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Yoshihiro Nishimura was born on 1 April 1967 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. He is a producer, known for Tokyo Gore Police (2008), Meatball Machine Kodoku (2017) and The ABCs of Death (2012).

After graduating in Tokyo, he joined Toei Doga in 1963. In 1965 he was promoted from inbetweener and animator to director of animation with the TV Series "Obake no Qtaro" ("Ghost Qtaro"). In 1966 he left Toei and joined A Pro. (later Shin'Ei Doga). His first TV series in the company was "Pa-man" (1967-68). In 1979 he co-directed the first episodes of the TV series "Doraemon", and later more than 20 films based on the character, beginning with the fourth one (in 1983). All the three series are based on mangas by Fujiko-Fujio, but Shibayama is also famous for TV series based on other mangas, as "Tensai Bakabon" by Fujio Akatsuka, "The Gutsy Frog" by Yasumi Yoshizawa and above all the film trilogy "Cheer up, Tabuchi-kun" (1979-80) by Hisaichi Ishii.

Taichi Yamada was born on 6 June 1934 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. He was a writer, known for All of Us Strangers (2023), Childhood Days (1990) and Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies (1986). He died on 29 November 2023 in Japan.

Yoshitarô Nomura was born on 23 April 1919 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for The Castle of Sand (1974), Suspicion (1982) and The Incident (1978). He died on 8 April 2005 in Tokyo, Japan.

Chouko Iida was born in 1897, in the old downtown of Tokyo, Asakusa.After dropping out of high school and working as a clerk at the Matsuzakaya Department Store, she joined the Nakamura Matsugoro Acting Company. In 1922, Iida entered Shochiku Kamata Productions. Her acting was soon recognized by a director at Shouchiku and she went on to debut in Shinyuku Tsuma (The Dying Wife). She then appeared in Gamaguchi (A Purse) and Goikenmuyo (Useless Opinions) in collaboration with Jun Arai. After her marriage to Hideaki Mohara, a cameraman, she played the principal role in a number of films of Godokoro Hiranosuke: Okame (The Turtle), Ukiyoeburo (The Bath of the Floating World), Onna to Umaretakaranya (Because I Was Born to Be a Woman). She later co-starred with Takeshi Sakamoto in Dekigokoro (Acting on Impulse), Ukigusa Monogatari and Tokyo no yado (A Japanese Inn in Tokyo) the successful series of films by Yasujiro Ozu. Iida received the Jujo Murasaki award in 1963, and the Tanho award fourth prize in 1967. She died in 1972, of lung cancer at the age of 75.

Sadako Sawamura was born on 11 November 1908 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Taiyô to bara (1956), A Wife's Heart (1956) and Street of Shame (1956). She was married to Kamatari Fujiwara and Yasuhiko Ôhashi. She died on 16 August 1996.

Mantarô Ushio was born on 4 February 1909 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Kirare Yosaburô (1960), Tobô resshâ (1966) and Hanayahanaru shôtai (1968). He died on 8 April 2000.

Atsushi Watanabe was born on 9 April 1898 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Yojimbo (1961), Seven Samurai (1954) and Ikiru (1952). He died on 27 February 1977.

Michitarô Mizushima was born on 20 January 1912 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Seishun jazu musume (1953), Kai-denpa no senritsu - Dai ippen: Ningen tank shutsugen hen (1939) and Kai dempa satsujin kôsen - Dai ippen: Ningen tanku shutsugen (1936). He died on 23 March 1999 in Tokyo, Japan.

Sônosuke Sawamura was born on 1 July 1918 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Zatoichi on the Road (1963), The Invisible Avenger (1954) and Kyatsu o nigasuna (1956). He died on 3 November 1978.

Sanae Takasugi was born on 8 October 1918 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Tonari no Yae-chan (1934), Yama wa yûyake (1934) and Kinkanshoku (1934). She died on 26 November 1995.

Junko Matsui was born on 7 December 1906 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. She is known for Koi no camp (1928), Hanai ôume (1926) and Maboroshî no gizokû (1926).

Yaeko Mizukawa was born on 15 February 1918 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Ôtonosama to higê (1936), Saiyûki Songokû (1936) and Kiketsu Manjitarô (1935).

Mitsuyo Mizushima was born on 31 March 1921 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Daigaku no âkanbô (1935), Maihime no koyomi (1935) and Haha no koibumi (1935).

Noburô Ôfuji (June 1, 1900 - July 28, 1961) was a Japanese film director and animator. One of the most notable auteurs of anime of the first half of the 20th century (one of the industry's most prestigious awards, the Mainichi Film Awards' Ôfuji Noburô Award, is named after him), he worked primarily with cutout and silhouette animation. He also made a number of films in traditional animation, using then-expensive, imported cels, while his earliest work known to have survived is a live-action/animated film. He trained under Jun'ichi Kôuchi before starting his own company. He is known for his employment of washi, especially the colored and patterned Edo chiyogami, which gives his films a distinctively Japanese appearance. He was one of the first Japanese animators to earn international recognition for his work.

Kan Hayashi was born in 1894 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. He is known for  bakudan (1964), Floating Clouds (1955) and The H-Man (1958).

Kunitarô Sawamura was born on 1 June 1905 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Mazô (1938), Akôjô (1952) and Kurama Tengu (1938). He died on 26 November 1974 in Tokyo, Japan.

Yuzuru Kume was born in 1897 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. He is known for Son'nô jôi (1927), Ûeno no kane (1925) and Ochimusâ (1925).

Mitsue Hisamatsu was born on 13 August 1914 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Otome series: Sono ichi - Hana monogatari: Fukujusô (1935), Gionshigure (1933) and Ono ga tsumi tamakî (1933).

Kikusaburô Kawai was born in 1908 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Kokyô no aranami (1931), Datezakurâ (1932) and Aiyoku (1929).

Hisao Kubota was born on 7 July 1909 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Kyôdai (1923), Haha o yobu koe (1925) and Musasabî no sankichi (1927).