List of famous Japanese men with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.
A world power, Japan has long since been one of the leading nations in the world, be it scientifically, technologically, economically, educationally or militarily. And much of the credit for the same goes to famous Japanese men who worked hard to make the country a powerhouse that it is today. Be it Kenzo Tange and his architectural marvel of Hiroshima Peace Center or Emperor Akihito and his humanitarian approach, Momofuku Ando and his invention of instant noodles or Nobel Laureate Kenzaburo Oe and his work, ‘Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids’, Japanese men have greatly contributed in the country’s growth and development.
Hideki Tojo(27th Prime Minister of Japan)
30 December 1884
23 December 1948
Kōjimachi, Tokyo, Japan
Capricorn
Oda Nobunaga(16th Century Japanese Feudal Lord)
23 June 1534
21 June 1582
Nagoya Castle, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Cancer
Isoroku Yamamoto(Japanese Naval Officer Who Conceived The Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941)
04 April 1884
18 April 1943
Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
Aries
Hiroo Onoda(Imperial Japanese Army Intelligence officer)
19 March 1922
16 January 2014
Kainan, Wakayama, Empire of Japan
Pisces
Momofuku Ando(Inventor of instant noodles)
05 March 1910
05 January 2007
Puzi, Chiayi County, Taiwan
Pisces
Jushin Thunder Liger(Japanese Professional Wrestler & MMA)
30 November 1964
Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Sagittarius
Susumu Tonegawa(Immunologist, Molecular Biologist)
06 September 1939
Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Virgo
Chiune Sugihara(Diplomat)
01 January 1900
31 July 1986
Mino
Capricorn
Akira Toriyama(Japanese manga artist)
05 April 1955
Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Aries
Yu Darvish(Baseball player)
16 August 1986
Ōsaka
Leo
Makoto Shinkai(Film director, Voice actor, Animator, Screenwriter)
09 February 1973
Koumi
Aquarius
Emperor Meiji(Emperor)
03 November 1852
30 July 1912
Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Scorpio
Tokugawa Ieyasu(Samurai)
31 January 1543
01 June 1616
Okazaki
Aquarius
Yukio Mishima(Writer, Actor, Novelist, Film director, Screenwriter, Poet, Essayist, Playwright, Lyricist, Critic, Model)
14 January 1925
25 November 1970
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Capricorn
Hokusai(Painter)
31 October 1760
10 May 1849
Edo, Tokyo
Scorpio
Toyotomi Hideyoshi(Daimyō)
17 March 1537
18 September 1598
Nakamura-ku, Nagoya
Pisces
Takeshi Kitano(Film director, Actor, Painter, Owarai tarento, Poet, Film editor, Film producer, Writer, Sculptor, Screenwriter, Comedian, Tarento, Film actor)
18 January 1947
Adachi-ku
Capricorn
Masaaki Yuasa(Screenwriter, Animator, Film director)
16 March 1965
Fukuoka
Pisces
Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan23 February 1960
Tokyo
Pisces
Noriaki Kasai(Ski jumper)
06 June 1972
Shimokawa
Gemini
Kei Nishikori(Tennis player)
29 December 1989
Matsue
Capricorn
Issei Sagawa(actor, writer, novelist, mangaka, translator)
26 April 1949
Kobe
Taurus
Tsutomu Miyazaki(Serial killer)
21 August 1962
17 June 2008
Ōme
Leo
Kami(musician)
01 February 1972
21 June 1999
Ibaraki
Aquarius
Tadanobu Asano(Actor, Guitarist, Musician, Singer, Film director, Model)
27 November 1973
Yokohama
Sagittarius
Shoko Asahara(Terrorist, Writer)
02 March 1955
Yatsushiro
Pisces
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa(Actor, Film producer, Film actor, Television actor, Karateka)
27 September 1950
Higashi-Azabu
Libra
Takashi Murakami(Sculptor, Painter, Artist, Film director)
01 February 1962
Itabashi-ku
Aquarius
Toshiro Mifune(Actor, Film producer, Film actor)
01 April 1920
24 December 1997
Qingdao
Aries
Miyavi(Japanese singer-songwriter)
14 September 1981
Konohana-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
Virgo
Antonio Inoki(Politician, Professional wrestler, Writer, Actor)
20 February 1943
Yokohama
Pisces
Emperor Jimmu(Emperor)
13 February 0712
09 April 0585
Aquarius
Satoshi Kon(Animator, Film director, Screenwriter, Mangaka)
12 October 1963
24 August 2010
Kushiro
Libra
Masi Oka(Japanese actor)
27 December 1974
Tokyo
Capricorn
Kazushi Sakuraba(Mixed Martial Artist)
14 July 1969
Shōwa, Akita, Japan
Cancer
Osamu Tezuka(Film director, Film producer, Mangaka, Animator, Physician, Writer, Designer, Screenwriter)
03 November 1928
09 February 1989
Toyonaka
Scorpio
Masaru Emoto(Essayist, Writer)
22 July 1943
17 October 2014
Yokohama
Cancer
Takashi Miike(Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter, Actor)
24 August 1960
Yao
Virgo
Yoshihiro Akiyama(Mixed martial artist, Judoka)
29 July 1975
Ikuno-ku
Leo
Yuto Nagatomo(Association football player)
12 September 1986
Saijō
Virgo
Takuma Asano(Footballer)
10 November 1994
Komono, Mie Prefecture
Scorpio
Sonny Chiba(Actor, Judoka, Seiyū, Singer, Composer, Film producer, Film director, Lyricist, Karateka, Stunt performer)
23 January 1939
Fukuoka
Aquarius
Hideaki Anno(Film director, Animator, Actor, Screenwriter, Film producer, Film actor)
22 May 1960
Ube
Gemini
Hiro Kanagawa(Actor, Seiyū)
13 October 1963
Sapporo
Libra
Katsuyori Shibata(Professional wrestler, Mixed martial artist, Kickboxer)
17 November 1979
Kuwana
Scorpio
