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Ōshima (surname)
Ōshima, Oshima, Ooshima or Ohshima (written: 大島, 大嶋 lit. "big island") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese sprint canoeist * Hiromi Oshima, model and playmate *Hiroshi Ōshima, Japanese ambassador to Nazi Germany during World War II * Joun Ōshima, noted Japanese sculptor in the Meiji/Taisho era *Mai Oshima, Japanese idol, member of AKB48 *Masamitsu Ōshima (1884–1965), Japanese herpetologist and ichthyologist *Masumi Oshima, Japanese writer *Michiru Oshima, Japanese composer *Nagisa Oshima, Japanese film director *Naoto Ohshima, original character designer of ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' and Dr. Robotnik *, Japanese footballer * Takanori Ōshima, Japanese sumo coach at Tomozuna stable * Takatō Ōshima, made the first blast furnace and western-style cannons in Japan *Towa Oshima, manga artist *, Japanese footballer *Tsutomu Ohshima, martial artist, head of Shotokan Karate of America * Yasunori Oshima, Japanese baseball player and manager ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroko Oshima
is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1960s. At the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 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 honor was subseq ..., she was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event. External linksSports-reference.com profile 1943 births Canoeists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Japanese female canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Japan Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryota Oshima
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Kawasaki Frontale. International career Oshima was a member of the Japan U-23 national team squad which got qualification to 2016 Summer Olympics by winning the AFC U-23 Championship. In August, he was elected Japan for Olympics. At this tournament, he played all 3 matches. After that achievement, Oshima has been called for Japan on 26 May for the 2016 Kirin Cup. In June 2018 he was named in Japan's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia., although he did not figure in any of the team's four matches at the finals. Career statistics Club Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社"2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)" 8 February 2017, Japan, (p. 25 out of 289) International Honours Kawasaki Frontale *J1 League: 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 * Emperor's Cup: 2020 * J.League Cup: 2019 * Japanese Super Cup: 2019 Japan U23 * AFC U-23 Championship: 2016 Individual * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuko Oshima
is a Japanese actress and former member of idol girl group AKB48, of which she was the captain of Team K. She was also a member of the AKB48 subunit Not Yet. In addition to the singles that involved the rock-paper-scissors tournaments, she sang on the title tracks for all of AKB48's singles since '' Aitakatta'' in October 2006. She placed among the top two of the annual AKB48 general elections from 2009 to 2013. Oshima is currently represented with Ohta Production. Biography Oshima was born in Yokohama, and was raised in Mibu, Tochigi Prefecture. Her mother is from Hokkaido. Oshima is 3/4 Japanese and 1/4 American. Her parents divorced 6 months after her family moved to Mibu. Oshima lived with her father while she only saw her mother once after the divorce. In 1996, she signed as a child actor with Central Kodomo Gekidan. In 2005, she began working as a junior idol in a short-lived idol project Doll's Vox, which was produced by The Alfee vocalist Toshihiko Takamizawa. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasunori Oshima
was a Japanese professional baseball outfielder, first baseman and third baseman, and coach in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played for the Chunichi Dragons and Nippon Ham Fighters from 1971 to 1994. He went on to manage the Fighters from 2000 to 2002, and served as the hitting coach for the Japan national baseball team during the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Early life Oshima was born in Ōita Prefecture on October 16, 1950. He attended Nakatsu Kogyo High School. He was drafted by the Chunichi Dragons in the third round of the 1968 draft. Professional career Playing Oshima made his NPB debut with the Dragons in 1971. He won two Central League pennants with the team. His best year came in 1979, when he recorded a career-high batting average of .317, and had the most hits in the league with 159. He also hit 36 home runs that year, the most in his career, but finished behind Masayuki Kakefu (who hit 48) as the league leader in home runs. Four seasons later, Oshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsutomu Ohshima
is a prominent Japanese master of Shotokan karate who founded the organization Shotokan Karate of America (SKA).Shotokan Karate of America: Tsutomu Ohshima (2010). Retrieved on March 31, 2010. He is the '''' (Chief Instructor) of the SKA, and to this day holds the rank of 5th '' dan'', which was awarded to him by . Ohshima's branch of the Shotokan world has become known as “Shotokan Ohshima Karate-do.” Early life Ohshima was bor ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towa Oshima
is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for the manga, '' High School Girls'' which was adapted to an anime called ''Girl's High''. Her father, Yasuichi Oshima, was a successful manga artist as well. Manga * '' High School Girls'' (2001–06), originally serialized in Futabasha's ''Weekly Manga Action'' magazine from 2001–04, then '' Comic High!'' from 2004–06. * ''Mel Kano'' - Serialized in Japan by ''Monthly Sunday Gene-X'' Magazine. * 同棲レシピ (''dōsei reshipi'') - Serialized in Japan by Square Enix is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational holding company, video game publisher and entertainment conglomerate. It releases role-playing video game, role-playing game franchises, such as ''Final Fantasy'', ''Dragon Quest'', and '' ...'s bi-weekly '' Young Gangan'' Magazine. * '' Berry Ecstasy'' * '' Towakan'' * '' Dousei Recipe'' * '' Joshikousei: Girls-Live'' – a sequel to ''High School Girls'' References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takatō Ōshima
Takatō may refer to: * Takatō, Nagano, former town in Nagano Prefecture that was merged into the expanded city of Ina in 2006 * Takatō Domain, feudal domain with its capital at that town * Takatō Castle, home of the lords of the domain ** Siege of Takatō (1545) ** Siege of Takatō (1582) People with the given name *, Japanese statesman during the early Meiji period *, Japanese engineer People with the surname *, Japanese judoka See also * Takato Matsuki, a character in the anime series ''Digimon Tamers'' {{disambiguation, given name, surname Japanese-language surnames Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaiki Nobuhide
Kaiki Nobuhide (born 12 June 1952 as Masaaki Nishino) is a former sumo wrestler from Tenmabayashi, Aomori, Tenmabayashi, Aomori Prefecture, Aomori, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1965, and was promoted to the top ''makuuchi'' division in 1975. He earned three kinboshi, gold stars for defeating ''yokozuna'' and one sansho (sumo), special prize. His highest rank was ''sekiwake,'' which he reached in July 1979. He retired in 1987 and was the head coach of the Tomozuna stable from 1989 until 2017, training ''Makuuchi#Ōzeki, ōzeki'' Kaio Hiroyuki, Kaiō among others. He was also a Director of the Japan Sumo Association. In 2017 he was re-hired by the Sumo Association as a consultant after retiring as head coach. Career Making his debut in September 1965 at the age of just 13, he stood at only and weighed just . He initially fought under his own surname of Nishino, becoming Nishinishiki in 1973. In September 1973 he became a fully fledged ''sekitori'', and he adopted the Shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoto Ohshima
(born February 26, 1964) is a Japanese video game designer and artist, best known for designing Sonic the Hedgehog and Dr. Eggman from Sega's ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise. Although Yuji Naka made a tech demo around which ''Sonic'' gameplay was based, the character in his prototype was a ball that lacked any specific features and was based on Ohshima's game proposal. Sonic Team considered numerous potential animal mascots before deciding on Ohshima's design, with an armadillo or hedgehog being the top choices because their spikes worked well with the concept of rolling into enemies. After leaving Sonic Team, Ohshima formed an independent game company called Artoon in 1999. There he went on to work on such games ''as Pinobee'' (2001), '' Blinx: The Time Sweeper'' (2002), and '' Blinx 2: Masters of Time & Space'' (2004). In 2010, Artoon was absorbed into AQ Interactive, and Ohshima and other key members of Artoon left to form Arzest. Early in his career, he was credited und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromi Oshima
is a Japanese glamour model. In June 2004, she became the second Japanese-born Playboy Playmate. Career Modeling Oshima was relocating to Miami Beach from Playa del Carmen, Mexico where she was living and working. Through a mutual acquaintance, she met ''Playboy'' photographer, Jarmo Pohjaniemi. Oshima stated in her Playmate appearance interview, "I could never have been a model in Japan. I would be considered too busty." After her discovery, she was brought to California for a test shoot as a candidate for The 50th Anniversary Playmate Hunt in the December 2003 ''Playboy'', her first magazine appearance was the pictorial of models auditioning. In addition to her Anniversary Playmate search pictorial, she also made several appearances in other ''Playboy'' editions. Oshima was the covergirl of the 2003 ''Playboy Special Editions'' ''Exotic Beauties'' and she has also starred in a number of ''Playboy'' videos. In June 2004, she became the second Japanese-born Playboy Playmate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagisa Oshima
is a Japanese name, Japanese given name used by either sex and is occasionally used as a surname. Written forms Nagisa can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *渚, "beach, strand" *汀, "water's edge/shore" *凪砂, "lull, sand" The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name *Nagisa (harpist), Nagisa, a Persian harpist of the 7th century *, Japanese actress and singer *, Japanese singer and actress *Nagisa Aoyama (青山 なぎさ; born 1998), Japanese voice actress and singer *Nagisa Arakaki (新垣 渚; born 1980), Japanese professional baseball player *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese swimmer *Nagisa Katahira (片平 なぎさ; born 1959), Japanese television actress *Nagisa Nozaki (野崎 渚; born 1990), Japanese professional wrestler *Nagisa Oshima (大島 渚; born 1932), Japanese film director * (坂口渚沙, born 2000), Japanese actress and YouTuber. She is a member of the female idol group LarmeR, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |