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Terayama Shuji was born the only son of Terayama Hachiro and Terayama Hatsu in Hirosaki City, Aomori on December 10th, 1935; but his birth and name were officially registered on January 10th, 1936. His father, an officer in the "thought police", leaves for the Pacific War in early 1941. He dies in September of 1945 of dysentery on the Indonesian island of Celebes, one month after HIroshima and the end of the war. Terayama himself lived through the Aomori air raids that killed more than 30,000 people when he was 9 years old.
After the war, Terayama's mother was forced to leave Aomori to find work at an American army base in Kyushu. Terayama was left to live with relatives, where he was given a place to sleep behind the screen in a movie theater. In 1954 he entered Waseda University, but soon fell ill with nephrotic syndrome when he was 19 years old. He spends the time working on his own poetry and writings, as well as reading many Japanese and western classics; he was particularly impressed with Leutreamont's Les Chants de Maldoror.
Since 1959, he mainly earned his life as writer of broadcasts or theatric drama. In 1960, he married producer Eiko Kujo, and with her formed the theatre company "Tenjo Sajiki", or the Peanut Gallery in 1967. In 1964, he won the Prix Italia for his radio drama "Yamamba". In 1970 his first feature length film "The Emperor Tamato Ketchup" shocked the world with graphic images of a children's revolt along Nazi themes. He continued to write, produce, direct and generally create some of the worlds best avant-garde art until his death of the terminal illness that plagued him at age 49 on May 4th 1983. Prolific to the end, he published nearly 200 literary works, and over 20 shorts and full length films as well as untold works of theater with Tenjo Sajiki and others.
He has no children, but his art lives on with annual theatre events, and every 10 years a full summer festivals featuring his life and works.- Director
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Yûzô Kawashima was born on 4 February 1918 in Tanabu, Aomori, Japan [now Mutsu, Aomori, Japan]. He was a director and writer, known for The Temple of Wild Geese (1962), Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957) and The Balloon (1956). He died on 11 June 1963 in Tokyo, Japan.- Issei Futamata was born on 15 March 1955 in Aomori, Japan. He is an actor, known for Akira (1988), Patlabor: The TV Series (1989) and Urusei yatsura (1981). He has been married to Tomoka Kiriyama since 2013. They have one child.
- Jun Tazaki was born on 28 August 1913 in Aomori, Japan. He was an actor, known for High and Low (1963), Ran (1985) and Atragon (1963). He died on 18 October 1985 in Tokyo, Japan.
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Masako Katsuki was born on 15 October 1958 in Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan. She is an actress, known for Ninja Scroll (1993), Sailor Moon (1992) and Denji Sentai Megaranger (1997).- Mitsuru Fukikoshi was born on 17 February 1965 in Aomori, Japan. He is an actor, known for Love Exposure (2008), Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger (2019) and Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002). He has been married to Leona Hirota since November 2012. He was previously married to Leona Hirota.
- Misa Aoyama was born on 1 May 1950 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. She is an actress, known for Poruno da yo! Zen'in shûgô: Maruhi waisetsu shûdan (1974), Otoko-goroshi: Gokuaku benten (1969) and Shisshin motel: Kyôretsu no zoki ana (1973).
- Jin Shirasu was born on 1 November 1992 in Aomori, Japan. He is an actor, known for Erased (2017), Cop Seven (2015) and Back Street Girls: Gokudols (2019).
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Kei Mizutani was born on 7 May 1974 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. She is an actress and producer, known for Seiju Sentai Gingaman (1998), Seiju Sentai Gingaman vs Megaranger (1999) and Choujin Sentai Jetman (1991).- Actor
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Daimaô Kosaka was born on 17 July 1973 in Aomori City, Aomori, Japan. He is an actor, known for The Emoji Movie (2017), Mashin Sentai Kiramager (2020) and Pen Pineapple Apple Pen (2016). He has been married to Hitomi Yasueda since 3 August 2017. They have one child.- Writer
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Hideo Oguni was born on 9 July 1904 in Aomori, Japan. He was a writer and director, known for High and Low (1963), Ikiru (1952) and Ran (1985). He died on 5 February 1996.- Actor
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Eimei Sasaki was born on 17 October 1948 in Hiranai, Aomori Prefecture, JP. He is an actor and assistant director, known for Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (1971), Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974) and Where Is Tomorrow, Shuji Terayama (2017).- Composer
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Tomoko Aran is a pop singer and lyricist. Aran got her start writing music at the age of 19, later making her singing debut in 1981 with the single "Kanashiki Vaudevillian." She released nine albums for Warner Bros. Records between 1981 and 1990, and was largely known for her work in the City Pop genre. Aran later joined Oda Tetsurou's supergroup Nagisa no All Stars from 1986 to 1989, and then again in 2006.
In the 90's, Aran primarily focused on writing lyrics for others artists, most notably for Being Inc. artists B'z and TUBE. For a while, she was married to Being's president Nagato Daiko.- Dazai was born of a rich and mighty family in North Japan in 1909. In 1930, he went to Tokyo to study French literature, but he spent most of his time writing. It was not until his third attempt at suicide in 1935 that his stories were published. His final, and this time, successful, attempt at suicide was in 1948.
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Keiko Niitaka was born on 18 April 1934 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. She is an actress, known for Onna sanbyaku rokujû-go ya (1966), Dai san no jôji (1965) and Mitsu no otoshi ana (1965).- Chiharu Niiyama was born on 14 January 1981 in Aomori City, Aomori, Japan. She is an actress, known for Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001), Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger the Movie: Full Blast Action (2004) and Shiawase no shippo (2002). She has been married to Satoshi Kuroda since December 2004. They have one child.
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Shunsuke Kikuchi is a Japanese composer, specializing in film scores and incidental music for films and television shows. He has been active in the industry since the early 1960s.
Kikuchi is primarily known as the composer of Tokusatsu films (live-action fantasy, science fiction, and horror films), anime films, action films, and Jidaigeki (period drama films). He has worked for various companies, but his music often appears in productions by the Toei Company. He was the main composer for the "Dragon Ball" and "Dragon Ball Z" television series and related films. Due to his association with long-running series, his music was often thought to guarantee success.
He composed the song "Urami Bushi" for the women-in-prison film "Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion". The song is better known to Western audiences for its inclusion in the soundtrack of "Kill Bill".- Director
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Keiji Hayakawa was born on 14 June 1950 in Mutsu, Aomori, Japan. He was a director and assistant director, known for Urusei yatsura (1981), Anime san jushi (1987) and Future Boy Conan (1978). He died in April 2008.- Tomoko Naraoka was born on 1 December 1929 in Aomori, Japan. She was an actress, known for Ponyo (2008), Dodes'ka-den (1970) and Shônin no isu (1965). She died on 23 March 2023 in Tokyo, Japan.
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Yûichirô Miura was born in 1932 in Aomori, Japan. He is a writer, known for Reel Rock (2016), The Man Who Skied Down Everest (1975) and Eberesuto dai kakko (1970).- Actor
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- Composer
Shigeru Izumiya was born on 11 May 1948 in Aomori, Japan. He is an actor and writer, known for Blood Is Sex (1982), Pom Poko (1994) and Desu pawuda (1986).- Setsuko Ogawa was born on 21 March 1952 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. She is an actress, known for New Eros Schedule Book: An Offering of Fine Skin (1972), Sigh of Roses (1972) and Eros Schedule Book: Female Artist (1971).
- Mitsuru Ogata was born on 24 March 1961 in Aomori, Japan. He is an actor, known for Steins;Gate (2011), Steins;Gate (2009) and Tokyo Godfathers (2003).
- Shin Aomori was born on 20 October 1941 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. He is an actor, known for Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018), Dragon Ball Z (1989) and Fullmetal Alchemist (2003).
- Makoto Sato was born on 25 March 1975 in Aomori, Japan. He is an actor, known for Chiwawa (2019), Tokyo Vice (2022) and Aibou: Tokyo Detective Duo (2000).