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1. Hiroshi Abe

Hiroshi Abe was born on June 22, 1964 in Kanagawa, Japan. He is an actor, known for Still Walking (2008), Godzilla 2000 (1999) and After the Storm (2016).

The boyish Ueno Juri was born in Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. Her mother died while Juri was at junior high school. She was athletic at elementary school and also had piano lessons. She began wearing contact lenses at junior high school. She applied to become a model ...

3. Aya Ueto

Actress | Azumi

Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1985, Aya Ueto received her first break in August 1997 when, at the age of 11, she won the Special Jury Prize at the 7th All-Japan Bishoujo Contest. After this initial success, she tried her hand at both acting and singing, appearing in various minor TV drama roles, as well ...

4. Misaki Itô

Actress | Ju-on

Misaki Itô was born on May 26, 1977 in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan. She is an actress, known for Ju-on: The Grudge (2002), Umineko (2004) and James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (2003).

5. Mirai Moriyama

Actor | Ikari

Mirai Moriyama was born on August 20, 1984 in Kobe, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Rage (2016), Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004) and The Drudgery Train (2012).

6. Mikako Tabe

Actress | Hinokio

The Tokyo-born Tabe Mikako, who has two older brothers, is an actress with roles on stage and the big and small screens. She began her career in 2002 at the age of thirteen by signing with a management office. She took up the role of Marina Moon in the Sailor Moon musicals. She was in movies by ...

7. Shun Oguri

Actor | Godzilla vs. Kong

Shun Oguri was born on December 26, 1982 in Tokyo, Japan. Shun is an actor and director, known for Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), Gintama 2: Rules are Made to be Broken (2018) and Two Homelands (2019). Shun has been married to Yû Yamada since March 14, 2012.

8. Eita Nagayama

Actor | Dia dokutâ

Eita Nagayama was born on December 13, 1982 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Dear Doctor (2009), Monster (2023) and Nakumonka (2009). He has been married to Kaela Kimura since September 1, 2010. They have two children.

9. Yû Aoi

Actress | Hura gâru

Yu Aoi was born as Yu Natsui on August 17, 1985 in Kasuga. She's a Japanese actress, voice actress, model & TV personality who has become a beloved tour de force in Japan. In 1999, she made her stage debut as Polly in the musical production of Annie, where she was picked from among hundreds of ...

10. Maki Horikita

Actress | Always san-chôme no yûhi

Horikita Maki (born Marina Hara) was born in Tokyo the eldest of three sisters in 1988. She was a tomboy growing up and by the time of her retirement also had short hair as she was older. In-between she was an attractive actress, model and corporate product endorser with longer hair between 2003 ...

11. Kyôko Fukada

Actress | Shimotsuma monogatari

Fukada Kyoko was born in Kita Ward, Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress and singer. She has a younger sister and graduated from Horikoshi Gakuen, a renowned high school known for its many performing arts alumnae such as "Jun Matsumoto" and Ai Katô, in Nakano in 2000. The school is famous for its elite ...

12. Mao Inoue

Actress | Hana yori dango

Mao Inoue began her career as a child actress at 5 when encouraged by her mom and receiving a fan letter after her first year in show business. She hasn't stopped since. She was born in Yokohama, just west of Tokyo, in 1987. She gained national attention on Kids War from 1999 to 2003. She was the ...

13. Atsushi Itô

Actor | Hana-bi

Atsushi Itô was born on November 25, 1983 in Chiba, Japan. He is an actor, known for Fireworks (1997), Ao no toki (2001) and Flying Colors (2015).

14. Kazuya Kamenashi

Actor | Ore ore

Kazuya Kamenashi was born on February 23, 1986 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for It's Me, It's Me (2013), Joker Game (2015) and Lumberjack the Monster (2023).

15. Erika Toda

Actress | Death Note: Desu nôto

Toda Erika was born in Kobe in central Japan on August 17th 1988. While her official first acting credit dates back to Audrey (Ôdorî ) in 2000 she truly began her career four years later. She used the intermediate period with gravure adult and other fashion modelling from age thirteen. She has been...

16. Tomohisa Yamashita

Actor | Code Blue: The Movie

Tomohisa Yamashita was born on April 9, 1985 in Funabashi, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Code Blue: The Movie (2018), The Man from Toronto (2022) and The Head (2020).

17. Miho Kanno

Actress | Dôruzu

Saitama Prefecture is next door to Tokyo and also is where Kanno Miho was born. The actress attended Shukutoku Daigaku and studied Communications, but did not graduate. When at junior High school in 1992 she auditioned for an idol group on TV, which was her foray to becoming famous. She began ...

18. Aoi Miyazaki

Actress | Ôkami kodomo no Ame to Yuki

Aoi Miyazaki's a former child actor whose professional career started at 4 in ads, commercials & as an extra. She was born in Tokyo in 1985. Her TV show & film debut came in 1999. She starred in the film debut Ano Natsu No Hi & the show Genroku Ryoran. She began winning prizes 2 years later w/ a ...

19. Yukie Nakama

Actress | Shinobi

Yukie Nakama was born on October 30, 1979 in Urasoe. She's 1 of the few Japanese celebrities that have been able to break free from their teeny-bopper image & emerge as 1 of the country's most popular as well as respected actresses.

She appeared in small roles until"Love & Pop (1998)." She was a ...

20. Ai Otsuka

Soundtrack | Tokyo Friends

Ai Otsuka was born on September 9, 1982 in Suminoe Ward, Osaka, Japan. She is an actress, known for Tokyo Friends (2005), Tokyo Friends: The Movie (2006) and Annoying and Cunning Sisters (2023). She was previously married to Kazuto Otsuki.

21. Yûsuke Santamaria

Actor | Kôshônin: Mashita Masayoshi

Yûsuke Santamaria was born on March 12, 1971 in Oita, Oita, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Kôshônin: Mashita Masayoshi (2005), Bayside Shakedown (1998) and R246 Story (2008).

22. Hitomi Satô

Actress | Ringu

Hitomi Satô was born on October 10, 1979 in Kasugai, Japan. She is an actress, known for Ringu (1998), Bounce Ko Gals (1997) and Ring 2 (1999). She has been married to Kei Hosogai since October 10, 2019.

23. Akiko Yada

Actress | Ringu: Saishûshô

Akiko Yada was born on December 23, 1978 in Kawasaki, Japan. She is an actress, known for Ring: The Final Chapter (1999), Rasen (1999) and Crossfire (2000). She was previously married to Manabu Oshio.

24. Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Actor | Middonaito suwan

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi was born on July 9, 1974 in Saitama, Japan. He is an actor, known for Midnight Swan (2020), Doomsday: The Sinking of Japan (2006) and Ballad: Na mo naki koi no uta (2009).

25. Megumi Satô

Actress | L: Change the World

Megumi Satô was born on November 17, 1984 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Death Note: L Change the World (2008), Boys Over Flowers (2005) and Cyborg She (2008).

26. Tetsuya Takeda

Actor | Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi

Tetsuya Takeda was born on April 11, 1949 in Fukuoka, Japan. He is an actor and writer, known for The Yellow Handkerchief (1977), Keiji monogatari (1982) and Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma (1986).

27. Hiroshi Tamaki

Actor | Rokkazu

Hiroshi Tamaki was born on January 14, 1980 in Nagoya, Japan. He is an actor, known for Rokkazu (2003), Taira no Kiyomori (2012) and Here Comes the Morning (2015). He has been married to Haruka Kinami since June 26, 2018.

28. Anna Tsuchiya

Actress | Shimotsuma monogatari

Anna Tsuchiya was born on March 11, 1984 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress and composer, known for Kamikaze Girls (2004), The Taste of Tea (2004) and Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008). She was previously married to Joshua.

29. Misa Uehara

Actress | Ju-on

Misa Uehara was born on December 21, 1983 in Maibara, Japan. She is an actress, known for Ju-on: The Grudge (2002), Atenshon purîzu (2006) and Nagai nagai satsujin (2007).

30. Saki Aibu

Actress | Doraemon: Nobita no shin makai daibôken 'Shichinin no mahô tsukai'

Saki Aibu was born on June 20, 1985 in Hyogo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld (2007), Golden Slumber (2010) and Ricchiman Puauman (2012).

31. Miki Maya

Actress | The Quiz Show

Miki Maya was born on January 31, 1964 in Hiroshima, Japan. She is an actress, known for The Quiz Show (2008), Atenshon purîzu (2006) and Absolute Boyfriend (2008). She has been married to Kazuhiro Nishijima since December 22, 2008.

32. Tetta Sugimoto

Actor | Okuribito

Tetta Sugimoto was born on July 21, 1965 in Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. He is an actor, known for Departures (2008), White Snake Enchantment (1983) and Samurai Resurrection (2003).

33. Lisa Kudô

Actress | Saikyô heiki joshikôsei: Rika - zonbi hantâ vs saikyô zonbi Gurorian

Lisa Kudô is known for Saikyô heiki joshikôsei: Rika - zonbi hantâ vs saikyô zonbi Gurorian (2008), Sleeping Flower (2005) and Rabu retâ: Sôrenka (2006).

34. Osamu Mukai

Actor | Naruto: Shippûden

Osamu Mukai was born on February 7, 1982 in Yokohama, Japan. He is an actor, known for Naruto: Shippuden (2007), S the Last Policeman Recovery of Our Future (2015) and First Love (2022). He has been married to Ryôko Kuninaka since December 28, 2014. They have two children.

35. Kimiko Yo

Actress | Okuribito

Yo Kimiko was born in Yokohama, a city just south of Tokyo to a Japanese mother and Taiwanese father on the 12th of May 1956. Her cousin was actress Bunjaku Han. She became active in front of the camera in 1987 and has been a feature of Japanese television and cinema ever since. She had begun ...

36. Ranran Suzuki

Actress | Love Letter

Ranran Suzuki was born on August 4, 1975 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Love Letter (1995), Osen (2008) and Aishiteiru to ittekure (1995).

37. Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Actor | Kubi

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa was born on January 18, 1974 in Saga, Japan. He is an actor, known for Kubi (2023), Tiger & Dragon (2005) and Tokyo! (2008).

38. Naoto Takenaka

Actor | Munô no hito

Naoto Takenaka was born on March 20, 1956 in Yokohama, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Nowhere Man (1991), 119 (1994) and Shall We Dance? (1996).

39. Shô Sakurai

Actor | Yattâman

Shô Sakurai was born on January 25, 1982 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Yattâman (2009), The After-Dinner Mysteries (2011) and The After-Dinner Mysteries (2013).

40. Ken Utsui

Actor | Sûpâ jaiantsu

Ken Utsui was born on October 24, 1931 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Sûpâ jaiantsu (1957), Sûpâ jaiantsu - Uchû kaijin shutsugen (1958) and Zoku sûpâ jaiantsu - Akuma no keshin (1959). He was married to Fumie Kase and Yurie. He died on March ...

41. Mana Ashida

Actress | Pacific Rim

When Mana was 3, her mom thought her becoming an actress would be fun & guided her into the vocation. Her 1st role came in 2009. She was in the TV show Mother on Nippon Television Network Corporation in 2010. The director was looking for a 7-year-old & was reluctant to audition a 5-year old, but ...

42. Rina Uchiyama

Actress | Musashi

Rina Uchiyama was born on November 7, 1981 in Minamiashigara, Japan. She is an actress, known for Musashi (2003), Shinku (2005) and Quiz (2000).

43. Toshirô Mifune

Actor | Yôjinbô

Toshiro Mifune achieved more worldwide fame than any other Japanese actor of his century. He was born in Tsingtao, China, to Japanese parents and grew up in Dalian. He did not set foot in Japan until he was 21. His father was an importer and a commercial photographer, and young Toshiro worked in ...

44. Takeshi Kitano

Actor | Zatôichi

Takeshi Kitano originally studied to become an engineer, but was thrown out of school for rebellious behavior. He learned comedy, singing and dancing from famed comedian Senzaburô Fukami. Working as a lift boy on a nightclub with such features as comic sketches and striptease dancing, Kitano saw ...

45. Juri Ueno

Actress | Suwingu gâruzu