She was born in Tokyo, Japan, and started work as a singer from a very young age, her specialty being jazz and a level of sensuality that was somewhat shocking at the time. She did not marry, which made her quite an icon. But in 2007 she announced that she was engaged to marry percussionist Nobu Saito in spring 2008.
Today she continues to work as a singer and performer, as well as an actress. She participates in a wide variety of musical theatre including that of Yukio Ninagawa. She provided the voice of the witch Yubaba in Hayao Miyazaki's movie, Spirited Away, played the young witch's mother in the TV remake of Bewitched in Tokyo, and has twice been nominated for a Japanese Academy Award. She plays the character Big Mama in the Japanese version of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. She has also acted in television dramas, such as the 2005 series Nobuta wo Produce, in which she played the Vice Principal, Katharine. -- Wikipedia", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/jQbmzd_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Aso Yumi", "alternateName": "麻生祐未, 奥村由美, あそう ゆみ, Asou Yumi, Yumi Asou, Yumi Aso", "birthDate": "August 15, 1963", "nationality": "Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, Japan", "description": "Okumura Yumi, better known by the stage name Aso Yumi, is a Japanese actress. She is the niece of singer Chiyo Okumura. She married actor Nagasawa Toshiya in March 2004, and they had one child. The couple separated less than two years later, and officially divorced in 2008.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/aso-yumi.png" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kobayashi Kaoru", "alternateName": "小林薫, こばやし かおる, Kaoru Kobayashi", "birthDate": "September 04, 1951", "nationality": "Kyoto City, Kyoto, Japan", "description": "", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/kaoru-kobayashi.png" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Takarada Akira", "alternateName": "宝田明", "birthDate": "April 29, 1934", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "Akira Takarada was a Japanese film actor who is most known in the west for his roles in the Godzilla film series.
Takarada was born in Japan-occupied Korea, and lived for a time in Harbin, China. His father worked as an engineer on the South Manchuria Railway. After the war, he remained in Harbin, and he is able to speak Mandarin Chinese and English.
Takarada came to Japan with his family in 1948. He joined Toho as part of their "New Face" program in April 1953. His film debut was with a small role in And Then the Liberty Bell Rang, a biography of the educator Fukuzawa Yukichi.[1] His big break came when he was cast as navy diver Hideto Ogata in the original Godzilla (1954). He became a popular actor at Toho for his good looks and charismatic, sophisticated character. He continued his association with the Godzilla series in Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964), Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965), and Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966). He returned to the series in 1992 with Godzilla vs. Mothra and appeared again in Godzilla: Final Wars (2004). Other Toho science-fiction/special-effects films in which he appeared include Half Human (1958), The Last War (1961), Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965), King Kong Escapes (1967), and Latitude Zero (1969).
Toho prepared a musical production of Gone with the Wind with Broadway composer-lyricist Harold Rome for its new Teigeki theater in 1970. Entitled Scarlett, Takarada was originally scheduled to play the role of Rhett Butler. However, injuries sustained in an accident in which he fell off a bulldozer while filming prevented him from participating in this stage production. Takarada made a guest appearance at the fan convention G-Fest XVII in 2010.
He died on 14th March 2022.
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She is known for being part of the comedic musical trio Kashimashi Musume with her sisters, where Terue used to play rhythmic guitar. All 3 still perform in comedic shows sometimes, although they're now more active on TV dramas and commercials.
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