List of Famous people born in Tokyo, Japan

Tokihiko Okada

高橋英一
First Name Tokihiko
Born on February 18, 1903
Died on January 16, 1934 (aged 30)
Born in Japan, Tokyo

Tokihiko Okada was a silent film star in Japan during the 1920s and early 1930s. A native of Tokyo, he first started at the Taikatsu studio and later he was a leading player for Japanese directors such as Yasujirō Ozu and Kenji Mizoguchi. Film critic Tadao Sato recounts that Okada was among the handsomes and favorite Japanese actors of the era. Throughout his career, Okada played the role of the quintessential nimaime which were romantic, sensitive men as opposed to the rugged and hard-boiled leading men known as tateyaku. He was the father of film actress Mariko Okada. Tokihiko Okada died of tuberculosis at age 30.

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Koichi Mizushima

First Name Koichi
Last Name Mizushima
Born on January 30, 1941 (age 85)
Born in Japan, Tokyo

Koichi Mizushima (水島公一, Mizushima Kōichi, born January 30, 1941) is a Japanese researcher known for discovering lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO2) and related materials for the lithium-ion battery (Li-ion battery). He was affiliated with the University of Tokyo, before he went on to work for Toshiba.

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Akihiko Ohya

First Name Akihiko
Born on December 20, 1947 (age 78)
Born in Japan, Tokyo

Akihiko Ohya is a former Japanese baseball player and manager. He was the manager of the Yokohama BayStars baseball team in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball until he was fired on May 18, 2009, for not maintaining club standards.

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George Morikawa

First Name George
Last Name Morikawa
Born on January 17, 1966 (age 60)
Born in Japan, Tokyo

George Morikawa is a Japanese manga author known for the long-running series Hajime no Ippo. Born in Tokyo, Morikawa was inspired to become a manga artist upon reading Tetsuya Chiba's Harris no Kaze in elementary school.

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Nobuyuki Idei

First Name Nobuyuki
Last Name Idei
Born on November 22, 1937 (age 88)
Born in Japan, Tokyo

Nobuyuki Idei is a Japanese businessman. He was Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of Sony Corporation until the 7th March 2005. He is a director of General Motors, Baidu, Yoshimoto Kogyo and Nestlé.

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Kozo Takeda

Takeda Kōzō
First Name Kozo
Last Name Takeda
Born on December 27, 1972 (age 53)
Born in Japan, Tokyo
Height 173 cm | 5'8

Kozo Takeda is a Japanese actor and former welterweight kickboxer who was competing in K-1 MAX. He won Rajadamnern Stadium champion at welterweight in Muay Thai on January 21, 2001. He has made both the Welterweight and Super Welterweight Rajadamnern Stadium rankings. He is currently a chief adviser of International Sohgoh Budo Federation (ISBF) and he was certified as black belt of the 5th dan in karate by ISBF.

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Akiko Shikata

First Name Akiko
Last Name Shikata
Born on January 7, 1988 (age 38)
Born in Japan, Tokyo

Akiko Shikata is a Japanese singer-songwriter and composer, who is known for writing music for games and anime. She is best known for her contributions to the Ar tonelico, Shadow Hearts and Umineko no Naku Koro ni games, as well as anime adaptations of Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Akatsuki no Yona and Tales of Symphonia.

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Kokia

Born on July 22, 1976 (age 50)
Born in Japan, Tokyo

Akiko Yoshida is a Japanese singer and songwriter performing under the stage name Kokia. Her most well known songs are "Arigatō..." and "The Power of Smile" (which topped at No. 8 in the singles chart). She is also recognized for her numerous contributions to anime/game soundtracks, the most notable being "Ai no Melody/Chōwa Oto " for the film Origin: Spirits of the Past, "Follow the Nightingale" for the game Tales of Innocence, "Tatta Hitotsu no Omoi" for the anime Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino, "Dance of the Spirits" for the anime “Ancient Magus' Bride” and "For Little Tail" for the game Tail Concerto.

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Keiichi Tanaami

First Name Keiichi
Last Name Tanaami
Born on January 1, 1936 (age 90)
Born in Japan, Tokyo

Keiichi Tanaami is one of the leading pop artists of postwar Japan, and has been active as multi-genre artist since the 1960s as a graphic designer, illustrator, video artist and fine artist.

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Yoshizumi Ogawa

First Name Yoshizumi
Last Name Ogawa
Born on August 25, 1984 (age 41)
Born in Japan, Tokyo
Height 173 cm | 5'8

Yoshizumi Ogawa is a Japanese retired footballer and current head coach of TIAMO Hirakata.

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