This is a list of Japanese celebrities (geinōjin, 芸能人). Tarento (タレント) is a Japanese rendering of the Portuguese word talento (talent in English) and is used as a catch-all term for major media personalities who regularly appear on television, radio and other forms of entertainment. ...

Comedians / Comediennes

• Hayashiya Shōzō
• Hamada Masatoshi
• Hiroshi
• Hisamoto Masami
• Kitano Takeshi
• Matsumoto Hitoshi
• Sakai Masaaki
• Sumitani Masaki
• Tashiro Masashi

See also List of Japanese comedians Shōzō Hayashiya (9th). ... Masatoshi Hamada , born May 11, 1963) is a Japanese comedian best known as the tsukkomi half of the extremely popular owarai duo Downtown alongside Hitoshi Matsumoto. ... Hiroshi Hiroshi (ヒロシ), real name Kenichi Saitō (斉藤 健一), born February 14th, 1972 in ÅŒmuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, is a Japanese comedian famous for his dismal stand-up act. ... Masami Hisamoto born July 8, 1960) is a Japanese comedian, actress, singer and tarento artist from Osaka, Hirano Ward, belonging to the Wahaha Theatrical company and talent agency. ... 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. ... Hitoshi Matsumoto (松本人志, Matsumoto Hitoshi, born September 8, 1963), or Matchan (松ちゃん) as he is commonly known, is a Japanese comedian best known as the boke half of an extremely popular owarai duo Downtown alongside Masatoshi Hamada. ... Masaaki Sakai (堺正章; Sakai Masaaki , born August 6, 1946 as Kurihara Masaaki) is a Japanese popular performer from Tokyo. ... A picture of Hard Gay in action, taken from the Japanese television show Bakuten. ... Masashi Marcy Tashiro ) is a former Japanese television performer and former member of the band Rats & Star who was born on August 31, 1956 in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. ... This is a list of Japanese comedians—known in Japanese as お笑い芸人 (owarai geinin), お笑いタレント (owarai tarento), or simply 芸人 (geinin)—and their group names. ...

Idols (male)

• Akanishi Jin
• Aiba Masaki
• Chiba Ryohei
• Domoto Koichi
• Domoto Tsuyoshi
• Inagaki Goro
• Kamenashi Kazuya
• Kato Shigeaki
• Katori Shingo
• Kimura Takuya
• Koike Teppei
• Kusanagi Tsuyoshi
• Kusano Hironori
• Masuda Takahisa
• Matsumoto Jun
• Murakami Shingo
• Nakai Masahiro
• Nakamura Yuichi
• Ninomiya Kazunari
• Nishikido Ryo
• Ogata Ryuichi
• Okada Junichi
• Ohno Satoshi
• Sakurai Sho
• Shibutani Subaru
• Tachibana Keita
• Taguchi Junnosuke
• Tanaka Koki
• Tegoshi Yuya
• Uchi Hiroki
• Ueda Tatsuya
• Yamashita Tomohisa
• Yasuda Shota
• Yokoyama Yu

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Aiba Masaki (相葉雅紀) is a Japanese actor and musician. ... Ryohei Chiba (千葉涼平) is a Japanese singer and dancer from the band w-inds. ... Koichi Domoto , born January 1, 1979 in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan) is a famous performing artist in Japan. ... Tsuyoshi Domoto , born April 10, 1979 in Nara, Japan) is a famous performing artist in Japan. ... Gorō Inagaki ) is a member of the Japanese pop idol group SMAP. His career began while he was in junior high school when his sister entered his picture to a talent company. ... Kamenashi Kazuya - member of KAT-TUN. ... Kato Shigeaki , born July 11, 1987) is a member of the J-pop group: NEWS, from Johnnys Entertainment, Inc. ... Shingo Katori (香取 慎吾 Katori Shingo) is a member of SMAP, a very popular idol group from the agency Johnnys Entertainment Company. ... 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. ... Teppei Koike endorsing Morinaga Aloe Yoghurt Teppei Koike , born January 5, 1986) is an actor, and singer from Japan. ... Kusanagi Tsuyoshi(草彅剛) is the member of the popular idol group SMAP. He was born by Ehime on July 9, 1974, and grew up in Kasukabe-shi, Saitama. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Matsumoto Jun (松本潤) is a Japanese actor and musician. ... Shingo Murakami , born January 26, 1982), or Hina as known to many, is a member of the popular Japanese boyband Kanjani8. ... Masahiro Nakai (中居正広 Nakai Masahiro, aka Nakai-kun) is a member of the Japanese pop idol group SMAP. Born August 18th, 1972 in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture. ... This article is about the television/theatre actor Yuichi Nakamura. ... Kazunari Ninomiya , born June 17, 1983) is a member of Arashi, a Japanese boy band formed in 1999, under the management of Johnny & Associates. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ryuichi Ogata (緒方龍一) is a Japanese singer and dancer from the band w-inds. ... Junichi Okada ) is a member of V6, a Japanese boy band formed in 1995, under the management of Johnny & Associates. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sho Sakurai , born January 25, 1982 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actor and musician. ... // Name: 渋谷すばる Name (romaji): Shibutani Subaru Nickname: Shibuyan, Baru, Babu, Occhan Profession: Singer and actor Date of birth: September 22, 1981 ) (age 25) Birthplace: Osaka, Japan Height: 165cm Blood type: O Star sign: Virgo Jpop group: Kanjani8 Talent agency: Johnnys Entertainment Is the main vocal for Kanjani8. ... Keita Tachibana (born 16 December 1985), is a Japanese musician. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Yuya Tegoshi ) is a member of the J-pop group NEWS and the subgroup Tegomass, both under Johnny & Associates. ... Hiroki Uchi , born September 10, 1986) is a Japanese actor and singer belonging to the J-pop groups: Kanjani8 and NEWS. He is managed by Johnnys Entertainment, Inc. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Yamashita Tomohisa is a member of the J-pop group NewS from Johnny’s Entertainment, Inc. ... Shota Yasuda , born September 11, 1984) is a member of the popular Japanese male idol unit Kanjani8 of Johnny & Associates. ... You Yokoyama , born May 9, 1981 in Osaka, Japan) is a famous performing artist in Japan. ...

Idols (female)

• Akiyama Rina
• Koike Eiko
• Nakagawa Shoko
• Natsukawa Jun
• Uehara Takako
• Yamamoto Azusa

Rina Akiyama , September 6, 1985–) is a Japanese actress, gravure idol, and tarento from Tokyo. ... Eiko Koike on the cover of G-taste DVD Eiko Koike (小池栄子 Koike Eiko, born November 20, 1980 in Tokyo) is a Japanese idol. ... Shōko Nakagawa , born May 5, 1985, in Tokyo) is a female Japanese idol and multi-talented celebrity (an actress, seiyū (voice actor), illustrator, and singer). ... Jun Natsukawa (Kanji: 夏川純, Hiragana: なつかわ じゅん Natsukawa Jun - born September 19, 1980) is a Japanese gravure idol from Hiroshima, Japan. ... Uehara Takako was a member of the JPop group, SPEED, which disbanded in 2000. ... Azusa Yamamoto , born April 24, 1981) is a Japanese bikini idol, actress, and tarento. ...

Models

• Ebihara Yuri
• Fujiwara Norika
• Horiuchi Yoko
• Inoue Waka
• Oshikiri Moe
• Umemiya Anna
• Yamada Yu

Yuri Ebihara , born October 3, 1979 in Sadowara, Miyazaki Prefecture) is a Japanese model and actress. ... Norika Fujiwara Norika Fujiwara (藤原紀香 Fujiwara Norika, born June 28, 1971 in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture) is a Japanese beauty queen, model and actress. ... Yoko Horiuchi(堀内葉子)(born August 8, 1982), is a Japanese model mainly working in Japan. ... Waka Inoue (井上 和香 Inoue Waka, born May 13, 1980) is a Japanese idol, tarento and actress. ... Moe Oshikiri (押切もえ) (born on December 29, 1979 in Matsudo, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese model. ... Anna Umemiya is a Japanese female supermodel. ... Yu Yamada , born July 5, 1984 in Okinawa, Japan) is a model, actress, and singer best known from her modeling work with CanCam magazine. ...

Musicians / Singers (male)

• Gackt
• Go Hiromi
• Kuwano Nobuyoshi
• Matsumoto Hideto
• Saijo Hideki
• Hayashi Yoshiki

Gackt Camui ) is a Japanese musician, songwriter and actor. ... Hiromi Go (郷ひろみ Gō Hiromi, real name: Hiromi Haratake (原武裕美 Haratake Hiromi)) (October 18, 1955) was born in Sue, Kasuya, Fukuoka Prefecture) and is a Japanese singer. ... Nobuyoshi Kuwano (桑野信義, Kuwano Nobuyoshi, born April 4, 1957 in Ota, Tokyo -) is a Japanese television performer, former member of Rats & Star. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Hideki Saijō (西城 秀樹 Saijō Hideki, real name: Tatsuo Kimoto (木本 龍雄 Kimoto Tatsuo), born April 13, 1955 in Hiroshima -) is a Japanese singer and television celebrity most famous for singing the Japanese version of the Village Peoples hit song YMCA, called Young Man. ... Yoshiki is a Japanese musician. ...

Musicians / Singers (female)

• Amuro Namie
• Nakashima Mika
• Hamasaki Ayumi
• Imai Eriko
• Onitsuka Chihiro
• Otsuka Ai
• Shimabukuro Hiroko
• Utada Hikaru
• Wada Akiko

A publicity shot from 2004 Namie Amuro (安室 奈美恵 Amuro Namie or あむろ.なみえ, September 20, 1977 - ) is a Japanese pop singer and Japanese idol originally from Okinawa Prefecture. ... Mika Nakashima (中島美嘉 Nakashima Mika, born February 19, 1983 in Kagoshima-Ken, Kyushu, Japan) is a Japanese singer and actress. ... Ayumi Hamasaki (浜崎 あゆみ Hamasaki Ayumi, born October 2, 1978) is a Japanese singer originally from Fukuoka. ... Imai Eriko (Eriko Imai, 今井絵理子; born September 22, 1983 in Okinawa, Japan) was the second youngest member in SPEED. She was one of the main vocals in the group. ... Onitsuka Chihiro (鬼束 ちひろ, Onitsuka Chihiro, born October 30, 1980 in Nango, Miyazaki -) is a female Japanese popular music singer-songwriter and pianist. ... Ai Otsuka (大塚愛, Ōtsuka Ai, born September 9, 1982 in Osaka -) is a Japanese pop female singer-songwriter. ... Shimabukuro Hiroko (Hiroko Shimabukuro, 島袋寛子; born April 7, 1984 in Okinawa, Japan) is one of the former lead vocalists of the popular group SPEED. She has been singing under the name hiro since SPEED broke up in 2000. ... Utada redirects here. ... Akiko Akko Wada (b. ...

Actors

• Matsudaira Ken
• Yujiro
• Watanabe Ken

See also List of Japanese actors Ken Matsudaira (松平 健 Matsudaira Ken, born November 11, 1953) is a Japanese actor from Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan. ... Yujiro is one of Japans best known professional actors. ... Ken Watanabe , born October 21, 1959) is an Oscar-nominated Japanese theater, TV, and film actor. ... See also Category:Japanese actors, List of Japanese actresses Abe Hiroshi Aiba Hiroki Aijima Kazuyuki Aikawa Sho Aizawa Kazunari Akagi Keiichiro Akatsuka Maoto Amano Hironari Anan Kenji Aoyama Sota Arai Hirofumi Arata Asano Tadanobu Ato Kai Atsumi Kiyoshi Azuma Kouhei Ban Daisuke Bannai Matsuo Bessyo Tetsuya Chiba Shinichi (Sonny Chiba...

Actresses

• Ryo
• Ito Misaki
• Yonekura Ryoko

See also List of Japanese actresses Ryō is a Japanese given name. ... Misaki Ito ), born May 26, 1977, is a Japanese actress, model, and celebrity. ... Ryoko Yonekura Ryoko Yonekura (Japanese: 米倉 涼子, Yonekura Ryōko, born August 1, 1975), is a Japanese actress and former model. ... See also Category:Japanese actors, List of Japanese actors. ...

TV / Radio Personalities

• Iijima Ai
• Kano sisters
• Mino Monta
• Shinohara Tomoe
• Sugita Kaoru

Ai Iijima ) (born 31 October 1972 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese media personality. ... The Kano sisters ), Kyoko Kano ) (born 7 October 1962) and Mika Kano ) (born 23 September 1967), are Japanese celebrities. ... Mino Monta (みのもんた) is a Japanese television presenter. ... Shinohara Tomoe (篠原ともえ) [1] was born in Higashi-murayama City (Japan) the 29th of March, 1979. ... Kaoru Sugita ) (born November 27, 1964) is a Japanese actress, singer, and celebrity from Shinjuku, Tokyo. ...

Others

• Kurihara Harumi
• Papaya Suzuki

Harumi Kurihara (栗原はるみ Kurihara Harumi, born 1947) is a celebrity homemaker and television personality in Japan. ... Papaya Suzuki (Japanese:パパイヤ鈴木, Papaiya Suzuki) is a Japanese celebrity most famous for his dancing and for his afro hairstyle. ...

See also

• List of Japanese actors
• List of Japanese actresses
• List of Japanese comedians
• Category:Japanese models
• List of Japanese people
• Category:Japanese porn stars