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Yoko Narahashi (奈良橋 陽子, Narahashi Yõko, born June 17, 1947) is a Japanese casting director, film producer and lyricist. She gained prominence due to her involvement with The Last Samurai, Babel, and Memoirs of a Geisha.
Yoko Narahashi is a Japanese-Canadian filmmaker who has worked on Hollywood and Japanese productions since 1987. She is known for her roles in Empire of the Sun, The Last Samurai, Memoirs of a Geisha, Babel and more.
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Yoko Narahashi is a producer, award-winning director, casting director and lyricist based in Los Angeles and Tokyo. The daughter of a Japanese diplomat to International Civil Aviation Organization of the United Nations, Yoko grew up in Montreal and Ottawa receiving her formal education in Canada.
The daughter of a diplomat — and granddaughter of a one-time steward to Emperor Hirohito — Narahashi's upbringing in the 1950s and early 1960s was an extraordinarily diverse montage of settings,...
Jul 26, 2017 · Learn how Yoko Narahashi discovered and cast Ken Watanabe, Rinko Kikuchi and Miyavi for Hollywood movies. She shares her insights on Japanese actors, directors and the challenges of working in the film industry.
Jun 9, 2021 · Yoko Narahashi is an acclaimed Japanese casting and film director, garnering attention for her involvement in such films as The Wolverine, The Last Samurai, and Winds of God, for which she won Best New Director at the Japan Movie Critics Awards in 1995.
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Yoko Narahashi might just be the most powerful Japanese woman in Hollywood thanks to her work in casting blockbusters such as 'The Last Samurai' and 'The Wolverine.' Her new film as...
