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Japanese actor-politicians

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Shintarō Ishihara
Japanese politician and author, Governor of Tokyo (1932–2022)
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Japanese singer and actress (1920-2014)
Renhō
, known mononymously as Renhō, is a Japanese politician and former journalist who has served as a member of the House of Councillors from 2004 to 2024, and again since 2025. She was the leader of the now-defunct major opposition party, the Democratic Party from 2016 to 2017. Renhō was a candidate for the 2024 Tokyo gubernatorial election with the support of the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP), Japanese Communist Party (JCP), and the Social Democratic Party (SDP), but was defeated by incumbent Yuriko Koike, placing third behind Shinji Ishimaru.
Tarō Yamamoto
Japanese politician and former actor
Chikage Oogi
Japanese politician (1933–2023)
Akiko Santō
Japanese actress, TV personality and politician
Genki Sudo
Japanese politician, mixed martial artist, singer, and actor
Yūko Mochizuki
Japanese actress (1917–1977)
Junko Mihara
Japanese singer, actress, politician
Akiko Ikuina
Japanese former singer
Hideo Higashikokubaru
Japanese actor-politician
Kensaku Morita
Japanese actor and politician
Eriko Imai
Japanese singer and politician
Atsuo Nakamura
Japanese actor
Chisato Morishita
Japanese talent and actress
Yukio Aoshima
Japanese TV actor, novelist, film director, screenwriter, songwriter and politician
Katsuhiko Yokomitsu
Japanese politician and actor
Akira Matsu
Japanese actress and politician
Atsushi Onita
Japanese politician and professional wrestler
Kiyoshi Nishikawa
Japanese politician and actor
Knock Yokoyama
Japanese comedian and politician