Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Was a notable Japanese filmmaker, most famous for making tragi-comic films dealing with the lives of

Was a notable Japanese filmmaker, most famous for making tragi-comic films dealing with the lives of lower-class Japanese people, especially those involved in petty crime or employed in red light districts. He was a key influence on Shohei Imamura, who worked as his assistant director and referred to him as "my teacher." Imamura later remade Kawashima's 1957 film Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate as Eijanka.

A Japanese popular musician and film star, born on April 11, 1937. His father, Ken Uehara, was one o

A Japanese popular musician and film star, born on April 11, 1937. His father, Ken Uehara, was one of the most popular film stars in Japan during the 1930s. Yuzo Kayama became one of Japan's biggest stars of the 1960s in the "Wakadaishô" or "Young Guy" film series.He showed his ability for drama when Akira Kurosawa cast him for his 1965 film, Red Beard (???, Akahige?), starring Toshiro Mifune. Kayama reported that he found the two years spent making this film the most difficult, but proudest work of his life.

A Japanese video game music composer.Koshiro's first composing job was with Nihon Falcom in 1986, wh

A Japanese video game music composer.Koshiro's first composing job was with Nihon Falcom in 1986, where he contributed to the soundtracks of Xanadu Scenario II and Romancia. However, his most well-known Falcom works are his contributions to Sorcerian, Ys I, and Ys II. After Ys II, Koshiro left Falcom.Following his separation with Falcom, Koshiro became a freelancer, composing music for many other companies. Most notable among these were Sega, where he composed music for The Revenge of Shinobi and the trilogy he's most known for, Streets of Rage, as well as Quintet, where he composed the soundtracks to ActRaiser and ActRaiser 2.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Yokohama F. Marinos. He is a de

A Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Yokohama F. Marinos. He is a defender and a product of Marinos' youth system.He made his international debut for Japanon August 9, 2006 in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo when he replaced Keisuke Tsuboi in the 60th minute.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for V-Varen Nagasaki. Minami previously played for E

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for V-Varen Nagasaki. Minami previously played for Ehime F.C. in the J. League Division 2.

Is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summ

Is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1964 he was a squad member of the Japanese team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament.

A Japanese football player who plays for Kashima Antlers.[1] He is a right footed forward.He was cho

A Japanese football player who plays for Kashima Antlers.[1] He is a right footed forward.He was chosen as one of the Designated Players for Development by J. League and JFA in 2003 and 2004. Because of this status, he was able to register as an Oita Trinita player (2003) and a Sagan Tosu player (2004) while he was still eligible to play for his university club. He played one game for Oita and 10 games for Tosu.After the graduation in 2005, he joined Kasima Antlers. He became a regular in the 2006 season for the club. He earned his first international cap on February 17, 2008 against in an East Asian Cup match against China.

Was a Japanese novelist and playwright. His real name was written ?? ?? but pronounced the same as h

Was a Japanese novelist and playwright. His real name was written ?? ?? but pronounced the same as his pen-name. He was born to a family of kimono makers in Tochigi-city, Tochigi Prefecture.After graduating Tokyo Imperial University, in 1920 he made his literary debut with the play The Crown of Life (????, Seimei no kanmuri). Later, with the writers Kikuchi Kan and Akutagawa Ryunosuke he helped to co-found the Japanese Writer’s Association and openly criticized Japan's wartime military government for its censorship policies.

A Japanese figure skater. He is the 2008 Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships gold medalist.Han

A Japanese figure skater. He is the 2008 Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships gold medalist.Hanyu first competed in the national level competition as a novice skater in the 2004-05 season. He skated at the 2004 Japan Novice Championships in the Novice B category, which is the lower of the two categories of skaters who compete at the novice level. He won the gold medal in this competition.[1]

Was career naval officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy, Doctor of Engineering and head of the engine

Was career naval officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy, Doctor of Engineering and head of the engineering school of Tokyo Imperial University and a leading Japanese naval architect in the 1910s and 1920s, responsible for designing a number of famous warships, many of which would later see action during World War II.