
Masami Yoshida (吉田 正美, Yoshida Masami; born 17 January 1946) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Toshitsugu Saito (斉藤 斗志二, Saitō Toshitsugu; 27 December 1944 – 3 October 2026) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal…
Toshitsugu Saito (斉藤 斗志二, Saitō Toshitsugu; 27 December 1944 – 3 October 2026) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who was a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet from 1986 to 2009. A native of Fuji, Shizuoka and graduate of Sophia University, he attended Waseda University for graduate study and business school at the University of Washington in the United States. From 2001 to 2002 he was Director General of the Japan Defense Agency (now Minister of Defense). Saito died on 3 October 2026, at the age of 81.
Nobutaka Machimura (町村 信孝, Machimura Nobutaka; 17 October 1944 – 1 June 2015) was a Japanese politician. He was a…
Nobutaka Machimura (町村 信孝, Machimura Nobutaka; 17 October 1944 – 1 June 2015) was a Japanese politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives of Japan and a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was Chief Cabinet Secretary in the government of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda from 2007 to 2008 and twice Minister for Foreign Affairs, in the cabinets of Junichiro Koizumi and Shinzō Abe. He resigned as the Speaker of the House of Representatives on 21 April 2015 after suffering from a stroke.
Yoshitada Yamaguchi (山口 芳忠, Yamaguchi Yoshitada; born September 28, 1944) is a former Japanese football player. He…
Yoshitada Yamaguchi (山口 芳忠, Yamaguchi Yoshitada; born September 28, 1944) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Yoshio Kikugawa (菊川 凱夫, Kikugawa Yoshio; September 12, 1944 – December 2, 2022) was a Japanese football player and…
Yoshio Kikugawa (菊川 凱夫, Kikugawa Yoshio; September 12, 1944 – December 2, 2022) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.
Katsuyoshi Kuwahara (桑原 勝義, Kuwahara Katsuyoshi; born May 30, 1944) is a former Japanese football player and manager.…
Katsuyoshi Kuwahara (桑原 勝義, Kuwahara Katsuyoshi; born May 30, 1944) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team. His brother Takashi Kuwahara is also former footballer.
Toshiko Ono (小野登志子, Ono Toshiko; born 20 April 1944) is a Japanese politician who was the mayor of Izunokuni city for…
Toshiko Ono (小野登志子, Ono Toshiko; born 20 April 1944) is a Japanese politician who was the mayor of Izunokuni city for two terms, serving from 2013 to 2021. Her previous offices include the member of Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly and the member of Nirayama Municipality, which was abolished in 2005. She was also the first female mayor in the history of Shizuoka Prefecture. She retired from her political life in 2021, after losing her re-appointment election of Izunokuni city's mayor with huge differences between the current mayor of the city, Masayuki Yamashita.
Tetsuo Owada (小和田 哲男, Owada Tetsuo; born February 1, 1944) is a Japanese historian and emeritus professor of Shizuoka…
Tetsuo Owada (小和田 哲男, Owada Tetsuo; born February 1, 1944) is a Japanese historian and emeritus professor of Shizuoka University. Owada graduated from Waseda University. His work focuses on the studies of history and castles in the Sengoku period of Japan. He is especially famous for his research into the Imagawa clan and Later Hōjō clan. He often works as a historical consultant for the Taiga drama series and makes television appearances on NHK.
Kiyoshi Tomizawa (富沢 清司, Tomizawa Kiyoshi; born December 3, 1943) is a former Japanese football player. He played for…
Kiyoshi Tomizawa (富沢 清司, Tomizawa Kiyoshi; born December 3, 1943) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Etsuko Miyamoto (宮本 悦子, Miyamoto Etsuko; born 23 August 1943) is a Japanese sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 ×…
Etsuko Miyamoto (宮本 悦子, Miyamoto Etsuko; born 23 August 1943) is a Japanese sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Noriko Nakayama (中山 紀子, Nakayama Noriko; née Takagi; born 30 May 1943) is a Japanese former badminton player, the first…
Noriko Nakayama (中山 紀子, Nakayama Noriko; née Takagi; born 30 May 1943) is a Japanese former badminton player, the first true international badminton star from that nation, who won numerous Japanese national and major international titles from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. Nakayama claimed seven of these at the Danish Open, two in singles and five in women's doubles. She was the champion at World Invitational Championships held in Glasgow, in 1969 in Women's doubles category with Hiroe Amano. At the prestigious All-England Championships she shared the women's doubles title with her compatriot and singles rival Hiroe Yuki in 1971, and won the singles title over Yuki in 1972, having previously lost twice in the finals. She also won the women's singles event at the Olympic Games Demonstration in 1972. In four successive Uber Cup (women's international team) competitions, between 1965 and 1975 she was unbeaten in singles, thus leading the way to three world team titles for Japan. With the birth of her eldest daughter, she hung her racket in 1975. As of 2017, she is still actively associated with the sport, coaching at the local level.
Isagi Osumi (大隅 潔, Ōsumi Isagi; born 22 June 1942) is a Japanese former swimmer. He competed in the men's 200 metre…
Isagi Osumi (大隅 潔, Ōsumi Isagi; born 22 June 1942) is a Japanese former swimmer. He competed in the men's 200 metre backstroke at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He later became a reporter for the Sports Nippon newspaper, eventually rising to become a member of the board of directors. He also did sports commentary on television.
Naoki Monna (門奈 直樹, Monna Naoki; born 1942 in Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese sociologist who is Emeritus professor of…
Naoki Monna (門奈 直樹, Monna Naoki; born 1942 in Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese sociologist who is Emeritus professor of Rikkyo University (St. Paul university) in Tokyo. At present, a professor at Kyoto Sangyo University in Kyoto. In July 1965 he graduated from Doshisha University. His specialized field is Mass Communication, Journalism, risk management and citizen journalism.
Yoji Totsuka (戸塚 洋二, Totsuka Yōji; March 6, 1942 – July 10, 2008) was a Japanese physicist and Special University…
Yoji Totsuka (戸塚 洋二, Totsuka Yōji; March 6, 1942 – July 10, 2008) was a Japanese physicist and Special University Professor, emeritus, University of Tokyo. A leader in the study of solar and atmospheric neutrinos, he was a scientist and director at Kamioka Observatory, Super-Kamiokande and the High Energy Physics Laboratory (KEK) in Japan. Totsuka helped to discover neutrino oscillation and neutrino mass, laying a foundation for the international study of neutrinos.
Itsuko Hasegawa (長谷川 逸子, Hasegawa Itsuko; born December 1, 1941) is a Japanese architect. She established her own…
Itsuko Hasegawa (長谷川 逸子, Hasegawa Itsuko; born December 1, 1941) is a Japanese architect. She established her own architectural practice in 1976, now known as Itsuko Hasegawa Atelier, and is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. She has described her architectural approach through the concept of "second nature", linking architecture with landscape and the ways of life of local communities.
Yuji Ohno (Japanese: 大野 雄二, Hepburn: Ōno Yūji; May 30, 1941 – May 4, 2026) was a Japanese jazz musician and composer.…
Yuji Ohno (Japanese: 大野 雄二, Hepburn: Ōno Yūji; May 30, 1941 – May 4, 2026) was a Japanese jazz musician and composer. He is best known for scoring anime installments in the Lupin the Third franchise, which he called his life's work.
Yoshinobu Ishikawa (石川 嘉延, Ishikawa Yoshinobu; born November 24, 1940) was the governor of Shizuoka Prefecture in…
Yoshinobu Ishikawa (石川 嘉延, Ishikawa Yoshinobu; born November 24, 1940) was the governor of Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 1993. A native of Kakegawa, Shizuoka, formerly known as Daitō, Shizuoka, and graduate of the University of Tokyo, Department of Law, he had worked at the Ministry of Home Affairs since 1964 before being elected governor.
Yoko Mori (森瑤子) (November 4, 1940 – July 6, 1993) was a Japanese novelist, essayist, and translator who was known for…
Yoko Mori (森瑤子) (November 4, 1940 – July 6, 1993) was a Japanese novelist, essayist, and translator who was known for writing popular romantic fiction. Her real name was Masayo Brackin (née Ito).
Takashi Masuda (増田 貴史, Masuda Takashi; born 5 August 1940) is a Japanese basketball player. He competed in the men's…
Takashi Masuda (増田 貴史, Masuda Takashi; born 5 August 1940) is a Japanese basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Gisaburō Sugii (杉井ギサブロー or 杉井儀三郎, Sugii Gisaburō; born August 20, 1940) is a Japanese anime director and Nihonga…
Gisaburō Sugii (杉井ギサブロー or 杉井儀三郎, Sugii Gisaburō; born August 20, 1940) is a Japanese anime director and Nihonga artist. He is best known for his work as director of the Touch series, the movie adaptation of the Arashi no Yoru ni children's book series, and the movie Night on the Galactic Railroad. He is a member of the Directors Guild of Japan and the Japanese Animation Creators Association.
Tadashi Suzuki (鈴木 忠志; born June 20, 1939) is a Japanese avant-garde theatre director, writer, and philosopher. He is…
Tadashi Suzuki (鈴木 忠志; born June 20, 1939) is a Japanese avant-garde theatre director, writer, and philosopher. He is the founder and director of the Suzuki Company of Toga (SCOT), and organizer of Japan’s first international theatre festival (Toga Festival). With American director Anne Bogart, he co-founded the Saratoga International Theatre Institute (SITI) in Saratoga Springs, New York. He is the creator of the "Suzuki method" of actor training, which emphasizes stylized body work and physicality drawing from dance and elements of traditional Japanese theater. Suzuki was the general artistic director of Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (SPAC) (1995–2007), an international committee member of the Theatre Olympics; a founding member of the BeSeTo Festival (演劇祭), jointly organized by leading theatre artists from Japan, China and Korea; and, chairman of the Board of Directors for the Japan Performing Arts Foundation, a nationwide network of theatre professionals in Japan.
Yōko Sano (Japanese: 佐野洋子（さのようこ）; 28 June 1938 – 5 November 2010) was a Japanese writer and illustrator of children's…
Yōko Sano (Japanese: 佐野洋子（さのようこ）; 28 June 1938 – 5 November 2010) was a Japanese writer and illustrator of children's books. She is most well known for her 1977 book The Cat that Lived a Million Times. For her literary contributions, Sano was awarded the Medal of Honor with the Purple Ribbon in 2003 by the Emperor of Japan. She has also written essays, children's literature, screenplays, novels, and translated foreign picture books.
Hideyo Sugimoto (born 16 February 1938) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Masayuki Tanemo (種茂 雅之, Tanemo Masayuki; born February 13, 1938) is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball…
Masayuki Tanemo (種茂 雅之, Tanemo Masayuki; born February 13, 1938) is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball catcher. He played for the Toei Flyers from 1961 to 1971 and the Hankyu Braves from 1972 to 1974. He and teammate Masayuki Dobashi split the Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award in 1962.
Gō Katō (加藤剛, Katō Gō; 4 February 1938 – 18 June 2018) was a Japanese entertainer and actor. Katō starred in the…
Gō Katō (加藤剛, Katō Gō; 4 February 1938 – 18 June 2018) was a Japanese entertainer and actor. Katō starred in the long-running TV series Ōoka Echizen (1970~2006).
Tomoharu Katsumata (勝間田 具治, Katsumata Tomoharu; born in February 4, 1938 in Shimoda, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese…
Tomoharu Katsumata (勝間田 具治, Katsumata Tomoharu; born in February 4, 1938 in Shimoda, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese film director best known for his work on various anime works. A leading director at the Toei Animation studio during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, Katsumata worked as a director on several of Toei's anime television adaptations of manga by Go Nagai, including Devilman (1972), Mazinger Z (1972), Cutey Honey (1973), Great Mazinger (1974), UFO Robo Grendizer (1975) and Gaiking (1976) (both Grendizer and Gaiking became later part of Jim Terry's Force Five package on U.S. television). Katsumata also directed a TV adaptation of Silver Fang -The Shooting Star Gin- in 1986.
Kōtarō Satomi (里見浩太朗, Satomi Kōtarō; real name Kunitoshi Sano 佐野邦俊) (born 28 November 1936) is a Japanese actor from…
Kōtarō Satomi (里見浩太朗, Satomi Kōtarō; real name Kunitoshi Sano 佐野邦俊) (born 28 November 1936) is a Japanese actor from the city of Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. In 1956, he signed with Toei film company. He appears in both contemporary roles and in the historical dramas known as jidaigeki.
Shosuke Suzuki (鈴木 章介, Suzuki Shōsuke; born 11 November 1936) is a Japanese decathlete. He competed in the men's…
Shosuke Suzuki (鈴木 章介, Suzuki Shōsuke; born 11 November 1936) is a Japanese decathlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Fuyumi Shiraishi (白石冬美, Shiraishi Fuyumi; 14 October 1936 – 26 March 2019) was a Japanese actress, voice actress and…
Fuyumi Shiraishi (白石冬美, Shiraishi Fuyumi; 14 October 1936 – 26 March 2019) was a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator.
Hakuo Yanagisawa (Japanese: 柳沢 伯夫, Hepburn: Yanagisawa Hakuo; 18 August 1935) is a member of the Liberal Democratic…
Hakuo Yanagisawa (Japanese: 柳沢 伯夫, Hepburn: Yanagisawa Hakuo; 18 August 1935) is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan (2006–2007), and was a member of the House of Representatives from 1980 to 2009. His constituency was Shizuoka Prefecture 3rd District. In January 2007, he drew criticism for describing women as "birth-giving machines" and "baby making devices" in a speech on the falling birthrate of Japan. He said later "it was extremely sound to have more than two children".
Toshiharu Ai (阿井利治, Ai Toshiharu; born June 6, 1935 in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a former Japanese Nippon…
Toshiharu Ai (阿井利治, Ai Toshiharu; born June 6, 1935 in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball catcher. He played for the Kokutetsu Swallows from 1954 to 1960.
Shunsaku Tamiya (Japanese: 田宮俊作; December 19, 1934 – July 18, 2025) was a Japanese business executive. He was the…
Shunsaku Tamiya (Japanese: 田宮俊作; December 19, 1934 – July 18, 2025) was a Japanese business executive. He was the former president, chairman of the board, and representative director of the Tamiya Corporation, a major Japanese plastic model producer.
Tadao Chino (千野 忠男; 16 January 1934 – 7 July 2008) was a Japanese civil servant who served as the President of the…
Tadao Chino (千野 忠男; 16 January 1934 – 7 July 2008) was a Japanese civil servant who served as the President of the Asian Development Bank from January 16, 1999 to February 1, 2005. On July 17, 2008, Chino, 74, died in Tokyo, Japan, due to liver failure.
Waichiro Omura (大村 和市郎, Ōmura Waichirō; January 1, 1933 – ?) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan…
Waichiro Omura (大村 和市郎, Ōmura Waichirō; January 1, 1933 – ?) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Hiroshi Nakamura (中村 宏, Nakamura Hiroshi; 20 September 1932 – 8 January 2026) was a Japanese artist who worked in…
Hiroshi Nakamura (中村 宏, Nakamura Hiroshi; 20 September 1932 – 8 January 2026) was a Japanese artist who worked in 'reportage' and surrealist styles. Nakamura attended Nihon University and was involved in many artist groups and social movements such as the Zen'ei Bijutsu-kai (Avant-garde Art Society) and the Seinen Bijutsuka Rengō. He is often associated with Reportage Painting, the movement that sought to report on the social issues that arose out of the postwar context by engaging first-hand with the local peoples and their struggles. His Suganaga No. 4 of 1955 exemplifies the concern and style of Reportage that is considered significant. As postwar reconstruction of Japan progressed, Nakamura's interest in Reportage evolved into an interrogation of the artist's role in "viewing" the fundamentals of the political and social realms. Into the 1960s, in collaboration with Kōichi Tateishi, Nakamura devised the concept of Kankō geijutsu (sightseeing art) and, as an extension, he individually developed a painting style centering around trains and female students in uniform situated in an eerie surrealistic dream-like world. Among other influences, he was inspired by Sergei Eisenstein's montage theory and Akira Kurosawa's films which contributed to his signature distortion of perspective that he developed through his career.
Ichiro Ogimura (荻村 伊智朗, Ogimura Ichirō; June 25, 1932 – December 4, 1994) was a Japanese table tennis player, coach…
Ichiro Ogimura (荻村 伊智朗, Ogimura Ichirō; June 25, 1932 – December 4, 1994) was a Japanese table tennis player, coach, president of the ITTF and former World No. 1 who won 12 World championship titles during his career. Ogimura was also a key figure in the Ping Pong Diplomacy events of the early 1970s, as well as being instrumental in Korea playing as a unified team at the 1991 World Table Tennis Championships.
Daihachiro Sato (佐藤 大八郎, Satō Daihachirō; June 1, 1932 – May 28, 2008) was a Japanese mathematician who was awarded the…
Daihachiro Sato (佐藤 大八郎, Satō Daihachirō; June 1, 1932 – May 28, 2008) was a Japanese mathematician who was awarded the Lester R. Ford Award in 1976 for his work in number theory, specifically on his work in the Diophantine representation of prime numbers. His doctoral supervisor at the University of California, Los Angeles was Ernst G. Straus.
Jiro Nagasawa (長沢 二郎, Nagasawa Jirō; February 2, 1932 – March 23, 2010) was a Japanese swimmer. He is credited with the…
Jiro Nagasawa (長沢 二郎, Nagasawa Jirō; February 2, 1932 – March 23, 2010) was a Japanese swimmer. He is credited with the invention of the modern butterfly stroke. Although not the first to swim the butterfly-breaststroke, Nagasawa was the first to use a dolphin kick, where the legs stayed together and moved simultaneously up then down.
Chōsuke Ikariya (いかりや長介, Ikariya Chōsuke; November 1, 1931 – March 20, 2004) was a Japanese comedian and film actor…
Chōsuke Ikariya (いかりや長介, Ikariya Chōsuke; November 1, 1931 – March 20, 2004) was a Japanese comedian and film actor, and leader of the comedy group The Drifters. His nickname was "Chō-san" (長さん).
Makoto Ōoka (大岡 信, Ōoka Makoto; February 16, 1931, in Mishima, Shizuoka – April 5, 2017) was a Japanese poet and…
Makoto Ōoka (大岡 信, Ōoka Makoto; February 16, 1931, in Mishima, Shizuoka – April 5, 2017) was a Japanese poet and literary critic. He pioneered the collaborative poetic form renshi in the 1990s, in which he has collaborated with such well-known literary figures as Charles Tomlinson, James Lasdun, Joseph Stanton, Shuntarō Tanikawa and Mikirō Sasaki.
Gorō Shimura (志村 五郎, Shimura Gorō; 23 February 1930 – 3 May 2019) was a Japanese mathematician and Michael Henry…
Gorō Shimura (志村 五郎, Shimura Gorō; 23 February 1930 – 3 May 2019) was a Japanese mathematician and Michael Henry Strater Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Princeton University who worked in number theory, automorphic forms, and arithmetic geometry. He was known for developing the theory of complex multiplication of abelian varieties and Shimura varieties, as well as posing the Taniyama–Shimura conjecture which ultimately led to the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem.
Norio Ohga (大賀 典雄, Ōga Norio; January 29, 1930 – April 23, 2011), also spelled Norio Oga, was a Japanese businessperson…
Norio Ohga (大賀 典雄, Ōga Norio; January 29, 1930 – April 23, 2011), also spelled Norio Oga, was a Japanese businessperson who was the president and chairman of Sony Corporation. He is credited with spurring the development of the compact disc (CD) as a commercially viable audio format.
Mototeru Kamo (加茂 元照, Kamo Mototeru; born 1930 in Kakegawa, Shizuoka) is a Japanese horticulturist. He is known for…
Mototeru Kamo (加茂 元照, Kamo Mototeru; born 1930 in Kakegawa, Shizuoka) is a Japanese horticulturist. He is known for creating and maintaining a number of bird and flower theme parks in Japan, including the following. Fuji Kachoen (1990) Matsue Vogel (2001) Kamo Iris Garden (2003) in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Kobe Kachoen (2003) in Kobe He is creator of Kimjongilia, a Begonia hybrid flower, dedicated to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
Kunio Ogawa (小川 国夫, Ogawa Kunio; December 21, 1927 – April 8, 2008) was a Japanese novelist born in Fujieda, Shizuoka.…
Kunio Ogawa (小川 国夫, Ogawa Kunio; December 21, 1927 – April 8, 2008) was a Japanese novelist born in Fujieda, Shizuoka. Ogawa graduated from the Japanese literature department at Tokyo University. In 1957, he wrote a book titled Aporon no shima (Isles of Apollo) after travelling to the Mediterranean. The book received praise from the novelist Toshio Shimao, which helped launch Ogawa's writing career. His literary style is characterized by insightful exploration of nature and mankind, noted for being clear yet dense. He died on April 8, 2008, aged 80, in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Takashi Okamura (岡村崔, Okamura Takashi; 13 December 1927 – 4 February 2014) was a Japanese photographer who specialised…
Takashi Okamura (岡村崔, Okamura Takashi; 13 December 1927 – 4 February 2014) was a Japanese photographer who specialised in the photography of art. Okamura was born on 13 December 1927 in Kichijōji, Tokyo. He studied architecture at Nihon University from 1948. Okamura was a keen and proficient skier (skiing as a representative of Japan in Chamonix in 1959), and a photographer of skiing. In 1960 he became a professional photographer, also writing about photography and skiing. Okamura moved to Rome in 1965 and since that time has specialised in photographing buildings, frescos, and works of art, frequently contributing the photographs to lavishly produced books. Okamura died from lung cancer on 4 February 2014, at the age of 86.
Kazuo Kitamura (北村 和夫, Kitamura Kazuo; 11 March 1927 – 6 May 2007) was a Japanese actor. His son is actor Yukiya…
Kazuo Kitamura (北村 和夫, Kitamura Kazuo; 11 March 1927 – 6 May 2007) was a Japanese actor. His son is actor Yukiya Kitamura. Kitamura met Shōhei Imamura when he was a student of Waseda University and became a close friend so often worked with Imamura. Kitamura joined Bungakuza theatre company and started his acting career in 1950. In 1953, he made his film debut with An Inlet of Muddy Water directed by Tadashi Imai.
Jiro Ono (小野 二郎, Ono Jirō; born 27 October 1925) is a Japanese sushi chef and owner of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a sushi…
Jiro Ono (小野 二郎, Ono Jirō; born 27 October 1925) is a Japanese sushi chef and owner of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a sushi restaurant in Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. Ono is regarded by his contemporaries as one of the greatest living sushi craftsmen and is credited with innovating methods used in modern sushi preparation.
Eiichi Ono (Japanese: 小野 榮一, Hepburn: Ono Eiichi; December 6, 1924 – June 16, 1987), better known by his stage name…
Eiichi Ono (Japanese: 小野 榮一, Hepburn: Ono Eiichi; December 6, 1924 – June 16, 1987), better known by his stage name Kōji Tsuruta (鶴田 浩二, Tsuruta Kōji), was a Japanese actor and singer. He appeared in almost 260 feature films and had a unique style of singing.
Kitamura Hajime (北村甫, 1923–2004) was a Japanese linguist who particularly focused on the Lhasa dialect of Tibetan. He…
Kitamura Hajime (北村甫, 1923–2004) was a Japanese linguist who particularly focused on the Lhasa dialect of Tibetan. He published both a grammar and a dictionary of Lhasa Tibetan. He was employed at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies at the Institute of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa.