List of Famous people born in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

Yōko Shimada is a Japanese actress. She is best known to Western audiences for her portrayal of Mariko in the 1980 miniseries Shōgun.

Jun Kunimura is a Japanese actor who has performed in Japan, Hollywood, and Hong Kong. He won Best Supporting Actor and the Popular Star Award at the 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards for his performance in the South Korean horror film The Wailing, directed by Na Hong-jin.

Teppei Arita is a Japanese comedian, television presenter and television writer who performs boke of the comedy duo Cream Stew. His partner is Shinya Ueda. He is nicknamed Aripei (アリペイ) and Aripē (アリペー).

Isao Yukisada is a Japanese film director from Kumamoto. He served as assistant director on Shunji Iwai's Love Letter, April Story, and Swallowtail Butterfly.

Masaharu Maeda , known by the stage name Shigeru Chiba , is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Kikuchi, Kumamoto. He has also worked as a sound effects director and music director. He is affiliated with the talent management firm 81 Produce.

Kazuaki Kiriya , born April 20, 1968, is a Japanese photographer and director of films and music videos. His birth name is Kazuhiro Iwashita . He is represented by Paradigm Agency.

Aki Yashiro , real name Akiyo Masuda, is a Japanese enka singer and painter. Her stage name "Yashiro" is adopted from her hometown, "Yatsushiro" (八代).

Ayumi Shigemori is a Japanese actress and pop star. She sang on the major J-pop hit "Dango 3 Kyodai".

Yasuo Daichi is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in more than 50 films since 1979.

Saki Fukuda is a Japanese actress and singer.