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Yôko Tsukasa was born on 20 August 1934 in Sakai-minato, Japan. She is an actress, known for Yojimbo (1961), The Kii River (1966) and Moment of Terror (1966). She has been married to Hideyuki Aizawa since 1969.- Charles Bram Kraslavsky was born in Tokyo, Japan. His mother, Sarah Sulamif Kraslavsky (Weiss), a housewife, was born in New York City, and at a very young age, moved to Montreal in the Canadian province of Quebec, where she would eventually meet, fall in love with, and marry Charles' father, Daniel Kraslavsky. She was of Ukrainian and Swedish descent. Charles' father, Daniel Paul Kraslavsky, was born in Shanghai, China, and is of Ukrainian and Siberian descent. Daniel also lived in Havana, Montreal, and San Francisco, before settling permanently with his family in Tokyo. Daniel graduated with an English Degree from the prestigious McGill University in Montreal. He is a semi-retired businessman and entrepreneur, still living in Tokyo. Charles is the youngest of three children, with an older brother and sister. He was privately educated at Nishimachi International School, and The American School in Japan. He later attended San Francisco State University to study film making, but did not complete his degree.
Charles' interest in acting started at an early age, when he appeared in the school play,"Up the Down Staircase", as Charles Aarons. After leaving college, Charles returned to Tokyo to work with his father, who owned an import/export company. At first he did acting, modeling, and voice-over work on the side, for Japanese film and television productions. Charles is bi-lingual, and speaks English and Japanese fluently. He was eventually scouted by I.M.O. (Inagawa Motoko Office), and signed an exclusive contract with them in 1993, and pursued acting full time until 1996. He has appeared in dozens of Japanese films, television shows, television commercials, both as an actor, and a voice-over artist, and he occasionally modeled for printed advertisements.
In 1995 Charles got his first real break, with a starring role in the film, "Maria 2", where he played 'Michael', a serial rapist and murderer, who is protected by diplomatic immunity. In 1996 Charles portrayed the character 'Chris Redfield', in the original Resident Evil video game, "Biohazard, Resident Evil 1". This was the first video game to incorporate video cut scenes with live action sequences, and went on to spawn a worldwide franchise of video games, books, films, and television series.
Charles stepped away from acting in 1996, to pursue other interests. He lived in London from 1996 until 2000, followed by New York City, where he remained until 2003, and then returned to the San Francisco Bay Area. Charles got back into commercial acting and modeling work in San Francisco from 2004 until 2007, as well as in Los Angeles, from 2012 until 2015.
In May of 2022, Charles was approached by Andrew Saullo of Black Ridge Media Productions, to be in a fan-made short film. The short film is based on 'The Keeper', a character that is mentioned in the original Resident Evil video game. In June 2022 Charles filmed in a proof of concept, 30 second teaser video, for "The Keeper's Diary, A Biohazard Story", by Andrew Saullo. The video has been well received on fan sites, and crowd-funding efforts are in the works. Andrew also invited Charles' cast mates from the original video game. Eric Pirius who played Albert Wesker, and Greg V Smith who played Barry Burton, and the three actors were reunited for the first time in 25 years. The trio were interviewed about their experiences filming in the original Resident Evil video game, to the delight of fans all over the world. It is rumored that Andrew Saullo is also planning another short film, with all three original actors reprising their original roles. - Haruko Katô was born on 24 November 1922 in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), Love Is a Hunter (1976) and A Thousand & One Nights (1969). She was married to Masaya Takahashi and Michio Kato. She died on 2 November 2015 in Tokyo, Japan.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Kazuo Kumakura was born on 30 January 1927 in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Only Yesterday (1991), The Wizard of Oz (1982) and Astro Boy (1980). He died on 12 October 2015 in Tokyo, Japan.- Shô Ayanokôji was born on 26 April 1979 in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Kamen Rider Movie War Mega Max: Kamen Rider vs. Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO (2011), Kamen Rider Ghost: The 100 Eyecons and Ghost's Fateful Moment (2016) and One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (2005).
- Actress
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Mariko Nonaka was born on 23 May 1927 in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress and director, known for Ultraseven (1967), Matsumoto Seichô no Atsui kûki - Kaseifu wa mita! Fûfu no himitsu 'Kogeta' (1983) and The Long Darkness (1972). She died on 19 January 2014 in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.- Satoko Iwasaki was born on 6 November 1966 in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (2016), The Ballad of Narayama (1983) and Zegen (1987).