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Kazuko Katou
Kazuko (written: , , , , , or in hiragana) is primarily a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese writer and translator *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese opera composer *, Japanese astrologer and writer *, Japanese alpine skier *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese women's basketball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese costume designer *, Japanese novelist *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese video game artist *, Japanese poet and translator *, Japanese actress *, Japanese gymnast *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese character designer and animation director *, Japanese princess *, Japanese Roman Catholic nun, educator and writer *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese judge and diplomat *, Japanese actress See also * 6496 Kazuko, a main-belt asteroid {{given name Japanese feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequently-derived syllabic scripts of ''hiragana'' and ''katakana''. The characters have Japanese pronunciation, pronunciations; most have two, with one based on the Chinese sound. A few characters were invented in Japan by constructing character components derived from other Chinese characters. After World War II, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as shinjitai, by a process similar to China's simplified Chinese characters, simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the common folk. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuko Shiraishi
is a Japanese poet and translator who was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is a modernist, outsider poet who got her start in Katsue Kitazono's "VOU" poetry group, which led Shiraishi to publish her first book of poems in 1951. She has also read her poetry at jazz performances. She has appeared at readings and literary festivals all over the world. Kenneth Rexroth called her "the Allen Ginsberg of Japan," and edited a volume of her poetry in English for New Directions Press. Translations available in English Hiroaki Sato Hiroaki Sato may refer to: *, Japanese fighter and wrestler with ring name Hikaru Sato *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese poet and translator * Hiroaki Sato (animation director) (born 1959) {{hndis, Sato, Hiroaki ... has translated Shiraishi's poetry for ''BOMB Magazine'', and several of her anthologies have appeared in English: * ''Seasons of Sacred Lust''. Translated by Ikuko Atsumi, John Solt, Carol Tinker, Ya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
(born 9 August 1935) is a Japanese film actress and voice actress essayist. Biography Early life Kazuko was born in Tokyo as a first daughter of Eisuke Yoshiyuki, a writer, and Aguri. She has an older brother, Junnosuke Yoshiyuki, a novelist, and a sister, Rie Yoshiyuki, a poet. A lifelong sufferer of asthma since she was two years old, she was frequently taken as a child to Okayama, where her grandparents lived, for a change of air. She graduated from Joshigakuen Girls High school in Tokyo in 1954. Career She started her career as an actress with theatre troupe Gekidan Mingei in 1955, appearing in the role of Sophie in Junji Kinoshita's '' A Japanese Called Otto'' in 1966. Her major breakthrough on the stage came when she played Anne Frank in ''The Diary of a Young Girl'' in 1977. She made her debut on the screen in 1955 and has appeared in more than 60 films since then. She won Best Supporting Actress award in 1959 Mainichi Film Award, then won Best Actress in 1978 Japan Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuko Yokoo
is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Japan. She was the second woman in history to serve in that role.Second Woman in Japan Supreme Court " ''''. December 18, 2001. She attended and became a bureaucrat in the Ministry of Health and Welfare after graduation. She was appointed as head of Japan's social insurance system in 1994, and as ambassador to the |
Kazuko Yanaga
was a Japanese actress and voice actress who worked for 81 Produce. She was the wife of fellow voice actor Hōchū Ōtsuka. On November 1, 2014, she died of sepsis at the age of 67. Filmography Anime *''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' (Mrs. Cordette) *''Ace wo Nerae!''/''Shin Ace wo Nerae!'' (Ranko Midorikawa) *''Armored Trooper Votoms'' (Fyana) *'' Ashita e Attack'' (Kyoko) *'' Bavi Stock'' (Roose Mirar) *''Bremen 4: Angels in Hell'' (movie) (Rondo) *''Crusher Joe'' (movie) (Norma) *''Cutey Honey'' (Coral Claw, Crocodile Claw, Great Claw) *'' Daimos'' (Raiza) *''Dream Hunter Rem'' (Tokiko) *'' Final Fantasy: Unlimited'' (Lisa's Mother) *''Fist of the North Star'' (Patra) *''Gosick'' (The Orphan) *''Harlock Saga'' (Meeme) *''His and Her Circumstances'' (Eiko Arima (ep.18)) *''Iczer Reborn'' (OVA) (Bigro) *''InuYasha'' (The Mask of Flesh) *'' Kizuoibito'' (OVA) (Peggy) *''Lupin III: Part II'' (Anita (ep.31), Kira (ep.46), Nova (ep.114)) *''Lupin III: Part III'' (Anita (ep.41)) *''Mirmo!' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuko Watanabe
Kazuko Watanabe (February 11, 1927 – December 30, 2016) was a Japanese religious sister, educationist, and writer. Her Christian name was Sister Saint John. She was a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and served as president of their Notre Dame Seishin University, Okayama Prefecture, from 1963 to 1990. Life and career She was born in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan in 1927. Her father was Jōtarō Watanabe, lieutenant-general of the army and a commander of Asahikawa 7th Division. He was 53 when she was born. She was the youngest of four siblings and the second oldest sister. In 1936, when she was 9 years old, her father, general and educational commissioner at that time, was killed by young officers of a rebel group in the February 26 Incident. She was traumatized by having to watch as her father was mowed down by 43 bullets; the executioners standing one meter away. In 1945 she was baptized into the Catholic church. In 1951 she obtained a bachelor's degree from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuko Takatsukasa
, formerly , was the third daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun. She was an elder sister to the former Emperor of Japan, Emperor Akihito. She married Toshimichi Takatsukasa on 21 May 1950. As a result, she gave up her imperial title and left the Japanese Imperial Family, as required by law. Biography Princess Taka was born at the Tokyo Imperial Palace. Her childhood appellation was . As was the practice of the time, she was not raised by her biological parents, but by a succession of court ladies at a separate palace built for her and her younger sisters in the Marunouchi district of Tokyo. She graduated from the Gakushuin Peer's School in March 1948, and spent a year in the household of former Chamberlain of Japan Saburo Hyakutake learning skills to be a bride. On 20 May 1950, she married Toshimichi Takatsukasa, the eldest son of ex-Duke and '' guji'' of Meiji Shrine, Nobusuke Takatsukasa. The marriage received much publicity as it was the first marriage of a membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuko Tadano
is a Japanese animator, character designer, illustrator and animation director. She's mostly known for her character design work for the first two seasons of the 1990s ''Sailor Moon'' anime series. Career Tadano first worked on as an animation director for an episode of 1980s ''Saint Seiya'' anime. She then became a character designer for ''Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God'', and '' Crystal Triangle''. In the 1990s, after working on various episodes for ''Goldfish Warning!'', she then became a character designer for the first two seasons of the ''Sailor Moon'' anime series (''Sailor Moon'' and ''Sailor Moon R''), she provided some animation direction for many episodes. She also provided the designs for its first movie, '' Sailor Moon R: The Movie''. From the late 1990s to 2000s, after ''Sailor Moon'', she designed the characters for ''Wedding Peach'', ''Petite Princess Yucie'', ''Jūsō Kikō Dancouga Nova'', '' Valkyria of the Battlefield 3: The Wound Taken from Someone's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuko Sugiyama
, known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress and voice actress who was born in Nagoya and works for Aoni Production. In February 2010, she received a "Merit Award" from the 4th Seiyu Awards. Filmography Anime *Hanako Mori in ''Inakappe Taishō'' (1970) *Mako Urashima in '' Mahō no Mako-chan'' (1970) *Jun the Swan in ''Gatchaman'' (1972) *Shishio Sarari in ''Jungle Kurobe'' (1973) *Heidi in ''Heidi, Girl of the Alps'' (1974) *Laura Ingalls in ''Laura, the Prairie Girl'' (1975) *Naida, Commander Kirika in ''UFO Robo Grendizer'' (1975) *Princess Aurora in '' SF Saiyūki Starzinger'' (1978-1979) *Francoise Arnoul/003 in ''Cyborg 009'' (1979) * Ten in ''Urusei Yatsura'' (1981) *Akane Kimidori in ''Dr. Slump'' (1981) *Ganmo in ''Gu Gu Ganmo'' (1984) * Colonel Violet in Dragon Ball (1987) *White in '' Pink: Water Bandit, Rain Bandit'' (1990) *Korosuke in Kiteretsu Daihyakka (episodes 87 to 331) (1990) * Celebi in Pocket Monsters the Movie: Celebi, A Timeless Encounter (2001) *Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuko Sogabe
is a retired Japanese gymnast. She competed in all artistic gymnastics events at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ... and finished sixth and fourth with her teams, respectively. Her best individual result was 13th place in the floor exercise in 1960. References 1936 births Living people Gymnasts at the 1956 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Japan Japanese female artistic gymnasts 20th-century Japanese women {{Japan-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuko Shirakawa
(born September 30, 1947) is a Japanese actress who is best known for her appearances in Nikkatsu's ''Roman Porno'' films during the 1970s. She appeared in Nikkatsu's first film in the ''Roman Porno'' series, ''Apartment Wife'' (1971), and is considered the first of the three "Nikkatsu Queens" of the 1970s. After 1976 she embarked on a successful career in mainstream film. Life and career Early career Shirakawa was born in Nagasaki, on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyūshū. She debuted in '' pink film''s in 1967, at first working in supporting roles. Though her early performances in films such as Nihon Cinema's ''Technique of Fainting'' have been called "green," she still overshadowed the nominal star of the movie. It was in her films for independent studios in the late 1960s that Shirakawa established her on-screen character as that of a "naive whore." The naivete was not entirely an act, since, in an interview for ''Book Cinematheque'', Shirakawa admitted that she wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuko Shibuya
is a Japanese video game artist. She is best known for her work with Square (now Square Enix), in particular with the ''Final Fantasy'' series. Biography Shibuya was born in 1965. While in middle school, she began creating illustrations and animations inspired by anime series including ''Space Battleship Yamato'' and ''Galaxy Express 999''. As a high schooler she enrolled in a technical school to study animation and worked part-time for animation studios on popular anime including ''Transformers'', ''Area 88'', and ''Obake no Q-taro''. In 1986, as she was losing interest in animation work, she was recruited by video game company Square. Shibuya's first work for Square was providing illustrations for ''Alpha'' game manual and graphics for several games in development. In 1987, prompted by the success of Enix's ''Dragon Quest'' the previous year, Square released ''Final Fantasy''. Shibuya created graphics including characters, spells, monsters, fonts, menus, and the game's ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
