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Encyclopedia > List of Japanese actors

See also Category:Japanese actors, List of Japanese actresses See also Category:Japanese actors, List of Japanese actors. ...

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Hiroshi Abe , born June 22, 1964) is a Japanese model and actor. ... Hiroki Aiba (or Aiba Hiroki, 相葉弘樹) is a Japanese actor, dancer and singer. ... Aijima Kazuyuki 相島一之 is a Japanese stage and film actor, and one of the original Tokyo Sunshine Boys, a theatrical troupe that lasted from 1983 to about 1994. ... Sho Aikawa (哀川 翔 Aikawa Shō, born May 24, 1961), also known as Show Aikawa, is a Japanese composer and actor. ... Anan Kenji is a Japanese stage and film actor. ... Hirofumi Arai (新井浩文, Arai Hirofumi; born 18 January 1979 in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan) is an actor. ... Arata (born September 15, 1974, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actor. ... Tadanobu Asano (浅野忠信 Asano Tadanobu) (born Tadanobu Sato on November 27, 1973 in Yokohama) is a charismatic and versatile Japanese actor who has been described by critics as that countrys answer to Johnny Depp. ... Kiyoshi Atsumi (渥美 清), born Yasuo Tadokoro statue of Tora-san (田所康雄) (1929, 10 March-1996, 4 August), was a Japanese film actor. ...

B

Daisuke Ban ) (born Kiyonari Saito) is a Japanese actor. ...

C

Shinichi Chiba ), also known as Sonny Chiba (born January 23, 1939) in Fukuoka, Japan is a Japanese actor. ... Chishu Ryu (笠智衆, Ryuu Chishuu; born 12 May 1904 in Kumamoto, Japan, died 16 March 1993 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) was the great actor of the films of Yasujiro Ozu. ...

D

Dokumamushi Sandayu (毒蝮三太夫; born Ishii Iyoshi (石井伊吉) on 31 March 1936 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actor. ... Tsuyoshi Domoto , born April 10, 1979 in Nara, Japan) is a famous performing artist in Japan. ... Koichi Domoto (born January 1, 1979 in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture) is a famous artist in Japan. ...

E

  • Eita
  • Eguchi Yosuke
  • Enari Kazuki
  • Endo Kenichi
  • Endo Masashi
  • Endo Yoshito
  • Enoki Takaaki
  • Enomoto Kenichi
  • Ezure Kenji

Kenichi Enomoto (榎本 健一 Enomoto Kenichi) (1904–1970) was a popular Japanese singing comedian, mostly known by his stage name Enoken (エノケン). Enomoto was a major innovator during his heyday, Enokens stage shows, radio appearances, and film roles were a major...

F

Hiroshi Fujioka is a Japanese actor perhaps best known for his role in the 1970s television series Kamen Rider, as well as the many commercials he has done for Sega Saturn games, in which he portrayed the martial artist Segata Sanshiro. ... Tatsuya Fujiwara (born May 15, 1982 in Saitama, Japan) is a well known actor in Japan. ... Seizō Fukumoto ) is a Japanese actor. ... Masaharu Fukuyama (福山 雅治, born on February 6, 1969 in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan), is a singer/songwriter, and has acted in many night-time Japanese dramas. ...

G

  • Gidayu Great
  • Gasyuin Tatsuya
  • Gotsuji Shingo

H

Hagino Takashi (萩野崇; born 27 May 1973 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actor. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Yoshio Harada (原田芳雄; born 29 February 1940) is a Japanese actor. ... Higashi Sonomanma ), born September 16, 1957 as Hideo Higashikokubaru ) in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese comedian who is most known for his role in the popular game show, Takeshis Castle and for being the current governor of Miyazaki Prefecture. ... Hiroaki Hirata (平田 広明 Hirata Hiroaki, born August 7, 1963) is a seiyu who was born in Tokyo. ... Kanata Hongo as Ryoma and Yuu Shirota as Tezuka on the official movie poster for The Prince of Tennis Movie Kanata Hongo (本郷 奏多, Hongo Kanata), is a young Japanese actor who was born on November 15, 1990. ... Horiuchi Masami (堀内正美, born 22 March 1950 in Tokyo, Japan) is an actress. ...

I

Ichikawa Raizou (市川雷蔵; b. ... Chōsuke Ikariya (いかりや長介 Ikariya Chōsuke, born November 1, 1931 - March 20, 2004) was a beloved Japanese comedian and film actor, and leader of the Owarai comedy group The Drifters. ... Yūsuke Iseya (伊勢谷 友介 Iseya Yūsuke) is a model and actor. ... Yujiro Ishihara (石原裕次郎; Ishihara Yūjirō, December 28, 1934–July 17, 1987) was a Japanese famous actor, whose elder brother is a Japanese famous politician, author and current Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara. ... Saburo Ishikura (石倉 三郎 Ishikura Saburō, born December 16, 1946) is a Japanese actor that has acted in several movies directed by Beat Takeshi. ... Atsushi Itō Atsushi Itō )(also Atsushi Itoh) is a Japanese actor, born November 25, 1983 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. ... Izumi Masayuki (kanji: 政行 泉) (12 May 1980–) is a Japanese actor. ... Shigeru Izumiya (泉谷しげる Izumiya Shigeru, born May 11, 1948 in Aomori, raised in Meguro, Tokyo -) is a Japanese folk singer, actor, tarento. ...

K

Teruyuki Kagawa (香川照之; born 7 December 1965) is a Japanese actor. ... Kane Kosugi (born October 11, 1974 in Los Angeles, California) is a Japanese-American martial artist and actor. ... Takeshi Kaneshiro (Born October 11, 1973) is a male actor and model. ... Karasawa Toshiaki 唐沢寿明 is a Japanese theatre and film actor. ... Ryo Kase (加瀬 亮 Kase Ryō) (born November 9, 1974 in Yokohama, Japan) is a Japanese actor. ... Kazuki Kato Kazuki Kato (or Kato Kazuki, 加藤和樹) is a Japanese actor and singer. ... Shingo Katori (香取 慎吾 Katori Shingo) is a member of SMAP, a very popular idol group from the agency Johnnys Entertainment Company. ... Keaton Yamada ), born Shunji Yamada ) in Hobetsu, Hokkaido on October 25, 1945, is a veteran seiyuu. ... Takuya Kimura (木村 拓哉 Kimura Takuya, nicknamed Kimutaku) (born November 13, 1972 in Chiba) is a Japanese actor and a member of the pop group SMAP. He starred in many TV dramas such as Love Generation, Long Vacation, Gift, Beautiful Life, HERO, Good Luck!! and Pride. ... Takeshi Kitano Takeshi Kitano (北野 武 Kitano Takeshi) (born January 18, 1947) is a Japanese comedian, actor, author, poet, painter and film director who has received acclaim both in his native Japan and abroad for his highly idiosyncratic cinematic work. ... Akira Kobayashi (小林旭, born November 3, 1938 in Tokyo, Japan) is an actor. ... Yosuke Kubozuka , birth date: 7 May 1979) is a very popular male Japanese actor born in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

M

Masanobu Ando. ... Kenji Matsuda (松田賢二Matsuda Kenji), born 23 September, 1971 in Osaka, Japan, is a Japanese film and voice actor. ... Ryuhei Matsuda (松田龍平, Matsuda Ryuhei) (b. ... Yusaku Matsuda (Japanese: 松田優作, Matsuda YÅ«saku) (born September 21, 1949, died November 6, 1989) was a Japanese actor. ... Ken Matsudaira (松平 健 Matsudaira Ken, born November 11, 1953) is a Japanese actor from Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan. ... Matsukata Hiroki (松方弘樹 July 23, 1942 – ) is a Japanese actor. ... Naruki Matsukawa (松川 尚瑠輝, まつかわ なるき)is a Japanese actor. ... Akiko Matsumoto (松本明子 Matsumoto Akiko, born April 8, 1966) is a Japanese actress. ... Matsumoto Jun (松本潤) is a Japanese actor and musician. ... Toshiro Mifune in the film Drunken Angel. ... Akifumi Miura (三浦アキフミ, or 三浦哲郁; born 16 November 1981) is a Japanese actor. ... Tomokazu Miura and Momoe Yamaguchi Tomokazu Miura (Japanese: 三浦 友和, Miura Tomokazu) is a Japanese actor. ... Ryoji Morimoto ) is a Japanese actor. ... Hisaya Morishige ) (born May 4, 1913) is a Japanese actor. ... Mirai Moriyama (森山未來, August 20, 1984 in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor. ...

N

  • Nadaka Tatsuo
  • Nagai Anzu
  • Nagai Masaru
  • Nagasawa Toshiya
  • Nagase Masatoshi
  • Nagayama Takashi
  • Naha Takashi
  • Naito Takashi
  • Nakadai Tatsuya
  • Nakagami Masami
  • Nakai Kiichi
  • Nakajima Yosuke
  • Nakajyo Kiyoshi
  • Nakamura Masatoshi
  • Nakamura Shigeyuki
  • Nakamura Shunta
  • Nakao Akira
  • Nakata Koji
  • Nakatani Akihiro
  • Narimiya Hiroki
  • Nashimoto Kenjiro
  • Nemoto Hironari
  • Nezu Jinpachi
  • Nishi Koichiro
  • Nishida Takashi
  • Nishida Toshiyuki
  • Nishijima Hidetoshi
  • Nishimura Kazuhiko
  • Nishimura Masahiko
  • Nishioka Ryuichiro
  • Noguchi Yuki
  • Noji Masatoshi

Anzu Nagai , born September 19, 1992) is a Japanese actress. ... Masatoshi Nagase (永瀬 正敏 Nagase Masatoshi) (b. ... Japanese leading actor Tatsuya Nakadai became a star after he was discovered working as a shop clerk by filmmaker Masaki Kobayashi during the 1950s. ... Kiichi Nakai , born 18 September 1961) is a Japanese actor. ... Toshiyuki Nishida (西田敏行; 4 November 1947 - ) is a Japanese actor. ... Masahiko Nishimura (西村雅彦 Nishimura Masahiko) is a Japanese theatre and film actor. ...

O

YÅ«ji Oda (織田裕二 Oda YÅ«ji) is a Japanese actor and singer. ... Joe Odagiri (オダギリ ジョー or 小田切 è­² Odagiri Jō, born February 16, 1976) is a Japanese actor, who was born in Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. ... Ken Ogata (緒形拳 Ogata Ken, born 20 July 1937) is a Japanese actor. ... Shun Oguri as Rui Hanazawa in the 2005 dorama, Hana Yori Dango. ... Suzuka ÅŒgo Suzuka ÅŒgo ), born 5 August 1993, in Kanagawa, Japan is a Japanese child actress. ... Oizumi Yo （大泉 æ´‹Yo Oizumi, born on April 3, 1973) is a TV personality and a stage actor based in Hokkaido. ... Okada Masumi Masumi Okada (22 September, 1935 - 29 May 2006Japanese: 岡田真澄, Okada Masumi) was a Japanese actor. ... Shûgo Oshinari (忍成 修吾 Oshinari Shûgo) (b. ... Ren Osugi (大杉漣 Ōsugi Ren), née Takashi Osugi (大杉孝 Ōsugi Takashi, born 27 September 1951 in Komatsushima, Tokushima, Japan) is a Japanese actor. ...

R

  • Rasaru Ishii
  • RIKIYA
  • Ryohei Odai

S

  • Saeba Tom
  • Saguchi Kenji
  • Saito Sosuke
  • Saito Takumi
  • Sakai Kazuyoshi
  • Sakai Masato
  • Sakakibara Toshihiko
  • Sakamoto Ryosuke
  • Sako Hideo
  • Sanada Hiroyuki
  • Sano Keisuke
  • Sano Shiro
  • Sasaki Tsuyoshi
  • Sato Bsaku
  • Sato Koichi
  • Sato Kozo
  • Sato Teru
  • Satoi Kenta
  • Satomi Kotaro
  • Sawaki Tetsu
  • Sawada Kenya
  • Sawamura Ikki
  • Segawa Ryo
  • Shibata Kyohei
  • Shimizu Kazuya
  • Shimizu Kojiro
  • Shimode Joichi
  • Shimomoto Shiro
  • Shimura Togo
  • Shina Kippei
  • Shiotani Shun
  • Shirota Yuu
  • Shishido Jo
  • Shishido Kai
  • Shoei
  • Sone Hideki
  • Sorimachi Takashi
  • Sueyoshi Koji
  • Suga Takamasa
  • Sugawara Bunta
  • Sugi Ryotaro
  • Sugita Akihiro
  • Sugiura Taiyō
  • Sunaga Kei
  • Suzuki Atsushi
  • Suzuki Hiyu
  • Suzuki Shuwa
  • Suzuki Takuya

Takumi Saito (or Saito Takumi, 斎藤工) is a Japanese actor and model. ... Sakai Masato is a japanese actor. ... Hiroyuki Sanada (真田 広之 Sanada Hiroyuki) is a Japanese actor. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Tetsu Sawaki (沢木 哲 Sawaki Tetsu, born 呉村 哲弘 Sawaki Tetsu, born August 24, 1982) is a Japanese actor. ... Yuu Shirota (or Shirota Yuu, 城田優) is a Japanese actor and singer. ... Joe Shishido , born December 6, 1933 in Osaka, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese actor most recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles and his artificially enlarged cheeks. ... Shoei (JASDAQ: 7839) is a Japanese company that produces a popular line of motorsport helmets. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

T

Tomorowo Taguchi , born 30 November 1957) is a Japanese actor. ... Tak Sakaguchi (坂口拓) is a Japanese actor. ... Hideki Takahashi (高橋英樹 Takahashi Hideki, 1944 – ) is a Japanese actor. ... Ken Takakura (高倉健) is one of the biggest actors in Japan. ... Sousuke Takaoka (高岡蒼甫 [1], formerly 高岡蒼佑; Takaoka Sosuke) (born February 8, 1982) is a Japanese actor, who currently lives in Tokyo. ... Mizuho Takasugi (高杉瑞穂, Takasugi Mizuho, born 22 October 1978 in Tokyo, Japan) is an actor. ... Takenaka Naoto (竹中直人 March 20, 1956 – ) is a prominent Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and director from Yokohama. ... Takenouchi Yutaka (born January 2, 1971) is a Japanese actor. ... Takeshi Kaneshiro Takeshi Kaneshiro (Traditional Chinese: 金城武, Simplified Chinese: 金城武, Hepburn: Kaneshiro Takeshi, Pinyin: JÄ«nchéng WÅ­, born October 11, 1973) is a male actor and model. ... Tetsuro Tamba (丹波 哲郎 Tamba Tetsurō, born July 17, 1922 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actor. ... Tetsuji Tamayama (玉山鉄二 Tamayama Tetsuji; born 7 April 1980) is a Japanese-Korean actor. ... Masakazu Tamura (田村正和 Tamura Masakazu) is a Japanese film and theatre actor. ... Kunie Tanaka (田中邦衛; born 23 November 1932) is a Japanese actor who has appeared in such films as Akira Kurosawas Sanjuro and The Bad Sleep Well and Masaki Kobayashis Kwaidan. ... For a Japanese mathematician , see Minoru Tanaka (mathematician). ... Hayato Tani (谷 隼人 Tani Hayato) (September 9, 1946 - ) is a Japanese television actor. ... Susumu Terajima (寺島進 Terajima Susumu, born 12 November 1963) is a Japanese actor. ... Hidenori Tokuyama (born January 30, 1982) is a Japanese actor and singer. ... Kenjirou Tsuda (津田健次郎 Tsuda Kenjirō, born 11 June 1971) is a Japanese voice actor. ... Masahiko Tsugawa, (津川雅彦 Tsugawa Masahiko, real name: Masahiko Kato (加藤雅彦 Katō Masahiko) born January 2, 1940 in Kyoto, Japan) is a famous Japanese actor. ... Shinya Tsukamoto (塚本 晋也 Tsukamoto Shinya) is a Japanese film director and actor with a considerable cult following both inside and outside that country. ... Satoshi Tsumabuki (妻夫木聡; 13 December 1980 - ) is a Japanese actor. ...

U

  • Uchino Masaaki
  • Ukaji Tsuyoshi
  • Umemiya Tetsu
  • Umesawa Tomio
  • Urai Kenji
  • Uzaki Kei
  • Uchida Yuki

W

  • Wajima Hisashi
  • Wakamatsu Toshihide
  • Watabe Atsuro
  • Watabe Ryosuke
  • Watanabe Fumio
  • Watanabe Hiroyuki
  • Watanabe Ken
  • Watanabe Kosuke
  • Watanabe Tohru
  • Watari Tetsuya
  • Watase Kakihiko

Ken Watanabe (born October 21, 1959) (Japanese: 渡辺謙) is a Japanese theater, TV, and film actor. ...

Y


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