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Kitao Masayoshi
Kitao (written: 北尾) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Kanako Kitao is a Japanese-American synchronized swimmer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics for Japan, and won a silver medal. After the 2004 Summer Olympics, Spendlove performed for Cirque du Soleil Cirque du Soleil (, ; "Circus of the ... (born 1982), Japanese-American synchronized swimmer *, Japanese sumo wrestler and professional wrestler *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese animator *, Japanese economist *, Japanese ukiyo-e artist *, Japanese fencer See also * 7954 Kitao, a main-belt asteroid {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanako Kitao
is a Japanese-American synchronized swimmer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics for Japan, and won a silver medal. After the 2004 Summer Olympics, Spendlove performed for Cirque du Soleil Cirque du Soleil (, ; "Circus of the Sun" or "Sun Circus") is a Canadian entertainment company and the largest contemporary circus producer in the world. Located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul on 16 Ju ... and she renounced her Japanese citizenship in December 2015. During this time, she found her own fashion brand, Perolagua. Spendlove is continuing synchro-swimming in mixed duet, partnering with Bill May since 2016. The pair met on their respective first national team outings in 1996. Together, they won the bronze medals in the mixed duet free routine and the mixed duet technical routine at the 2017 Synchronized Swimming World Championships. References External links * * 1982 births Living people Japanese synchron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōji Kitao
was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler and professional wrestler, born in Mie. As he was sumo's 60th ''yokozuna'', and the only one in sumo history not to win a top division tournament championship. He was forced to leave sumo at the end of 1987 after a falling-out with his stable master Tatsunami, and became a professional wrestler in 1990. He also had a short film career as an actor, portraying a sumo wrestler in Jean-Claude Van Damme's 1996 martial arts film The Quest. Sumo wrestling career Early career Born in Tsu, Kitao made his professional sumo debut in March 1979 at the age of 15, joining Tatsunami stable, and he reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in September 1984 after winning the championship in the ''jūryō'' division. In his second tournament in the top division he defeated ''yokozuna'' Kitanoumi and was awarded the Outstanding Performance prize and promotion to ''komusubi''. He made his ''sekiwake'' debut in May 1985. In July 1985 he was back in the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madoka Kitao
is a Japanese retired women's professional shogi player who achieved the rank of women's professional 2-dan. Women's shogi professional Promotion history Kitao has been promoted as follows: * 2-kyū: October 1, 2000 * 1-kyū: April 1, 2001 * 1-dan: April 1, 2003 * 2-dan: August 1, 2013 * Retired: July 10, 2023 Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks. Retirement On April 3, 2023, the Japan Shogi Association (JSA) posted on its official website that Kitao had met the criteria for mandatory retirement for women's professionals, but that her retirement would not take effect until the completion of her last official game. On July 11, 2023, the JSA posted that Kitao's retirement became official on July 10, 2023, upon the completion of her game against Saori Shimai. Kitao finised her career with a record of 110 wins and 187 losses for a winning percentage of 37%. Shogi-related business and promotion activities Kitao, together with former women's professional created the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaru Kitao
is a Japanese animator known for his work with Madhouse. Primarily a key animator and animation director for anime television series, Kitao has also on occasion done character designs. Recently, he has won much praise for his adapted character designs for the popular ''Death Note'' TV series. Consequently, ''Death Note'' has become his best known work. Along with ''Death Note'' director Tetsurō Araki, he was a Guest of Honor at Anime Expo 2007. When asked by fans at Anime Expo 2007, he revealed that L from ''Death Note'' is his favorite character, both to empathize with and to draw. He also stated that he would like to work on an L-themed spin-off anime, and that fans in America and Japan should request one if they too are interested. Sequences as an Animator At Anime Expo 2007, Kitao revealed some of the sequences he had been personally responsible for on several of his television and theatrical works. On the '' X Movie'' from 1996, he animated scenes of the character Hino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagiri Kitao
is a Japanese economist and professor at the University of Tokyo. Career Kitao was born on 1972 , in Saitama, Japan. She graduated from Waseda University in 1996. She worked for Goldman Sachs, originally in the Investment Banking Division, then moved to the Fixed Income Division, before leaving the company in 1999. After working for Goldman Sachs, she returned to school to further her education. She received a Master's Degree in Public Administration/International Development (M.P.A./I.D.) in 2001 from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Then she went to New York University and graduated with her Ph.D. in 2007 under the supervision of Thomas J. Sargent and Gianluca Violante. After graduating from NYU, Kitao served as an assistant professor at the University of Southern California (2007-2009). Then, she worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as an economist, and later as a senior economist until 2011. Kitao then returned to the realm of aca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitao Shigemasa
was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist from Edo. He was one of the leading printmakers of his day, but his works have been slightly obscure. He is noted for images of beautiful women (''bijinga''). He was taught by Shigenaga and has been referred to as "a chameleon" who adopted to changing styles. He was less active after the rise of Torii Kiyonaga and produced relatively few works considering the length of his career. He is also noted for his haikai (poetry) and shodō (Japanese calligraphy). In his later years he used the studio name Kosuisai. Life and career Shigemasa was born the eldest son of bookseller Suharaya Mohei in 1739 in Nihonbashi area Edo (modern Tokyo). His family name was Kitabatake and his childhood name was Tarōkichi. Throughout his life he also used the personal names Kyūgorō and Sasuke. His work also appeared under the art names Hokuhō, Kōsuisai, Kōsuiken, Suihō Itsujin, and others, and he used the poetry name Karan. Shigemasa taught himself art before becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teruhiro Kitao
is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... References External links * 1937 births Living people Japanese male sabre fencers Olympic fencers for Japan Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics {{Japan-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
