Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Was a Japanese screenwriter and director. He is perhaps best known for directing Antarctica (1983),

Was a Japanese screenwriter and director. He is perhaps best known for directing Antarctica (1983), which won several awards. He also co-directed Hiroshima (1995) with Roger Spottiswoode, which was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries.He was the nephew of literary critic Korehito Kurahara, and older brother of film director Koretsugu Kurahara. His son Jun Iwasaki, a former producer for Ishihara International Productions Inc., is currently secretary to politician Nobuteru Ishihara.

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representative

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Chinen, Okinawa and graduate of Sophia University he was elected to the assembly of Okinawa Prefecture for the first time in 1988 and to the Diet for the first time in 2003. His father is Junji Nishime, former governor of Okinawa Prefecture, and his brother is Junshiro Nishime, a former member of the House of Councilors in the Diet.

A former Nippon Professional Baseball catcher for the Yokohama BayStars.

A former Nippon Professional Baseball catcher for the Yokohama BayStars.

Is a Japanese rugby union player. He began his rugby career in Christchurch, New Zealand as a school

Is a Japanese rugby union player. He began his rugby career in Christchurch, New Zealand as a schoolboy. Ono has gained 4 caps with the Japanese side since his debut at fly half against Australia A on 9 May 2007. Ono appeared in the Rugby World Cup 2007,

Is a Japanese football player who since 2007 has played for Tokyo Verdy.

Is a Japanese football player who since 2007 has played for Tokyo Verdy.

Inaba is the vocalist and lyricist for the legendary Japanese rock and roll band, B'z. Their debut w

Inaba is the vocalist and lyricist for the legendary Japanese rock and roll band, B'z. Their debut was in 1988, and he also started his solo career in 1997 with "Magma".Inaba sang on the Steve Vai song "Asian Sky" from the album The Ultra Zone in 1999. He

Was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and Naval Minister during World War II.He was a graduat

Was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and Naval Minister during World War II.He was a graduate of the 31st class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy, ranking 76th out of 188 cadets. As a midshipman, he served on the cruisers Itsukushima and Izumo. During the Russo-Japanese War, still as a midshipman, he served on the Chiyoda during the Battle of Tsushima.

Was the father of the sosaku hanga movement in twentieth century Japan and a photographer.Onchi came

Was the father of the sosaku hanga movement in twentieth century Japan and a photographer.Onchi came from an aristocratic family that had close connections with the imperial family. As a child, he received the same kind of education that a prince received. Onchi was trained in both traditional calligraphy and modern western art.

A Japanese jockey. He is the younger and less known brother of Yutaka Take.

A Japanese jockey. He is the younger and less known brother of Yutaka Take.

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in t

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he was elected for the first time in 1979. He served as Minister of Education in 1990 and as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications from 1999 to 2000.

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representative

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Takato, Nagano and graduate of Hosei University, he studied abroad in Berlin and then at Ohio State University. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1972 as an independent and later joined the New Liberal Club, which later merged with the LDP.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kawasaki Frontale.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kawasaki Frontale.

A Japanese football player, who currently plays midfielder for the Colorado Rapids of Major League S

A Japanese football player, who currently plays midfielder for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. He was drafted at the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft. He is the first Japanese player in the history of Major League Soccer.

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Sagan Tosu.

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Sagan Tosu.

A race car driver currently competing in the Formula Nippon series. He previously competed in the IR

A race car driver currently competing in the Formula Nippon series. He previously competed in the IRL IndyCar Series.After winning the Japanese Formula Dream Championship in 2001, Kosuke attracted the attention of former Formula One driver Aguri Suzuki as a teenager and was placed into Suzuki's driver development program, the ARTA Project. He went on to finish 2nd in the 2002 German Formula Three Championship winning 2 races and finished 3rd in the 2003 European Formula Renault V6 Championship, winning 3 races before replacing Roger Yasukawa at Super Aguri Fernandez Racing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series in 2004.

Kosuke Nakamachi (born September 1, 1985 in Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Kosuke Nakamachi (born September 1, 1985 in Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Shimizu S-Pulse in the J. League. At the end of the 2008

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Shimizu S-Pulse in the J. League. At the end of the 2008 season he signed for Shimizu S-Pulse from Yokohama FC

A DJ and music game composer. He is best known for his work in the Konami Bemani series. He has prod

A DJ and music game composer. He is best known for his work in the Konami Bemani series. He has produced music under a number of different aliases, such as kors k, StripE, and teranoid.He was influenced early in his career by Tetsuya Komuro, and began to learn to play the synthesizer. Following the popularity of J-pop remixes, he became interested in club music.[1]

Kosuke Suda (born February 4, 1980 in Japan) is a former Japanese football player.

Kosuke Suda (born February 4, 1980 in Japan) is a former Japanese football player.

Is an Japanese professional basketball player. He plays for the Aisin Seahorses of the JBL Super Lea

Is an Japanese professional basketball player. He plays for the Aisin Seahorses of the JBL Super League. Takeuchi also is a member of the Japan national basketball team, playing for the team in the 2006 FIBA World Championship and both the FIBA Asia Champ

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for JEF United Ichihara Chiba. He was a member of Japan U-20 nati

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for JEF United Ichihara Chiba. He was a member of Japan U-20 national football team for 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Canada.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Cerezo Osaka.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Cerezo Osaka.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for F.C. Machida Zelvia. Fukatsu previously played for Nagoya Gra

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for F.C. Machida Zelvia. Fukatsu previously played for Nagoya Grampus, Mito Hollyhock and F.C. Gifu in the J. League.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, who currently wrestles for Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) and other

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, who currently wrestles for Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) and other various Japanese independent promotions. On June 1, 2010, Ibushi entered his second Best of the Super Juniors tournament. After winning his block with six