An index for works originating in Japan. See also Japanese Media Tropes.
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Actors & Directors
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Actors:
- Hiroki Aiba
- Mitsuo Ando
- Tadanobu Asano
- Mana Ashidanote
- Daisuke Ban
- Shinichi Chiba
- Romi Dames (Born in Japan but moved to the U.S. at age 13)
- Takako Fuji
- Hiroshi Fujioka
- Rila Fukushima
- GACKTnote
- Mie Hama
- Miki Hamano (later migrated to the U.S.)
- Setsuko Hara
- Mao Ichimichinote
- Noboru Iguchi
- Junya Ikeda
- Yujiro Ishihara
- Hiroaki Iwanaga
- Kazuki Katō
- Mika Kikuchinote
- Rinko Kikuchi
- Yamato Kinjo
- Ayumi Kinoshita
- Seiji Kishi
- Yuji Kishinote
- Takeshi Kitano note
- Yuka Kuramochi
- Tetsuo Kurata
- Chiaki Kuriyama
- Machiko Kyo
- Mackenyu
- Mako (later migrated to the U.S.)
- Masaya Matsukazenote
- Kenichi Matsuyama
- Takashi Matsuyamanote
- Toshiro Mifune
- Satoshi Mikami
- Yuko Miyamuranote
- Hiroshi Miyauchi
- Miyavinote
- Kiko Mizuhara
- Nao Nagasawa
- Haruo Nakajima
- Tatsuya Nakadai
- Michiko Nishiwaki
- Shun Ogurinote
- Kenji Ohba
- Masi Oka (later migrated to the U.S.)
- Tao Okamoto
- Yukari Oshima
- Masato Sakai
- Hiroyuki Sanada
- Eihi Shiina
- Sue Shiomi
- Machiko Soga
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
- Manpei Takagi
- Shinpei Takagi
- Brian Tee (Japanese-Korean actor who later migrated to the U.S.)
- Tamlyn Tomita (born in Okinawa but during the U.S. post-WWII American occupation. She later migrated in the U.S. mainland)
- Hiroshi Tsuchidanote
- Daisuke Tsuji (born in Kuwait, moved to Japan at age 2, and later moved to the US at age 8)
- Maaya Uchidanote
- Kenji Ushio
- Kento Yamazaki
- Akiko Wakabayashi
- Isako Washio
- Ken Watanabe
- Naomi Watanabe
Directors:
- Hideaki Anno
- Ishirō Honda
- Shusuke Kaneko
- Keisuke Kinoshita
- Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Akira Kurosawa
- Satoshi Kon
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Mamoru Oshii
- Nagisa Oshima
- Yasujiro Ozu
- Koichi Sakamoto
- Takashi Shimizu
- Sion Sono
- Seijun Suzuki
- Yoji Yamada
Screenwriters:
Advertising
Art
Fan Works
Genres
Live-Action TV
Magazines
Music (aside from J-Pop and Visual Kei)
- Acid Mothers Temple
- Ali Project
- Alice Schach And The Magic Orchestra
- L'arc-en-Ciel
- Takanori Arisawa
- Ikue Asazaki
- Asian Kung-Fu Generation
- Aural Vampire
- Ayane
- Barbatos
- Bema Yangjannote
- Boredoms
- Boris
- Camellia
- CeVIO AI
- Crush 40
- Crystal Lake
- DECO*27
- Desecravity
- FAKE TYPE.
- Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
- Fishmans
- Galneryus
- Yoshiki Hayashi
- Susumu Hirasawa
- Joe Hisaishi
- HoneyWorks
- Haruomi Hosono
- 1973 - Hosono House
- 1975 - Tropical Dandy
- 1976 - Bon Voyage Co.
- 1978 - Paraiso (with The Yellow Magic Band)
- 1978 - Pacific (with Shigeru Suzuki and Tatsuro Yamashita)
- 1978 - Cochin Moon (with Tadanori Yokoo)
- 1979 - the AEGEAN SEA (with Takahiko Ishikawa and Masataka Matsutohya)
- 1982 - Philharmony
- 1984 - Watering a Flower
- 1984 - Video Game Music (with the Namco sound team)
- Akira Ifukube
- IRONBUNNY
- Takeo Ischi (moved to Germany)
- Masumi Itou
- Joji (Japanese-Australian)
- Yuki Kajiura
- Yoko Kanno
- Mami Kawada
- Hiroki Kikuta
- Koenjihyakkei
- Takuya Kuroda
- Maon Kurosaki
- The Lethal Weapons
- Loudness
- Lovebites
- Machigerita
- Man With a Mission
- Maximum the Hormone
- Toshiro Mayuzumi
- Melt-Banana
- Merzbow
- Mikazukibigwave
- Monaca
- Mono Vand
- MYTH & ROID
- Nujabes
- Ogre You Asshole
- One OK Rock
- Yoko Ono
- Kow Otani
- Outrage
- the peggies
- The Pillows
- Polysics
- Queen Bee
- RADWIMPS
- Les Rallizes Dénudés
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- 1976 - Disappointment - Hateruma (with Toshiyuki Tsuchitori)
- 1978 - Thousand Knives
- Sakanaction
- Hiroyuki Sawano
- Akiko Shikata
- Yoko Shimomura
- Shonen Knife
- Sigh
- Sound Horizon
- Masafumi Takada
- Nobuo Uematsu
- Vocaloid
- Watashi no Koko
- Akira Yamaoka
- Yellow Magic Orchestra
- 1978 - Yellow Magic Orchestra (Album)
- 1979 - Solid State Survivor
- 1980 - ×∞Multiplies
- 1981 - BGM
- 1981 - Technodelic
- 1983 - Naughty Boys
- 1983 - Service
- 1993 - Technodon
- Mahito Yokota
Mythology
Pinball
Pro Wrestling
Promotions
- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW; defunct)
- Battlarts (defunct)
- Dragon Gate
- Dramatic Dream Team/DDT Pro-Wrestling
- FMW (Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling)
- Fighting Opera HUSTLE (defunct)
- Michinoku Pro Wrestling
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling NOAH
- Pro Wrestling ZERO1
- Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling
- World Wonder Ring ST★RDOM
- Universal Wrestling Federation (defunct)
Wrestlers
- Akebono (American naturalized in Japan; started out in sumo before moving to puroresu)
- Yoji Anjo
- Lioness Asuka
- Giant Baba
- Masahiro Chono
- Riki Choshu
- CIMA
- EVIL
- Tatsumi Fujinami
- Kazuyuki Fujita
- Minoru Fujita
- Yoshiaki Fujiwara
- Masakatsu Funaki
- The Great Sasuke
- Shinya Hashimoto
- Ikuto Hidaka
- Kota Ibushi
- Antonio Inoki
- Tomohiro Ishii
- Taiji Ishimori
- Ikki Kajiwara
- Masahito Kakihara
- Kana/Asuka
- Hiromitsu Kanehara
- Koji Kanemoto
- Toshiaki Kawada
- Killer Khan
- Hana Kimura
- Masahiko Kimura
- Koji Kitao
- Kenta Kobashi
- KENTA (Kobayashi)/Hideo Itami
- Tsuyoshi "TK" Kohsaka
- Aja Kong
- Satoshi Kojima
- Jushin Thunder Liger
- Akira Maeda
- Akira Hokuto
- Magnum TOKYO
- TAKA Michinoku
- Masaaki Mochizuki
- "The Great Muta" Keiji Mutoh
- Mitsuya Nagai
- Yuji Nagata
- Chigusa Nagayo
- Tetsuya Naito
- Shinsuke Nakamura
- Manabu Nakanishi
- Bull Nakano
- Masayuki Naruse
- Naoya Ogawa
- Kazuchika Okada
- Shinjiro Otani
- Alexander Otsuka
- Rikidozan (born in Korea, but worked in Japan throughout his career)
- Sumie Sakai
- Wataru Sakata
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- Naoki Sano
- Kensuke Sasaki
- Satoru Sayama
- Katsuyori Shibata
- Hikaru Shida
- Ai Shimizu
- Jinsei Shinzaki
- Go Shiozaki
- Io Shirai/IYO SKY
- Takuya Sugi
- SUWA
- Minoru Suzuki
- Yoshihiro Tajiri
- Hiromu Takahashi
- Nobuhiko Takada
- Yoshihiro Takayama
- Hiroshi Tanahashi
- Masato Tanaka
- Minoru Tanaka
- Kiyoshi Tamura
- TARU
- Yoshi Tatsu
- Genichiro Tenryu
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan
- Survival Tobita
- Manami Toyota
- Akira Tozawa
- Jumbo Tsuruta
- Último Dragón
- Toru Yano
Tag Teams and Stables
- Bullet Club (includes both Japanese and gaijin)
- CHAOS
- Crush Gals
- Jadō & Gedō
- Jumping Bomb Angels
- Los Ingobernables de Japon
- Suzuki-gun
Theatre
Theme Parks
Toys
Webcomic Creators
Web Original
