Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zen Kajiwara


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The result was   keep. The Bushranger One ping only 02:58, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

Zen Kajiwara

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This article has had a notability template since 2010 and no evidence has been provided that the person is notable enough to have an article about them on Wikipedia. Article content is minimal. JoshuSasori (talk) 23:08, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. 19:20, 16 August 2012 (UTC)  • Gene93k (talk) 19:20, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. 19:20, 16 August 2012 (UTC)  • Gene93k (talk) 19:20, 16 August 2012 (UTC)


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


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  TheSpecialUser TSU 01:05, 22 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep: The citations that already exist do count towards considering notability. Engeki Life is an RS, and the TV Drama Database (which I believe is not user generated, and thus probably an RS) shows him appearing in over 100 dramas, some of which, like Naniwa kin'yudo, are quite famous. I have also found an article on him in Kinema Junpo (1998.12.1, p. 43), as well as a couple of articles on him in the Asahi Shinbun: 俳優・梶原善さん　隣町感覚でサラリと渡米 (2007.10.20) and 梶原善、アメリカへ旅立つ (2002.11.13). There are a lot more articles that mention him in the Asahi and the Yomiuri, but since he is a character actor, he is frequently not in the lede or the title, but only mentioned in a sentence or two. But I think the weight of coverage shows him to be notable. Michitaro (talk) 02:48, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep - Concur with Michitaro's analysis. Subject meets conditions for WP:ENT. Kajiwara has an Oricon profile which is not cited in the article. In addition, TV Drama Database is run by Yasunari Furusaki, a noted scholar of Japanese television dramas with a column in Tokyo Shimbun who is recognized by the Agency for Cultural Affairs. The content on his website mets WP:RS without question. This is once again an article lacking input from a sufficient number of JP sources. Jun Kayama 03:23, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
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