Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/May/May 17

May 17:

Births
 * 1155 - Jien (d. 1225), monk, poet, and historian
 * 1948 - Raishin Kodama, actor
 * 1982 - Reiko Nakamura, swimmer

Film and television
 * 2014 - Flower and Snake: Zero, an erotic drama film starring Maiko Amano, Noriko Hamada, and Rina Sakuragi

Holidays, observances, and anniversaries
 * 1951 - Tokyo Broadcasting System is founded