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Native name | 古俣聖 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Niigata, Japan | 31 January 1998|||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Akira Komata (born 31 January 1998) is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the 2024 Summer Olympics. [1]
Akira Toriyama was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He came to be regarded as one of the most important authors in the history of manga, authoring highly influential and popular series, particularly Dragon Ball.
Akira is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk action film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, produced by Ryōhei Suzuki and Shunzō Katō, and written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, based on Otomo's 1982 manga of the same name. Set in a dystopian 2019, it tells the story of Shōtarō Kaneda, the leader of a biker gang whose childhood friend, Tetsuo Shima, acquires incredible telekinetic abilities after a motorcycle accident, eventually threatening an entire military complex amid chaos and rebellion in the sprawling futuristic metropolis of Neo-Tokyo.
Akira is a Japanese cyberpunk post-apocalyptic manga series written and illustrated by Katsuhiro Otomo. It was serialized biweekly in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Young Magazine from December 20, 1982, to June 25, 1990, with its 120 chapters collected into six tankōbon' volumes. It was initially published in the United States by Marvel Comics under its Epic imprint, becoming one of the first manga works to be translated in its entirety into English. It is currently published by Kodansha Comics in North America. Considered a watershed title for the medium, the manga is also famous for spawning the seminal 1988 cyberpunk anime film adaptation of the same name and the greater franchise.
High and Low is a 1963 Japanese police procedural crime film directed and edited by Akira Kurosawa and written by Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Eijiro Hisaita, and Ryûzô Kikushima. The film is loosely based on the 1959 novel King's Ransom by Ed McBain. It follows the story of a board member for a Japanese company who is forced to make a decision between using a vast amount of wealth to gain executive control and helping his employee by lending him the money to free his child from kidnappers.
Karel Istaz, best known by his ring name Karl Gotch, was a Belgian professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, catch wrestler, and trainer.
The Japan national basketball team, also known as Akatsuki Japan, is the national team representing Japan in international basketball competitions and is administered by the Japan Basketball Association (JBA),. As the 1936 founding member of FIBA Asia, Japan has one of Asia's longest basketball traditions.
Akira Kuroiwa is a former speed skater from Japan, who represented his native country at two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. In 1988, he won the bronze medal in the men's 500 metres, after having captured two world titles at the Sprints Championships. At the 1984 Winter Olympics, Kuroiwa finished 10th in the men's 500 m.
José Luis "Cely" Villanueva was an amateur boxer from the Philippines who represented his country at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. Born in Binondo, Manila, he won the bronze medal in the bantamweight class after winning the fight for third place against Joseph Lang.
Akira Nishino is a Japanese football manager and former player.
Alpha Academy is a heroic professional wrestling stable performing in WWE on the Raw brand composed of Otis, Maxxine Dupri and Akira Tozawa. Otis and former co-founder and leader Chad Gable are former one-time WWE Raw Tag Team Champions.
Akira Hayashi is a retired Japanese male breaststroke swimmer. He represented Japan at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. He is best known for winning a five medals in the 1990s at the Summer Universiade.
Kenji Komata is a former Japanese football player.
Akira Ioane is a New Zealand rugby union player. Ioane plays blindside flanker and number 8 for the Auckland rugby union team in the Mitre 10 Cup, for the Blues in the Super Rugby competition and was selected for the All Blacks in 2017, having previously represented New Zealand internationally in Sevens and the Māori All Blacks.
Akira Sone is a Japanese judoka. She won the gold medal in the Women's +78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics and a silver medal with the Japanese team in the mixed team event at both the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. She is also a two-time world champion in her weight category. Sone's favorite techniques are Tai Otoshi and Ouchi Gari.
Akira Yanase is a Japanese water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Akira Yamamura was a Japanese sailor. He competed in the Flying Dutchman event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Akira Aizawa is a Japanese long-distance runner.
Francesco Akira Begnini, better known by his ring name Francesco Akira, is an Italian professional wrestler working for the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is a part of the Catch 2/2 tag-team alongside T. J. Perkins. Akira is a member of the United Empire stable.
The men's team épée event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 2 August 2024 at the Grand Palais strip. 24 fencers from eight nations competed.
Akira Akasaki is a Japanese long-distance runner. He finished sixth in the marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics, running a personal best of 2:07:32.