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Shirô Sano was born on 4 March 1955 in Shimane, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Godzilla 2000 (1999), Kurenai monogatari (1992) and Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider (2016). He has been married to Maki Ishikawa since 1986.

Eimei Esumi was born on 5 October 1935 in Shimane, Japan. He was an actor, known for Gate of Flesh (1964), Yomigaeru kinrô (1979) and The Flowers and the Angry Waves (1964). He died on 22 August 2004 in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

One-time volleyball player, model, television personality and actress the Shimane-born Esumi Makiko retired at age 50 in 2017 citing a desire to concentrate on her family in general and children in particular, but magazines reported that the decision came amidst news of an extramarital affair and estrangement from her second husband from whom she was living apart. She denied the allegations and described her companion as a business associate. Reports also had it that she was negotiating a restitution on a bad deal from the businessman. She was no stranger to controversy however. She was once associated to a manager caught vandalizing a celebrity's house and also accused of not paying into her own public pension before the turn of the century while being the advertising face for the plan. She sustained an arm injury playing volleyball and instead became a fashion model, reportedly inspired by singer Miki Imai, which in turn lead to a life in acting, music, writing, nude photo books, commercials and product endorsement. Having played prolifically in many series and films, like Koreeda Hirokazu's Maborishi and Suzuki Seijun's Pistol Opera, it was probably her depiction of an OL (Office Lady) with attractive legs in fashionable miniskirts in the TV serial Shomuni that made her most famous. Being considered talented, attractive and youthful her retirement disappointed observers and fans. She had also won Best Actress and Rookie Of The Year awards. Esumi has two children, married, divorced once and lost a brother to cancer.

Misako Tanaka was born on 11 November 1959 in Shimane, Japan. She is an actress, known for Daiamondo wa kizutsukanai (1982), Village of Doom (1983) and The Beautiful Women's City (1989).

Izô Hashimoto was born on 21 February 1954 in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. He is a writer and director, known for Akira (1988), Shamo (2007) and The West Tako Cheerleaders (1987).

In 1951 goes to Tokyo to start a career as a cartoonist, but begins to work in the Anti-drug Department Office of Kanto Koshinetsu. During these times he was very impressed by french and soviet animation films and finally enters in 1956 in an animation studio which later will be Toei Doga, the most important animation studio in Japan. He enters in a group of pioneers under the orders of legendary Akira Daikuhara, and soon will be speciallized in the animation of action secquences. After the short film "Dream Baby" (1958), the Daikuhara team collaborate in the first colour long feature films of this company, "The White Snake Enchantress" (1958) and "Young Sasuke Sarutobi" (1959). "Prince of the Sun: The Great Adventure of Horus" (1968) was the first official collaboration of the team Ôtsuka-Kotabe-Takahata-Miyazaki and Ôtsuka's debut as animation director. In 1969 he quits Toei Doga to enter in the little animation studio A Pro. [later called "Shin'Ei" (New A)] which worked as independent unit under the Tokyo Movie Studio. Ôtsuka is appointed chief animation director of the studio and worked in the failed pilot film of "Lupin III", the first animation movie of Monkey Punch's comic in 1971. Later he directed the animation of two of its sequels, "Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro" (1979) and "Lupin III: The Conspiracy of Fuma Family" (1987), which was his last and most personal film. From this year he undertakes the guidance of young animators.

Atsuko Fukushima was born on 17 January 1962 in Matsue, Shimane, Japan. She is a director and writer, known for Akira (1988), Genius Party (2007) and The Boy and the Heron (2023). She is married to Kôji Morimoto.

After starting at Toho in 1942, Matsubayashi's career, like that of so many others, was stalled by the Second World War. After serving in the Imperial Navy, to which he was fiercely loyal, Matsubayashi returned to the industry via the Shintoho studio in 1946. Shintoho gave him his first directorial job, Tokyo Dimples, in 1952. After returning to Toho in 1955, Matsubayashi specialized in salaryman comedies such as the Shacho (Boss) series. He directed more of that series (23 entries) than any other filmmaker. Due to Matsubayashi's wartime patriotism, greater than that of many of his contemporaries, Toho often entrusted him with their big-budget, special effects-laden war pictures from the 1960s up through the early 1980s. His best known movie outside Japan is probably Sekai Daisenso (aka The Last War, 1961).

Ryôsuke Sota was born on 24 October 1997 in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. He is an actor, known for Unknown (2023), Destiny (2024) and Smiling Matryoshka (2024).

Sota Aoyama was born on 17 September 1979 in Shimane, Japan. He is an actor, known for Death Note (2006), Death Note: The Last Name (2006) and Death Note: New Generation (2016).

Kim Yeon-Jung known professionally as Kenzie is a composer and songwriter under SM Entertainment, was previously born Shimne-ken and is married to a lyricist Kim Jung-Bae whom she collaborates to create songs for SM artists such as BoA, Super Junior, and TVXQ, Girls' Generation, SHINee, f(x), EXO, Red Velvet, and NCT.

She was a '99 Alumna of Berklee College of Music, majoring in music production and engineering. She moved to the US to further her studies through her goal was still to be a music producer and composer in her native country, South Korea. Although she had been trained in classical music and knew how to play piano and the trumpet, she had acquainted herself with the pop scene, and through the knowledge of the success of SM Entertainment groups like S.E.S. and H.O.T., she set herself a goal to work with S.M., having that accomplished after graduating and meeting the CEO Lee Soo-man.

Bontarô Miake was born on 15 October 1906 in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. He was an actor, known for Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Anchin to Kiyohime (1960) and Chikyu wa mawaru: Dai-san-bu Kuso hen (1928). He died in 1992.

Toshiya Ito was born on 8 October 1947 in Shimane, Japan. He is an actor, known for Ran (1985), Dreams (1990) and The Miracle of Umitsubame Joe (1984).

Nagatoshi Sakamoto was born on 14 October 1929 in Shimane, Japan. He was an actor, known for Boku wa tenshi ja naiyo (1977) and Female Ninja Magic: 100 Trampled Flowers (1974). He died on 20 March 2024 in Japan.

Shinsuke Ashida was born on 14 March 1917 in Shimane, Japan. He was an actor, known for The Battle of Manchuria (1970), Men and War II (1971) and Men and War III (1973). He died on 10 January 1999 in Tokyo, Japan.

Meika Seri was born on 14 January 1954 in Shimane, Japan. She is an actress, known for In the Realm of the Senses (1976).

Yoshinari Nishikôri was born on 29 January 1962 in Hirata City, Shimane, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for Tatara Samurai (2016), Mamotte agetai! (2000) and Bagu (1997).

Izumi Hara was born on 11 February 1905 in Matsue, Shimane, Japan. She was an actress, known for Nihon junjô-den Okashina futari Monokuruoshiki hitobito no mure (1988), Gekko kamen - Satan no tsume (1958) and The Man in the Moonlight Mask (1958). She was married to Shigeharu Nakano. She died on 21 May 1989.

Kenji Teraoka was born on 28 March 1962 in Shimane, Japan. He is known for Steamboy (2004), Matchless Raijin-Oh (1991) and Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;Surrection (2019).

Yoshio Katsube was born on 19 March 1934 in Shimane, Japan. He was an actor, known for Ultraseven (1967), Esupai (1974) and Return of Ultraman (1971). He died on 5 May 2023 in Japan.

Ken Nishikiori was born on 23 January 1960 in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. He is an actor and composer, known for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018), Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) and Samurai Shodown: Tales of the Bushido (1997).

Musei Tokugawa was born on 13 April 1894 in Shimane, Japan. He was an actor and writer, known for Bakushô Mito Kômon man'yûki (1959), Haru yo izuko (1940) and Kinô kieta otoko (1941). He died on 1 August 1971.

Masashi Tanaka was born on 10 June 1962 in Gotsu, Shimane, Japan. He is a writer and production designer, known for Mega Man Legends 2 (2000), Street Fighter Alpha: Warrior's Dreams (1995) and Street Fighter EX (1996).

Eriko Moriwaki was born on 4 October 1981 in Matsue, Shimane, Japan. She is an actress, known for The Quiz Show (2008), Kamen Rider Agito (2001) and Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger (2016).

Shunji Sonoyama was born on 23 April 1935 in Matsue, Shimane, Japan. Shunji was a writer, known for Peesuke: Gatapishi monogatari (1990), Hajime ningen Gyatoruz (1974) and First Human Gon (1996). Shunji died on 20 January 1993 in Tokyo, Japan.