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Norifumi
Norifumi is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese motorcycle road racer, previously a 500 cc/MotoGP rider *, former Nippon Professional Baseball player and current manager *, lead guitar in ''Concerto Moon'', a Japanese neo-classical/power metal band *, Japanese film director and screenwriter *, former Japanese football player *, Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer known as Kid Yamamoto *, retired Japanese triple jumper {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norifumi Abe
, or was a Japanese professional motorcycle road racer who was previously a 500 cc/MotoGP rider. He died in a road traffic crash in October 2007. Career Abe was born to , a paved flat track rider, in Tokyo. When he was eleven, Abe began racing minibikes and spent his earlier career competing in motocross. He turned to road racing when he was fifteen and also competed in the United States. In 1992, Abe was the runner up in the 250 cc category for the domestic National A championship. The following year at the All Japan Road Race Championship, Abe won the 500 cc title in the category's final year and became the youngest title winner. In 1994, while racing in his home championship, Abe had a chance to race at the 1994 Japanese Grand Prix as a " wild card". He shocked the field by challenging for the win until three laps from the finish before falling off. Abe's performance impressed Kenny Roberts's Yamaha team, and was offered two more rides that year which yielded two sixth pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norifumi Nishimura
is a former Nippon Professional Baseball player and current manager. Nishimura spent the entirety of his 16-year playing career with the Chiba Lotte Marines. After retiring, he coached for the team until being named the successor to former Marines-manager Bobby Valentine Robert John Valentine (born May 13, 1950), nicknamed "Bobby V", is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He also served as the athletic director at Sacred Heart University. Valentine played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (196 ... in late 2009. External links * Living people 1960 births Baseball people from Miyazaki Prefecture Japanese baseball players category:Nippon Professional Baseball outfielders category:Nippon Professional Baseball infielders Lotte Orions players Chiba Lotte Marines players Managers of baseball teams in Japan Chiba Lotte Marines managers Orix Buffaloes managers {{Japan-baseball-manager-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norifumi Shima
is a Japanese Neoclassical metal / Power metal band formed in 1996 and led by guitarist Norifumi Shima. The band's first two albums were reissued by InsideOut Music in 2003. Members Current * Norifumi Shima – guitar (1996– ) * Shigeharu Nakayasu – bass (2015– ) * Atsushi Kawatsuka – drums (2015– ) * Wataru Haga – vocals (2018– ) * Ryo Miyake – keyboards (2018– ) Former * Takao Ozaki – vocals (1996–1999) * Osamu Harada – keyboards (1996–1997) * Nobuho Yoshioka – drums (1996) * Kosaku Mitani – bass (1996–2003, 2009 & 2012–2014 as support member) * Ichiro Nagai – drums (1997–2001) * Toshiyuki Koike – keyboards (1998–2009) * Takashi Inoue – vocals (2000–2011) * Junichi Sato – drums (2001–2004) * Takanobu Kimoto – bass (2003–2009) * Shoichi Takeoka – drums (2004) * Masayuki Osada – drums (2007–2015) * Toshiyuki Sugimori – bass (2009–2012) * Aki – keyboards (2013–2014 as support member, 2015–2017) * Atsushi Kuz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norifumi Suzuki
, was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the ''Torakku Yarō'' series. Biography Suzuki was born in 1933 in Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Shizuoka. He dropped out of Ritsumeikan University's Department of Economics, and subsequently joined Toei Company, Toei's Kyoto Studio as an assistant director in 1956, learning his craft under Masahiro Makino, Tai Kato and Tomu Uchida. He made his screenwriting debut on director Kōkichi Uchide's 1963 film ''Zoku: Tenamonya Sandogasa'' (co-written with Takaharu Sawada), and his directorial debut in 1965 with ''Osaka Dokonjō Monogatari: Doerai Yatsu'', starring Makoto Fujita. At the behest of Toei producer Shigeru Okada, Suzuki wrote the script for female gambler film ''Red Peony Gambler'' (1968) starring Junko Fuji, which became a hit series spanning eight films. He directed ''Star of David: Beautiful Girl Hunter'' (1979). His 1975 film ''Torakku Yarō, Torakku Yarō: Goiken Muyō'', starring Bunta Sugawara and co-writt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norifumi Takamoto
is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Takamoto was born in Miyazaki Prefecture on December 31, 1967. After graduating from Fukuoka University, he joined Toshiba in 1990. He played for the club in 2 seasons. In 1993, he moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight. In 1994, he moved to Japan Football League club Kyoto Purple Sanga. Although he played as mainly defender, he also played as forward. The club was promoted to J1 League The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the J ... in 1996. He retired end of 1996 season. Club statistics References External links *kyotosangadc 1967 births Living people Fukuoka University alumni Association football people from Miyazaki Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players Japan Football Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norifumi Yamamoto
was a Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competed in the bantamweight division of the UFC. He quickly gained popularity in the Shooto organization due to his aggressive, well-rounded style and controversial persona. He moved on to K-1 Hero's, where he became the K-1 Hero's 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament Champion in December, 2005 after defeating Genki Sudo via a controversial TKO due to punches. Though by most measures he was a natural bantamweight, many of Yamamoto's most significant bouts have been in the lightweight division as it was the lightest division in Hero's. More recently, he competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the bantamweight division, although he did not perform well there, going winless in his first four fights. Background Yamamoto came from a wrestling family. His father Ikuei Yamamoto represented Japan at the 1972 Olympic games in Munich and his sisters Miyuu Yamamoto and Seiko both won world championships in freestyle w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norifumi Yamashita
(born 10 September 1962) is a retired Japanese triple jumper. He was the first Japanese to jump over 17 metres in the event. His personal best jump was 17.15 metres, achieved in June 1986 in Tokyo. His children are also track and field athletes. His oldest son Kohei Yamashita is also triple jumper and competed at the 2016 Olympic Games. His second son Jun Yamashita is a Japanese athlete. He competed in the men's 200 metres event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships The 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships () was the seventeenth edition of the biennial, global athletics competition organised ... is a sprinter and competed at the 2019 World Championships. His daughter Toko Yamashita is also triple jumper and finished seventh at the 2020 Japanese Championships. Personal bests Achievements National titles * Japanese Championships **Triple jump: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1996 References External links * * 1962 births Living people Spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |