Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/October/October 8

October 8:

Births
 * 1919 - Kiichi Miyazawa (d. 2007), politician, 78th Prime Minister of Japan
 * 1930 - Tōru Takemitsu (d. 1996), composer and theorist
 * 1970 - Tetsuya Nomura, video game designer and director
 * 1974 - Koji Murofushi, hammer thrower
 * 1981 - Ryuji Sainei, actor
 * 1985 - Eiji Wentz, singer-songwriter and actor
 * 1987 - Aya Hirano, voice actress and singer
 * 1987  - Yuichi Nakamura, actor
 * 1996 - Sara Takanashi, ski jumper
 * 1997 - Tina Tamashiro, model and idol

Deaths
 * 1317 - Emperor Fushimi (b. 1265)

Film and television
 * 1998 - Nemureru Mori begins airing on Fuji Television, starring Miho Nakayama and Takuya Kimura
 * 2012 - Perfect Blue begins airing on Tokyo Broadcasting System, starring Miori Takimoto, Naomi Zaizen, Yasufumi Terawaki, and Aya Hirayama