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Kei Satô was born on 21 December 1928 in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan. He was an actor and director, known for The Sword of Doom (1966), The Ceremony (1971) and Harakiri (1962). He died on 2 May 2010 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

Tanie Kitabayashi was born on 21 May 1911 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Dai yûkai (1991), Amida-dô dayori (2002) and Kiku to Isamu (1959). She died on 27 April 2010 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

Tomio Aoki was born on 7 October 1923. He was an actor, known for Wasurerarenu hitobito (2000), I Was Born, But... (1932) and An Inn in Tokyo (1935). He died on 24 January 2004 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

Jun Hamamura was born on 7 February 1906 in Fukuoka, Japan. He was an actor, known for High and Low (1963), The Shogun Assassins (1979) and Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965). He died on 21 June 1995 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

Fuyumi Shiraishi was born on 14 October 1936 in Beijing, China. She was an actress, known for Patalliro! (1982), Patalliro: The Stardust Project (1983) and Mobile Suit Gundam (1979). She died on 26 March 2019 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

Jun Fukuda would spend his childhood in Manchuria before attending Nihon University College of Art. His interests would lead him to filmmaking and in 1946 he joined Toho as an assistant director. In his tenure as an assistant director, he would work under filmmakers such as Hiroshi Inagaki and Ishirô Honda, leading to his first work in special effects filmmaking with Rodan (1956). His career as a full-fledged director would take off in 1959. His early work leaned more towards mystery but he began to expand into more action and comedic centric works by the mid-1960s. Around this time, Toho gave Fukuda the opportunity to direct a Godzilla film. Beginning with Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966), Fukuda would become Toho's go to director for special effects films after Ishiro Honda. Fukuda's films would develop a unique identity beginning with his his choice to replace series composer Akira Ifukube with Masaru Satô. His films would be full of colorful characters and vibrant action demonstrating his filmmaking craftsmanship. During his career he would direct five Godzilla films, along with espionage films and comedies. He would also write the un-produced screenplays of The Invisible Man and Invisible Man vs. the Human Torch. While Fukuda was known to harbor a disdain for his work, he would seem to develop an understanding of what his work met to people as fans would send him letters and messages during his final years. Fukuda would passed away from lung cancer on December 3, 2000, at the age of 77.

Reiko Mutô was born on 1 March 1935 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Arcadia of My Youth (1982), Queen Millennia (1982) and Golgo 13: The Professional (1983). She died on 29 October 2006 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

Shinsuke Mikimoto was born on 22 May 1931 in Ishikawa, Japan. He was an actor, known for Bakumatsu (1970), Sûpâ jaiantsu (1957) and The Return of Godzilla (1984). He died on 5 August 2002 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

Isamu Tanonaka was born on 19 July 1932 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Dragon Ball Z (1989), Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (2007) and Puss in Boots (1969). He died on 13 January 2010 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

Reiko Ôhara was born on 13 November 1946 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978), Ohan (1984) and Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970). She was married to Shin'ichi Mori and Tsunehiko Watase. She died on 6 August 2009 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

Mitsuko Sawamura was born in 1942. She was an actress, known for Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956), Chakkari fujin to Ukkari fujin: Fûfu goenman no maki (1956) and The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956). She died in 2008 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

Toshiaki Nishizawa was born on 20 January 1936 in Hokkaido, Japan. He was an actor, known for Space Sheriff Gavan (1982), Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie (2012) and Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972). He was married to Beeba. He died on 11 April 2013 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

After starting at Toho in 1942, Matsubayashi's career, like that of so many others, was stalled by the Second World War. After serving in the Imperial Navy, to which he was fiercely loyal, Matsubayashi returned to the industry via the Shintoho studio in 1946. Shintoho gave him his first directorial job, Tokyo Dimples, in 1952. After returning to Toho in 1955, Matsubayashi specialized in salaryman comedies such as the Shacho (Boss) series. He directed more of that series (23 entries) than any other filmmaker. Due to Matsubayashi's wartime patriotism, greater than that of many of his contemporaries, Toho often entrusted him with their big-budget, special effects-laden war pictures from the 1960s up through the early 1980s. His best known movie outside Japan is probably Sekai Daisenso (aka The Last War, 1961).

Susumu Saji was a writer, known for Eight Below (2006), Antarctica (1983) and Hikô shônen (1964). He died on 7 February 2001 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

Yoshirô Muraki was born on 15 August 1924 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a production designer and art director, known for Ran (1985), Yojimbo (1961) and Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980). He was married to Shinobu Muraki. He died on 26 October 2009 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

Sôichirô Maeno was born in 1947 in Sasazuka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Stray Cat Rock: Beat '71 (1971), Ex Convict: Bail (1969) and Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo (1970). He died on 23 March 1976 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

Noriko Matsumoto was born on 9 August 1935 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for The Warped Ones (1960), Garasu no Jonî: Yajû no yô ni miete (1962) and Yoru no kunshô (1963). She died on 26 March 2014 in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

Yoshio Shirasaka was born in 1932 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a writer and actor, known for Rape! 13th Hour (1977), The Perfect Game (1958) and Tale of Scarlet Love (1963). He died on 2 January 2015 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

Yasukiyo Umeno was born on 14 July 1933 in Kanda, Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for The Perfect Game (1958), Kamen Rider Kabuto (2006) and Cruel Gun Story (1964). He died on 25 August 2020 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

Kayako Sono was born on 7 October 1934 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for The Great Killing (1964), Jirochô sangokushi (1963) and Izu no odoriko (1967). She died on 27 July 2010 in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

Miyoko Nakamura was born on 27 January 1923. She was an actress, known for Red Beard (1965), Cash Calls Hell (1966) and Shitto (1971). She died on 28 February 2012 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

Kunio Ôtsuka was born on 15 August 1933 in Ishiuchi-mura, Nîgata, Japan. He was an actor, known for Yagyû bugeichô (1957), The Orientals (1960) and Shinku no otoko (1961). He died on 9 June 1989 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

Koji Kobayashi was born in Oiso, Kanagawa, Japan. He was a producer and assistant director, known for Rurouni Kenshin (1996), Rakuen (1998) and Suzaku (1997). He died on 25 November 2008 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

Kyoji Kobayashi was born on 3 September 1931 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Brain 17 (1977), Spectreman (1971) and Kuchû toshi zero zero hachi (1969). He died on 8 March 2007 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

Eiken Shôji was born on 6 July 1923 in Shinjô, Yamagata, Japan. He was an actor, known for The Naked Woman and the Gun (1957), A Chain of Islands (1965) and Children of Hiroshima (1952). He died on 15 September 2015 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.