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Kei Satô was born on 21 December 1928 in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan. He was an actor and director, known for The Sword of Doom (1966), Harakiri (1962) and Onibaba (1964). He died on 2 May 2010 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.- Misaki Itô was born on 26 May 1977 in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan. She is an actress, known for Ju-on: The Grudge (2002), Umineko (2004) and James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (2003).
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Dean Fujioka was born on 19 August 1980 in Fukushima, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Fullmetal Alchemist (2017), Here Comes the Morning (2015) and I Am Ichihashi: Journal of a Murderer (2013). He has been married to Vanina Amalia Hidayat since July 2012. They have two children.- Actor
- Executive
- Soundtrack
Toshiyuki Nishida was born on 4 November 1947 in Fukushima, Japan. He is an actor and executive, known for Tsuribaka nisshi 14: Ohenji dai panikku! (2003), Emperor (2012) and Tsuribaka nisshi 6 (1993).- Rollin Moriyama was born on 11 October 1907 in Rukushima, Fukushima-Ken, Japan. He was an actor, known for Foul Play (1978), M*A*S*H (1972) and The Six Million Dollar Man (1974). He was married to Shigeyo Ito. He died on 25 December 1992 in Santa Clara, California, USA.
- Animation Department
- Director
- Art Department
Yasuomi Umetsu was born on 19 December 1960 in Fukushima, Japan. He is a director, known for Akira (1988), Kite (1998) and Grave of the Fireflies (1988).- Reiko Chiba was born on 8 January 1975 in Fukushima, Japan. She is an actress, known for Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: Dinosaur Great Battle! Farewell, Eternal Friends (2014), Dinosaur Squadron Zyuranger (1992) and Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (1994). She has been married to Tetsuhiko Kirihara since 1998.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Masaya Matsukaze was born on 9 September 1976 in Fukushima, Japan. He is an actor, known for Denji Sentai Megaranger (1997), Shenmue (1999) and Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger (2013).- Director
- Writer
- Animation Department
Akiyuki Shinbô was born on 27 September 1961 in Fukushima, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011), Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: The Rebellion Story (2013) and Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie 4 - Walpurgisnacht Rising (2024).- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Ryûichi Hiroki was born on 1 January 1954 in Kôriyama, Fukushima, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for Vibrator (2003), Yawarakai seikatsu (2005) and Tôkyô gomi onna (2000).- Actress
Born as Kanno Rina, Yuki Miu is an actress who has appeared on the big and small screens since 2013. She even had her first main starring role in 2013. Her debut came after she won an audition in 2012. At that time she lived in Yamagata. She appeared in a Kyocera television commercial in October 2012. In November she already had a picture book. Miu sang the theme song for the film Dêrê Gâruzu in 2015. A CD release of the song was planned, but she opted to forego it being issued citing declining health. She had to take medical time off for six months. It was during her illness that she also cut her hair short leading to speculation that something was amiss. She plays the clarinet and cites karaoke as her favourite hobby. Miu loves gardening and planting vegetables and fruits. Her favourite food is ramen.- Special Effects
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- Cinematographer
Eiji Tsuburaya ranks alongside Willis H. O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen as one of the great visionary SFX masters of twentieth century fantasy cinema. Best remembered as the amazing special effects genius behind the "Godzilla" series of monster films commencing in 1954, he also contributed effects to a host of other Japanase monster / fantasy / science fiction / drama / propaganda films for over four decades.
Eiji Tsuburaya had a keen interest in the cinema from a young age, and legend has it that he acquired a second hand movie projector when he was only ten years old, and pulled it apart and put it back together with relative ease. He began work as a cinematographer in Kyoto around 1919, and then enhanced his skills to include camera work throughout the 1920s, at which time his eye for detail was in high demand from many studio's. Around 1938, he became head of Special Visual Techniques at Toho Studios, and during the Second World War he was involved in the production of several Japanaese propaganda films. He went freelance after the war, and in 1954 he collaborated with director Ishirô Honda on the monster epic Godzilla (1954) (aka "Godzilla"). The film was an enormous hit in Japan, and additional scenes were filmed with US actor Raymond Burr and then inserted strategically to give the movie western appeal. "Godzilla, King Of The Monsters" was then released in the USA to strong box office takings, and Godzilla has since appeared in over two dozen films spanning over fifty years, becoming a key cult icon of Japanese culture!!
The incredibly talented Tsuburaya went on to be the SFX director behind dozens of Japanese monster & science fiction classics including _Sora no daikiju Radon (1956)_ (aka "Rodan") The H-Man (1958) (aka "The H-Man") Densô ningen (1960) (aka "The Telegian"), Mothra (1961) (aka "Mothra") King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) (aka "King Kong versus Godzilla"), Varan the Unbelievable (1962), Matango (1963), _Furankenshutain tai chitei kaiju Baragon (1965)_ (aka "Frankenstein Conquers the World"), and _Kaiju soshingeki (1968)_ (aka "Destroy All Monsters" ). Tsuburaya had also established his own production company in 1963 (Tsuburaya Productions), creators of the highly popular "Ultraman" character, and subsequent TV shows and films.
On January 25, 1970, while vacationing in Shizuoka Prefecture, Tsuburaya suffered a sudden, fatal heart attack. His incredible film & SFX production company is still active today under the guidance of his grandson, Kazuo Tsuburaya.- Director
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- Art Department
Tensai Okamura was born on 13 December 1961 in Fukushima, Japan. Tensai is a director and writer, known for Ghost in the Shell (1995), Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001) and Darker Than Black (2007).- Yumena Yanai was born on 21 June 2000 in Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan. She is an actress, known for Laid-Back Camp (2020), Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom (2019) and He Won't Kill, She Won't Die (2019).
- Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Rina Honizumi was born on 4 February 1993 in Fukushima, Japan. She is an actress, known for Hugtto! PreCure (2018), Plunderer (2020) and Solo Leveling (2024).- Shôzô Îzuka was born on 23 May 1933 in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan. He was an actor, known for Millennium Actress (2001), Kamen Rider Black (1987) and Fist of the North Star (1984). He died on 15 February 2023.
- Sound Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Tsukasa Saitoh was born on 23 March 1975 in Fukushima, Japan. Tsukasa is a composer, known for Bloodborne (2015), Armored Core 3 (2002) and Bloodborne: The Old Hunters (2015).- Atsuki Mashiko was born on 5 January 2000 in Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan. He is an actor, known for Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger (2021), Kamen Rider Saber + Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger: Super Hero Senki (2021) and Avataro Sentai Donbrothers vs. Zenkaiger (2023).
- Erica Murakami was born on 13 August 2000 in Fukushima, Japan. She is an actress, known for Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger (2023), Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger vs. Kyoryuger (2024) and Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger vs. Donbrothers (2024).
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Toshiki Satô was born on 6 May 1961 in Shirakawa, Fukushima, Japan. He is a director and producer, known for Nozoki ga ippai: Aijin no nama-shitagi (1994), Aiyoku onsen: Bihada no numeri (1999) and Tandem (1994).- Miyuki Komatsu was born on 5 June 1971 in Fukushima, Japan. She is an actress, known for Death Note (2006), Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) and Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1998).
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Mitsuko Mito was born on 23 March 1919 in Fukushima, Japan. She was an actress, known for Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954), Ugetsu (1953) and Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955). She died on 5 April 1981.- Director
- Editor
- Writer
Fumio Kamei was born on 1 April 1908 in Hara, Fukushima, Japan [now Minamisôma, Fukushima, Japan]. He was a director and editor, known for Peking (1938), Onna hitori daichi o yuku (1953) and Onna no issho (1949). He died on 27 February 1987 in Japan.- Sôkô Wada was born on 25 March 1977 in Fukushima, Japan. He is an actor, known for Zettai reido: Tokushu hanzai sennyû sôsa (2011), Avataro Sentai Donbrothers (2022) and Battle Royale II (2003).
- Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Yoshinobu Nishizaki was born on 18 December 1934 in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan. He was a writer and producer, known for Uchû senkan Yamato: Kanketsuhen (1983), Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection (2009) and Space Battleship Yamato (1977). He died on 7 November 2010 in Chichi-jima, Ogasawara, Japan.- Sanae Miyuki was born on 2 April 1959 in Fukushima, Japan. She is an actress, known for Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982), Seiju Sentai Gingaman (1998) and Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984).
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Multi awards winning film & game composer, Wataru Hokoyama is a LA based composer.
He has worked on the Hollywood blockbuster films such as Thor: Ragnarok, Croods: A New Age, Lego Movie2 and Hotel Transylvania3 with DEVO's Mark Mothersbaugh.
For video game titles, he had worked on Resident Evil5, Afrika, Kinnect Disneyland Adventure, Halo-2 Anniversary, Knack. Wataru co-wrote the new "Ratchet & Clank : Rift Apart" score with Mark Motheresbaugh.- Writer
- Animation Department
- Director
Nakaba Suzuki was born on 8 February 1977 in Sukagawa, Fukushima, Japan. He is a writer and director, known for The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 1 (2022), The Seven Deadly Sins (2014) and The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 2 (2023).- Kinpei Azusa was born on 1 May 1931 in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. He was an actor, known for Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979), Fist of the North Star (1984) and Dragon Ball Z (1989). He died on 24 May 1997 in Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan.
- Run Sasaki was born on 21 March 1956 in Fukushima, Japan. She is an actress, known for Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984), Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982) and Crusher Joe: The Movie (1983).
- Saki Anz was born on 26 November 1983 in Fukushima, Japan. She is an actress, known for Lady Ninja Kasumi: Vol. 1 (2005) and Akai tejô: shikeishuu Saori (2005).
- Director
- Writer
- Art Department
He was born in Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture (some sources say Tokyo, where he graduated). He is brother of also animation director Osamu Dezaki. In the 60s he joined his brother in an animation studio, but as a writer. Later he becomes free-lance writer until 1977, when he co-founded Magic Bus animation studio. Here he begins to direct his own scripts and adaptations. His debut as a film director was "Captain" (1981), based on the manga by Akio Chiba. In 2000 he was awarded by the Ministry of Health and Welfare.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Atsuhiro Nabeshima was born in 1962 in Fukushima, Japan. Atsuhiro is a cinematographer, known for Mamorarenakatta mono tachi e (2021).- Sarutoki Minagawa was born on 1 February 1971 in Fukushima, Japan. He is an actor, known for Death Note (2006), Kamen Rider 555 (2003) and Fukushima 50 (2020).
- Satoru Saitô was born on 28 October 1953 in Fukushima, Japan. He is an actor, known for Denji Sentai Megaranger (1997), Denji Sentai Megaranger vs Carranger (1998) and Ultraman Nexus (2004).
- Miu Tomita was born on 25 February 2000 in Fukushima, Japan. She is an actress, known for Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi (2020), Solomon's Perjury (2021) and Passion for Punchlines (2023).
- Yû Kamio was born on 16 March 1970 in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan. He is an actor, known for Shin Godzilla (2016), Kamen Rider OOO (2010) and Kamen Rider Movie War Core: Kamen Rider vs. Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull (2010).
- Yumeko Aizome was born on 25 December 1915 in Inawashiro, Fukushima, Japan. She was an actress, known for Dragnet Girl (1933), Sabakaruru onna (1939) and Tonari no Yae-chan (1934). She died on 1 January 2002 in Inawashiro, Fukushima, Japan.
- Shigezô Sasaoka was born on 5 May 1948 in Fukushima, Japan. He was an actor, known for Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994), Violence Jack (1986) and Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos (1986). He died on 31 August 1998.
- Momoka Hasegawa was born on 14 December 2006 in Fukushima, Japan. She is an actress, known for Yodaremon-kazoku (2022) and AKB48 no Myonichi Yoroshiku! (2017).
- Maki Kawamura was born on 1 January 1948 in Fukushima, Japan. She is an actress, known for Shall We Dance? (1996), Violent Streets (1974) and Kôkôsei burai hikae (1972).
- Junko Tabei was born on 22 September 1939 in Miharu, Fukushima, Japan. She was married to Masanobu Tabei. She died on 20 October 2016 in Tokyo, Japan.
- Izumi Kasagi was born on 4 January 1976 in Fukushima, Japan. She is an actress, known for FLCL (2000), Shârî no koushoku jinsei to tenraku jinsei (2009) and Kaseifu no Mitazono (2016).
- Hikaru Tokita was born on 16 September 1976 in Fukushima, Japan. She is an actress, known for Monster (2004), Tenjo Tenge (2004) and Soul Link (2006).
- Aisa Takeuchi was born on 31 October 2001 in Fukushima, Japan. She is an actress, known for Revenge Girl (2017), 12 Suicidal Teens (2019) and Thicker Than Water (2018).
- Takeshi Watanabe was born on 28 June 1971 in Fukushima, Japan. He is an actor, known for Tiger & Bunny the Movie: The Beginning (2012), Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge (1996) and Samurai Showdown V Special (2004).
- Atsuko Sakuraba was born on 29 March 1976 in Fukushima, Japan. She is an actress, known for Shinkaijû Reigô (2005), Mesupai (1997) and Waru (2006).
- Director
- Animation Department
- Art Department
Mamoru Hamatsu was born in 1954 in Kôriyama, Fukushima, Japan. He is a director, known for B'T X (1996), Urusei yatsura (1981) and Ronin Warriors (1988).- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Tatsunari Ôta was born in 1989 in Fukushima, Japan. Tatsunari is a director and writer, known for Ishi ga aru (2022) and Bundesliga (2016).- Bsaku Satô was born on 23 February 1949 in Fukushima, Japan. He is an actor, known for Kon'na koi no hanashi (1997), Kagero-za (1981) and Born Wild, Run Free (1987).