All Entries in the "Y" Category
Isoroku Yamamoto
Date of Birth: 4 April 1884 Birth Name: Isoroku Takano Mini Biography: Isoroku Yamamoto was born on April 4, 1884, in Nagoka, Japan, the last of seven children. His first name “Isoroku” translates into the number “56″, which was his father’s age when he was born. He lived near Nagaoka, entered the Imperial Naval School [...]
Eiichi Yamamoto
Date of Birth: 22 November 1940 Mini Biography Graduated in the Kyôto Prefecture. After several years working as animator in Ryûichi Yokoyama’s animation Studio Otogi Mini Biography: Graduated in the Kyôto Prefecture. After several years working as animator in Ryûichi Yokoyama’s animation Studio Otogi, Yamamoto joined Osamu Tezuka to found Mushi Production in 1961 and [...]
Aaron Yamamoto
Mini Biography: Aaron I. Yamamoto was born on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. He was voted “Most Likely To Succeed” from the Kapaa High School graduating class of 1983. He attended Chaminade University in Honolulu and the University of Hawaii, Manoa before transferring to the prestigious film production program at the USC School of Cinema/Television, [...]
Shirley Yamaguchi
Date of Birth: 12 February 1920 Nickname: The Judy Garland of Japan Mini Biography: Shirley Yamaguchi was born to Japanese parents in Manchuria in 1920. She used the Chinese name Li Xianglan (Ri Koran in Japanese) and made pro-Japanese films in Japanese-occupied areas in China. She also was a popular singer and some of her [...]
Momoe Yamaguchi
Date of Birth: 17 January 1959 Mini Biography: Momoe Yamaguchi was born January 17, 1959 in Ebisu, Shibuya-ku Tokyo Japan. Her mother named her Momoe which means 100 blessings, wishing her that she will live a fortunate life. For the first four years of her life, she was brought up by her grandparents and she [...]
Kristi Yamaguchi
Date of Birth: 12 July 1971 Birth Name: Kristine Tsuya Yamaguchi Nickname: Yama Height: 5′ 1″ (1.55 m) Mini Biography: Kristi was the Gold Medalist in figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. She was World Champion twice, in 1991 and 1992, and U. S. National Champion in 1992. Kristi was also [...]
Kôichi Yamadera
Date of Birth: 17 June 1961 Nickname: Yama-Chan Height: 5′ 7″ (1.70 m) Mini Biography: Yamadera is a famous Japanese voice artist and actor, born 17 June 1961 in Miyagi, Japan. A graduate from Tohoku Gakuin University’s economics school, he is affiliated with Across Entertainment. Before that, he was affiliated with the Tokyo Actor’s Consumer’s [...]
Oorala Yamada-Walman
Date of Birth: 29 October 19?? Height: 5′ 3″ (1.60 m) Mini Biography: Born and raised in Japan, Oorala Yamada came to the U.S. to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. After graduating from Pepperdine University, she was a talent agent at the West Coast commercial division of J. Michael Bloom at Ford Models. [...]