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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Nobuko Otowa was born on 1 October 1924 in Tottori, Japan. She was an actress, known for The Strange Tale of Oyuki (1992), Onibaba (1964) and Epitome (1953). She was married to Kaneto Shindô. She died on 22 December 1994.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Okamoto belonged to what one colleague called "the generation where most of them got killed": the leagues of university graduates who were drafted into and sacrificed to the last years of Japan's war in the South Pacific. Okamoto was drafted during the very worst of it, in 1943, but almost alone among his colleagues managed to survive. The experience helped shape his outlook on the nature of human conflict in general, and the Japanese war in particular: among his earliest successes (which led to a series) was Dokuritsugu Gurentai (1959), an acerbic story of island-bound soldiers that helped make Okamoto's reputation. Okamoto also made a name for himself as a director of equally cynical gangster pictures at Toho, including Boss of the Underworld (1959) and The Age of Assassins (1967). Kihachi Okamoto began his filmic training in 1945 under such estimable teachers as directors Mikio Naruse, Senkichi Taniguchi. and Ishiro Honda.- Music Artist
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Kenji Sawada was born on 25 June 1948 in Tottori, Japan. He is a music artist and actor, known for The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979), The Zen Diary (2022) and Samurai Reincarnation (1981). He has been married to Yûko Tanaka since 1989. He was previously married to Emi Itô.- Yonago in Tottori Prefecture is a bustling small town on the sea of Japan and where Yamamoto Maika was born on October 13th, 1997. She entered the ranks of professionals when she became the fourteenth Mitsui ReHouse girl in 2011. Rehouse is a Japanese realty. She obtained a small screen role next and subsequently moved to Tokyo the year after while still studying to complete high school. She became a model for Nicola fashion magazine in 2013. She cut her hair and played the ugly and antagonistic girl to Komatsu Nana's sympathetic character in the remake of After The Rain. She was subsequently cast in the Tokyo Ghoul sequel for 2019. Maika is managed by the Biz talent agency.
- Writer
- Art Department
- Animation Department
Mahiro Maeda was born on 14 March 1963 in Tottori, Japan. He is a writer, known for Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and The Animatrix (2003).- Matsumoto Wakana was born in the western Japan prefecture of Tottori in Yonago, which is a port town, on 25.02.1984. She is the youngest of three sisters. She belonged to the school brass band playing clarinet while in high school. Matsumoto reports that she was scouted at age fifteen in her hometown but declined the advance. Instead, she graduated from high school and began working various jobs such as a receptionist at a cosmetics company (interestngly she would star in Cosmetic Wars years later), at a hair salon and in a cafe. She moved to Tokyo in 2006, obtained a job and attended auditions. She became active in the entertainment industry in 2007 with an appearance in Kamen Rider Den-O, which is part of the famous and prolific series. Since then she has appeared on the small screen, silver screen and in commercials including being the a cute girl who is repeatedly groped by a senile and horny old man. She was the face of her home prefecture's advertising campaign and became an ambassador for Tottori beginning in 2010. Matsumoto has a couple of photo books and calendars to her name. She is a cat lover and cites the numbers two and five as favourites. She is managed by AAA Triple A.
- Renbutsu Misako came to this world on 27.02.1991 in Tottori, Tottori prefecture. She has a younger sister named Asako. The city and prefecture are known for their sand dunes and being the least populous province of Japan. She moved to Tokyo and attended the celebrity mill Horikoshi High School in 2009. She began at the girls-only Shirayuri University in April of 2009. She graduated as an education major in 2013. Misako was the winner at 2005's Super Heroine Audition Miss Phoenix. She won the contest, Sekido Yuki and Mizutani Riho were runners-up, Tsuvhiya Tao ranked third, alongside Takagi Koto and Kawaharada Maari. One of the sponsors of the audition was Sony with which Misako signed later. West Side agency, which managed her, was a subsidiary of Sony and she transferred to the mother company in 2012. She began her career in 2006. She signed up to become the face of her home province in July of 2007. She won the 81st Kinema Junpo Award for Best New Actress for the 2007 film Battery in 2008. She had quickly graduated to being the lead character. She is a fan of Takeuchi Yuko . Watching that actress' The Queen Of Lunch prompted her to become an actress. She likes playing the guitar, piano and drawing. She intends to release a children's illustrated book in the future. The 37.5°C Tears serial used her drawing within an episode.
- Miori Takimoto was born on 16 October 1991 in Tottori, Japan. She is an actress, known for The Wind Rises (2013), Higanjima: Escape from Vampire Island (2009) and The Last Cop: Episode 0 (2016).
- Kinryû Arimoto was born on 11 February 1940 in Tottori, Japan. He was an actor, known for Mobile Suit Gundam Seed (2002), Spriggan (1998) and Kite (1998). He died on 1 February 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.
- Art Department
- Writer
- Actor
Jirô Taniguchi was born on 12 August 1947 in Tottori, Japan. He was a writer and actor, known for The Solitary Gourmet (2012), Everest: The Summit of the Gods (2016) and The Summit of the Gods (2021). He died on 11 February 2017.- Tasuku Nagase was born on 22 January 1993 in Tottori, Japan. He is an actor, known for Kamen Rider Movie War Ultimatum: Kamen Rider vs. Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze (2012), Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z (2013) and Kamen Rider Wizard (2012).
- Satoru Kawaguchi was born on 9 January 1982 in Tottori, Japan. He is an actor, known for Rangoon (2017), Holyland (2005) and The Voice of Sin (2020).
- Actress
- Music Department
Asami Shimoda was born on 30 January 1986 in Tottori, Japan. She is an actress, known for Infinite Stratos (2011), Attack on Titan (2013) and Gintama (2005).- Michiko Yamamoto was born on 16 July 1950 in Tottori, Japan. She is an actress, known for Princess Mononoke (1997), Spirited Away (2001) and Ponyo (2008).
- Writer
- Director
Shin Adachi was born on 10 June 1972 in Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan. He is a writer and director, known for 100 Yen Love (2014), 14 That Night (2016) and Kigeki aisai monogatari (2019).- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Executive
Born in Totori Prefecture in 1953, Masayuki Mori graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University in 1976. He joined Super Produce INC., a television program production company, and directed countless programs, such as "Beat Takeshi no Sports Taisho." In 1988, he became a key member in establishing Office Kitano as director of production division.
To this day, Mori continues to work alongside Takeshi Kitano, one of Japan's most popular filmmakers, producing films under Office Kitano.- Animation Department
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Yasuji Mori was born on 28 January 1925 in Tottori, Japan. He was a writer, known for Maken Liner 0011 Henshin Seyo! (1972), Hustle Punch (1965) and Gulliver's Space Travels: Beyond the Moon (1965). He died on 4 September 1992.- Daisuke Miyagawa was born on 3 October 1950 in Tottori, Japan. He is an actor, known for Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kurenai no hana (1995), Kessen II (2002) and Tengoku wa mada tôku (2008).
- Actor
- Director
- Cinematographer
Matsumoto Taisuke was born in Tottori in 1895. After dropping out of the elective program of the Tokyo Fine Arts School, he went from Kawakami Otojiro Acting School, to Iniwa Takashi's Kabuki Theater Association, to Yamamoto Kaichi's Kessaku Theater, then was asked to join Teikoku Cinema Ashiya Studios in 1923.
During his Teikine era, he paired up with Utakawa Yaeko time and again with whom he costarred in Mori Kundotetsuro no Tsuyu. They were called the High-Profile Duo of the West as opposed to the Iwata Yukichi-Kurishima Sumiko of the West. Their films include Nageki no Kyoku, which he himself directed, and Shuchu Nikki (Diary of a Drunkard) in which he enacted the lead role, Okawa Imazo. His starring films are director Ito Daisuke's Hoshi wa Midaretobu, Rutsubo no Nakani (Into the Melting Pot), Nekketsu wo Hisomete (Hide the Warm Bread), and Chi de Chi wo Arafu.
Upon transferring to historical play division of Nikkatsu in 1946, he performed in eight films including Eto Shinpei and Myokokuji Jiken. At this time, he displayed superb acting techniques in director Ito Daisuke's Shinban Yotsuya Kaidan (The New Yotsuya Kaidan) as Tamiya Iuemon. His other main roles were in Edojo Sozeme written by Mayama Seika, Osen directed by Ishii Tamizo, and Orokubushi directed by Ito Daisuke.
Ever since the release of Mito Komon Henreki Kitan in 1930 he performed as Tokugawa Kunimitsu four times, and became known as the Mito Komon actor who measured up to Yamamoto Kaichi of Nikkatsu.- Tomonori Okano was born on 15 April 1971 in Tottori, Japan. He is an actor, known for Kamen Rider Build (2017), Mashin Sentai Kiramager: Episode Zero (2020) and Wada-ke no otoko-tachi (2021).
- Yasuhiro Asai was born on 9 June 1983 in Tottori, Japan.
- Satoshi Nagata was born on 13 November 1948 in Tottori, Japan. He was an actor, known for The Desert Archipelago (1969). He died on 24 March 2015 in Prads-Haute-Bléone, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.
- Director
- Writer
Yoshihiko Okamoto was born in 1925 in Iwami, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Ai no kaseki (1970), Kokuhatsu Zainichi kankokujin seijihan report (1975) and Gone with Love, Come with Memory (1969). He died on 24 October 2004 in Kobe, Japan.- Composer
- Soundtrack
Tôroku Takagi was born on 7 July 1904 in Yonago, Tottori, Japan. He was a composer, known for Wakare-gumo (1951), Mizuiro no waltz (1952) and Omokage (1948). He died on 25 August 2006 in Saitama, Japan.- Naomi Wakabayashi was born on 2 November 1975 in Tottori, Japan. She is an actress, known for Fullmetal Alchemist (2003), Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (2005) and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008).
- Keisuke Hara was born on 6 October 1970 in Tottori, Japan. He is an actor, known for Kamen Rider Build (2017), Enter the Fat Dragon (2020) and Beyond Outrage (2012).
- Noridai Iseki was born on 26 February 1971 in Tottori, Japan. He is an actor, known for Aibou: Tokyo Detective Duo (2000).