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175:Biography
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751:2002
746:2001
741:2000
736:1999
731:1998
726:1997
721:1996
716:1995
711:1994
706:1993
701:1992
696:1991
691:1990
686:1989
681:1988
676:1987
671:1986
666:1985
661:1984
656:1983
651:1982
646:1981
641:1980
636:1979
631:1978
626:1977
621:1976
616:1975
126:Rank
120:1955
60:Born
53:工藤紀夫
1006:Ōza
412:Oza
354:Oza
1654::
1605:Go
171:.
166:Go
156:,
99:,
78:,
68:)
1640:e
1633:t
1626:v
1615:.
998:e
991:t
984:v
594:e
587:t
580:v
490:1
444:2
381:4
323:2
150:(
64:(
20:)
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