11 Notable alumni of Tokyo College of Music
Updated: June 07, 2026 EliteDegrees
Tokyo College of Music is ranked #7,851 in the world and #594 in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from Tokyo College of Music sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Tokyo College of Music won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Hitomi Noda
1963-. (aged 63)
housewife
Hitomi Noda is the spouse of Yoshihiko Noda and served as the spouse of the prime minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012.
2. Hirofumi Yoshida
1968-. (aged 58)
conductor
Hirofumi Yoshida is a Japanese orchestral conductor. He resides in Italy, but grew up in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan.
3. Kazumasa Hashimoto
1974-. (aged 52)
audio engineer
composer
musician
Kazumasa Hashimoto is a Japanese composer, mastering engineer and web designer.
4. Yugo Kanno
1977-. (aged 49)
audio engineer
film director
painter
composer
music arranger
Yugo Kanno is a Japanese composer and musician known for his work on many television dramas, anime series, and movies.
5. Hachiro Kasuga
1924-1991 (aged 67)
composer
singer
Hachiro Kasuga, born Minoru Watabe, was a Japanese enka singer. He has been dubbed "the first enka singer".
6. Kamatari Fujiwara
1905-1985 (aged 80)
actor
Kamatari Fujiwara was a Japanese stage and film actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1933 and 1984. In addition to regular appearances in the films of Akira Kurosawa, he worked for directors such as Mikio Naruse, Yasujirō Ozu, Heinosuke Gosho and others.
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7. Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
1933-. (aged 93)
actor
writer
seiyū
essayist
autobiographer
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi is a Japanese actress, television personality, World Wide Fund for Nature advisor, and Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. She joined NHK Broadcasting Theatre Company as the first television actress in 1953. In 1954, she made her debut as the lead actress in the radio drama Yambō Nimbō Tombō. In 1976, TV Asahi's Tetsuko's Room (Tetsuko no Heya) started airing....
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8. Nao Matsushita
1985-. (aged 41)
singer
pianist
model
fashion model
actor
Nao Matsushita is a Japanese actress and singer.
9. Yui Makino
1986-. (aged 40)
actor
seiyū
singer-songwriter
pianist
child actor
Yui Makino is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer, and pianist. She is best known for her work in the anime Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle where she voices Sakura and some of the theme songs for the Aria anime series. She is associated with Amuse, Inc. One of her earliest voice acting performances was the character "Sister" in a short-anime movie...
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10. Noriko Awaya
1907-1999 (aged 92)
singer
Noriko Awaya was a Japanese female soprano chanteuse and popular music (ryūkōka) singer. She was dubbed the "Queen of Blues" (ブルースの女王, Burūsu no Joō) in Japan.
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11. Katharina Treutler
1985-. (aged 41)
pianist
Katharina Treutler is a German pianist.