Famous People with Name Oda

Motoyoshi Oda            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Motoyoshi Oda: was a Japanese film director.An English major who graduated from Waseda University, one of Japan's most prestigious, in 1935, Motoyoshi Oda was promptly accepted into the directors' program at Tokyo's P.C.L. (Photo Chemical Laboratories, a film company later incorporated into Toho Studios). He studied under director Satsuo Yamamoto, as did Akira Kurosawa, Ishiro Honda, and Senkichi Taniguchi. When the latter two trainees were drafted into Japan's war in China, Oda found his career accelerated. He was promoted to director in 1940 with Song of Kunya (Kunya no Uta), after a relatively scant few years of training. Perhaps because of this relative lack of training, and certainly because Oda was not drafted into the army, P.C.L. and Toho kept Oda going as a maker of programmers--trivial pictures that had to be made in order to keep product flowing into the theaters, but which offered little time or room for artistic achievement.

Nobunari Oda            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Nobunari Oda: a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2008 Japanese National Champion[1], the 2006 Four Continents Champion, and the 2005 World Junior Champion.He turned senior for the Olympic year, when he was guaranteed a senior Grand Prix assignment after he won Junior Worlds. Oda made a splash immediately as a senior, winning the bronze medal at his first event and winning the 2005 NHK Trophy over favorites Daisuke Takahashi and reigning world bronze medalist Evan Lysacek. Oda qualified for the 2005–2006 Grand Prix Final and placed fourth.

Noriko Oda            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Noriko Oda: a Japanese figure skater who now works as a coach.She is the mother and coach of Nobunari Oda.

Ryuichi Oda            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Ryuichi Oda: is a Japanese professional golfer who currently competes on the Japan Golf Tour.It was not until the 2009 Japan Open Golf Championship that Oda shot to fame. He only just avoided being cut after two rounds and by round three was tied for 5th place.

Makoto Oda            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Makoto Oda: is a Japanese football player currently playing for AC Nagano Parceiro.