2 Notable alumni of University of Yamanashi
Updated: June 08, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Yamanashi is ranked #1,195 in the world and #72 in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 2 notable alumni from University of Yamanashi sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Yamanashi won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Yoshio Tsuchiya
1927-2017 (aged 90)
actor
Yoshio Tsuchiya was a Japanese actor who appeared in such films as Toshio Matsumoto's surreal Bara No Soretsu (a.k.a. Funeral Parade of Roses) and Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (as the firebrand farmer Rikichi) and Red Beard, and Kihachi Okamoto's Kill!. He had a long-standing interest in UFOs and wrote several books on the subject. He preferred starring in science fiction...
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2. Satoshi Ōmura
1935-. (aged 91)
chemist
university teacher
biochemist
school teacher
microbiologist
Satoshi Ōmura is a Japanese biochemist. He is known for the discovery and development of hundreds of pharmaceuticals originally occurring in microorganisms. In 2015 he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with William C. Campbell for their role in the discovery of the world's first endectocide, ivermectin, a safe and highly effective microfilaricide. It is believed that the...
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