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Kotani
__NOTOC__ Notable people named Kotani include: A * Arisa Kotani (born 2000), Japanese curler E * Eric Kotani, pseudonym of the Japanese-born American astrophysicist Yoji Kondo (1933-2017) who also wrote science fiction H * Henry Kotani (1887-1972), Japanese film director and cinematographer * Hiroki Kotani (born 1971), Japanese mixed martial artist * Hiroki Kotani (born 1993), Japanese football player K * Kengo Kotani (born 1992), Japanese football player for Giravanz Kitakyushu * Kenzō Kotani (1909-2003), the last Yasukuni Shrine swordsmith * Kinya Kotani (born 1979), singer and actor from Saitama Prefecture, Japan M * Mari Kotani (born 1958), Japanese science fiction critic and author * Masao Kotani (1906-1993), Japanese theoretical physicist, known for molecular physics and biophysics * Mikako Kotani (born 1966), Japanese former synchronized swimmer who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics * Motoko Kotani ( ja, 小谷 元子, born 1960), Japanese mathematician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshikazu Kotani
(born March 25, 1982) is a Japanese actor and singer. He played Takashi Kawamura (The Prince of Tennis), Takashi Kawamura in ''The Prince of Tennis'' musical series, Tenimyu and the The Prince of Tennis (film), live film adaptation. Career Kotani played a Transvestism, transvestite in ''TKO Hip Hop''.TKO HIPHOP official website Kotani portrayed Takashi Kawamura (The Prince of Tennis), Takashi Kawamura, the soft-spoken, dual-personality 3rd year regular of Seigaku Middle School's tennis club, in ''The Prince of Tennis'' musicals, Tenimyu. From 2005 to 2006, he was the fourth actor to play Kawamura as a member of the second-generation Seigaku cast. He made his debut as Kawamura on January 8, 2005 in the ''Side Yamabuki'' performance in Osaka. That same year, his role as Kawamura carried into the live adaptation film of the manga. On March 29 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuna Kotani
is a Japanese female curler. At the national level she is a 2018 Japan women's champion. Teams Personal life Her younger sister Arisa is also a curler. They played together at the 2018 World Women's Curling Championship The 2018 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 17–25 at the North Bay Memorial Gardens in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. The format of the tourn .... References External links *Yuna Kotani - Curling World Cup player profile Living people 1998 births People from Sagamihara Japanese female curlers Japanese curling champions 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arisa Kotani
is a Japanese female curler. At the national level she is a 2018 Japan women's champion. Teams Personal life Her older sister Yuna Kotani is also a curler. They played together on the 2018 World Women's Curling Championship The 2018 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 17–25 at the North Bay Memorial Gardens in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. The format of the tourn .... References External links *Arisa Kotani - Curling World Cup player profile Living people 2000 births Japanese female curlers Japanese curling champions 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mari Kotani
is a Japanese science fiction critic, best known as the author of ''Evangelion as the Immaculate Virgin (analysis of the anime serie Neon Genesis Evangelion),'' Tokyo: Magazine House, 1997 and of ''Joseijou muishiki: techno-gynesis josei SF-ron josetsu,'' Tokyo: Keiso shobo, 1994 (''Techno-Gynesis: The Political Unconscious of Feminist Science Fiction),'' which won the 15th Nihon SF Taisho Award. Kotani is one of the founders of the Japanese Sense of Gender Award (equivalent to the Tiptree Award) in 2001, and of The Japanese Association of Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy. She is now the chair of the Japan PEN Women Writers Committee and a member of the Science Fiction Writers of Japan. "Textual harassment" lawsuit In 1997, Media Works published a reference book, ''Alternative Culture'', which contained an article describing Kotani's book, ''Evangelion as the Immaculate Virgin,'' and depicted Mari Kotani's name as a pseudonym for her husband Takayuki Tatsumi, a profes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Kotani
Roland M. Kotani (June 15, 1954 – July 28, 1989) was an American politician and Democratic member of the Hawaii State House of Representatives. Kotani served as assistant majority floor leader and represented the Pearl City Pacific Palisades area. He was killed by his estranged wife Grace Kotani on July 28, 1989, at the age of 35. Biography A Japanese American, Kotani graduated from Yale University and in 1984 he was the editor of '' Ka Huliau (The Turning Point)'', a self-described "Hawaiian Grassroots Journal." The journal was launched in early 1983 and published every six weeks, with an estimated circulation of 3,000. Kotani's particular focus was on the resurgence of the local people's movement. He worked as an editorial assistant for The Hawaii Herald. Kotani authored the book ''The Japanese in Hawaii: A Century of Struggle'' in 1985, writing extensively on the 100th Infantry Battalion. During this time, he worked as an assistant to the Governor of Hawaii and Lieutenant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuriko Kotani
Yuriko Kotani is an England-based Japanese comedian and the BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2015 winner. She was the first Japanese person to win the award. She debuted her solo show, Somosomo, at Edinburgh Fringe in 2019. Kotani's comedy makes fun of the cultural differences between London and her homeland of Japan. She has been noted for delivering her comedy in English, despite Japanese being her first language. Early life and career Born and raised in Japan, Kotani moved to the UK in 2005 and began performing stand-up in 2014. Breakthrough In 2015 Kotani was nominated for a number of awards for her comedy. Most notably, in November 2015 she won the BBC Radio New Comedy Award. She was named as "One To Watch" by '' Time Out'' in 2015. She went on to become first runner-up in '' So You Think You're Funny 2015?'', won the Brighton Comedy Festival Squawker Award 2015, placed third in the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2015, and was nominated for Leicester Merc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoyuki Kotani
Naoyuki Kotani (born December 8, 1981) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2000, he has formerly competed in PRIDE, Pancrase, UFC, Vale Tudo Japan, and RINGS. Mixed martial arts career Early career Kotani made his professional MMA debut in September 2000 for the RINGS promotion. He was unbeaten for the first three years of his career, earning a record of 13-0-2. From 2004 to 2005, Kotani suffered a rough patch in his career as he went 3-5-1 against several UFC fighters including Roger Huerta, Yves Edwards, Marcus Aurélio and Rich Clementi. Ultimate Fighting Championship Kotani was signed by the UFC in 2007. In his debut, he faced Thiago Tavares at UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard on April 5, 2007. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. For his second fight with the promotion, Kotani faced Dennis Siver at UFC 75 on September 8, 2007. He lost the fight via knockout in the second round. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinya Kotani
, also known as KINYA, is a male singer and actor from Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He sang the theme songs for the anime '' Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'' and various songs for ''Gravitation''. Discography Albums Singles DVDs * ''LIVE physical small club circuit 2001'' July 1, 2002 ESBL-9038 * ''Live physical "ex. - 0126. 2000 to 2002'' June 19, 2002 ESBL-9011 * ''Kinya ga yuku! Daihyakka'' July 1, 2002 ESBL-9039 * ''Kinya ga kuru!? Daihyakka'' July 1, 2002 ESBL-9040 Books * ''"Aka" Kotani Kinya Artist Book 1'' October, 2000 * ''"Ao" Kotani Kinya Artist Book 2'' November, 2000 * ''"Kiiro" Kotani Kinya Artist Book 3'' January, 2001 References External links * * Japanese male pop singers Living people Musicians from Saitama Prefecture 1979 births Japanese male voice actors 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese male singers {{Japan-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Kotani
was a pioneering Japanese film director and cinematographer. Career Born Kuraichi Kotani in Hiroshima Prefecture, Kotani emigrated to the United States with his parents when he was still a boy. Graduating from high school, he began working as an actor and cinematographer under the name Henry Kotani in Hollywood, particularly at Famous Players Lasky. He frequently worked on Donald Crisp's films. In 1920, on the recommendation of Cecil B. DeMille, the newly formed Shōchiku film company hired Kotani and brought him back to Japan. There he directed and photographed Shōchiku's first film, ''Shima no onna'' in 1920, and in 1921 wrote, directed and photographed ''Gubijinsō'', the first film of the star actress Sumiko Kurishima. His career at Shōchiku did not last long, but he helped establish the modern visual style of Shōchiku's output and raise cinematographers such as Michio Midorikawa. He later became head of the East Asian bureau of Paramount News. In recognition of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masao Kotani
was a Japanese theoretical physicist, known for molecular physics and biophysics. Kotani was born in Kyoto and spent his primary and middle school days in Osaka. He moved to Tokyo to enter the First Higher School and then the Imperial University of Tokyo. In 1929, he received his BSc degree in physics and was appointed as a lecturer at the faculty of engineering in the Imperial University of Tokyo. Three years later, he became an associate professor in the physics department. In 1943, he received the degree of DSc and was promoted to a full professor. In 1965, he moved to Osaka University as a professor in the faculty of engineering science. He retired from the chair in 1969. One year later, he was elected president of the Tokyo Science University, where he served as president for three terms, a total of 12 years, and retired in 1982. He was associated with the Tokyo Science University until his death, as an expert advisor to its two institutes for general and life sciences. Kota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozzie Kotani
Ozzie Kotani is a slack-key guitar player and a well-respected teacher, arranger, solo performer and accompanist. Dancing Cat Bio Kotani was born in 1956 in Honolulu, Hawaii in the neighborhood of Pauoa. He learned how to play the 'ukulele in fourth grade, but his interest in kī hō‘alu, or Hawaiian , was sparked in high school when he heard on the radio. In 1975, Kotani enrolled in Peter Medeiros' slack key guitar class at the |
Motoko Kotani
Motoko Kotani ( ja, 小谷 元子, born 1960) is a Japanese applied mathematician, specializing in discrete geometric analysis and crystallography, and an academic administrator. She is the executive vice president for research for Tohoku University, the former executive director of Riken, the former president of the Mathematical Society of Japan, and the president-elect of the International Science Council. Education Kotani graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1983. She went to Tokyo Metropolitan University for graduate study, earning a master's degree in 1985 and completing her doctorate in 1990. Academic career She was a lecturer at Toho University from 1990 to 1997, and an associate professor there from 1997 to 1999, with a term as a postdoctoral researcher in Germany at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics from 1993 to 1994. In 1999, she moved to the Mathematics Institute of Tohoku University. She was named as a distinguished professor there in 2008 and as d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
