23 Notable alumni of Seijo University
Updated: June 08, 2026 EliteDegrees
Seijo University is 4088st in the world, 1st in North America, and 271st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 23 notable alumni from Seijo University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Seijo University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Shōko Yoshimura
1968-. (aged 58)
amateur wrestler
Shoko Yoshimura is a retired Japanese Wrestler. She competed in 10 World Wrestling Championships and won 9 medals, including 5 gold medals.
2. Coppé
1967-. (aged 59)
singer
songwriter
Coppé is a Japanese electronic music singer-songwriter and music producer. She has affectionately gained the title of "The Legendary Godmother of Japanese Electronica". She has released fifteen solo albums on her self-owned Mango + Sweetrice label. She released the most acclaimed album of her career, "8", in 2004.
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3. Mitsuyoshi Yanagisawa
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
Mitsuyoshi Yanagisawa is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tōmi, Nagano and graduate of Seijo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 after an unsuccessful run in 2001.
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4. Mai Fujisawa
1979-. (aged 47)
singer
Mai Fujisawa is a Japanese singer, songwriter, and lyricist. She has released four studio albums and has performed for several soundtracks. Fujisawa has collaborated on several occasions with her father, composer Joe Hisaishi, on the soundtracks for the films of Studio Ghibli. She has also performed on the soundtracks of other media, including the film Harry Potter and the Deathly...
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5. Yoshihiro Nakamura
1970-. (aged 56)
film director
screenwriter
Yoshihiro Nakamura is a Japanese film director and screenwriter, known for his 2009 film Fish Story, which premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival, and A Boy and His Samurai, which won the Audience Award at the 2011 New York Asian Film Festival.
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6. Yoko Komiyama
1948-. (aged 78)
television presenter
politician
announcer
Yoko Komiyama is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
7. Takao Fujii
1943-. (aged 83)
politician
Takao Fujii is a former Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
8. Katsuya Matsumura
1963-. (aged 63)
film director
screenwriter
Katsuya Matsumura is a Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his violent thriller-horror film series All Night Long.
9. Susumu Yamaguchi
1983-. (aged 43)
member of the House of Representatives of Japan
Susumu Yamaguchi is a Japanese politician. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2026, having previously served from 2021 to 2024. He is the son of Taimei Yamaguchi.
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10. Tsutomu Hata
1935-2017 (aged 82)
diplomat
politician
Tsutomu Hata was a Japanese politician who briefly served as prime minister of Japan in 1994.
11. Nobuhiko Obayashi
1938-2020 (aged 82)
film director
television director
university teacher
television producer
composer
Nobuhiko Obayashi was a Japanese director, screenwriter and editor of films and television advertisements. He began his filmmaking career as a pioneer of Japanese experimental films before transitioning to directing more mainstream media, and his resulting filmography as a director spanned almost 60 years. He is best known as the director of the 1977 horror film House, which has garnered...
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12. Tomu Mutō
1994-. (aged 32)
singer
Tomu Mutō is a Japanese tarento, actress, and former idol. She was a member of the idol group AKB48 under Team K. She is an alumna of Seijo University, where she studied economics and also earned her postgraduate degree, as well as a certified weather presenter, financial planner, disaster prevention specialist and a career counselor.
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13. Yūko Obuchi
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
Yuko Obuchi is a Japanese politician. She is a member of the House of Representatives for the Liberal Democratic Party. She briefly served as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry during the Abe government, but was forced to resign. She is the second daughter of Keizo Obuchi, who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1998 to 2000.
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14. Taku Etō
1960-. (aged 66)
researcher
politician
secretary
Taku Etō is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of the House of Representatives since 2003. He previously served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and again in the Cabinet of Shigeru Ishiba.
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15. Yasuhide Nakayama
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Yasuhide Nakayama is a Japanese politician who served as the Senior Vice Minister of Defense of Japan. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), he was elected in December 2012 as a member of the House of Representatives of Japan and re-elected in the December 2015 and 2017 elections. After the snap elections in October 2017, Nakayama was appointed...
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16. Hitonari Tsuji
1959-. (aged 67)
lyricist
film director
singer
screenwriter
writer
Hitonari Tsuji is a Japanese writer, composer, musician, painter and film director. In his film and singing work he uses the art name Jinsei Tsuji, an alternative reading his given name. His novels and essays have been bestsellers in Japan as well as overseas, with his work being translated into 20 languages and selling over ten million copies.
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17. Shima Iwashita
1941-. (aged 85)
actor
film actor
Shima Iwashita is a Japanese stage and film actress who has appeared in films of Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Masaki Kobayashi and most frequently of Masahiro Shinoda, her husband. She is best known for starring in the Yakuza Wives series of yakuza films between 1986 and 1998. In 2000, Iwashita ranked tenth on Kinema Junpo's readers' poll of the top...
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18. Mayu Tsuruta
1970-. (aged 56)
actor
seiyū
Mayu Tsuruta is an actress. In 1996 she was nominated by the Award of the Japanese Academy for Best Supporting Actress in the film Kike wadatsumi no koe Last Friends. Following the chaos of Kenya's 2007 presidential election, on March 30, 2008, she visited thousands of internal refugees at Kenya's Nakuru ASK grounds, as a goodwill ambassador for Tokyo International...
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19. Naotarō Moriyama
1976-. (aged 50)
singer
musician
singer-songwriter
Naotarō Moriyama is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter. His mother is Ryōko Moriyama, a well-known folk singer.
20. Mitsuhiro Oikawa
1969-. (aged 57)
singer
actor
songwriter
Mitsuhiro Oikawa is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, composer and actor who is represented by the talent agency, Mother Enterprise. He graduated from Seijo Gakuen Junior High School and High School and Seijo University Faculty of Law. He is business partners with Horipro. His wife was actress and Takarazuka Revue graduate Rei Dan (July 2011 - Nov 2018).
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21. Yukiyoshi Ozawa
1974-. (aged 52)
actor
film actor
Yukiyoshi Ozawa is an American-born Japanese actor. He gained notable fame near the end of 2017 for his involvement in the Long Long Man commercials produced by UHA for their Sakeru Gummy brand, in which he portrayed the titular character.
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22. Masakazu Tamura
1943-2021 (aged 78)
television actor
film actor
Masakazu Tamura was a Japanese film and theatre actor.
23. Yoshino Kimura
1976-. (aged 50)
actor
singer
seiyū
Yoshino Kimura is a Japanese actress and singer. She appeared on an episode of the Showtime series Masters of Horror. Kimura won the "Rookie of the Year" prize at the 21st Japan Academy Awards for her appearance in Shitsurakuen.
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