page_title: Meiji University
section_title: Others
hierarchical_section_title: Meiji University / Alumni / Others
caption_attribution_description: ゴースト・イン・ザ・シェル ワールドプレミアレッドカーペット ビートたけし スカーレット・ヨハンソン ジュリエット・ビノシュ
context_page_description: Meiji University is a private university with campuses in Tokyo and Kawasaki, founded in 1881 by three Meiji-era lawyers, Kishimoto Tatsuo, Miyagi Kōzō, and Yashiro Misao. It is one of the few most prestigious Japanese universities with famous alumni in various fields according to major college-preparatory schools in Japan.
  The University has nine schools with a total of approximately 33,000 students on four campuses in Ochanomizu in Chiyoda, Tokyo, the Izumi neighborhood of Suginami-ku, Tokyo, the Ikuta neighborhood of Tama-ku, Kawasaki, and in the Nakano neighborhood of Nakano.
  Their most known schools are the school of law, the school of political science and economics, and the school of commerce. The school of political science and economics has sent many famous alumni to the Japanese political world. The three former world leaders, Miki Takeo, Murayama Tomiichi, and Zhou Enlai, previously studied at this university. The acceptance rate varies by school, but the average is usually around 15% throughout the university. The University is one of the most prestigious Tokyo six universities known as "Tokyo-roku-daigaku."
context_section_description: Yū Aku (lyricist, poet, and novelist）
  Seiya Ando (basketball player)
  Hideki Arai (manga artist)
  Morio Agata (singer)
  Tatsuji Fuse (Korean independence movement custodian)
  Hideo Gosha (film director)
  Masaaki Hatsumi (martial artist, founder of Bujinkan)
  Tiger Hattori (professional wrestling referee, New Japan Pro Wrestling)
  Syu Hiraide (novelist, lawyer)
  Senichi Hoshino (baseball player, manager)
  Kei Inoo (member of Hey! Say! JUMP, idol, actor, singer)
  Mao Inoue (actress)
  Sogo Ishii
  Kensuke Isidu (fashion designer)
  Sachio Ito (novelist)
  Kaiji Kawaguchi (manga artist)
  Yuzo Kawashima (film director)
  Kentaro Seki (professional soccer player)
  Kan Kikuchi (novelist)
  Keiko Kitagawa (actress)
  Mayumi Mizuno (announcer)
  Masaru Kitano (doctor of engineering and TV commentator)
  Takeshi Kitano (film director)
  Daichi Kiyono (actor, rugby player)
  Akira Kobayashi (film actor)
  Yasuo Kobayashi (aikido instructor)
  Masao Koga (composer)
  Masato Koizumi (Preacher)
  Shigeaki Kosugi (freelance broadcaster/actor)
  Keiichiro Koyama (actor, singer (J-pop group NEWS), former MC (Shounen Club)
  Kazufumi Miyazawa (composer, singer)
  Showtaro Morikubo (voice actor, actor, singer)
  Osamu Mukai (actor)
  Yuto Nagatomo (professional soccer player)
  Toshiyuki Nishida (film actor)
  Hiroshi Ohshita (Professional Baseball Player, Hall of famer)
  Yoshiaki Oiwa (Equestrian Eventing Rider)
  Kihachi Okamoto (film director)
  Ren Osugi (film actor)
  Toshio Sakai (photographer)
  Motoi Sakuraba (composer, musician)
  Kazuhiro Sano (film director and actor)
  Kiyoshi Sasabe (film director)
  Mamoru Sasaki (screenwriter)
  Norio Sasaki (football manager)
  Fusako Shigenobu (activist)
  Tetsuo Shinohara (film director)
  Sohn Kee-chung (marathon runner)
  Kokichi Sugihara (mathematician and artist)
  Denmei Suzuki (film actor)
  Shigeyoshi Suzuki (film director)
  Yuzo Takada (manga artist)
  Ken Takakura (film actor)
  Buyūzan Takeyoshi (sumo wrestler)
  Noboru Tanaka (film director)
  Kenichiro Teratsuji (KENCHI) (dancer and actor) 
  Eijirō Tōno (film actor)
  Ryoichi Uchimura (Keishicho, Kendo player, 2-time All Japan winner)
  Naomi Uemura (mountain climber, adventurer)
  Moriteru Ueshiba (Third Aikido Doshu)
  Koji Yamamoto (basketball player)
  Mizuki Yamamoto (model, actress)
  Tatsuro Yamashita (composer, singer)
  Tomohisa Yamashita (actor, singer)
  Yoshihiro Yonezawa
  Tom Yoda (Business Administration Graduate), current councilor of the university and ex-chairman of Avex Group
  Kenjirou Tsuda (actor, voice actor)
  Shingo Fujimori (Oriental Radio/Comedian)
  Chicara Jericho (voice actress)
  Nakajima Kento (member of Sexy Zone)
  Shogo Hama  (actor)
caption: Takeshi Kitano
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