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Atsumi Tanezaki was born on 27 September 1990 in Oita Prefecture, Japan. She is an actress, known for Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (2018), Spy x Family (2022) and Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song (2021).- Writer
- Director
Hajime Isayama was born on 29 August 1986 in Oyama, Oita, Japan. He is a writer and director, known for Attack on Titan, Attack on Titan Part 1 (2015) and Attack on Titan: Chronicle (2020).- Fukatsu Eri was born in the southern prefecture of Oita. She participated in the Miss Harajuku Grand Prix held in Tokyo's Harajuku neighbourhood at age thirteen and, upon winning it, quickly moved into the world of entertainment releasing singles and albums, appearing on the small and big screen and doing commercials for the likes of train companies. She released a photo book in 1989. As early as 1990 Fukatsu was the winner of the Newcomer Of The Year at the 13th Japan Academy Prize for the horror film A Kiss To Moonlight in that year. Eri performed using the Mizuhara Rie and Takahara Rie pseudonyms before reverting back to her own name. She would win many more awards including Best Actress at the Japan Academy Awards for her work in Villain and A Ghost Of A Chance. She was also successful overseas with her being named Best Actress at the 34th Montreal World Film Festival in 2010. Her 2015 film Journey to The Shore would premiere at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival). She was part of the travelling troupe from Tokyo's Setogaya Theatre performing the play Shunkin. She has been seeing fashion designer Shirayama Haruhisa for years and dated Ozawa Kenji and Tsubaki Satoshi prior. Fukatsu is managed by the Amuse agency.
- Hiroshi Naka was born on 29 November 1960 in Oita, Japan. He is an actor, known for Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007), Cowboy Bebop (1998) and Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001).
- Actor
- Producer
Riki Takeuchi was born on 4 January 1964 in Oita, Japan. He is an actor and producer, known for Dead or Alive (1999), Blood (1998) and Battle Royale II (2003).- Actress
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Junko Iwao was born on 18 February 1970 in Beppu, Oita, Japan. She is an actress and composer, known for Perfect Blue (1997), Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007) and Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995). She has been married to Harukichi Yamamoto since 14 February 1998.- Hiroyuki Kawase was born on 20 July 1964 in Usa, Oita, Japan. He is an actor, known for Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971), Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) and Dodes'ka-den (1970).
- Junko Mabuki was born on 22 February 1955 in Beppu, Oita, Japan. She is an actress.
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Takahisa Zeze was born on 24 May 1960 in Matama, Ôita, Japan [now Bungotakada, Ôita, Japan]. He is a director and writer, known for Akai jôji (1996), Kindan no sono: Za seifuku rezu (1992) and Owaranai sekkusu (1995).- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Masashi Yamamoto was born on 24 January 1956 in Oita, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for Robinson's Garden (1987), Wonderful Paradise (2020) and Man, Woman and the Wall (2006).- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Yûsuke Santamaria was born on 12 March 1971 in Oita, Oita, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Kôshônin: Mashita Masayoshi (2005), Bayside Shakedown (1998) and R246 Story (2008).- Actress
- Soundtrack
Noriko Watanabe was born on 23 July 1965 in Oita, Japan. She is an actress, known for His Motorbike, Her Island (1986), Tsumiki kuzushi (1983) and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (2003). She was previously married to Hiroshi Nishioka.- Director
- Producer
- Writer
He graduated from the Broadcasting Arts Department of Nihon Kogakuin College of Technology. In 2009, his drama "JIN" (TBS) won 33 domestic and international awards. In recent years, he directed the film "Whisper of the heart", the film "The Promised Neverland", the drama "Stepmother and Daughter's Blues" (TBS), and the drama "Heaven and Hell: Two Psychos" (TBS). He also directed the drama "Burn the House Down", which became a hot topic when it was released on Netflix in July 2023.- Kenjirô Ishimaru was born on 1 November 1953 in Oita, Japan. He is an actor, known for Fullmetal Alchemist (2017), Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen (2012) and Ring 2 (1999).
- Yûko Kotegawa was born on 16 July 1959 in Oita, Japan. She is an actress, known for Afternoon When Flowers Fell (1989), 47 Ronin (1994) and Riyû (2004). She was previously married to Ken Tanaka.
- Actress
- Music Department
- Director
Rino Sashihara was born on 21 November 1992 in Oita, Japan. She is an actress and director, known for Barairo no Bûko (2014), The Mirror of the Muse: My Pretty Doll (2012) and Majisuka gakuen (2010).- Naomi Zaizen was born on 10 January 1966 in Oita City, Oita Prefecture, Japan. She is an actress, known for Yoshitsune (2005), Heaven and Earth (1990) and Kazokugari (2014). She was previously married to Ohiko Honma.
- Writer
- Animation Department
Sou Yayoi was born in Oita, Japan. She is known for ReLIFE (2017) and ReLIFE (2016).- Masaya Oki was born on 12 June 1952 in Beppu, Oita, Japan. He was an actor, known for Terra e... (1980), Kôkôsei burai hikae (1972) and Shinjuku outlaw: Buttobase (1970). He died on 28 June 1983 in Tokyo, Japan.
- Megumi Asaoka was born October 11, 1955 in Beppu City, Ooita Prefecture Japan as the second daughter of Kazuo and Masako Fujii. Her birth name is Kayoko Fujii. Her family ran a cosmetics distribution business. Soon after her birth, her family moved to Osaka due to change in her father's business. She has an sister Akemi who is four years older than her. Akemi became a child actor in acting studio and she was also recruited to be an actor through her connection. She started performing at a young age of two and performed as a child actor and a model in various commercials and photo shoots. Her sister became a student of a song teacher in Tokyo, so to help her, she and her mother moved to Tokyo. She became a model in a modeling agency Tokyo Talent Agency under an alias of Kayoko Tajima. She entered Fujimigaoka middle school in Suginami ward Tokyo. Her father recommended table tennis for PE but she didn't find it to her liking and switched to kendo (Japanese sword fighting). When she was in 9th grade she had an opportunity to visit the island of Guam on a business trip. During this trip on the boat, several Japanese singers and actors were traveling with her. One night it became a singing contest and she sang the song 'Manatsu no dekigoto'. One of the managers who was watching her offered her a contract as singer. On 5th June 1972, she made her debut as a singer under her new alias 'Asaoka Megumi' with the song "Mebae". The name 'Asaoka Megumi' was a co-creation between her and her then record company Nippon Victor corporation. This first song sold 800,000 copies and she became an overnight singing sensation. Same year she won the prestigious 'Record Taisho shinjin sho' which is given to five best new singing talents for that year. She has appeared in numerous stages, TV shows, and concerts since then. On 27th June 1977, she announced that she is engaged to Mitsuo Watanabe a producer working for Fuji Television who she met at Nippon Victor's recording studio. He proposed to her on their second date. On 28th September of that year she was married to him at St. Paul's church in Karuizawa Nagano prefecture. On 16th November 1979 her daughter who she named 'Hitomi' was born. On 14th February 1982 she got divorced from her husband. There was some disagreement about her career between them and they decided to divorce. She has returned to acting and singing that year. Her comment: "It's very hard to raise a child while working". Since 1998 she's been also performing as a Jazz singer. She now lives with her mother and a daughter in Tokyo.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Ginzô Matsuo was born on 26 December 1951 in Nakatsu, Oita, Japan. He was an actor, known for Ghost in the Shell (1995), Porco Rosso (1992) and Dragon Ball Z (1989). He died on 25 August 2001.- Katsuhiko Yokomitsu was born on 4 November 1943 in Usa, Oita, Japan. He is an actor, known for Kamen Rider Ichigou (2016), Special Investigation Unit (1977) and Kinkakuji (1976).
- Mamoru Shigemitsu was born on 29 July 1887 in Oita, Japan. He died on 26 January 1957 in Yugawara, Kanagawa, Japan.
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Shunsuke Kariya was born on 26 November 1946 in Oita, Japan. He is an actor and assistant director, known for Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983), Battle Angel (1993) and The Last Dinosaur (1977).- Actor
- Director
Kenji Anan was born on 24 February 1962 in Oita, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Godzilla Minus One (2023), Kamen Rider Kabuto (2006) and Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4 (2001).- Director
- Writer
- Art Director
Isozaki studied architecture at the University of Tokyo from 1950. Among other things, he was a student of the famous Japanese architect Kenzo Tange. In 1954 Isozaki completed his studies. Two years later he also completed his Masters of Arts degree. In 1962 he completed his training with a doctorate in architecture. Isozaki then worked for a short time in Kenzo Tange's team before setting up his own architectural practice in 1963. He later named it "Studio Arata Isozaki & Associates" and moved the location to Kyushu. In 1964 he accepted a teaching position at the University of Tokyo. Further guest professorships at universities around the world followed. Isozaki was initially inspired by American high-rise construction. Since 1954, he has realized numerous buildings that bear his avant-garde signature, such as a town hall in Kanioka, the Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry in Riyadh, the Tsukuba Civic Center in the Japanese "science city" Tsukuba City and a trading house in Chicago.
Isozaki appropriated Metabolism, an architectural style in Japan that emerged from the 1960 World Design Conference. In the same year, Isozaki developed the "Core System", which not only influenced metabolism, but also his former teacher Kenzo Tange. Isozaki established himself as an avant-gardist. He opened himself up to the influences of postmodernism, the Vienna Secession and other architectural styles such as that of Marcel Duchamp. By absorbing and adopting international trends, he not only shaped his own architectural style, but also contemporary Japanese architecture. Isozaki's activities also included the work of a film architect, which he carried out in 1965. Since 1974, numerous exhibitions and publications have consolidated his renowned reputation as one of Japan's leading avant-garde architects. He was also known as a competent architectural theorist. Isozaki's international reputation also rests on his efforts to combine Western and Eastern architectural styles.
What is striking about his designs is the thoughtful use of simple geometric shapes. Another special feature of his buildings, which often refer to historical construction methods, is the sophisticated play with light and shadow. His avant-garde projects include the headquarters of the Fukuoka Mutual Bank (1968/1971) and the Gunma Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts in Takasaki (1971/1974). Until the early 1980s, Isozaki's planning activities were limited to Japan. On the other hand, he had already attracted international attention through his books and essays on architectural theory. After Isozaki became known in the United States in the late 1970s, he received important international commissions such as planning the redesign of the Museum of Contemporary Arts in Los Angeles (1981/1986).
The range of his planning tasks today includes, among others, banks, libraries, monuments, hospitals, cultural centers, museums, town halls, schools, city halls, an urban development project in Berlin-Tegel, buildings for offices, culture, administrations and apartments, leisure and sports facilities and hotel buildings , which Isozaki realized in Germany, the USA, Spain and Japan.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Yûki Kan was born on 20 May 1983 in Hita, Oita, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Noresore (2015), Mori no kafe (2015) and Misty (2015).- Tatsumi Fujinami was born on 28 December 1953 in Oita, Japan. He is a director and actor, known for NJPW Adios Perro En Japon (2000), NJPW Summer Struggle (2000) and NJPW G1 Climax (2000).
- Shôzô Nanbu was born on 26 June 1898 in Oita Prefecture, Japan. He is known for Edokko matsuri (1958), Sansho the Bailiff (1954) and Ugetsu (1953).
- Toshimi Tasaki was born on 4 October 1970 in Oita, Japan. He is an actor, known for Love Exposure (2008), Hitozuma: Nômitsuna majiwari (2005) and Doctors: Saikyô no meii (2011).
- Rina Kuriyama was born on 30 December 2000 in Oita, Japan.
- Shûsaku Kamikawa was born on 18 February 1993 in Oita, Japan. He is an actor, known for Kamen Rider Black Sun (2022), Theater (2020) and Ano hana ga saku oka de, kimi to mata deaetara (2023).
- Yasuhisa Sonoda was born on 6 April 1937 in Oita, Japan. He is an actor, known for The Unfettered Shogun (1978), The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan (1970) and Vengeance Is Mine (1979).
- Isao Nonaka was born on 10 April 1959 in Oita, Japan. He is an actor, known for Ultraman Nexus (2004), Kamen Rider Ghost (2015) and Female Inquisitor (1987).
- Atsushi Goto was born on 28 February 1957 in Oita, Japan. He is an actor, known for Ghost in the Shell (1995), Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) and Kyôdai Ken Baikurossâ (1985).
- Toyotaka Hanazawa was born on 25 February 1964 in Oita, Japan. He is an actor, known for Shin Godzilla (2016), Memoirs of a Murderer (2017) and Grasshopper (2015).
- Additional Crew
Fumio Kawashima was born on 9 March 1948 in Oita, Japan. He is known for Farewell to the King (1989). He was married to Keiko. He died on 24 February 2017 in Tokyo, Japan.- Eiji Yano was born on 25 April 1965 in Oita Prefecture, Japan. He is an actor, known for Samurai Shodown (1993), The King of Fighters '97 (1997) and The King of Fighters '94 (1994).
- Haruka Tajima was born on 28 January 1957 in Oita, Japan. She is an actress, known for Erotic Liaisons (1978), Kill the Flower Bud! (1977) and Nuns That Bite (1977).
- Sanami Matoh was born on 29 April 1969 in Ôita City, Ôita, Japan. Sanami is a writer, known for Fake (1996).
- Yu Miura was born on 26 November 1983 in Oita, Japan. He is an actor, known for Anime Fan Tom (2010) and Kêtai shôsetsuka no Ai (2009).
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- Writer
- Animation Department
Ypê Nakashima was born on 5 June 1926 in Oita, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Piconzé (1973), Papa-Papo (1959) and Panca de Valente (1968). He died on 6 April 1974.- Yaeko Nogami was born on 6 May 1885 in Usuki, Oita, Japan. She was a writer, known for A Flower Blooms (1948), Human (1962) and Rikyu (1989). She died on 30 March 1985.
- Kyoka Yamada was born on 3 November 2002 in Oita, Japan.
- Mantarô Iwao was born on 22 January 1966 in Ôita, Japan. He is an actor, known for Beast Wars II: Lio Convoy's Close Call! (1998), 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End (2008) and Trick (2000).
- Iku Ninomiya was born on 18 March 1993 in Oita, Japan. She is an actress, known for CRISIS: Special Security Squad (2017), Voice: Emergency Control Room 110 (2019) and Koshoku Robot (2017).
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Yasuyuki Shuto was born on 11 November 1971 in Oita, Oita, Japan. He is an actor, known for Red Carpet, Journey to the Shore (2015) and Zerachin shirubâ love (2009).- Fusao Hayashi was born on 30 May 1903 in Prefekture Oita, Japan. He was a writer, known for Shogun no magô (1938), Tokai sôkyokusen (1930) and Tokai sôkyokusen (1930). He was married to Shigeko. He died on 9 October 1975 in Kamakua, Japan.
- Makoto Ueki was born on 13 April 1977 in Oita, Japan. He is an actor, known for The Prince of Tennis (2001), Aishiteruze baby (2004) and Super Life-Form Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (1999).
- Kaoru Mitoma was born on 20 May 1997 in Oita, Japan.