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Isao Shinohara
is a masculine Japanese given name which was popular during the Shōwa period (1926–1989). Written forms Isao can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *功, "achievement" *勲, "meritorious" *績, "exploits" *公, "public" *勇男, "brave, man" *勇夫, "brave, man" *勇雄, "brave, masculine" *伊佐夫 *伊佐雄 *伊三男 The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name *, Japanese hammer thrower *Isao Aoki (功, born 1942), Japanese professional golfer *, Japanese ice hockey player * Isao Harimoto (勲, born 1940), Zainichi Korean professional baseball player * Isao Hashizume (功, born 1941), Japanese actor *, Japanese singer and composer * Isao Homma (born 1981), Japanese footballer who plays for Albirex Niigata *Isao Inokuma (功, 1938–2001), Japanese judoka *Isao Iwabuchi (born 1933), Japanese Olympic football player *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese ice hockey player * Isao Kikuchi (born 1921), American grap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanji
are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequently-derived Syllabary, syllabic scripts of and . The characters have Japanese pronunciations; most have two, with one based on the Chinese sound. A few characters were invented in Japan by constructing character components derived from other Chinese characters. After the Meiji Restoration, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as , by a process similar to China's simplified Chinese characters, simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the general public. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characters that exist. There are nearly 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isao Kimura
, sometimes credited as Kō Kimura, was a Japanese stage and film actor who appeared in more than one hundred films of directors such as Akira Kurosawa, Mikio Naruse, Tadashi Imai and Yoshishige Yoshida. Biography Kimura was born in Hiroshima City, and graduated from the Bunka Gakuin school, Tokyo, in 1943. In 1945, he lost his parents in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and was himself exposed to radiation. He joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1946, but left four years later to form the Youth Actor Club (Gekidan Seihai) with Eiji Okada and Nobuo Kaneko. Kimura acted in films since 1942. Notable appearances include Kurosawa's ''Stray Dog'', ''Seven Samurai'' and ''Ikiru''. In addition, he worked with the Seihai theatre company and made numerous television appearances. He succumbed to cancer and died in 1981, aged 58. Selected filmography * '' Hawai Mare oki kaisen'' (1942) – Kurata * '' The Love of Sumako the Actress'' (1947) * ''Stray Dog'' (1949) – Yusa the crimin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isao Sasaki
is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and singer. Career Sasaki has had voice roles in anime such as ''Legend of the Galactic Heroes'', ''Space Battleship Yamato'', and ''Gatchaman''. He has also performed the opening themes for anime such as ''Yamato'', ''Star of the Giants'', ''Getter Robo'', '' Casshern'', ''Grendizer'', '' Gaiking'' and tokusatsu series such as '' Himitsu Sentai Gorenger'', ''J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai'', '' Choujinki Metalder'', and most recently ''Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger''. Sasaki has also had an acting role in the tokusatsu film '' Kamen Rider ZO, OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders'' and in the series ''Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion''. He is also known for dubbing over Sylvester Stallone, and Christopher Reeve. As an actor, Sasaki was Selected for the lead role in Nagisa Ōshima's film '' The Sun's Burial'' in 1960 by Ōshima. Sasaki played the leading roles in seven films when he was an actor under contract with Shochiku studio. In 1969, he landed lead r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isao Ono (ice Hockey)
is a Japanese ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1960 Winter Olympics and the 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 (), were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964. The city was a .... References 1933 births Living people Japanese ice hockey players Olympic ice hockey players for Japan Ice hockey players at the 1960 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics Ice hockey people from Hokkaido {{Japan-icehockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isao Okazaki
was a Japanese right-wing activist who caused the Matsue Incident in 1945. Early years He was born in Shimane Prefecture in 1920. He graduated from Matsue Middle School in 1939 (now Shimane Prefectural Matsue Secondary High School). He worked at the Shenyang branch of Mitsui & Co., Manchuria for two years and developed an interest in Japanese nationalism. In November 1942, he returned to Japan and he entered Rissho University with the objective of becoming a monk. Political involvement Okazaki became a member of ultra-nationalist group Kinno Makotomusubi. With his own money, he built a house in Meguro, Tokyo. He discussed the news of Japanese reverses in the war with his friends. He suggested that the ruling military Hideki Tojo Cabinet be overthrown. They tried to obtain weapons for this purpose. When the authorities became aware of the plot in July 1943, Okazaki was arrested. He was given two years of imprisonment with three years of suspension in September He was release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isao Okawa
(May 19, 1926 – March 16, 2001) was a Japanese businessman and the former chairman of Sega. History Okawa was born in Osaka, Japan. As a young adult, he studied at Waseda University in Tokyo. After graduating from Waseda, he formed Computer Service Company, which later became known as CSK Holdings Corporation (CSK). Involvement with CSK Holdings CSK is a Japanese technology company formed by Okawa in 1968. The company mainly provides ICT services to numerous businesses throughout Japan. Okawa was the chairman from 1968 until his death in 2001. Involvement with Sega From 1984 until 2004, CSK had the majority of Sega shares. As a result, Okawa was the chairman of Sega Enterprises. In 2004, CSK's shares were bought by Sammy, making Hajime Satomi the new CEO of Sega (Sega and Sammy merged to form Sega Sammy Holdings). Okawa provided over US$40 million towards Sega Enterprises, mainly to fund the Dreamcast. He forgave the debts Sega owed him and gave Sega Corporat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isao Okano
is a retired judoka who competed in the middleweight division (80 kg) in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Biography Okano entered the 1964 Summer Olympics while studying at Chuo University's law school, and won the gold medal in the middleweight division. He won another gold medal at the World Judo Championships in 1965, becoming the champion of his division at only 21 years of age. He also won the open-weight class division of the All-Japan Judo Championships in 1967 and 1969, and placed second in 1968. At 80 kg, he and Shinobu Sekine remain the lightest ever competitors to win these championships. Okano suddenly retired from competitive judo at only 25 years of age, and founded the Sekijuku (currently the Ryutsu Keizai University's judo team) in 1970, where he instructed future Olympic gold medalist Kazuhiro Ninomiya. He also served as a coach for the Japanese team during the 1976 Summer Olympics. He later worked as a judo instructor at Keio University from 1989 to 1998, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isao Obata
was a pioneering Japanese master of Shotokan karate.Blair, R. L. (1972): "Karate is dying, says Isao Obata, disciple of the venerable Gichin Funakoshi, Founder of Modern Karate." ''Black Belt'', 10(10):27–33. He was a senior student of Gichin Funakoshi,Adams, A. (1971): "The Father of modern Karate." ''Black Belt'', 9(10):41–47. who is widely recognized as the founder of modern karate, and was a key figure in the establishment of the Japan Karate Association (JKA) under Funakoshi in 1949.Japan Karate Association: History – The early years (1949–1957) (2010). Retrieved on April 23, 2010.Evans, J. K. (1988): "The battle for Olympic Karate recognition: WUKO vs. IAKF." ''Black Belt'', 26(2):54–58. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isao Nakauchi
was the founder of Daiei. Life and career Isao Nakauchi served in the Philippines as an infantryman during World War II. His business empire started in Osaka 1957 and it led to the creation of "American-style" supermarkets in Japan. In 1972 he led the biggest retailer in Japan, one that owned a store in Hawaii and a baseball team. The 1980s proved more difficult for the business as its competition and debts increased. He stepped down in 2002 and in 2004 he sold his stocks in the company. In 2005, he died of a stroke according to The University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences in Kobe Kobe ( ; , ), officially , is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's List of Japanese cities by population, seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Port of Toky ..., which he had founded. Web source 1922 births 2005 deaths Baseball executives Businesspeople in retailing Japanese sports business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isao Nakajima
is a Japanese former swimmer. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq .... References External links * 1941 births Living people Japanese male butterfly swimmers Olympic swimmers for Japan Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Summer World University Games medalists in swimming Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games swimmers for Japan Swimmers at the 1966 Asian Games Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1963 Summer Universiade 20th-century Japanese sportsmen Asian Games gold medalists in swimming {{Japan-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isao Morishita
is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Japan. He began his Grand Prix career in 1962. Morishita enjoyed his best seasons in 1963 and 1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ... when he finished in fourth place in the 50cc world championships. References Japanese motorcycle racers 50cc World Championship riders 125cc World Championship riders Isle of Man TT riders Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{Japan-motorcycle-racing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isao Matsuoka
is a longtime studio executive and former chairman of Toho Co., Ltd., serving as Chairman for 14 years until his retirement in 2009. He had previously served as President and worked for the company for over 50 years having joined in 1957. He currently serves as chairman emeritus of Toho, honorary chairman of the Japan Academy Film Prize Association, and a director of the Kawakita Memorial Film Foundation. Isao's father, Tatsuro Matsuoka (Kobayashi), was the second son of Toho founder Ichizō Kobayashi, and as such, was adopted into the Matsuoka family upon his marriage to Setsuko Matsuoka, daughter of Ichizō's business partner and member of Diet, Junkichi Matsuoka. Tatsuro also served as Toho's president following the death of his older brother Fusao. A graduate of the prestigious Konan University, Isao is credited with helping establish Toho as the preeminent film production, distribution and exhibition company in Japan with his revolutionary and innovative reforms follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
