List of Famous people born in Tokyo, Japan
Senri Ōe
Senri Oe is a Japanese jazz pianist, composer, producer, actor, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for his pop-music career in 1980s and '90's-era Japanese pop music'. Among his releases, from the 1980s to the 1990s, are eight albums which received Japan's Gold Disc Award. He was also awarded the Gold Disc Award for Best Male Pop Artist in 1989.
Tomochika Tsuboi
Tomochika Tsuboi is a Japanese baseball outfielder. He previously played in the NPB for 13 seasons, starting in 1998. His professional career started with the Hanshin Tigers, but he was traded to the Nippon-Ham Fighters for Toshihiro Noguchi after the 2002 season. His stint with Nippon Ham was his longest with the same team, lasting through 2010. He then played briefly for the Orix Buffaloes, his final season in Japanese pro ball. He declined a coaching position with the Fighters and since 2012 has played in various American independent leagues.
Masaru Wakasa
Masaru Wakasa is a Japanese lawyer, politician and former member of the House of Representatives in Japan.
Miwako Fujitani
Miwako Okamura is a Japanese actress. She was married to Shunichi Okamura in December 2005. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 17th Hochi Film Awards for The Oil-Hell Murder and Netorare Sosuke.
Ryūsei Nakao
Tomoharu Takeo , known by his stage name Ryūsei Nakao , is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer from Tokyo. He is attached to 81 Produce and worked under the name of Tomoharu Minamiya . He is married and has a son and a daughter.
Yasuyuki Kase
Yasuyuki Kase is a Japanese voice actor who works for Office Osawa.
Tetsuya Chiba
Tetsuya Chiba is a Japanese manga artist famous for his sports stories.
Asei Kobayashi
Asei Kobayashi was a Japanese composer. He was also a lyricist, actor, and multi-tarento. He could also sing songs and advertisement songs.
Masao Kida
Masao Kida is a former Japanese baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1999-2000, and 2003-2005.
Kinichi Hagimoto
Kinichi Hagimoto is a Japanese comedian. He is active as a stage performer, emcee, and manager of the amateur Ibaraki Golden Golds of the Japanese Baseball Association.