and narrator Genki Sudo, Japanese politician, former entertainer and kickboxer Ben Kimura, Japanese politician Hana Kimura, Japanese professional wrestler, died in Kōtō Hiroshi Yamamoto, Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4-dan Tomomi Kahara (Real Name: Tomomi Shimogawara, Nihongo: 下河原 朋美, Shimogawara Tomomi), Japanese pop singer Akihito Hirose, Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan Hiromu Watanabe, Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan Yasuko Kobayashi, Japanese anime and tokusatsu drama screenwriter Yōhei Kajiyama, Japanese former football player Yugo Iiyama, Japanese football player (Iwate Grulla Morioka, J3 League) Tetsuo Kurata (Real Name: Tetsuo Kakimoto, Nihongo: 柿本 哲夫, Kakimoto Tetsuo) Japanese television, stage, film actor and restaurateur (Kamen Rider Black and Kamen Rider Black RX) Tomokazu Seki, Japanese actor, Seiyū and singer of Fushigi Yūgi, Weiss Kruez, You're Under Arrest, Initial D, Mobile Suite Gundam Seed & Mobile Suite Gundam Seed DESTINY. References External links Kōtō City Official Website Wards of Tokyo