Famous Japanese People

Based on the clues, name these famous Japanese people, past and present.
Quiz by alberici
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Last updated: May 9, 2013
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Clue
Japanese Person
#31 from the Yankees
Ichiro Suzuki
Current Emperor
Akihito
Emperor during World War II
Hirohito
John Lennon's wife
Yoko Ono
Female novelist during the Heian period
Murasaki Shikibu
Rashomon director
Akira Kurosawa
Actor who collaborated with the above
Toshiro Mifune
Japanese Prime Minister, 2001-2006
Junichiro Koizumi
The Great Wave off Kanagawa
Katsushika Hokusai
First unificator of Japan during the Sengoku period
Oda Nobunaga
Founder of the world's top manufacturing car company
Kiichiro Toyoda
Writer who committed suicide by seppuku
Yukio Mishima
Breaststroke swimmer who won gold in 2004 and 2008
Kosuke Kitajima
Starred in Inception and Letters from Iwo Jima
Ken Watanabe
Mentored The Karate Kid
Noriyuki Morita
Princess Mononoke director
Hayao Miyazaki
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Level 32
May 6, 2013
Great quiz.

Princess Monoke is maybe Princess Mononoke, right?

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Level 74
May 9, 2013
Thanks, the error is now fixed ;)
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Level 49
Aug 28, 2022
Isn't the current emperor Naruhito?