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Terayama Shuji was born the only son of Terayama Hachiro and Terayama Hatsu in Hirosaki City, Aomori on December 10th, 1935; but his birth and name were officially registered on January 10th, 1936. His father, an officer in the "thought police", leaves for the Pacific War in early 1941. He dies in September of 1945 of dysentery on the Indonesian island of Celebes, one month after HIroshima and the end of the war. Terayama himself lived through the Aomori air raids that killed more than 30,000 people when he was 9 years old.
After the war, Terayama's mother was forced to leave Aomori to find work at an American army base in Kyushu. Terayama was left to live with relatives, where he was given a place to sleep behind the screen in a movie theater. In 1954 he entered Waseda University, but soon fell ill with nephrotic syndrome when he was 19 years old. He spends the time working on his own poetry and writings, as well as reading many Japanese and western classics; he was particularly impressed with Leutreamont's Les Chants de Maldoror.
Since 1959, he mainly earned his life as writer of broadcasts or theatric drama. In 1960, he married producer Eiko Kujo, and with her formed the theatre company "Tenjo Sajiki", or the Peanut Gallery in 1967. In 1964, he won the Prix Italia for his radio drama "Yamamba". In 1970 his first feature length film "The Emperor Tamato Ketchup" shocked the world with graphic images of a children's revolt along Nazi themes. He continued to write, produce, direct and generally create some of the worlds best avant-garde art until his death of the terminal illness that plagued him at age 49 on May 4th 1983. Prolific to the end, he published nearly 200 literary works, and over 20 shorts and full length films as well as untold works of theater with Tenjo Sajiki and others.
He has no children, but his art lives on with annual theatre events, and every 10 years a full summer festivals featuring his life and works.- Jun Tazaki was born on 28 August 1913 in Aomori, Japan. He was an actor, known for High and Low (1963), Ran (1985) and Atragon (1963). He died on 18 October 1985 in Tokyo, Japan.
- Mitsuru Fukikoshi was born on 17 February 1965 in Aomori, Japan. He is an actor, known for Love Exposure (2008), Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger (2019) and Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002). He has been married to Leona Hirota since November 2012. He was previously married to Leona Hirota.
- Issei Futamata was born on 15 March 1955 in Aomori, Japan. He is an actor, known for Akira (1988), Patlabor: The TV Series (1989) and Urusei yatsura (1981).
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Tomoko Aran is a pop singer and lyricist. Aran got her start writing music at the age of 19, later making her singing debut in 1981 with the single "Kanashiki Vaudevillian." She released nine albums for Warner Bros. Records between 1981 and 1990, and was largely known for her work in the City Pop genre. Aran later joined Oda Tetsurou's supergroup Nagisa no All Stars from 1986 to 1989, and then again in 2006.
In the 90's, Aran primarily focused on writing lyrics for others artists, most notably for Being Inc. artists B'z and TUBE. For a while, she was married to Being's president Nagato Daiko.- Writer
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Hideo Oguni was born on 9 July 1904 in Aomori, Japan. He was a writer and director, known for High and Low (1963), To Live (1952) and Ran (1985). He died on 5 February 1996.- Jin Shirasu was born on 1 November 1992 in Aomori, Japan. He is an actor, known for Erased (2017), Cop Seven (2015) and Back Street Girls: Gokudols (2019).
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Kei Mizutani was born on 7 May 1974 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. She is an actress and producer, known for Seiju Sentai Gingaman (1998), Seiju Sentai Gingaman vs Megaranger (1999) and Choujin Sentai Jetman (1991).- Director
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- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yûzô Kawashima was born on 4 February 1918 in Tanabu, Aomori, Japan [now Mutsu, Aomori, Japan]. He was a director and writer, known for The Temple of Wild Geese (1962), Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957) and The Balloon (1956). He died on 11 June 1963 in Tokyo, Japan.- Actress
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Masako Katsuki was born on 15 October 1958 in Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan. She is an actress, known for Ninja Scroll (1993), Sailor Moon (1992) and Denji Sentai Megaranger (1997).- Actress
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Keiko Niitaka was born on 18 April 1934 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. She is an actress, known for Onna sanbyaku rokujû-go ya (1966), Dai san no jôji (1965) and Mitsu no otoshi ana (1965).- Chiharu Niiyama was born on 14 January 1981 in Aomori City, Aomori, Japan. She is an actress, known for Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001), Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger the Movie: Full Blast Action (2004) and Shiawase no shippo (2002). She has been married to Satoshi Kuroda since December 2004. They have one child.
- Dazai was born of a rich and mighty family in North Japan in 1909. In 1930, he went to Tokyo to study French literature, but he spent most of his time writing. It was not until his third attempt at suicide in 1935 that his stories were published. His final, and this time, successful, attempt at suicide was in 1948.
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Keiji Hayakawa was born on 14 June 1950 in Mutsu, Aomori, Japan. He was a director and assistant director, known for Urusei yatsura (1981), Anime san jushi (1987) and Future Boy Conan (1978). He died in April 2008.- Setsuko Ogawa was born on 21 March 1952 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. She is an actress, known for New Eros Schedule Book: An Offering of Fine Skin (1972), Sigh of Roses (1972) and Eros Schedule Book: Female Artist (1971).
- Mitsuru Ogata was born on 24 March 1961 in Aomori, Japan. He is an actor, known for Steins;Gate (2009), Steins;Gate (2011) and Tokyo Godfathers (2003).
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Shunsuke Kikuchi is a Japanese composer, specializing in film scores and incidental music for films and television shows. He has been active in the industry since the early 1960s.
Kikuchi is primarily known as the composer of Tokusatsu films (live-action fantasy, science fiction, and horror films), anime films, action films, and Jidaigeki (period drama films). He has worked for various companies, but his music often appears in productions by the Toei Company. He was the main composer for the "Dragon Ball" and "Dragon Ball Z" television series and related films. Due to his association with long-running series, his music was often thought to guarantee success.
He composed the song "Urami Bushi" for the women-in-prison film "Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion". The song is better known to Western audiences for its inclusion in the soundtrack of "Kill Bill".- Actor
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Daimaô Kosaka was born on 17 July 1973 in Aomori City, Aomori, Japan. He is an actor, known for The Emoji Movie (2017), Mashin Sentai Kiramager (2020) and Pen Pineapple Apple Pen (2016). He has been married to Hitomi Yasueda since 3 August 2017. They have one child.- Actor
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Shigeru Izumiya was born on 11 May 1948 in Aomori, Japan. He is an actor and writer, known for Blood Is Sex (1982), Pom Poko (1994) and Desu pawuda (1986).- Tomoko Naraoka was born on 1 December 1929 in Aomori, Japan. She was an actress, known for Ponyo (2008), Dodes'ka-den (1970) and Shônin no isu (1965). She died on 23 March 2023 in Tokyo, Japan.
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Toshiharu Takatsuka was born on 9 June 1975 in Aomori, Japan. He is an editor and director, known for Life Shelter (2002), Drowning Fish Drifts (2001) and Earnie (2004).- Actress
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Nozomi Yamamoto was born on 9 August 1988 in Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. She is an actress, known for Yona of the Dawn (2014), Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles (2021) and Sword Art Online (2012).- Makoto Sato was born on 25 March 1975 in Aomori, Japan. He is an actor, known for Chiwawa (2019), Tokyo Vice (2022) and Aibou: Tokyo Detective Duo (2000).
- Misa Aoyama was born on 1 May 1950 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. She is an actress, known for Poruno da yo! Zen'in shûgô: Maruhi waisetsu shûdan (1974), Otoko-goroshi: Gokuaku benten (1969) and Shisshin motel: Kyôretsu no zoki ana (1973).
- Masafumi Kimura was born on 3 March 1977 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. He is an actor, known for Digimon Adventure 02 (2000), Transformers: Galaxy Force (2005) and Soul Eater (2008).
- Masakatsu Funaki was born on 13 March 1969 in Aomori, Japan. He is an actor, known for Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994), Shadow Fury (2001) and Godzilla: Final Wars (2004).
- Shin Aomori was born on 20 October 1941 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. He is an actor, known for Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018), Dragon Ball Z (1989) and Fullmetal Alchemist (2003).
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Yûichirô Miura was born in 1932 in Aomori, Japan. He is a writer, known for Reel Rock (2016), The Man Who Skied Down Everest (1975) and Eberesuto dai kakko (1970).- Director
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- Camera and Electrical Department
Satoko Yokohama was born in 1978 in Aomori, Aomori, Japan. She is a director and writer, known for Itomichi (2021), The Actor (2015) and Jâman + Ame (2007).- Cinematographer
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Masaki Tamura was born in 1939 in Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Farewell to the Land (1982), Suzaku (1997) and Himatsuri (1985). He died on 23 May 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.- Taisei Miyamoto was born on 4 November 1966 in Aomori, Japan. He is an actor, known for Shin Otokogi2 (1997), Kanikôsen (2009) and Sister (2005).
- Ryu Fujisaki was born on 10 March 1971 in Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. He is a writer, known for Soul Hunter (1999), Shiki (2010) and Hakyû Hôshin Engi (2018).
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eimei Sasaki was born on 17 October 1948 in Hiranai, Aomori Prefecture, JP. He is an actor and assistant director, known for Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (1971), Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974) and Where Is Tomorrow, Shuji Terayama (2017).- Producer
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Yôkichi Ohsato was born on 22 August 1946 in Aomori City, Aomori, Japan. He is a producer, known for Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013), Sky High (2002) and Jam Films (2002).- Yaeko Izumo was born on 8 September 1909 in Aomori, Japan. She is an actress, known for Aizen katsura (1938), Hana-kago no uta (1937) and Aizen katsura - Kanketsu-hen (1939).
- Wataru Yokoshima was born on 21 August 1958 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. He is an actor, known for Kaze No Yojimbo (2001).
- Akira Nitta was born in Aomori, Japan. She is known for Love and Fortune (2018).
- Kazuhito Kosaka was born on 17 July 1973 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. He is an actor, known for Go-Con! Japanese Love Culture (2000) and The Best (2012).
- Utawaka Katsura was born on 6 March 1968 in Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan. He is a writer and actor, known for The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) and Rakugo tennyo Oyui (2006).
- Jirô Ohkawara was born on 14 July 1978 in Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan. He is an actor and writer, known for Kamen Rider Super Movie War Genesis: Kamen Rider vs. Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive (2015), From Today, It's My Turn (2018) and Toki wo kakeruna, Koibito-tachi (2023).
- Eriko Ichinohe was born on 7 January 1984 in Aomori, Japan. She is an actress, known for Ju-rei: Gekijô-ban - Kuro-ju-rei (2004) and Gakkô no kaidan (2007).
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Hidefumi Kimura was born on 12 March 1965 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. He is a writer and director, known for Kiddy Grade: Ignition (2007), Dai-Guard (1999) and Kiddy Grade (2002).- Aki was born on 4 June 1992 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
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- Producer
Shô Igarashi was born on 16 September 1958 in Aomori City, Aomori, Japan. Shô is a director and writer, known for Hazan (2004), Chôshû Faibu (2006) and The Cross (2016).- Director
- Actress
- Writer
Junko Wada was born in 1973 in Aomori, Japan. She is a director and actress, known for Body Drop Asphalt (2000), Shocking Peach (1996) and Nobody (2002).- Actor
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Kan Mikami was born on 20 March 1950 in Kodomari, Aomori, Japan. He is an actor and composer, known for Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983), Competition: Married Couples Secret Technique (1976) and A Savage Beast Goes Mad (1976).- Kanji Wakanohana was born on 16 March 1928 in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
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- Soundtrack
Ren Komai was born on 2 December 2000 in Aomori, Japan. She is an actress, known for The Wind in Your Heart (2017), True Mothers (2020) and The Name (2018).- Yoko Kawashima Watkins was born on 5 October 1933 in Aomori, Japan. She has been married to Donald Watkins since 1953. They have four children.
- Shuhei Nagao was born on 17 February 1968 in Aomori, Japan.