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is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Io Shirai who is currently signed to the WWE, performing on their developmental brand NXT, where she is a former NXT Women's Champion.

Making her debut in March 2007, Io spent several years working as a tag team wrestler, teaming with her older sister Mio, with whom she would wrestle for various promotions across Japan and Mexico, winning the TLW World Young Women's Tag Team Championship in the process. In June 2010, the Shirais came together with Kana to form the Triple Tails stable, which would last for fifteen months, before Io broke out of the group and started her singles career with the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. In April 2013, she won the promotion's top title, the World of Stardom Championship, which she would hold for over fifteen months.

She is currently in her record sixth reign as one third of the Artist of Stardom Champions, while also being a former two-time World of Stardom Champion and a one-time Goddess of Stardom, Wonder of Stardom, High Speed and SWA World Champion. She is recognized as the "ace" of Stardom, and was named the 2015 and 2016 women's wrestler of the year by Tokyo Sports.

Masayuki Yui was born in 1947 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. He is an actor and writer, known for Ran (1985), Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980) and Dreams (1990).

Filmmaker, Comic actor and TV Presenter

Born in Japan and raised in Adelaide and Bangkok, Yujiro (YT) studied economics (Bachelors degree) at Keio University, Tokyo, before starting a career in show business.

His television credits include presenting and acting in a variety of programs on TV Tokyo, ITV (England), MBC (Korea) , Hunan TV (China), RTL (Holland) and the BBC. Neo-Japan Award Director for the Shortshorts Film Festival 2008. He is a big fan of MJ and the mighty British "Businessman of the year 1993" Keith Lemon from Leeds.

Finalist for the inaugural "Democracy Challenge" hosted by the U.S State Department. "Samurai Democracy" advocate.

Misuzu Kanno was born on 25 February 1966 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. She is an actress and producer, known for Mukoku (2017), Antihero (2024) and Black Pean (2018).

From Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Misaki learned modern ballet from the age of 3. She joined a children's theater company at the age of five, and was active as a child actor on stage and on television, mainly in musicals. Her special skills are jazz, dance, Japanese traditional dance, tap, vocal music, pantomime and sword fighting in addition to modern ballet.

Yasuko Agawa, born Yasuko Sato on October 16, 1951. She is a well renowned Japanese jazz singer and former actress . While her stint as an actress was rather limited she is still well known for stand out roles in big studio films such as Nosutoradamusu no daiyogen (1974), Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) and Evil of Dracula (1974).

Kiyo Murakami was born on 16 March 1928 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. She is an actress, known for The Castle of Sand (1974), Miyamoto Musashi (1973) and Eden no umi (1950).

Haruyo Shimamura was born on 4 March 1992 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan.

Yuri Obitani was born in 1964 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. He is a director and editor, known for Correspondence Yuri Obitani/Ming-Yu Lee (2021) and Ensei Fufu (2000). He is married to Yukie Saito.

Yoko Arisaka was born in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan.