Famous People with Name Shinobu

Shinobu Nakayama            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shinobu Nakayama: an actress and a former J-pop singer. She was born in Tokyo, Japan, and released her first single on 2 November 1988. Her final release as a J-pop artist was on 1 March 1991. She was a member of the short-lived idol groups Nanatsuboshi and Rakutenshi. She

Shinobu Otowa            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shinobu Otowa: a Japanese enka singer.She was born as Chieko Yoshimura (????? Yoshimura Chieko) in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi.

Shinobu Yaguchi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shinobu Yaguchi: a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He specializes in feel-good "zero to hero" films, where a group of people take up an unlikely activity, face a number of obstacles, but finally succeed. His film Waterboys was particularly successful and led to a TV series which entered its third season in 2005. He was awarded Best Screenplay at the 2005 Yokohama Film Festival for his film Swing Girls.[1]

Shinobu Fukuhara            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shinobu Fukuhara: a Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers. He was the number three draft pick for the Hanshin Tigers in 1999.

Shinobu Kandori            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shinobu Kandori: a former Japanese wrestler and now politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa, she ran unsuccessfully for House of Councillors in 2004 but was allowed to join the house in 2006 when Heizo Takenaka, a member of the house, resigned.

Wakanosato Shinobu            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Wakanosato Shinobu: is a professional sumo wrestler from Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan. He has been ranked in the top division since 1998, and his highest rank has been sekiwake. He holds the record for the most consecutive tournaments ranked in the junior sanyaku ranks of sekiwak