Hajime Hana was born on 9 February 1930 in Nagasaki, North Toshima [now Toshima], Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor and composer, known for Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You (1988), Un ga yoke rya (1966) and Suikoden (1973). He was married to Yoko Shimamura. He died on 10 August 1993.