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Born on the island of Kyushu, Japan, Misawa had an early successful career as the baritone in a vocal quartet called "the Four Coins." The quartet toured the US for six months in the early '60s as "the Tokyo Four". After the death of a group member in the early '70s, the quartet broke up and Misawa began composing and arranging music as a new career. Concentrating primarily on commercial jingles (winning an international category for a Cleo award for a soap commercial jingle) and TV theme songs, Misawa has two gold records for the Japanese TV drama series, "Attention, Please" (about flight attendants) and "Sign wa V" (about women volleyball players). He continued his music career after his move to Hawaii in 1976. He moved to California in the early '80s, and eventually started working in film and TV.

Hideo Higashikokubaru was born on 16 September 1957 in Nagasaki-ken, Kyushu, Japan. He is an actor, known for Ultraman Saga (2012), An Adolescent (2001) and Getting Any? (1994). He was previously married to Kazuko Katô and Kimiyo Katahira.

Noboru Kaneko was born on 18 October 1974 in Nagasaki-ken, Kyushu, Japan. He is an actor, known for Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003), Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger (2001) and Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai (2001).

Kôtarô Tomita was born on 30 January 1927 in Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan. He was an actor, known for Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973), Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) and Ultra Q (1965). He died on 10 June 2004 in Tokyo, Japan.

Chise Nakamura was born on 11 September 1986 in Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan. She is an actress, known for GoGo Sentai Boukenger (2006), Juken sentai Gekiranger vs. Boukenger (2008) and GoGo Sentai Boukenger the Movie: The Greatest Precious (2006).

Kyuusaku Yumeno was born on 4 January 1889 in Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan. Kyuusaku was a writer, known for Labyrinth of Dreams (1997), Dogra Magra (1988) and Yumeno Kyusaku's Girl Hell (1977). Kyuusaku died on 11 March 1936 in Tokyo, Japan.

Naoya Makoto was born on 25 June 1948 in Saga-ken, Kyushu, Japan. He is an actor, known for Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle (2011), Secret Squadron Gorenger (1975) and Himitsu sentai Gorenjâ: Aoi daiyousai (1975). He is married to Emi Hayakawa.

Yûsuke Kazato was born on 21 March 1953 in Kyushu, Japan. He is an actor, known for J.A.K.Q. Blitzkrieg Squad (1977), J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger (1977) and Denjin Zabôgâ (1974).

My name is Hiroyuki Haga. I am writing with regards to representation and becoming a part of your team. I am an Award-Winning cinematographer originally from Japan. I have been experienced in a Camera Department more than 13 years and working as a professional Cinematographer in Los Angeles for 6 years till now. Through experiences working with A.S.C. / J.S.C. cinematographers, I have learned aesthetics of cinema and also technical aspects of all film/digital cameras well. My professional works on Films, Commercials, and Music Videos, have been on TV programs and theaters around USA, Asia, and Europe. My representative clients are various around the world, including Paramount, Lions Gate, NBC Universal, Panasonic, Coca-Cola, Mtv, nickelodeon, Shiseido, Yamaha. From May 2016, I join Local 600 as a Director of Photography.

I am currently a working cinematographer with a list of features (Lions Gate and other famous distributers in the world), Commercials and Television programs. One of recent works, for instance, is a Blockbuster movie in Taiwan (Budget: $10 Million) in 2015 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0KdzIg-2Zs) and several theatrical release features in 2016. I am now in a preproduction on a few feature movies and TV programs.

Jiro Okamoto was born on 5 January 1965 in Miyazaki-ken, Kyushu, Japan. He is an actor, known for Kamen Rider Ryuki (2002), Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (2009) and Mechanical Violator Hakaider (1995).

Ted Fujita was born on 23 October 1920 in Northern Kyushu, Japan. He is known for Tornado Video Classics (1992), Tornado Video Classics II: The Magnificent Puzzle (1993) and Twister 2: The Terror Continues (1996). He died on 19 November 1998 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Yasuaki Honda was born on 18 May 1967 in Miyazaki, Kyushu, Japan. He is an actor, known for Final Fantasy X (2001), Mechanical Violator Hakaider (1995) and Nerawareta gakuen (1982).

Tadashi Nishimoto was born in 1921 in Chikushino City, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan. He was a cinematographer and producer, known for The Way of the Dragon (1972), Game of Death (1978) and Infra-Man (1975). He died in 1997.

Mitsuo Wakasugi was born in 1922 in Ooita, Kyushu, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for Rashomon (1950), Kimi ni sasageshi inochi nariseba (1953) and Ai: L'amour (1954).

Shigenori Tôgô was born on 10 December 1882 in Kyushu, Japan. He died on 23 July 1950 in Japan.

Munemaru Kôda was born on 30 May 1920 in Kumamoto-ken, Kyushu, Japan. He was an actor, known for Super Electronic Bioman (1984), Return of Ultraman (1971) and Ultraman Leo (1974). He died on 9 July 1998 in Kashiwashi City, Chiba, Japan.

Kôji Kawano was born on 21 October 1972 in Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan. Kôji is a director and writer, known for Yi Yi (2000), When You Wish Upon a Star (2011) and Murder Net (2004).

Daigoro Yasukawa was born on 2 June 1886 in Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan. He died on 25 June 1976 in Tokyo, Japan.

Isozaki studied architecture at the University of Tokyo from 1950. Among other things, he was a student of the famous Japanese architect Kenzo Tange. In 1954 Isozaki completed his studies. Two years later he also completed his Masters of Arts degree. In 1962 he completed his training with a doctorate in architecture. Isozaki then worked for a short time in Kenzo Tange's team before setting up his own architectural practice in 1963. He later named it "Studio Arata Isozaki & Associates" and moved the location to Kyushu. In 1964 he accepted a teaching position at the University of Tokyo. Further guest professorships at universities around the world followed. Isozaki was initially inspired by American high-rise construction. Since 1954, he has realized numerous buildings that bear his avant-garde signature, such as a town hall in Kanioka, the Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry in Riyadh, the Tsukuba Civic Center in the Japanese "science city" Tsukuba City and a trading house in Chicago.

Isozaki appropriated Metabolism, an architectural style in Japan that emerged from the 1960 World Design Conference. In the same year, Isozaki developed the "Core System", which not only influenced metabolism, but also his former teacher Kenzo Tange. Isozaki established himself as an avant-gardist. He opened himself up to the influences of postmodernism, the Vienna Secession and other architectural styles such as that of Marcel Duchamp. By absorbing and adopting international trends, he not only shaped his own architectural style, but also contemporary Japanese architecture. Isozaki's activities also included the work of a film architect, which he carried out in 1965. Since 1974, numerous exhibitions and publications have consolidated his renowned reputation as one of Japan's leading avant-garde architects. He was also known as a competent architectural theorist. Isozaki's international reputation also rests on his efforts to combine Western and Eastern architectural styles.

What is striking about his designs is the thoughtful use of simple geometric shapes. Another special feature of his buildings, which often refer to historical construction methods, is the sophisticated play with light and shadow. His avant-garde projects include the headquarters of the Fukuoka Mutual Bank (1968/1971) and the Gunma Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts in Takasaki (1971/1974). Until the early 1980s, Isozaki's planning activities were limited to Japan. On the other hand, he had already attracted international attention through his books and essays on architectural theory. After Isozaki became known in the United States in the late 1970s, he received important international commissions such as planning the redesign of the Museum of Contemporary Arts in Los Angeles (1981/1986).

The range of his planning tasks today includes, among others, banks, libraries, monuments, hospitals, cultural centers, museums, town halls, schools, city halls, an urban development project in Berlin-Tegel, buildings for offices, culture, administrations and apartments, leisure and sports facilities and hotel buildings , which Isozaki realized in Germany, the USA, Spain and Japan.

Michio Morioka was born on 14 December 1931 in Saga-ken, Kyushu, Japan. Michio is a producer, known for Ôgon Batto ga yattekuru (1972), His Motorbike, Her Island (1986) and Lonely Heart (1985).

Yûji Nakamura was born on 8 July 1956 in Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. He is an actor, known for August in the Water (1995), Fish Story (2009) and Getaway: Abunai on'na (1996).

Shunsaku Iwashita was born in 1906 in Kyushu, Japan. He is a writer, known for The Rickshaw Man (1958), The Life of Matsu the Untamed (1943) and Muhômatsu no isshô (1965).

Keiko Isuzu was born on 16 September 1913 in Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan. She is an actress, known for Shôjo wo mamorê (1935), Gin no ame (1926) and Nankingyoku aiwa (1927).