Erika Sawajiri Sawajiri Erika, born April 8, 1986 is a former Japanese actress, singer, and model. After starting out as a junior model, Sawajiri transitioned to acting in 2002 and has starred in Break Through!, Shinobi: Heart Under Blade, and 1 Litre of Tears, for all of which she received several newcomer acting awards. Sawajiri also launched
Crystal Kay Williams Kurisutaru Kei Wiriamuzu, born February 26, 1986 is a Japanese singer, songwriter, actress and radio host. After releasing her debut single “Eternal Memories” (1999) Crystal Kay gained fame for her third studio album, Almost Seventeen (2002), which debuted at number 2 on the Japanese Oricon charts. Almost Seventeen eventually sold over 400,000 copies and was certified platinum by the Recording
Rika Izumi Izumi Rika, born October 11, 1988 is a Japanese model, actress and singer. She formerly used the stage name Chisaki Hama (浜千咲, Hama Chisaki) when she was with Snow Rabbits Productions. After Izumi returned to the modeling world in 2008, she used both 泉里果 and 泉里香 as stage names; both are pronounced “Izumi Rika”. Contents
Audrie Kiko Daniel (born October 15, 1990), known professionally as Kiko Mizuhara (Mizuhara Kiko), is an American-Japanese model, actress, singer and designer who has lived in Japan since childhood. Kiko Mizuhara started her modeling career at the age of twelve when she entered an audition contest for Seventeen magazine in which readers selected their favorite new face for the magazine. Later, she signed as a model under ViVi and MAQUIA magazine. Mizuhara had
Honoka Yahagi , Hepburn: Yahagi Honoka, born March 7, 1997), formerly known as Honoka Miki, is a Japanese actress, fashion model and voice actress. Yahagi is best known for her role as Kotoko Aihara in Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo and its sequel Mischievous Kiss 2: Love in Okinawa as Kotoko Irie. Contents 1Early life 2Filmography 2.1TV drama series 2.2Film 3Awards
Ken Watanabe Watanabe Ken, born October 21, 1959 is a Japanese actor. To English-speaking audiences, he is known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in Letters from Iwo Jima and Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu in The Last Samurai, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Among other awards, he has won the Japan Academy
Takeru Satoh Satō Takeru, born 21 March 1989 is a Japanese actor. He is best known for his leading role as Ryotaro Nogami in the Kamen Rider Den-O franchise, and as Himura Kenshin in the live-action Rurouni Kenshin film and its sequels. Contents 1Early life 2Career 2.12006–2008: Early works 2.22009–2011: Breakthrough 2.32012–present: Rurouni Kenshin films and career expansion 3Filmography 3.1Film 3.2Television 3.3Television Documentaries
Ryuhei Matsuda Matsuda Ryūhei, born 9 May 1983 is a Japanese film and television actor. Matsuda’s best known film roles include the young and desirable samurai Sōzaburō Kanō in Taboo and the rock star Ren Honjo in Nana. Contents 1Early life 2Career 3Personal life 4Filmography 4.1Films 4.2TV dramas 5Awards 6References 7External links Early life Matsuda was
Shun Oguri Oguri Shun, born December 26, 1982 is a Japanese actor and voice actor, son of stage director Tetsuya Oguri, and the youngest of 3 siblings, including older brother Ryo, who is also an actor. He started in small roles as extra in the works in which his father and brother worked. He began his official acting career at
Ken Matsudaira Matsudaira Ken, familiarly shortened as Matsuken, born November 28, 1953) is a Japanese actor and musician from Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan. His real name is Sueshichi Suzuki (鈴木 末七, Suzuki Sueshichi). Contents 1Career 1.1Matsuken Samba 2Filmography 2.1Film 2.2Television 2.3Theatrical animation 2.4Television animation 2.5Video Games 2.6Japanese dub 3Awards 4References 5External links Career Ken Matsudaira did a movie called Taira no Kiyomori in 1989. Active both in television and on stage, he also