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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

51

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-07-26

Day of Death

2019-03-26 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Omiya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As

Ken'ichi Hagiwara

Kenichi Hagiwara

Kenichi Hagiwara

Biography

Kenichi Hagiwara (born 26 July 1950 in Omiya, Saitama, Japan), also known as Sho-Ken, was the lead singer of The Tempters, the "bad boys" of the Group Sounds Japan pop scene in the mid and late 1960s. A teen idol with a legion of loyal fans, Hagiwara was known for his good looks and arrogance, which appealed to both young male and female Japanese fans. After The Tempters, he formed the band PYG along with Kenji Sawada, the first true Japanese supergroup, a unit which included members of The Tigers, The Tempters and The Spiders. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenichi Hagiwara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Four Days of Snow and Blood

1989

Four Days of Snow and Blood

as

Shiro Nonaka

Memai

1971

Memai

as

Kagemusha

1980

Kagemusha

as

Katsuyori Takeda

Capone Cries a Lot

1985

Capone Cries a Lot

as

Kaiemon

Village of Eight Gravestones

1977

Village of Eight Gravestones

as

Tatsuya Terada

The Triple Cross

1992

The Triple Cross

as

Kanzaki

The Seburi Story

1985

The Seburi Story

as

Hajime Kinoshita

Summer of Demon

1981

Summer of Demon

as

lemon

Bitterness of Youth

1974

Bitterness of Youth

as

Kenichiro Eto

Desert Moon

2001

Desert Moon

as

Keechie's Boss

The Rendezvous

1972

The Rendezvous

as

Akira Nakahara

Traffic Jam

1991

Traffic Jam

as

Rinzo Fuji

Night Train

1987

Night Train

as

Masahiko Tamura

Ghost Pub

1994

Ghost Pub

as

Sotaro

Yakuza Ladies 3

1989

Yakuza Ladies 3

as

Testuro Akamatsu

The Wanderers

1973

The Wanderers

as

Mokutaro

South to the Horizon

1986

South to the Horizon

as

Ryuji Gondo

Love Letter

1985

Love Letter

as

Shoichi Takehara

Doubles

2001

Doubles

as

The Tempters: Smile After Tears

1969

The Tempters: Smile After Tears

as

Kenichi Yamakawa (Shôken)

Price of Life

1971

Price of Life

as

Akio

Genroku Ryoran

Genroku Ryoran

as

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi

Fighting Girl

Fighting Girl

as

Yuzo Yoshida

Katsu Kaishu

Katsu Kaishu

as

Okada Izo

Wounded Angels

Wounded Angels

as

Osamu Kogure

Bark at the Sun

Bark at the Sun

as

Hayami Jun (Macaroni)

Production

Crew

Directing