Okinawa Actors School

Okinawa Actors School
Ginowan, Okinawa

Japan
Information
TypeSchool
Established1983

Okinawa Actors School (沖縄アクターズスクール, Okinawa Akutāzu Sukūru) is a school in Ginowan, Okinawa which has another branch in Osaka. It was founded in 1983 by Masayuki Makino who became the first principal of the school. Many of the school's former students became popular J-pop stars especially in the 1990s.[1] The school previously enrolled only local Okinawans before expanding its enrollment to the entire country in 1998.[2]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Japanese school trains pop stars Music: A controversial private school turns teens with a lust for show business into the stage and recording idols of a generation". The Baltimore Sun. 1998-01-21. Archived from the original on 2026-05-30.
  2. ↑ "Okinawa Actors' School". WHAT'S COOL IN JAPAN. 1998-10-12.

26°16′33″N 127°44′30″E / 26.2759°N 127.7418°E / 26.2759; 127.7418

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