Kent Gilbert | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 25, 1952 Idaho, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
Kent Sidney Gilbert (born May 25, 1952, in Idaho, United States) is an American commentator working in Japan, lawyer of California. He first came to Japan in 1971 as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After returning to the United States, he received a Juris Doctor as well as an M.B.A. from Brigham Young University.
While working in Japan as an attorney in 1983, he had a chance to perform as a stand-in for a foreign theatrical company, which led to other opportunities on Japanese television and in films. He is a foreign celebrity (gaijin tarento) and is often on news programs as a commentator with a "foreign" point of view.[1][2]
Gilbert lives in Tokyo and also maintains a residence in Orem, Utah.[citation needed] He made an appearance in Kazuki Ōmori's Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah.
Gilbert maintains the Japanese government never forced women to work as prostitutes or comfort women during World War II.[3][4]
In April 2018, Gilbert was appointed visiting professor at Okayama University of Science.[5][6]
- ^ "Orem Native Kent Gilbert Is Top Celebrity In Japan". Orem-Geneva Times. April 4, 1984.
- ^ "Ferraris, Sing-Alongs, Sexy Ads Help Tokyo Language Schools Sell ABCs". Los Angeles Times. April 21, 1992 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Who Are the Revisionist? Check the Facts Kent Gilbert Official
- ^ Japanese Still Brainwashed by the War Guilt Information Program Kent Gilbert Official
- ^ ケント・ギルバート on Twitter(in Japanese)
- ^ @kentgilbert01 (16 April 2018). "正しくは岡山理科大学客員教授ですね。プロフィールにも入れておきました。決着する日を楽しみをにしていますよ。" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 June 2018 – via Twitter.(in Japanese)