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- Akinari Ueda was born on 25 July 1734 in Osaka, Japan. Akinari was a writer, known for Untitled Sansho the Bailiff Remake, Ugetsu (1953) and Jasei no in (1921). Akinari died on 8 August 1809 in Kyoto, Japan.
- Ganjirô Nakamura was born on 6 March 1860 in Osaka, Japan. He was an actor, known for Nihon meiyû no tabi daisanpen (1921), Nio no ukisu (1900) and Kamikûzuya (1909). He died on 1 February 1935 in Japan.
- Actor
- Director
Ritoku Arashi was born on 31 December 1875 in Osaka, Japan. He is known for Chubokû kosuke (1922), Megumi no kenka (1922) and Tsukahara Bokuden (1920).- Director
- Writer
Kôkichi Tsukiyama was born on 15 December 1885 in Osaka, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Shibukawa Bangorô (1922), Nogitsune Sanji (1924) and Tetsubuê no gijin (1925). He died on 26 April 1962 in Tokyo, Japan.- Shinobu Origuchi was born on 11 February 1887 in Osaka, Japan. Shinobu was a writer, known for Shisha no sho (2005). Shinobu died on 3 May 1953.
- Gorô Kawabe was born on 5 July 1888 in Osaka, Japan. He was an actor, known for Araki Mataemon (1925), Jiraika-gumi: Kanketsu-hen (1928) and Mito Kômon (1926). He died on 31 August 1976.
- Writer
- Director
Sanjûgo Naoki was born on 12 February 1891 in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan. He was a writer and director, known for Issun-bôshi (1927), Machi no senkôtei (1930) and The Dawn of Mongolia (1932). He died on 24 February 1934 in Tokyo, Japan.- Ryotaro Azuma was born on 16 January 1893 in Osaka, Japan. He died on 15 April 1983 in Tokyo, Japan.
- Kobunji Ichikawa was born on 13 April 1893 in Osaka, Japan. He was an actor, known for Sunae shibari: Dai-ippen (1927), Chushingura: The Truth (1928) and Rakka no mai: zenpen (1925). He died on 9 January 1976.
- Misako Tokiwa was born on 9 September 1897 in Osaka, Japan. She is known for Junkyô kesshi nihon nijûroku seijin (1931), Banba no Chûtarô: Mabuta no haha (1931) and Shunjû ittôryû (1939).
- Misao Ogawa was born on 5 March 1898 in Tenma, Osaka, Japan. She was an actress, known for Yamabuki neko (1940). She was married to Yukio Okawa. She died on 1 April 2015 in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan.
- Director
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Kenzô Masaoka was born on 5 October 1898 in Osaka, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Kai no kyûden (1927), Sea Palace (1930) and The Spider and the Tulip (1943). He died in 1988 in Suita, Osaka, Japan.- Sôtarô Okada was born on 8 April 1899 in Osaka, Japan. He is known for Otemba musume (1923), Yamanaka kouta (1923) and Mankô (1926).
- Yasunari Kawabata was born on 11 June 1899 in Osaka, Japan. He was a writer and actor, known for A Page of Madness (1926), Izu no odoriko (1967) and Izu no odoriko (1974). He was married to Hideko Keizo. He died on 16 April 1972 in Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan.
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Sôichi Ôya was born on 13 September 1900 in Osaka, Japan. He was a writer and director, known for Chiheisen (1939), Korega Betonamu sensôda (1968) and Japan's Longest Day (1967). He was married to Masako Oya. He died on 22 November 1970.- Taruho Inagaki was born on 26 December 1900 in Osaka, Japan. He was a writer, known for Miroku (2013). He was married to Shinohara Kokorozashi-dai. He died on 25 October 1977 in Japan.
- Saemon Kataoka was born on 13 January 1901 in Osaka, Japan. He is known for Umon torimonochô - Rokuban tegara (1930), Ryûko hachi-tengu - Suiko no maki (1930) and Akki (1926).
- Motojirô Kajii was born on 17 February 1901 in Prefecture Osaka, Japan. He was a writer, known for Bungo: Nihon bungaku shinema (2010). He died on 24 March 1932 in Osaka, Japan.
- Kaidô Ôoka was born on 8 August 1901 in Osaka, Japan. He is known for Tôkaidô hizakurige dai-ippen: Jigoku kara haiagatta Yaji-Kita (1928), Shinban Tôkaidô hizakurige dai-ni-hen: Bakasareta Yaji-Kita (1928) and Yajikita kindai koshinkyoku (1929).
- Mitsusaburô Ramon was born on 10 October 1901 in Osaka, Japan. He was an actor, known for Kikuchi sembon-yari: Shidonî tokubetsu kôgeki-tai (1944), Onna Jirochô wakuwaku dôchû (1951) and Z no senritsu (1948). He died on 6 May 1976.
- Ganjirô Nakamura was born on 17 February 1902 in Osaka, Japan. He was an actor, known for Conflagration (1958), Summer Clouds (1958) and Floating Weeds (1959). He died on 13 April 1983.
- Masaru Koganei was born on 25 May 1902 in Osaka, Japan. He is known for Kubikiri jizô (1928), Bushido hanayaka narishî koro âdauhihen (1928) and Adauchi hensozû (1929).
- Hideji Hôjô was born on 7 November 1902 in Osaka, Japan. He was a writer, known for Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954), Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) and First Love of Okon (1958). He died on 19 May 1996.
- Director
- Writer
Kyôtarô Namiki was born on 15 December 1902 in Osaka, Osaka, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Beniya kômori (1936), Tengu kaijô: Kôhen (1932) and Umon torimonochô: Nazo no hachijûhachi-ya (1949). He was married to Kiyoko Tsuji. He died on 14 February 2001 in Japan.- Director
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Along with Kenzô Masaoka and Sanae Yamamoto, Yabushita (at the beginning of his career credited as "Yasushi Yabushita") was a pioneer of Japanese animation. After World War II, he changed his work from animator and inbetweener to producer and director. In 1949, he co-directed his most famous short film, "The Animals Play Baseball." When his company was absorbed by Toei, he was appointed director of the company's first full-length colour feature film, and also of Japan, Panda and the Magic Serpent (1958) ("White Snake Enchantress," 1958). From then on, he directed or co-directed other eight full-length films for the company, and finally did a short film, "A Million Years in life of Men," before he quit Toei in 1968. He is also author of two documentary films about the "History of Japanese Animation" (1972-73).- Michio Takeyama was born on 17 July 1903 in Osaka, Japan. He was a writer, known for The Burmese Harp (1956) and The Burmese Harp (1985). He died on 15 June 1984 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan.
- Emiko Yagumo was born on 15 August 1903 in Osaka, Japan. She was an actress, known for A Story of Floating Weeds (1934), Tokyo Chorus (1931) and Fue no shiratama (1929). She died on 13 January 1979.
- Chiyoko Kinoshita was born on 1 October 1903 in Osaka, Japan. She is known for Chuji tabi nikki: Koshu tate hen (1927), Oni susukî (1925) and Kowareta Ningyo (1926).
- Rintaro Takeda was born on 9 May 1904 in Osaka, Japan. He was a writer, known for Yoru no hato (1937) and Nanairo no machi (1952). He died on 31 March 1946 in Japan.
- Yôko Mishima was born on 21 March 1906 in Osaka, Japan. She is an actress, known for Ekisutora gâru (1925), Haha ni chikaite (1926) and Crossword (1926).
- The daughter of a missionary in Japan, Margaret was educated at Oxford High School and Lady Margaret Hall, also in Oxford. She began her career with the Macdona Players, Bernard Shaw Rep., then Little Theatre, London and New York. She played many outstanding roles in West End and New York theatre.
- Masako Yanagi was born on 2 July 1907 in Osaka, Japan. She was an actress, known for Oyagokoro (1927), Osen and Isuke (1927) and Onna ronin (1926). She died on 13 November 1980.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Executive
Ryôichi Hattori was born on 1 October 1907 in Osaka, Japan. He was a composer and executive, known for Crazy Rich Asians (2018), Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) and Isle of Dogs (2018). He died on 30 January 1993.- Additional Crew
Kashiko Kawakita was born on 21 March 1908 in Osaka, Japan. She is known for Atarashiki tsuchi (1937), I Lived, But... (1983) and Doyô danwashitsu (1964). She was married to Nagamasa Kawakita. She died on 27 July 1993.- Meichô Soganoya was born on 3 June 1908 in Osaka, Japan. He was an actor, known for Female Ninja Magic (1964), Sangyô supai (1968) and Sanshiro Sugata (1970). He was married to Hikaru Kuroki. He died on 13 April 1999 in Sakai, Japan.
- Akiko Chihaya was born on 27 September 1908 in Osaka, Japan. She is an actress, known for Nakinureta haru no onna yo (1933), Crossroads (1928) and Itawari no Asatarô (1927).
- Chieko Naniwa was born on 19 November 1908 in Osaka, Japan. She was an actress, known for Throne of Blood (1957), A Geisha (1953) and Miyamoto Musashi (1961). She was married to Tengai Shibuya. She died on 22 December 1973.
- Reiko Mochizuki was born on 10 January 1909 in Osaka, Japan. She is an actress, known for Koina no Ginpei: Yuki no wataridori (1931), Edo kyôenrokû (1932) and Denkito yorin: zenpen (1929).
- Koichi Kishi was born on 31 March 1909 in Osaka, Japan. He was a director and actor, known for Im Frühling - Ein Film von japanischen Frühlingsfesten (1934), Dai-yon sakuhin (1932) and Jippun-kan no shisaku (1932). He died on 17 November 1937.
- Kikuko Tachibana was born on 2 October 1909 in Osaka, Japan. She was an actress, known for Kai-denpa no senritsu - Dai ippen: Ningen tank shutsugen hen (1939), Kai-denpa no senritsu - Dai nihen: Tômei ningen hen (1939) and Machi no onna (1929). She died on 5 December 1968.
- Kiyoko Izumi was born on 21 December 1909 in Osaka, Japan. She was an actress, known for Higan no hate (1927), Kaidan Sayoginu sôshi (1936) and Yojutsû shiranui gumô (1936). She died on 26 August 1950.
- Michiko Ôe was born on 11 February 1910 in Osaka, Japan. She is an actress, known for Maboroshi-tôge - Edo-hen (1931), Maboroshi-tôge - Tôkyô-hen (1931) and Higan yôtsume hishî (1931).
- Aiko Takatsu was born on 25 March 1910 in Osaka, Japan. She is an actress, known for Ren'ai kyôgijô (1931), Misuji no onna (1932) and Joseijin (1933).
- Kunie Gomi was born on 10 April 1910 in Osaka, Japan. She is an actress, known for Kurama Tengu (1928), Kurama Tengu: Kyôfu jidai (1928) and Gyakushô (1927).
- Producer
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Tomoyuki Tanaka was born on April 26, 1910 in Kashiwara, Osaka, Japan. He graduated from Kansai University in 1940 and joined Toho Studios the same year. After four years with the company, he became a producer, with his first film production being Kita no san-nin (1945). He was set to begin work on a Japanese-Indonesian film called "Eiko no Kanatani" (Behind the Glory); however, the Indonesian government did not grant work visas to the Japanese cast and crew. As a result, he had to think of something big enough to replace the scrapped movie. During a trip home to Japan, Tanaka peered out the airplane window and gazed towards the dark ocean below, wondering what lay beneath those waves. Then, he got the brilliant idea: make a film about a gigantic monster. Thus, Godzilla was born!
With a respected team of crew members including Director Ishirô Honda, Special Effects Man Eiji Tsuburaya and Composer Akira Ifukube, these "Four Fathers" created the first ever Godzilla (1954) movie, which would go on to become one of the highest-grossing films in Japan of all time and would feature a monster that would be a most recognizable and lasting icon of pop-culture not only in Japan, but in countries around the world. Tanaka would go on to produce 21 of the many sequels to Godzilla (1954), and other Toho sci-fi films such as Rodan (1956), The Mysterians (1957), Varan (1958), Mothra (1961) and Atragon (1963). Tanaka has produced or oversaw every Toho sci-fi film up to 1997 and has also produced six films with acclaimed director Akira Kurosawa.
Tanaka passed away in Tokyo on April 2, 1997 at the age of 86.- Otohiko Masakuni was born on 27 August 1910 in Osaka, Japan. He is an actor, known for Maboroshi no kage wo oite (1930), Reimei ni tatsu wakamono (1931) and Kanashiki gekidô (1931).
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Aiko Mimasu was born on 2 November 1910 in Osaka, Japan. She was an actress, known for Kuruwa sodachi (1964), Mabuta no haha (1952) and Tsukigata Hanpeita: Hana no maki; Arashi no maki (1956). She was married to Matsutarô Kawaguchi. She died on 18 January 1982 in Japan.- Osamu Fushimizu was born on 5 December 1910 in Osaka, Osaka, Japan. Osamu was a director, known for Tokyo no josei (1939), Tokyo rapusodei (1936) and Currents of Youth (1942). Osamu died in 1942.
- Genzaburô Ayanokôji was born on 26 February 1911 in Osaka, Japan. He was an actor, known for Kenpû hyakumangoku (1940), Hatamoto denpô zamurai (1937) and Daijobu no matsugorô (1933). He died on 26 October 1988 in Japan.
- Jun Fujio was born on 3 November 1911 in Osaka City, Osaka, Japan. He was an actor, known for The H-Man (1958), Mikkokusha wa dare ka (1958) and Chi to daiyamondo (1964). He died on 12 March 1987.