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Kanayama Kazuhiko

Japanese

Kazuhiko Kanayama was born on August 16, 1967 in Osaka, Japan. He is an actor, known for Another Lonely Hitman (1995), Burai heiya (1995) and Kamen raidâ Kiba (2008). He was previously married to Miyoko Yoshimoto.

Takarada Akira

Japanese

Akira Takarada was a Japanese film actor who is most known in the west for his roles in the Godzilla film series. Takarada was born in Japan-occupied Korea, and lived for a time in Harbin, China. His father worked as an engineer on the South Manchuria Railway. After the war, he remained in Harbin, and…

Hirata Mitsuru

Japanese

Mitsuru Hirata is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best actor at the 7th Hochi Film Award and the award for best supporting actor at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival for Fall Guy.

Fukasaku Kinji

Japanese

Kinji Fukasaku was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He is known for directing the Japanese portion of the Hollywood film Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), yakuza films including the seminal Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973), samurai period pieces such as Shogun's Samurai (1978), and his controversial…

Negishi Toshie

Japanese

Toshie Negishi is a Japanese film and television actress.

Takakura Ken

Japanese

Takakura Ken was a Japanese actor best known for his brooding style and the stoic presence he brought to his roles. He won the Japan Academy Prize four times, more than any other actor. After graduating from Meiji University in Tokyo, Takakura attended an audition on impulse in 1955 at the Toei Film…

Minami Kaho

Japanese

Kaho Minami is a Japanese actress of Korean descent active in film, television and commercials. Minami starred in Gakuryu Ishii's 'Angel Dust'. She has also appeared in films such as Masayuki Ochiai's 'Infection', Tian Zhuangzhuang's 'The Go Master', and Kazuyoshi Kumakiri's 'Sketches of Kaitan City'.…

Hashizume Isao

Japanese

Hashizume Isao is a Japanese actor born in Higashisumiyoshi Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. He is the representative of the theater group Yen and belongs to Yen Planning. In 1975, he participated in the founding of the theater group Yen with Akutagawa, Nakaya Noboru, Kishida Kyoko, and Arikawa Hiroshi.…

Watanabe Hiroyuki

Japanese

Watanabe Hiroyuki was a Japanese actor born in Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture. He was married to the actress Hara Hideko. He graduated from the Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Commerce, Takushoku University. He learned German by working part-time at Lufthansa in college. Watanabe began…

Miyamoto Nobuko

Japanese

She was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō, and raised in Nagoya. She was married to director Juzo Itami from 1969 until his death in 1997, and regularly starred in his films. She has been nominated for eight Best Actress Japanese Academy Awards, winning in 1988 for her role in A Taxing Woman.