page_title: Okayama
section_title: Entertainment
hierarchical_section_title: Okayama / Notable people / Entertainment
caption_attribution_description: English: Arriving at the charity fundraiser at Malibu Inn in May 2015
context_page_description: Okayama is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The city was founded on June 1, 1889.
  As of February 2017, the city has an estimated population of 720,841 and a population density of 910 persons per km². The total area is 789.88 square kilometres.
  The city is the site of Kōraku-en, known as one of the top three traditional gardens in Japan, and Okayama Castle, which is ranked among the best 100 Japanese castles. The city is famous as the setting of the Japanese fable "Momotarō".
context_section_description: Angela Aki (singer-songwriter, 1977- ) (attended middle school in Okayama)
  Yōko Aramaki (impressionist and singer, 1981- )
  Dorlis (musician, 1982- )
  Satoshi Inoue (member of Jichō Kachō, 1976- )
  Yumbo Dump (comedy geniuses)
  Hiroto Kōmoto (musician, 1963- )
  Shin Koyamada (actor, 1982- )
  Shinji Morisue (former artistic gymnast and TV personality, 1957- )
  Matsunosuke Onoe (actor and film director, 1875-1926)
  Kōji Satō (actor, 1963- )
  Etsuko Shihomi (actress, 1955- )
  Yukiko Takaguchi (voice actor, 1974- )
  Tomu Uchida (film director, 1898-1970)
caption: Shin Koyamada, Hollywood actor from The Last Samurai
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