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Satoshi Kon was born in 1963. He studied at the Musashino College of the Arts. He began his career as a Manga artist. He then moved to animation and worked as a background artist on many films (including Roujin Z (1991) by 'Katsuhiro Otomo'). Then, in 1995, he wrote an episode of the anthology film Memories (1995) (this Episode was "Magnetic Rose"). In 1997, he directed his first feature film: the excellent Perfect Blue (1997). In 2001, he finished work on his second feature film, Millennium Actress (2001) (aka Millennium Actress).- Actress
- Additional Crew
Tura Satana started exotic dancing when she was only 13 years old. She integrated acrobatics, humor, and sensual beauty to her dancing art form. As a dancer, she started doing guest appearances in films such as Our Man Flint (1966) and Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963) and made several films with low-budget auteur Ted V. Mikels. Her skills as a martial artist landed her small roles in TV shows such as Hawaiian Eye (1959), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964), The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966), The Greatest Show on Earth (1963) and Burke's Law (1963).- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Masaki Kobayashi was born on 14 February 1916 in Hokkaido, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Harakiri (1962), Samurai Rebellion (1967) and The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961). He died on 4 October 1996 in Tokyo, Japan.- Eita Okuno was born on 10 February 1986 in Hokkaido, Japan. He is an actor, known for The Outsider (2018), Alice in Borderland (2020) and Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part II - The Beginning (2021).
- Nobuko Miyamoto was born on 27 March 1945 in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan. She is an actress, known for A Taxing Woman (1987), Tampopo (1985) and A Taxing Woman's Return (1988). She was previously married to Jûzô Itami.
- Actress
- Art Director
- Soundtrack
Tôko Miura was born on 20 October 1996 in Hokkaido, Japan. She is an actress and art director, known for Drive My Car (2021), Weathering with You (2019) and Ooku (2023).- Japanese character actor equally adept at comic or seriously unsavory roles. Chiaki graduated from the University of Chuo with degrees in economics and commerce, but almost immediately found that his interest lay more with the theatre. In 1937, he began to study with the Shin-Tsukiji Gekidan ("The New Tsukiji Theatre Troupe"). During the Second World War, he served as director of the Bara-Za theatre company. Director Akira Kurosawa saw Chiaki in a stage production of the play "Dataii" (from which Kurosawa would later adapt for: The Quiet Duel (1949) ) and advised him to enter films. Chiaki became a favorite of the great director, who cast him in Stray Dog (1949) and nearly a dozen other films. Chiaki was notable as the good-natured Heihachi in Seven Samurai (1954) and as the comic deserter Tahei in _Kakushi toride no san akunin (1958)_. In 1975, Chiaki suffered a stroke. He recovered and in 1985 won Japan Academy Award for Best Actor in Hana ichimonme (1985). The last survivor of Kurosawa's Seven Samurai title players, Chiaki died of coronary and pulmonary failure in 1999.
- Fusako Shiotani was born in Hakodate, Hokkaido, and grew up in Nagoya. She made her debut as a commercial voice-over artist in Nagoya when she was a teenager. After voicing on many commercials as well as appearing on TV as a reporter and on radio as a personality, she came to the U.S. as a broadcaster. Since she arrived in L.A., she has been expanding her activities to actress, singer, voice-over artist and voice-over director. Fusako is also a third-rank black belt martial artist, and a certified kimono stylist.
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- Soundtrack
Masayuki Mori was born on 13 January 1911 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. He was an actor, known for Rashomon (1950), The Bad Sleep Well (1960) and The Idiot (1951). He died on 7 October 1973.- Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Hiromi Tsuru was born on 29 March 1960 in Chitose, Hokkaidô, Japan. She was an actress, known for Trigun (1998), Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013) and Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015). She was married to Keiichi Nanba. She died on 16 November 2017 in Chûô-ku, Tokyo, Japan.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Kana Ichinose was born on 20 December 1996 in Obihiro, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. She is an actress, known for Darling in the Franxx (2018), Weathering with You (2019) and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (2022).- Fumiyo Kohinata was born on 23 January 1954 in Mikasa, Hokkaido, Japan. He is an actor, known for Beyond Outrage (2012), Fullmetal Alchemist (2017) and Outrage (2010).
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- Editor
Shô Miyake was born on 18 July 1984 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for Small, Slow But Steady (2022), And Your Bird Can Sing (2018) and All the Long Nights (2024).- Actress
- Producer
- Director
Miho Nikaido was born on 3 April 1966 in Hokkaido, Japan. She is an actress and producer, known for Fay Grim (2006), Henry Fool (1997) and Tokyo Decadence (1992).- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Yô Ôizumi was born on 3 April 1973 in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan. He is an actor and writer, known for When Marnie Was There (2014), Spirited Away (2001) and Howl's Moving Castle (2004). He has been married to Kumiko Nakajima since 2 May 2009.- Actress
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Along with Hara Setsuko and Tanaka Kinuyo, Takamine Hideko remains one of Japan's most admired and prolific film actresses. Born as Hirayama Hideko in Hakodate, Hokkaido in northern Japan in 1924, she became a child actress for Shochiku Studio at age five appearing in the film Haha. She would go on to work with directors like Kinoshita, Ozu, and arguably most notably Naruse Mikio. Mid-career she had switched to P.C.L. Film Studio (later Toho Studios) and then become independent yet she would work for notable directors nonetheless. By the time she married director Matsuyama Zenzo in 1955 she had acquired a reputation as depicting feminist roles where women seek their independence or are oppressed. She died in 2010 of lung cancer, but had recorded songs and written biographies before her death.- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
Kazuya Shiraishi was born on 17 December 1974 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. He is a director and assistant director, known for The Devil's Path (2013), Sea of Revival (2019) and Dawn of the Felines (2017).- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Ken Yasuda was born on 8 December 1973 in Hokkaido, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Spirited Away (2001) and Itoshi no Irene (2018).- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Yôtarô Katsumi was born on 11 September 1893 in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, Japan. He was an actor and director, known for Chushingura: The Truth (1928), Sâkasakî dewanokamî (I) (1925) and Aka to shiro (1925). He died on 1 September 1962.- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Masaru Konuma was born on 30 December 1937 in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan. He was a director and assistant director, known for Beach (2000). He died on 22 January 2023.- Nobuo Nakamura was born on 14 September 1908 in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan. He was an actor, known for Late Autumn (1960), Tokyo Story (1953) and Tampopo (1985). He died on 5 July 1991.
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- Writer
- Art Department
Tomomi Mochizuki was born on 31 December 1958 in Hokkaido, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for Seraphim Call (1999), Dirty Pair Flash (1995) and Urusei yatsura (1981).- Actress
- Additional Crew
Ai Matsubara was born on 9 December 1955 in Hokkaido, Japan. She is an actress, known for House (1977), The Visitor in the Eye (1977) and School in the Crosshairs (1981).- Shô Aoyagi was born on 12 April 1985 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. He is an actor, known for Alice in Borderland (2020), Mr. Long (2017) and Yakuza Apocalypse (2015).
- Takeshi Aono was born on 19 June 1936 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. He was an actor, known for Ninja Scroll (1993), Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) and Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: Warriors of Love (1978). He died on 9 April 2012 in Hachiôji, Tokyo, Japan.
- Actor
- Director
Shin Saburi was born on 12 February 1909 in Hokkaido, Japan. He was an actor and director, known for Shikkô yûyo (1950), The Fossil (1974) and The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952). He died on 22 September 1982 in Japan.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Cay Izumi was born on 30 December 1986 in Hokkaido, Japan. She is an actress, known for Tokyo Gore Police (2008), Mutant Girls Squad (2010) and RoboGeisha (2009).- Writer
- Animation Department
- Additional Crew
Monkey Punch was born on 26 May 1937 in Hamanaka, Hokkaido, Japan. He was a writer, known for Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979), Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus (1995) and Lupin III: Dead or Alive (1996). He died on 11 April 2019 in Sakura, Chiba, Japan.- Aino Kishi was born on 1 February 1988 in Hokkaido, Japan. She is an actress, known for Samurai Princess (2009), Mask the Kekkou: Reborn (2012) and Chin-jeol-han ga-jeong-boo (2015).
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- Actor
- Director
Takahiro Nishijima was born on 30 September 1986 in Hokkaido, Japan. He is a music artist and actor, known for Love Exposure (2008), Nissy: OK? ~ Kimi ni okuru 24-jikan (2017) and Taira no Kiyomori (2012).- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Eiichi Kudô was born on 17 July 1929 in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Yaju-deka (1982), Maboroshi toro no onna (1961) and Sangyô supai (1968). He died on 23 September 2000 in Kyoto, Japan.- Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Keiko Nobumoto was born on 13 March 1964 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. She was a writer and producer, known for Akira (1988), Tokyo Godfathers (2003) and Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001). She died on 1 December 2021.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Masayoshi Nogami was born on 2 March 1940 in Shiranuka-gun, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. He was an actor and director, known for Wakazuma hitojichi: Sei gômon (1983). He died on 22 December 2010 in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.- Omasa Aya was born in Takikawa in eastern Hokkaido, Japan. She came to audiences' attention on BS-i network's 2007 serial Keitai Deka Zenigata Kai. Her first movie was Topless where she played a lesbophobe. She has been busy ever since in both serials and feature films and also found time to appear in photo books and tried her hand at modelling. She was pranked on TV as the subject of a supposed 4d television technology and, as is typical, done commercial work endorsing products. She has created her own line of bridal dresses called Musee De Aya ('Aya's museum') and managed to showcase it. Aya is signed to the Stardust agency.
- Daichi Kaneko was born on 26 September 1996 in Hokkaido, Japan. He is an actor, known for Missions of Love (2018), Pure Japanese (2022) and School-Live! (2019).
- Yukie Kawamura was born on 23 January 1986 in Hokkaido, Japan. She is an actress, known for Ultraseven X (2007), Juken Sentai Gekiranger (2007) and Kyûketsu Shôjo tai Shôjo Furanken (2009).
- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Satoru Iwata was born on 6 December 1959 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. He was a producer and actor, known for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006), Metroid Prime (2002) and Metroid: Zero Mission (2004). He was married to Kayoko Iwata. He died on 11 July 2015 in Kyoto, Japan.- Actress
- Manager
- Publicist
Noriko Honma was born on 29 November 1911 in Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan. She was an actress and manager, known for Rashomon (1950), Yojimbo (1961) and Seven Samurai (1954). She died on 12 April 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.- Shinichiro Kamio was born on 13 January 1982 in Hokkaido, Japan. He is an actor, known for The Promised Neverland (2019), Zenless Zone Zero (2024) and Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle - Rhyme Anima (2020).
- Ryôta Bandô was born on 24 May 1997 in Hokkaido, Japan. He is an actor, known for 12 Suicidal Teens (2019), Howling Village (2019) and How to Forget You (2025).
- Actress
- Stunts
Sayu Kubota was born on 18 January 2000 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. She is an actress, known for Shôto puroguramu (2022), 4-go Keibi (2017) and Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends (2014).- Myra Meadows known professionally as Myra Arai is a Canadian-Japanese actress and model. She was born in Nayoro, Hokkaido to a Canadian father and a Japanese mother.
While still a high-school student, she was scouted by Twin Planet Entertainment in Tokyo. In 2018, she appeared on the "Fall in Love Weekend Homestay" reality show broadcast on video streaming website, AbemaTV. That same year, she won the grand prize in a beauty contest run by VoCE Magazine (Kodansha Publishing) and became an exclusive model for said magazine. In February 2019, she was made an official Tourism Ambassador of her hometown, Nayoro in Hokkaido.
In May 2021, she joined the Ken-On talent agency, taking the stage name Myra Arai. - Animation Department
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- Art Department
Toshiyuki Kubooka was born on 19 December 1963 in Hokkaido, Japan. He is a director, known for Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent (2013), Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey (2012) and Lunar: The Silver Star (1992).- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Ryû Morioka was born on 15 February 1988 in Hokkaido, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Tominaga Park (2011), New Town No Seishun (2012) and Yoake (2010).- Mahito Ôba was born on 4 March 1961 in Hokkaido, Japan. He is an actor, known for One Piece (1999), Star Fox: Assault (2005) and Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008).
- Reiya Masaki was born on 24 March 1995 in Hokkaido, Japan. He is an actor, known for Denei Shojo: Video Girl Mai 2019 (2019), Back Street Girls: Gokudols (2019) and Jitenshya-san no Takahashi-kun (2022).
- Yûki Itô was born on 24 January 1987 in Hokkaido, Japan. He is an actor, known for Alice in Borderland (2020), Ultraman Blazar (2023) and Norwegian Wood (2010).
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- Additional Crew
- Director
Kazushige Nojima was born on 20 January 1964 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. He is a writer and director, known for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005), Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) and Final Fantasy VIII (1999).- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Gorô Naya was born on 17 November 1929 in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. He was an actor, known for Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979), Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) and Lupin the 3rd: Crisis in Tokyo (1998). He was married to Kachiko Hino. He died on 5 March 2013 in Chiba, Chiba, Japan.- Yôko Asagami was born on 10 July 1952 in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan. She is an actress, known for Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: Warriors of Love (1978), Arcadia of My Youth: Infinite Course SSX (1982) and Space Battleship Yamato (1977).