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Kumamoto City-born Shimada Yoko is best known in the west as Mariko from the 1980 mini-series Shogun. The lady-in-waiting role created an interest in Japan and its culture overseas and introduced Japanese history to foreign audiences. She won the Golden Globe For Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama category and was nominated for a Prime-time Emmy Award for her work on the serial in 1981. Shimada, who spoke some English for the serial, had been acting for years prior to Shogun however. She began learning ballet since age three and wanted to become a ballerina until her high high school days. Her family had moved to Tokyo when she was eight. She obtained an agent and began acting while in junior high school. The TV serial Zoku Hyouten made her famous beginning 1970. She released a nude photo book, called Kir Royal, in 1992. She was 39 and the photo book became a bestseller shifting half a million copies. At 57 she starred in an 'AV' pornography video called Mikkai in 2011. This was a tribute to her body even at that age. Shimada has a reservation for a space burial.

Kugimiya Rie is a Japanese seiyuu and singer. She is legendary having been a top seiyuu since just a few years after her debut for 2 decades. She began her career as a Seiyuu in 1998. In 2008, she won Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 2nd Seiyuu Awards alongside Saiga Mitsuki. In 2009, she won Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 3rd Seiyuu Awards. She is recently known for portraying Kotarou Satou in Kotaro Lives Alone , Happy in Edens Zero , and Aguri "Cure Ace" Madoka in the Pretty Cure anime franchise, but she is She is most known for being featured as Tsundere protagonists such as Taiga Aisaka in Toradora! (for which she won the Best Actress award at the Seiyuu Awards), Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière in The Familiar of Zero and Shana in Shakugan no Shana. Her versatility has allowed her to interpret other types of characters with equal mastery, including Happy in Fairy Tail, Ronnie Anne Santiago in the Japanese-dubbed Version of The Loud House, Nagi Sanzenin in Hayate the Combat Butler, Keenan Crier in Digimon Data Squad, Alphonse Elric and Catherine Elle Armstrong in Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, among many others.

On May 30, 2022 (her 43rd birthday), she opened a Twitter account. Her second tweet featured a photo with fellow seiyuu Imai Asami and Numakura Manami. She is also a member of the seiyuu idol unit "BRIGHT DIAMOND" related to "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE!" game franchise and a member of the seiyuu idol unit "765PRO ALLSTARS" which are both related to The "iDOLM@STER" mixed media project. She was a member of the seiyuu idol duo TeamAA with Sakura Ayane related to the anime Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA (2015). She was a member of the seiyuu idol duo BibleArt with Suwa Ayaka related to the anime Trinity Seven. She was a member of the seiyuu idol unit "Samurai Girls" related to the anime of the same name (2010). She was a member of the seiyuu idol unit "Atena" related to the anime Burn Up Scramble (2004).

As a kid, Oda was inspired by vikings and aspired to become a manga artist. He later submitted a character named Pandaman for Yudetamago's classic wrestling manga "Kinnikuman", who was not only used in a chapter of the manga but would later return as a recurring cameo character in Oda's own works. At the age of 17, he submitted his work "Wanted!" in 1992. And won several awards, including 2nd place in the coveted Tezuka manga awards. At the age of 19, he worked as an assistant artist for Nobuhiro Watsuki on the manga "Rurouni Kenshin", before winning the Hop Step Award for new artists. During this time, he drew two pirate-themed one-shot stories, called "Romance Dawn". In 1997, One Piece appeared for the 1st time in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine issue #34 and promptly became one of the most popular manga in Japan (after the "Dragon Ball" series). His biggest influence is Akira Toriyama. Also known as the creator of "Dragon Ball" and "Dr. Slump". Him and Toriyama have also made a one-shot manga called "Cross Epoch", a crossover containing characters from both Dragon Ball and One Piece.

What an amazing career! Few can boast a longer one (64 years of activity). Few have been able to have to relate to three generations. And it is pretty sure that no one can compare with him in terms of faithfulness to a director: Chishu Ryu indeed appeared in no fewer than fifty-two out of fifty-four of his master Yasujirô Ozu. He played in 187 films or TV films and could be a very versatile actor: for instance in 1936, when he was thirty, he embodied a student in one film and an old man in another. However he was perfect in Ozu's films, most often, as a simple, unobtrusive man whose humanity is revealed through the hardships of everyday life. How could Japanese cinema have done without Chishu Ryu?

Makoto Furukawa was born on 29 September 1989 in Kumamoto, Japan. He is an actor, known for Kaguya-sama: Love is War (2019), One Punch Man (2015) and Aldnoah.Zero (2014).

Kumamoto-native Hashimoto Ai debuted in 2008 via an audition at Sony's Newcome that her mother pushed her to attend. Her mother loves celebrities. She has two sisters with her being the middle one. Her mother believed she is the one daughter who could make it in the audition. Immediately after the audition Ai disbelieved she would win. She began modelling in Seventeen magazine in 2010 and also made her acting debut in that year in Give And Go where she was the main character. She continued with roles in Confessions and Sadako 3D. Ai was awarded the prize as Rookie of The Year at the 36th Japan Academy Program in 2013. She ceased modelling in 2014. Hashimoto likes manga, karaoke and bicycling. She states that while she memorizes her scripts she avoids trying to understand the character from the lines and instead understand the spirit and motivation. Hashimoto is obsessed with eating tomatoes and cites the number three as her favourite.

Yui Natsukawa was born on 1 June 1968 in Kumamoto, Japan. She is an actress, known for Still Walking (2008), The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003) and Alone in the Night (1994).

Shigeru Chiba was born on 4 February 1954 in Kikuchi, Kumamoto, Japan. He is an actor, known for Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013), Ghost in the Shell (1995) and The Red Spectacles (1987).

Kengo Kôra was born on 12 November 1987 in Kumamoto, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Shin Godzilla (2016), The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013) and Shoplifters (2018).

Yoshiko Miyazaki was born on 11 December 1958 in Kumamoto, Japan. She is an actress, known for Ran (1985), After the Rain (1999) and Shutter (2008).

She won the Best Actress award at the Asia Pacific Film Festival, Best Supporting Actress at the Japan Academy Awards in 1989 & 1991, and the Yokohama Film Festival among other prominent competitions.

She attended the Cannes Film Festival in support of director Kiju Yoshida's 'Wuthering Heights' (1988). Eri took on the title character in the Australian film 'AYA' (1991) directed by Solrun Hoass, for which she received a nomination for Best Performance for an Actress in a Leading Role from the Australian Film Institute. She starred in 'Apocalypse of Love' (1998), the first film to be publicly exhibited when cultural exchanges were restored between Japan and Korea. Eri attended the 2007 Venice Film Festival with director Shinji Aoyama's 'Sad Vacation' which made its debut there.

In 1993, Eri jumped at the chance to work with Helmut Newton. Their collaboration, the photo book titled 'Immoral' sold over 270,000 copies in Japan alone, and with Peter Lindbergh titled '56' which went on the market December 2017.

Eri's directional debut resulted in the short film 'Control' and her work as a director will continue which will schedule to start filming from 2022.

Kei Fujiwara was born on 12 March 1957 in Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan. She is an actress and cinematographer, known for Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989), Organ (1996) and Ido (2005).

Terunosuke Takezai was born on 7 April 1980 in Kumamoto, Japan. He is an actor, known for Kaitô Royale (2011), Pornographer the Movie: Playback (2021) and Kamen Rider Blade (2004). He has been married to Miho Fujima since 20 February 2014. They have one child.

Seiji Nakamitsu was born on 16 January 1962 in Kumamoto, Japan. He is an actor.

Aoi Nakajima was born on 20 September 1945 in Kumamoto, Japan. She was an actress. She died on 16 May 1991 in Japan.

Tetsu Komai was born on 23 April 1894 in Kumamoto, Japan. He was an actor, known for Island of Lost Souls (1932), The Secrets of Wu Sin (1932) and Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941). He died on 10 August 1970 in Gardena, California, USA.

Sayuri Ishikawa was born on 30 January 1958 in Kumamoto, Japan. She is an actress, known for Perfect Days (2023), Izu no odoriko (1974) and Run, Truck Rascal, Run! (1979).

Isao Yukisada was born on 3 August 1968 in Kumamoto, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for Go (2001), Parade (2009) and Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004).

Kana Kurashina was born on 23 December 1987 in Kumamoto, Japan. She is an actress, known for Kenshiro ni Yoroshiku (2024), Sûpâkabu 2: Gekitou Hen (2008) and Cop Seven (2015).

Hiroyuki Kishi was born on 30 November 1958 in Kumamoto, Japan. He is an actor, known for Departures (2008), Sonatine (1993) and Seiju Sentai Gingaman (1998).

Takeo Nakahara was born on 19 October 1951 in Yunomae, Kumamoto, Japan. He is an actor, known for Death Note (2006), Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) and Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003).

Hiroshi Kôjina was born on 4 June 1963 in Kumamoto, Japan. He is a director, known for Sand Land (2023), Escaflowne: The Movie (2000) and Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis (2021).

Yuka Terasaki was born on 4 August 1983 in Kumamoto, Japan. She is an actress, known for Your Name. (2016), Skip and Loafer (2023) and The Garden of Words (2013).

Shoko Asahara was born on 2 March 1955 in Kumamoto, Japan. He was an actor, known for The Story of Kamikuishiki Village (1995), A2 (2001) and New Weekly Critique on Fuji TV (2009). He was married to Tomoko Matsumoto. He died on 6 July 2018 in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan.

Harumi Inoue is an actress, model and accomplished swimmer.

She has a younger sister, Mami Inoue, who has pursued a similar career.

Because of her spontaneity, poise and effortless abilities in front of a camera, there are also various DVDs, books and calendars dedicated to her image to be found in her native Japan. She's also released pop singles.

She was also the character "Hiromi Ueda" in the 1995 TV series Kimi To Deatte Kara.

Asakusa Kid is based on a semi-autobiographical book of the same name by the avant-Gard comedian and general oddball Takeshi Kitano.

Inoue is a rare combination of athletic agility, energy, natural comedic ability, persuasive and nuanced acting skills, flawless beauty and physicality.