Kenichi Hagiwara

Kenichi Hagiwara

Actor

Omiya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
July 26, 1950

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.

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Representative Works

Kagemusha
Kagemusha
7.8
/ Japanese
Tajomaru: Avenging Blade
Tajomaru: Avenging Blade
7.2
/ Japanese
Modori River
Modori River
5.7
/ Japanese
Village of Eight Gravestones
Village of Eight Gravestones
7.0
/ Japanese
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Four Days of Snow and Blood
7.3
/ Japanese
Night Train
Night Train
3.7
/ Japanese
To Trap a Kidnapper
To Trap a Kidnapper
7.7
/ Japanese
Capone Cries a Lot
Capone Cries a Lot
6.0
/ Japanese
The Triple Cross
The Triple Cross
7.2
/ Japanese
Over Your Dead Body
Over Your Dead Body
6.0
/ Japanese
Doubles
Doubles
7.0
/ Japanese
Ghost Pub
Ghost Pub
6.0
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Kagemusha
1980Winner

Best Performance

Kagemusha

Tajomaru: Avenging Blade
2009Nominee

Best Performance

Tajomaru: Avenging Blade

Modori River
1983Nominee

Best Performance

Modori River

Career Highlights

Village of Eight Gravestones
1977Highlight

Best Performance

Village of Eight Gravestones

Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989Highlight

Best Performance

Four Days of Snow and Blood

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