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Kae Alexander was born on 31 August 1985 in Kobe, Japan. She is an actress, known for Game of Thrones (2011), Fleabag (2016) and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019).

Born in Japan, Makoto Iwamatsu was living there with his grandparents while his parents studied art in the United States, when Japan and the U.S. went to war in 1941. His parents remained in the U.S., working for the Office of War Information, and, at the cessation of the conflict, were granted U.S. residency by Congress. "Mako", as he became known, joined his parents in New York and studied architecture.

He entered the U.S. Army in the early 1950s and acted in shows for military personnel, discovering a talent and love for the theatre. He abandoned his plans to become an architect and instead enrolled at the famed Pasadena Community Playhouse. Following his studies there, he appeared in many stage productions and on television. In 1966, he won an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his first film role, as the coolie "Po-Han" in The Sand Pebbles (1966). He worked steadily in feature films since.

He appeared on Broadway in the leading role in Stephen Sondheim's "Pacific Overtures", and co-founded and served as artistic director for the highly-acclaimed East-West Players theatre company in Los Angeles.

Following a long battle with cancer, Mako passed away on July 21, 2006, at the age of 72. He was survived by his wife, Shizuko Hoshi (who co-starred in episodes of M*A*S*H (1972)) as well, and his children and grandchildren.

Kiyoshi Kurosawa was born on 19 July 1955 in Kobe, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for Pulse (2001), Cure (1997) and Tokyo Sonata (2008).

Born Tsuzaki Ayame in Kobe, Japan. She is fourth of five sisters. Her family was affected by the earthquake of 1995 and lived in a shelter for a year. She became active in the entertainment industry initially as a gravure model and variety show participant before receiving credited roles on the small and big screens. She won the 29th Horipro Tarento Scout Caravan and debuted in the gravure magazine, Weekly Young Sunday. She made audiences happy and excited showcasing her body in various productions. Naturally, she also began doing commercials and represented Sapporo beer among other things. She became famous in acting for the role of Miki in Cutey Honey Live. She was cast in Radiance, which was showcased at TIFF (Toronto international Film Festival) and Cannes in 2017. Her favourite phrase is 'I Will Do.' One of her favourite serials is Neon Genesis Evangelion. Ayame married a man, who also hailed from Hyogo, after meeting him at a game of mahjong in July of 2016 and obtained a divorce 16 months later. She remains managed by Horipro.

Kazuya Nakai is an award-winning Japanese voice actor and narrator who was born in Kobe, Japan. From a young age, he was interested in anime. Growing up he had interests like volleyball and archery. He was working as a civil servant in a technical field at 25 when he decided that's not how he wanted to live his life, so he enrolled into a voice acting school he attended on his days off and on weekends while still working. Despite starting his career as a narrator, he took off as a voice actor and became a big name when he got the role of Roronoa Zoro, a character he definitely wanted to voice. He narrates programs including information and news programs and voices many iconic characters such as Roronoa Zoro from One Piece, Toshiro Hijikata from Gintama, Date Masamune from Sengoku Basara, Mugen from Samurai Champloo and Jin Sakai in the Japanese dub of the video game Ghost of Tsushima.

He loves driving, practicing archery and spending time with his dog and cat.

Keiko Kitagawa, very commonly known as Sailor Mars in the live action series of Sailor Moon, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (PGSM), is a seventeen magazine model turned actress and singer. Born on August 22nd 1986 in Hyogo Perfecture, Japan, Keiko has a lived an unexpected life. From growing up in Kobe and losing many friends in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake to being uncertain about her childhood dream of being a doctor. Fortunately, fate had other plans for Keiko when she was scouted by a talent agency who recognized her as a born star. Approval from her parents was not an easy task because their main concern was her studies and having her graduate from a university. In the end, Keiko proved to be victorious winning Miss Seventeen 2003 and landing a modeling contract until 2006. During that time, Keiko won the role of Rei Hino aka Sailor Mars in the live action series of Sailor Moon, her first acting role. After that famous role, she starred in a numerous of movies. One in particular was Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, in which she had a small role but had a chance to come to the United States for filming and premiers. This journey to the US prompted her to study the English language and now she is fluent in English. Keiko continues her studies and is majoring in Commercial Science at Meiji University in Tokyo. In 2007 she is working on 5 new projects and one of them is a new drama series, Mop Girl now playing on Asahi TV.

Toda Erika was born in Kobe in central Japan on August 17th 1988. While her official first acting credit dates back to Audrey (Ôdorî ) in 2000 she truly began her career four years later. She used the intermediate period with gravure adult and other fashion modelling from age thirteen. She has been in many serials and films since perhaps most notably in the Death Note and SPEC series. She announced that actor actor Ryo Kase and her are dating in 2016. They had been dating and co-starring earlier, such as in Keizoku 2: SPEC of 2010. She cites calligraphy and the piano as favourite pastimes. She is managed by FLaMme.

Michelle Ferre was born on 13 June 1973 in Kobe, Japan. She is an actress, known for Who Am I? (1998) and So-Run Movie (2006).

Born and raised in Japan, Sagawa took a degree in English literature from Wako University. A brilliant student, he was accepted to do post-graduate at the Sorbonne. In 1981, he killed and ate one of his fellow classmates, a beautiful woman named Renée Hartevelt. Once the murder was discovered, the judge declared Sagawa mentally deranged and unfit to stand trial. His wealthy father had him extradited to a Japanese psychiatric hospital, from which he was released after 15 months. Now a national celebrity, Sagawa spends his time doing talk show interviews, starring in movies, writing novels, and painting. He is happy to talk about his crime and remains completely unrepentant.

Takashi Kashiwabara was born on March 16, 1977 in Kobe, Japan. He has a mother, father, brother & sister. Some of his favorite artists are Boys 2 Men, Mr.Children, Oasis & Faye Wong. His line of work was mostly movies but he was also in a band in called No'Where. This band was popular in Japan w/ its hit single Another World. Hobbies include playing the guitar, playing football, playing mahjong & watching car races. He loves cats & owns 1 named Kite.

Born in the Hyogo Prefecture capital city of Kobe, he studied oil painting at Osaka University of Arts. While in college, he developed an interest in manga, which led him to create his own complete work, Black Magic, which was published in the manga dojinshi Atlas. His work caught the eye of Seishinsha President Harumichi Aoki, who offered to publish him.

The result was best-selling manga Appleseed, a full volume of densely plotted drama taking place in an ambiguous future. The story was a sensation, and won the 1986 Seiun Award for Best Manga. After a professional reprint of Black Magic and a second volume of Appleseed, he released Dominion in 1986. Two more volumes of Appleseed followed before he began work on Ghost in the Shell.

In 2007, he collaborated again with Production I.G to co-create the original concept for the anime television series Ghost Hound, Production I.G's 20th anniversary project. A further original collaboration with Production I.G began airing in April 2008, titled Real Drive.

Masato Sakai was born on 14 October 1973 in Kobe, Japan. He is an actor, known for Climbers High (2008), Afutâ sukûru (2008) and Hanzawa Naoki (2013). He has been married to Miho Kanno since 2 April 2013. They have two children.

Hidenobu Kiuchi was born on 5 February 1969 in Kobe, Japan. He is an actor, known for Monster (2004), Darker Than Black (2007) and Resonance of Fate (2010).

Annu Mari was born on 20 May 1948 in Kobe, Japan. She is an actress, known for Branded to Kill (1967), Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series (1966) and Ultraseven (1967).

Yûna Taira was born on 12 November 1998 in Kobe, Japan. She is an actress, known for ReLIFE (2017), Mumon: The Land of Stealth (2017) and Hanii (2018).

Kichijirô Ueda was born on 10 March 1904 in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. He was an actor, known for Rashomon (1950), The Hidden Fortress (1958) and Seven Samurai (1954). He died on 3 November 1972 in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan.

Ryôta Takeuchi was born on 22 September 1982 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015), Overwatch (2016) and The Ancient Magus' Bride (2017).

Hisaya Itô was born on 7 August 1924 in Kobe, Japan. He was an actor, known for Destroy All Monsters (1968), The Mysterians (1957) and Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964). He died in 2005.

Yûjirô Ishihara was born on 28 December 1934 in Kobe, Japan. He was an actor and producer, known for Man Who Causes a Storm (1957), Arcadia of My Youth (1982) and The Eagle and the Hawk (1957). He was married to Mie Kitahara. He died on 17 July 1987 in Shinanomachi, Tokyo, Japan.

Minako Kotobuki was born on 17 September 1991 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger (2016), Gekijôban Dôbutsu Sentai Jûôjâ Tai Ninninjâ Mirai kara no Messêji Furomu Sûpâ Sentai (2017) and Guilty Crown (2011).

Yûko Miyamura was born on 4 December 1972 in Kobe, Japan. She is an actress, known for Battle Royale (2000), Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997) and Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009). She has been married to Takayuki Seki since March 2004. She was previously married to D. Nakatani.

Yôji Ueda was born on 7 August 1971 in Kobe, Japan. He is an actor, known for Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers (2013), Vinland Saga (2019) and Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015).

Takashige Ichise was born on 18 January 1961 in Kobe, Japan. He is a producer and writer, known for Dark Water (2002), Shutter (2008) and The Grudge (2004).

Yoshi Oida was born in 1933 in Kobe, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Silence (2016), Wasabi (2001) and Taxi 2 (2000).

Mirai Moriyama was born on 20 August 1984 in Kobe, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Rage (2016), Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004) and The Drudgery Train (2012).