Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kikko Matsuoka


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The result was keep per WP:NACTOR; she appears to have had sufficient roles as an actress to be considered notable. The article has been cleaned up and sourced since being nominated. Bearian (talk) 17:26, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Kikko Matsuoka

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This article is not notable according to WP:ENTERTAINER. There are no secondary reliable sources excluding the link for IMDB database.Even though his husband is notable, Her notability cannot be inherited.She has played minor rolls in films, but fails WP:ENTERTAINER as the films she has played are also non-notable. Max Viwe &#124;  Viwe The Max  14:14, 11 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete The only source I can find is a tangential mention in this Washington Post article. That's not nearly enough for a biography under WP:GNG. As far as I can tell, there's no references on the Japanese Wikipedia entry, nor on the Tagalog Wikipedia. It'd be helpful if someone who can speak Japanese and has familiarity with Japanese sources could have a look. The only thing I could find in Japanese is this profile page on the Yahoo Japan website. —Tom Morris (talk) 15:46, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Changed my mind, now weak keep. Following the improvements made to the article and the sources located, I'm satisfied it just very narrowly satisfies the criteria at WP:GNG. It's still rather lacking in sources, but I can't in good faith claim that it doesn't satisfy GNG any more. —Tom Morris (talk) 11:55, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 02:11, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 02:12, 12 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete in the absence of any third-party coverage or reliable sourcing other than IMDB. --DAJF (talk) 02:46, 13 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete - Subject is clearly not notable. Vincelord (talk) 15:21, 15 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep. While it is hard to find articles on the internet because her main period of fame was the sixties to the eighties, there is plenty available. Searching the Yomiuri Shinbun database on her finds her appearing in 30 articles (the Yomiuri has the largest circulation of the national newspapers). Of those featuring her prominently, there is one on her care for pets (1996.04.28 p. 5), on her marriage to Tani (1978.9.8 p. 22), another on her work on 11PM (1978.5.14 p. 27), a feature article on her as one of several important new personalities (1973.1.1 p. 47), an article about her fashion style (1972.4.9, p. 24), an article about her first starring role on NHK (1970.5.27 p. 18), and a rather large introduction of her when she started on 11PM (1969.5.27 p. 23). The TV Drama Database confirms she appeared in quite a number of TV dramas (35 by their count) in the sixties and seventies. There are some articles on her records, as well as on her cosmetics line. She was a |lang_en&client=firefox-a regular on 11PM, a famous late night news show that lasted for over 20 years in Japan. She was also a regular on landmark TV variety shows like Gebageba 90-pun and was known as a guest announcer for women's prowrestling. In other words, she had the kind of national coverage normal for a tarento in the 1970s. If people still want more, I can search the Oya Soichi Bunko index of popular periodicals to find print articles on her. Michitaro (talk) 22:48, 16 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep and Improve per Michitaro. Please, add these identified sources to the articles. Cavarrone (talk) 18:54, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I have used some of the references I found to expand the article. Michitaro (talk) 21:57, 18 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, The Bushranger One ping only 22:26, 18 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep and improve, which User:Michitaro has already begun by adding sources to the article that qualify the topic's notability. Also, it's important to not be overly-reliant upon sources that are only available on the internet to determine topic notability. Northamerica1000(talk) 11:36, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep- Now that the article has been improved and referenced, there is notability.Vincelord (talk) 13:38, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
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