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Born on December 25, 1966 in Hino, Tokyo, Japan, Atsushi Yanaka is an actor, lyricist and musician. As of 2026, Atsushi Yanaka is 59 years old. Schooling on record includes Waseda University Junior and Senior High School.
My Take
Atsushi Yanaka was born on Christmas Day, 1966, in Hino, Tokyo, and went through Waseda's affiliated high school. The database lists him as actor, lyricist, and musician, which is accurate but flat. To anyone who follows Japanese music he is the baritone saxophone and a principal lyric-writer of Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra — a band whose whole identity is a horn section moving as one body. That combination is the part I find unusual. Horn players tend to speak through the instrument and leave the words to someone else; lyricists tend to sit outside the wall of brass. He does both, inside the same group, and then acts on top of it. Careers built that way usually dilute into competent-at-everything. His didn't, and I suspect that's because the sax line and the lyric line are coming from the same place rather than from a man collecting job titles.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Atsushi Yanaka
- Name (Japanese)
- 谷中敦
- Reading
- やなか あつし
- Born
- December 25, 1966 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Horse
- Origin
- Hino, Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- actor / lyricist / musician
2. Background
- High school
- Waseda University Junior and Senior High School
- University
- Waseda University Junior and Senior High School
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-08-07
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Atsushi Yanaka born?
Born December 25, 1966 (age 59).
Where is Atsushi Yanaka from?
Atsushi Yanaka is from Hino, Tokyo, Japan.
What does Atsushi Yanaka do?
Atsushi Yanaka works as actor, lyricist, musician.
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