Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter T

Was a Japanese film director. He was born in Mie Prefecture and died in Kyoto. Kinugasa won the 1954

Was a Japanese film director. He was born in Mie Prefecture and died in Kyoto. Kinugasa won the 1954 Palme d'or at Cannes for Jigokumon (The Gate of Hell).He was among the pioneers of Japanese film, known in the West as the founder who paved the way for Akira Kurosawa, and others.His best known film - A Page of Madness (1926), also called A Crazy Page, or A Page Out of Order was lost for fifty years, before the director rediscovered it in his shed in 1971. From the silent film era, he released it with a new print and score, to world acclaim. He also directed the film Jujiro (known as Crossways, Crossroads, and Slums of Tokyo in English) in 1928.

Was a renowned amateur photographer of rural life around the area where he lived in Akita, Japan.Imm

Was a renowned amateur photographer of rural life around the area where he lived in Akita, Japan.Immediately after the war Chiba's photographs appeared in the contests pages of Camera and other magazines, and he became a central figure in the photographic

A playwright, director and the leader of the drama group called "Shonen-oja-kan". He was born in Ich

A playwright, director and the leader of the drama group called "Shonen-oja-kan". He was born in Ichinomiya, Aichi prefecture in 1960, and graduated from the Department of History in Aichi Gakuin University. In 1982, he founded "Shonen-oja-kan" in Nagoya. The group started performing all over Japan, including Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya since 1984.As one of the busiest directors in the country, Amano has been active nationwide and has directed in numerous other drama groups as a guest, as well as writing and directing for his own theatre group for almost 25 years. Besides drama, he has also produced dance, puppet shows, concerts, and fashion shows. He has been involved in various kinds of stage arts for a long time. He directs and writes the play "Yaji and Kita" for Kudan Project Production theatrical company.

A Japanese anime director and animator. Okamura grew up in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. He is a gr

A Japanese anime director and animator. Okamura grew up in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. He is a graduate of Waseda University's department of science and engineering. In 1991, he changed his first name to Tensai.During his university days at Waseda University, Okamura was a part of Waseda's manga research society and together with other budding animators, produced his first independent anime there. Upon graduating from university, Okamura joined the animation production studio Madhouse as an animator with the recommendation of a friend. Lensman was the first series he worked on as an animator. The first anime movies that he worked on were Kamui no Ken and Bobby ni Kubittake. In 1989, he made his debut as an episode director with Yawara! and soon made his full directorial debut in 1995 with Memories. He later left Madhouse and went freelance, working on several projects along the way.

A Japanese science fiction writer. Among other works, he has written Triceratops (?????????), which

A Japanese science fiction writer. Among other works, he has written Triceratops (?????????), which has been collected in The World Treasury of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell.

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Koga, Shiga and dropout of Ritsumeikan University, he was elected to the town assembly of Kosei, Shiga (serving for one term), to the assembly of Shiga Prefecture in 1979 (serving for four terms) and to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1995.

An actor and singer from Japan. His nicknames are Teppei-chan, Teppei-kun, and Te-chan. He was born

An actor and singer from Japan. His nicknames are Teppei-chan, Teppei-kun, and Te-chan. He was born in Osakasayama, Osaka Prefecture. His blood type is B. He belongs to the production company Burning Productions and is a member of the singer-songwriter duo WaT with his partner, Eiji Wentz.

Is a Japanese former football player who has recently played for Oita Trinita.

Is a Japanese former football player who has recently played for Oita Trinita.

A Japanese ski jumper.In the World Cup he finished once among the top 10, recording a ninth place fr

A Japanese ski jumper.In the World Cup he finished once among the top 10, recording a ninth place from February 2003 in Willingen.At the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships he finished 26th in the normal hill.

Is a former sumo wrestler. He was born in Tokyo, but brought up in Kajiki, Aira District, Kagoshima,

Is a former sumo wrestler. He was born in Tokyo, but brought up in Kajiki, Aira District, Kagoshima, Japan. He fought out of Izutsu stable. The highest rank he reached was sekiwake. Despite his relatively light weight he had an extremely long career, span

The vocalist of Japanese rock band GLAY. He has a very close friendship with his bandmates Takuro an

The vocalist of Japanese rock band GLAY. He has a very close friendship with his bandmates Takuro and Hisashi. He married singer Ami Onuki from J-pop group Puffy in April 2002, and she gave birth to their daughter in March 2003. He has other two children, a boy and a girl, from a previous marriage.Besides singing, Teru is also an artist . He does some design to Glay's products and some non-Glay related campaigns. He's also worked as a narrator for the animated movie "Highway Jenny", in 2006. As a child, he used to play soccer and baseball and believed he could became an athlete. However, as a teenager he became interested in music and started to play the drums[1].

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in t

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Osaka, Osaka and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Construction in 1976. Leaving the ministry in 1999, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000.

Is a Japanese author. He was born in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture and graduated from the faculty of letter

Is a Japanese author. He was born in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture and graduated from the faculty of letters at Otemon Gakuin University after which he became a copywriter. In 1950, he began to write his first novel and quit his job. Although he later joined another company, he quit again in 1952.

Teruaki Kurobe (born March 6, 1978 in Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Teruaki Kurobe (born March 6, 1978 in Japan) is a Japanese football player.

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Koriyama, Fukushima and graduate of Waseda University, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1986 after serving in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture for one term since 1983. He ran again in 1990 and was elected for the first time. After losing his seat in 1996, he ran unsuccessfully in 2000 but was elected in 2003. He lost his seat again in 2005. In 2007, he was elected, this time to the House of Councillors, for the first time.

Is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.In 1964 he was part

Is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.In 1964 he was part of the Japanese team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all nine matches.

Was a Japanese football player who won the bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Was a Japanese football player who won the bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Was a sumo wrestler from Ogachi, Akita Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 38th Yokozuna. He was p

Was a sumo wrestler from Ogachi, Akita Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 38th Yokozuna. He was promoted to yokozuna without any top division tournament titles to his name, although he later attained two. In the summer of 1930, he was scouted by Isegah

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Dragon Gate as a member of the World-1 st

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Dragon Gate as a member of the World-1 stable. He is the current Open the Freedom Gate Champion of Dragon Gate USA. He would join up with Cima's Typhoon stable, but a few months later, in the mids

The president and chief executive officer of Mizuho Financial Group (2002-), and a former chairman o

The president and chief executive officer of Mizuho Financial Group (2002-), and a former chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association (2005-2006).Maeda joined Fuji Bank in 1968. He became vice-president of Fuji Bank, the predecessor of the present Mizuho Financial Group, in 1999. The bank recorded a loss of 2.38 trillion JPY that fiscal year as it wrote off non-performing loans accrued during three recessions in a decade. Maeda returned it to profitability the next year after reducing bad assets and through gains on investments in Japanese stocks.

Was a Japanese film director best known in the West for his early films in the Super Giant series, a

Was a Japanese film director best known in the West for his early films in the Super Giant series, and for his films in the Ero guro ("erotic-grotesque") subgenre of pinku eiga such as Shogun's Joys of Torture (1968). He also directed the 1965 film, Abashiri Prison, which helped to make Ken Takakura a major star in Japan.[1] Referred to in Japan as "The King of Cult", Ishii had a much more prolific and eclectic career than was generally known in the West during his lifetime.[2]

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team. He is most known for hi

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team. He is most known for his accuracy in free kicks. Iwamoto played for Vegalta Sendai and Nagoya Grampus[1] before joining Auckland City FC, where he played in the 2006 FIFA Club W

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

(born on 14 June 1937) is a Japanese golfer.

(born on 14 June 1937) is a Japanese golfer.

Was a Japanese writer.He was born and raised in Tokyo, and studied French literature at Waseda Unive

Was a Japanese writer.He was born and raised in Tokyo, and studied French literature at Waseda University. After dropping out of university, he worked as an editor of Weekly Manga Action. As a disciple of Takaaki Yoshimoto, he wrote for Yoshimoto's magazine "Shikô (??: Trial)". In 1970s, his novel "Mô hitotsu no seikatsu (Another Life)" was nominated for The Akutagawa Prize. William Faulkner and Oe Kenzaburo had a big influence on his novels.