List of Famous people born in Japan

Kōdai Umetsu is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.

Takashi Shimizu is a Japanese filmmaker. He is best known for being the creator of the Ju-On franchise, and directing four of its films, internationally, in both Japan and the U.S. According to film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon, Shimizu is "one of a new breed of Japanese horror directors" who prefers to "suggest menace and violence rather than directly depict it."

Nobuo Kyo is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agency Cube. He graduated from Ichikawa High School.

Daiki Yoshikawa is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder who is currently a scorer of Yomiuri Giants for Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in NPB for the Chunichi Dragons and Giants.

Masakazu Kagiyama is a Japanese former figure skater. He is the 1989 World Junior bronze medalist and a three-time Japanese national champion. He placed 13th at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 12th at the 1994 Winter Olympics. After retiring from competition, he became a coach. He is the father of Japanese figure skater Yuma Kagiyama.

Yukio Sakaguchi is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, actor and judoka, who is currently signed with DDT Pro-Wrestling and has fought and competed for World Victory Road, DREAM, Pancrase, Pro Wrestling Wave, S-Cup, Shooto, Big Japan Pro Wrestling, Union Pro Wrestling, Kaientai Dojo, Dradition, Legend The Pro-Wrestling and K-1. Sakaguchi is known for his fight with Nigerian K-1 kickboxer, Film actor and male model Andy Ologun. Yukio is the son of former judoka and professional wrestling legend Seiji Sakaguchi and the older brother of actor Kenji Sakaguchi, who notably co-starred in Ikebukuro West Gate Park when the television show made its debut run in 2000 and most recently in 2012 started making regular appearances on the show Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi, he also co-starred in the film Face.

Kenta Ishida is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball.

Shun Nishime is a Japanese actor and model who is represented by the talent agency Oscar Promotion. His nickname is Shun Shun (しゅんしゅん). He won the Grand Prix at the 27th Junon Super Boy Contest.

Kotaro Otake is a Japanese Professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.

Misaki Doi is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her highest WTA rankings are 30 in singles and 78 in doubles.