Famous People with Name Genji

Genji Kaku            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Genji Kaku: a former professional baseball player from Taitung, Taiwan. His family comes from the Taiwanese aborigines. He obtained Japanese citizenship in September, 1989, and often uses the Japanese name, ?? ?? while in Japan.Kaku first traveled to Japan in 1969 as part of the Taiwanese little league team, where his team won the little league championship. Kaku finished his military service in Republic of China, and joined the Chunichi Dragons in mid-1981. He was not regarded as a star player at that time, and arrived in Japan with only about 3000 yen (roughly $30) in his pocket.

Genji Hashimoto            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Genji Hashimoto: a Japanese race car driver who competed in the Japanese GT Series from 2001 to 2004 for the Amprex team.

Genjiro Arato            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Genjiro Arato: a Japanese film producer, actor and director. In 1980, he produced Zigeunerweisen for director Seijun Suzuki. He was unable to secure exhibitors for the film and famously exhibited it himself in a specially-built, inflatable, mobile tent. The film won four Japanese Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and was voted the best Japanese film of the 1980s by Japanese critics.[1]

Genjiro Kaneko            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Genjiro Kaneko: the governor of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan. A native of Ikitsuki, Nagasaki and graduate of Keio University, he was elected governor of Nagasaki Prefecture after serving in the assembly of Nagasaki Prefecture for three terms since 1975 and then in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) for five terms since 1983.