He has been nominated for two Japanese Academy Awards, and was named Best Newcomer in 1992. He married actress Yamaguchi Tomoko on December 15, 1995.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/WqJ5O_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tanaka Naoki", "alternateName": "田中直樹", "birthDate": "April 26, 1971", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "Born in Toyonaka, Osaka. He's part of the Cocorico Duo(ココリコ, Kokoriko, also romanized as Coq au Rico) with Endou Shouzo. Plays the boke but is the leader, and writes all of their material. Married actress Shie Kohinata in 2003 and has two sons, born in 2004 and 2008.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/qY8md0_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Yoshimura Jitsuko", "alternateName": "吉村実子", "birthDate": "April 18, 1943", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "Jitsuko Yoshimura is a Japanese actress. She was discovered by Shohei Imamura as a newcomer and cast in the film Pigs and Battleships. She went on to star in Onibaba. She retired from acting in 1970, but returned in 1980 and continues to work to this day. -- Wikipedia", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/rmEYpc.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kondo Yoshimasa", "alternateName": "近藤芳正", "birthDate": "August 13, 1961", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "Yoshimasa Kondo, born on August 13, 1961, in Nagoya, Japan, is a Japanese theatre and film actor.
He debuted as an extra in the series Chu-gaku-sei Nikki and was later written into the script. He later gained notability while working with the theatrical troupe Tokyo Sunshine Boys, though he is not a member of the group. However, Kondo continues to work with the Tokyo Sunshine Boys leader and director Mitani Koki in all of his movies after the troupe disbanded.
Now Kondo plays secondary roles in Japanese films.
(Source: Wikipedia)", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/rzPkE_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tanaka Kunie", "alternateName": "田中邦衛", "birthDate": "November 23, 1932", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "Tanaka Kunie is a Japanese actor. He had his first notable role in 1960 as a thug in Kurosawa Akira's The Bad Sleep Well and worked with the director again on Sanjuro. Tanaka is well known for his roles in Fukasaku Kinji's yakuza films, namely the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series. He also appeared in Kobayashi Masaki's Kwaidan.
He has been nominated for five Japanese Academy Awards, winning the Best Supporting Actor statuette for Gakko in 1993. He appeared as the lecherous Ishiyama Shinjiro, nicknamed Aodaisho, the antagonist of the hero, played by Kayama Yuzo, in all of the Wakadaisho series of films. The character Kizaru, from Oda Eiichiro's manga series One Piece, is modeled after Tanaka.
(Source: Wikipedia)", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/eWRP8_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Shimizu Michiko", "alternateName": "清水ミチコ", "birthDate": "January 27, 1960", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "Shimizu Michiko is a Japanese actress.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/kn7Jv_5c.jpg" } ], "director": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mitani Koki", "alternateName": "三谷幸喜", "birthDate": "July 8, 1961", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "Mitani Koki is a Japanese playwright, screenwriter, actor, and film director and was previously married to Japanese actress Satomi Kobayashi. He was named after Taihou Kouki, the youngest sumo wrestler to become yokozuna. He studied dramatics at Nihon University.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/lOApvc.jpg" } ]
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