HKT48 (read "H.K.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. HKT48 is named after the…
HKT48 (read "H.K.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. HKT48 is named after the Hakata-ku ward of Fukuoka, where Akimoto originally intended to base the group. The group performs at City Bank HKT48 Theater in Fukuoka and has sold nearly 4 million copies of CDs in Japan.
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Famous People from Kumamoto Prefecture
Kumamoto Prefecture: 20 people
Akane Sakanoue (坂ノ上 茜, Sakanoue Akane) is a Japanese actress from Kumamoto Prefecture and affiliated to the talent…
Akane Sakanoue (坂ノ上 茜, Sakanoue Akane) is a Japanese actress from Kumamoto Prefecture and affiliated to the talent agency Amuse. She is also talented in gymnastics, a trait that was demonstrated in her role as Asuna Yamase in 2015 Ultra Series, Ultraman X.
🏫 Kumamoto Daiichi High School📅 Born December 5🎂 Born 1995📍 From Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture💼 Actress
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Saki Fukuda (福田 沙紀, Fukuda Saki; born on September 19, 1990, in Kumamoto, Kumamoto) is a Japanese actress and singer.…
Saki Fukuda (福田 沙紀, Fukuda Saki; born on September 19, 1990, in Kumamoto, Kumamoto) is a Japanese actress and singer. She appeared in the 2009 live action film Yatterman as Yatterman 2 "Ai-chan."
🏫 Horikoshi High School📅 Born September 19🎂 Born 1990📍 From Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture💼 Actress💼 Singer・Vocalist💼 TV Personality
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Aoi Nakabeppu (中別府 葵, Nakabeppu Aoi; born September 13, 1990, in Kōshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese…
Aoi Nakabeppu (中別府 葵, Nakabeppu Aoi; born September 13, 1990, in Kōshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese fashion model and actress who is affiliated with Horipro.
Asami Kai (甲斐 麻美/かい あさみ) (born January 9, 1987) is a Japanese actress and gravure idol. She is best known for her role…
Asami Kai (甲斐 麻美/かい あさみ) (born January 9, 1987) is a Japanese actress and gravure idol. She is best known for her role as Maji Blue in the television series Mahō Sentai Magiranger. She is originally from Kumamoto.
Suzuho Makaze (真風 涼帆, Makaze Suzuho, born July 18, 1986) is a Japanese actress and a former Takarazuka Revue otokoyaku…
Suzuho Makaze (真風 涼帆, Makaze Suzuho, born July 18, 1986) is a Japanese actress and a former Takarazuka Revue otokoyaku (男役, "male role"), born in Kumamoto Prefecture, Kikuchi District. She was a leading actress of the Cosmos Troupe (Top Star).
Marie Kai (甲斐 まり恵, Kai Marie; born June 13, 1980, in Ichinomiya (now Aso), Aso District, Kumamoto, Japan) is a Japanese…
Marie Kai (甲斐 まり恵, Kai Marie; born June 13, 1980, in Ichinomiya (now Aso), Aso District, Kumamoto, Japan) is a Japanese actress who has been represented by the talent agencies Cent Force, then Staff-up, then Oscar Promotion, until finally becoming freelance in 2017.
Miyako Miyazaki (宮崎 京, Miyazaki Miyako; born 25 February 1978) is a Japanese fashion model and beauty pageant…
Miyako Miyazaki (宮崎 京, Miyazaki Miyako; born 25 February 1978) is a Japanese fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who the winner of the Miss Universe Japan 2003.
Ayumi Shigemori (茂森 あゆみ, Shigemori Ayumi; born in Kumamoto) is a Japanese actress and pop star. She sang on the major…
Ayumi Shigemori (茂森 あゆみ, Shigemori Ayumi; born in Kumamoto) is a Japanese actress and pop star. She sang on the major J-pop hit "Dango 3 Kyodai".
Yui Natsukawa (夏川 結衣, Natsukawa Yui) is a Japanese actress. She co-starred with Hiroshi Abe in the 2006 Japanese drama…
Yui Natsukawa (夏川 結衣, Natsukawa Yui) is a Japanese actress. She co-starred with Hiroshi Abe in the 2006 Japanese drama The Man Who Can't Get Married and in Hirokazu Kore-eda's 2008 film Still Walking.
🏫 Yatsushiro Shirayuri Gakuen High School📅 Born June 1🎂 Born 1968📍 From Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture💼 Actress💼 Model
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Keiko Oginome (荻野目 慶子, Oginome Keiko) is a Japanese actress.
Sayuri Ishikawa (石川 さゆり, Ishikawa Sayuri; born January 30, 1958) is a Japanese enka singer who made her professional…
Sayuri Ishikawa (石川 さゆり, Ishikawa Sayuri; born January 30, 1958) is a Japanese enka singer who made her professional debut in 1973. With a career nearing five decades, she is one of the most-recognized and successful enka singers in history. Ishikawa is a popular contestant on the annual NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen broadcast. Up till 2017, she has been invited to perform 40 times since 1977, the year she released her biggest hit, "Tsugaru Kaikyo-Fuyugeshiki". To date, she holds the record for the most appearances in the NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen for a female artist. She has released over 100 albums (including compilation albums) and more than 120 singles, of which a few were not enka, but rock and jazz music instead. Another of her biggest hits, "Amagi-goe", which was released in 1986, won her many awards, and many believe that it was this song that made her an icon as an A-list enka singer. Ishikawa appears in the Wim Wenders film "Perfect Days", which won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
🏫 Horikoshi High School📅 Born January 30🎂 Born 1958📍 From Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture💼 Singer・Vocalist💼 Actress
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Eiko Nagashima (永島暎子, Nagashima Eiko) is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 5th Yokohama…
Eiko Nagashima (永島暎子, Nagashima Eiko) is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 5th Yokohama Film Festival and the award for best supporting actress at the 8th Hochi Film Award for Ryuji.
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Yoko Shimada (Japanese: 島田 陽子, Hepburn: Shimada Yōko; 17 May 1953 – 25 July 2022) was a Japanese actress, best known to…
Yoko Shimada (Japanese: 島田 陽子, Hepburn: Shimada Yōko; 17 May 1953 – 25 July 2022) was a Japanese actress, best known to Western audiences for her portrayal of Mariko in the 1980 miniseries Shōgun.
🏫 Komazawa Gakuen Girls' High School📅 Born May 17🎂 Born 1953📍 From Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture💼 Actress
Aki Yashiro (八代亜紀, Yashiro Aki; August 29, 1950 – December 30, 2023), real name Akiyo Masuda (増田明代, Masuda Akiyo), née…
Aki Yashiro (八代亜紀, Yashiro Aki; August 29, 1950 – December 30, 2023), real name Akiyo Masuda (増田明代, Masuda Akiyo), née Hashimoto (橋本明代, Hashimoto Akiyo), was a Japanese enka singer and painter. Her stage name "Yashiro" was adopted from her hometown Yatsushiro.
Tamiko Hayashida (林田 民子, Hayashida Tamiko; born 1945), better known as Kiyoko Suizenji (水前寺 清子, Suizenji Kiyoko), is a…
Tamiko Hayashida (林田 民子, Hayashida Tamiko; born 1945), better known as Kiyoko Suizenji (水前寺 清子, Suizenji Kiyoko), is a Japanese enka singer and actress represented by Suisei Kikaku.
Tamaki Katori (香取環; 21 October 1938 – 12 October 2015) was a Japanese actress best known for her appearances in "pink…
Tamaki Katori (香取環; 21 October 1938 – 12 October 2015) was a Japanese actress best known for her appearances in "pink film" during the 1960s and early 1970s. Katori was the star of Flesh Market (1962), the first of these softcore pornographic films made in Japan. With over 600 film credits between 1962 and 1972, she was one of the most prolific Japanese adult film actresses of the 1960s, and became known as the "Pink Princess" of the first wave of pink films.
Eri Ishida (石田 えり, Ishida Eri) is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 14th Japan…
Eri Ishida (石田 えり, Ishida Eri) is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 14th Japan Academy Awards for Tsuribaka Nisshi 2, Tsuribaka Nisshi 3 and Tobu yume o shibaraku minai. She also won in that same category at the 9th Yokohama Film Festival for Chōchin and at the 13th Hochi Film Award for A Chaos of Flowers, Hope and Pain and Wuthering Heights.
Kurara Emi (映美 くらら, Emi Kurara; born June 15, 1979), is a Japanese actress. From 1999 to 2005, she was a member of…
Kurara Emi (映美 くらら, Emi Kurara; born June 15, 1979), is a Japanese actress. From 1999 to 2005, she was a member of Takarazuka Revue. She is known for her role as Yukimi Igarashi in Kamen Rider Revice.
Kana Kurashina (倉科 カナ, Kurashina Kana; born December 23, 1987, in Minami-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan) is a…
Kana Kurashina (倉科 カナ, Kurashina Kana; born December 23, 1987, in Minami-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress who is represented by the talent agency Sony Music Artists.