Deaths in the 1990s

Kazuya Kosaka

1935–1997 (age 62)

Tama Cemetery

Kazuya Kosaka (小坂一也, Kosaka Kazuya; May 30, 1935 – November 1, 1997) was a Japanese singer and actor.

Enji Ryūtei, 6th

1934–1991 (age 57)

Tama Cemetery

Enji Ryūtei, 6th was a respected rakugoka who preserved and performed traditional Japanese storytelling arts.

Hideki Yokoi

1913–1998 (age 85)

Tama Cemetery

Kuranosuke Hamaguchi

1917–1990 (age 73)

Tama Cemetery

Kuranosuke Hamaguchi was a Japanese singer whose performances contributed to Japan's twentieth-century musical culture.

Yoshitomo Ushijima

1906–1999 (age 93)

Tama Cemetery

Masao Akimoto

1911–1996 (age 85)

Tama Cemetery

Masao Akimoto was a Japanese businessperson who contributed to post-war Japan's economic development.

Tatsuyuki Aoki

1966–1999 (age 33)

Tama Cemetery

Yasuo Yamada

1932–1995 (age 63)

Tama Cemetery

Yasuo Yamada (山田 康雄, Yamada Yasuo; 10 September 1932 – 19 March 1995) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and na...

Ken Uehara

1909–1991 (age 82)

Tama Cemetery

Takako Irie

1911–1995 (age 84)

Tama Cemetery

Takako Irie (入江 たか子, Irie Takako; 7 February 1911 – 12 January 1995) was a Japanese film actress.

Torao Ushiroku

1914–1992 (age 78)

Tama Cemetery

Kō Nishimura

1923–1997 (age 74)

Tama Cemetery

Kō Nishimura (西村 晃, Nishimura Kō; 25 January 1923 – 15 April 1997) was a Japanese actor.

Yoshiko Okada

1902–1992 (age 90)

Tama Cemetery

Dick Mine

1908–1991 (age 83)

Tama Cemetery

Dick Mine was a Japanese actor who pioneered roles in early Japanese cinema and theater.

Norihiko Senge

1924–1994 (age 70)

Tama Cemetery

Shigeaki Yamashita

1917–1992 (age 75)

Tama Cemetery

Shigeaki Yamashita was a Japanese diplomat who served his nation in international relations.

Nobuyoshi Ushijima

1908–1991 (age 83)

Tama Cemetery

Kazumi Yasui

1939–1994 (age 55)

Aoyama Cemetery

Kazumi Yasui was a Japanese singer whose musical talent entertained audiences across the nation.

Ryoji Iguchi

1895–1991 (age 96)

Aoyama Cemetery

Ise Tōgō

1923–1997 (age 74)

Aoyama Cemetery

Ise Tōgō was a Japanese figure who contributed to his nation's cultural and social development.

Ikkōjin

1912–1999 (age 87)

Aoyama Cemetery

Gentarō Nakajima

1929–1992 (age 63)

Tama Cemetery

Gentarō Nakajima was a Japanese politician dedicated to public service and community welfare.

Machiko Hasegawa

1920–1992 (age 72)

Tama Cemetery

Masaru Ibuka

1908–1997 (age 89)

Tama Cemetery

Masaru Ibuka (井深 大 Ibuka Masaru; April 11, 1908 – December 19, 1997) was a Japanese electronics industrialist an...

Fuyuhiko Kitagawa

1900–1990 (age 90)

Tama Cemetery

Tarō Okamoto

1911–1996 (age 85)

Tama Cemetery

Tarō Okamoto (岡本 太郎, Okamoto Tarō; February 26, 1911 – January 7, 1996) was a Japanese artist, art theorist,...

Hajime Nakamura

1912–1999 (age 87)

Tama Cemetery

Hajime Nakamura (中村 元, Nakamura Hajime; November 28, 1912 – October 10, 1999) was a Japanese Orientalist, Indolo...

Taku Izumi

1930–1992 (age 62)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Taku Izumi was a Japanese composer whose musical works enriched Japan's artistic heritage.

Tadasu Iizawa

1909–1994 (age 85)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Masahiro Makino

1908–1993 (age 85)

Tōji-in Temple

Japanese screenwriter known for his contributions to cinema during Japan's golden age of film.

Sanae Takasugi

1918–1995 (age 77)

Kan'ei-ji Temple

Sanae Takasugi (高杉 早苗, Takasugi Sanae; 8 October 1918 – 26 November 1995) was a Japanese film and television a...

Pujie

1907–1994 (age 87)

Nakayama Shrine

Pujie was the younger brother of China's last emperor Puyi and a member of the Qing imperial family who lived from 1907 ...

Meiji Hashimoto

1904–1991 (age 87)

Denzū-in Temple

Sōichirō Honda

1906–1991 (age 85)

Fuji Cemetery

Pioneering Japanese businessman whose vision shaped modern Japanese industry.

Shintarō Abe

1924–1991 (age 67)

Fuji Cemetery

Hotsuki Ozaki

1928–1999 (age 71)

Fuji Cemetery

Japanese writer whose literary works contributed to modern Japanese letters.

Seichō Matsumoto

1909–1992 (age 83)

Daizen-ji

Nobutaka Shikanai

1911–1990 (age 79)

Kodaira Cemetery

Japanese businessman who contributed to Japan's post-war economic development.

Shichihei Yamamoto

1921–1991 (age 70)

Kodaira Cemetery

Utako Matsushima

1905–1996 (age 91)

Kodaira Cemetery

Japanese singer whose artistry contributed to modern Japanese musical traditions.

Shigeko Orii

1926–1996 (age 70)

Kodaira Cemetery

Ken Domon

1909–1990 (age 81)

Yahashira Cemetery

Pioneering Japanese photographer whose humanistic vision shaped modern photographic art.

Valentin Fedorovich Morozov

1911–1999 (age 88)

Kobe Municipal Foreign Cemetery

Kōzō Murashita

1953–1999 (age 46)

Kukizaki

Kōzō Murashita (村下 孝蔵, Murashita Kōzō; February 28, 1953 – June 24, 1999) was a Japanese singer-songwriter...

Shūsaku Endō

1923–1996 (age 73)

Saint Ignatius Church

Shūsaku Endō (遠藤 周作, Endō Shūsaku; March 27, 1923 – September 29, 1996) was a Japanese author who wrote fr...

Yoko Mori

1940–1993 (age 53)

Saint Ignatius Church

Yoko Mori (森瑤子) (November 4, 1940 – July 6, 1993) was a Japanese novelist, essayist, and translator who was know...

Naruhiko Higashikuni

1887–1990 (age 103)

Toshimagaoka Cemetery

Setsuko, Princess Chichibu

1909–1995 (age 86)

Toshimagaoka Cemetery

Setsuko, Princess Chichibu (雍仁親王妃勢津子, Yasuhito Shinnōhi Setsuko; born Setsuko Matsudaira (松平節子,...

Etsushi Takahashi

1935–1996 (age 61)

Shunjū-en

Etsushi Takahashi (高橋 悦史, Takahashi Etsushi; 2 August 1935 – 19 May 1996) was a Japanese actor from Kishiwada,...

Kōtō Matsudaira

1903–1994 (age 91)

Myōkei-ji Temple

Koto Matsudaira (松平 康東, Matsudaira Kōtō; 5 February 1903 – 4 May 1994) was a Japanese diplomat who served as...