List of Famous people born in Japan

Tomoko Nakayama , better known as Tomoko Ikuta , is a Japanese actress who is represented by the talent agency, Toho Entertainment. Her skills are dancing and horseback riding. She is currently a regular model for Mart. Her husband is footballer Masashi Nakayama.

Ineko Arima is a Japanese film actress born on 3 April 1932 in Osaka. She is known for her work with director Yasujirō Ozu.

Hiroyuki Miura is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He is a former Kisei title holder and became the first active Class A professional to lose to a computer when he lost to the GPS Shogi program in April 2013.

Kaho Shibuya is a Japanese cosplay model, radio host, actress, author, and former AV idol from Tokyo.

Hiroaki Hiraoka is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Masahiro Nakatani is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder and first baseman for the Hanshin Tigers.

Shingo Katayama is a Japanese golfer.

Oriza Hirata is a Japanese playwright, director, and academic. For the majority of his life, he has been best known for his work in theater and creating what he has coined, “contemporary colloquial theater,” or as theater critics call it, “quiet drama.”

Masataka Gōda is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He is a former major title holder, having won the Ōi, Kisei, Kiō and Ōshō titles throughout his career.

Junro Anan is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He played for the Hiroshima Carp from 1956 to 1967. From 1968 to 1970 he played for Kintetsu Buffaloes. He later served as a manager for Hiroshima.He played in the Japan Central League and the Japan Pacific League.