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Haruma Miura (三浦 春馬, Miura Haruma, April 5, 1990 [1] – July 18, 2020 [2]) was a Japanese actor and singer. He made his acting debut in the television drama Agri (1997) and rose to popularity after starring in the film Koizora (2007), winning Newcomer of the Year at the 31st Japan Academy Prize.
Shōhei Hino, 75, Japanese actor (Eijanaika, The Boy and the Heron, Emperor) and singer. [ 379 ] William J. Lavery , 86, American politician and jurist, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1967–1971), judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court (1989–2007).
Steven Frederic Seagal (/ s ɪ ˈ ɡ ɑː l / sig-AHL; born April 10, 1952) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, martial artist, and musician.A 7th-dan black belt in aikido, he began his adult life as a martial arts instructor in Japan [2] where he became the first American to teach in an aikido dojo. [3]
Tetsuya Watari, the Japanese actor who worked with international cult favorites Seijun Suzuki and Kinji Fukasaku on some of their best-known films, died on Aug.10 of pneumonia at age 78. Joining ...
Norwegian actor [107] Kathleen Harrison: 1892–1995: 103: British actress [108] Shinobu Hashimoto: 1918–2018: 100: Japanese film director, screenwriter, and producer [109] Johannes Heesters: 1903–2011: 108: Dutch actor, vocalist and performer [110] Bob Hope: 1903–2003: 100: British-born American actor and comedian [111] Mieczysław ...
Setsuko Hara was born Masae Aida (会田 昌江, Aida Masae) in what is now Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama in a family with three sons and five daughters. Her elder sister was married to film director Hisatora Kumagai, which gave her an entry into the world of the cinema: he encouraged her to drop out of school, which she did, [3] and then she went to work for Nikkatsu Studios in Tamagawa, outside ...
Yoko Shimada (Japanese: 島田 陽子, Hepburn: Shimada Yōko, 17 May 1953 – 25 July 2022) was a Japanese actress, best known to Western audiences for her portrayal of Mariko in the 1980 miniseries Shōgun.
Shinichi Chiba (Japanese: 千葉 真一, Hepburn: Chiba Shin'ichi, born Sadaho Maeda; 23 January 1939 – 19 August 2021), known internationally as Sonny Chiba, was a Japanese actor and martial artist. [1] Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later to an international ...