- male, deceased (1825)
- Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese: 歌川豐國), also often referred to as Toyokuni I, to distinguish him from the members of his school who took over his "gō"...
- male, deceased (1725)
- Chikamatsu Monzaemon (Japanese: 近松門左衛門; real name Sugimori Nobumori, 杉森信盛, 1653–6 January 1725) was a Japanese dramatist of jōruri, the form of pu...
- male, deceased (1900)
- Kunichika Toyohara (1835-1900) was a ukiyo-e artist born Oshima Yasohachi in Edo. By 1852 he had his first signed print and he took the name...
- female, 30 years old
- is a Japanese hip hop artist. She released her debut solo album "Hime hajime" in October 2003. Her works are notable for their use of Japanese...
- male
- Jeff McBride (also known as Magnus) is an American magician. He is known for his sleight of hand skills and specializes in the manipulation of...
- male
- Tadashi Suzuki is a theatrical director, writer and philosopher working out of Toga, Toyama, Japan. Suzuki is the founder and director of the...
- male, deceased (1893)
- Kawatake Mokuami (real name Yoshimura Yoshisaburo, 1816 - 1893) was a Japanese dramatist of Kabuki. For the greater part of his career he wrote...
- female
- (1572?-1613) was the main founder of kabuki theater. She was believed to be a "miko" at the Grand Shrine of Izumo who began a new style of dance in...
- male, 57 years old
- Alex Kerr (b. 1952) is an American writer and Japanologist. Originally from Bethesda, Maryland, his father, a naval officer, was posted in Yokohama...
- male, deceased (1997)
- born Toshio Okumura was a Japanese actor, singer, producer, and director. He was the son of kabuki performer Katsutoji Kineya ("Kineya Katsutōji") w...
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