Kenichi Hagiwara
Acting

Kenichi Hagiwara

Born 26 July 1950 · Omiya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan · Died 26 March 2019

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

Kagemusha
Over Your Dead Body
Tajomaru: Avenging Blade
The Wanderers
The Petrified Forest
Desert Moon
The Rendezvous
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Village of Eight Gravestones
Capone Cries a Lot
Love Letter
Bitterness of Youth
Over Your Dead Body
Tajomaru: Avenging Blade
Desert Moon
Doubles
Ghost Pub
The Triple Cross
Traffic Jam
Betrayal Tomorrow
1750 Days of Turbulence
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Yakuza Ladies 3
Night Train
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma
South to the Horizon
Women Who Do Not Divorce
The Seburi Story
Capone Cries a Lot
Love Letter
Modori River
To Trap a Kidnapper
Summer of Demon
Kagemusha
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Village of Eight Gravestones
Two in the Amsterdam Rain
Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter
Light of Africa
Bitterness of Youth
Summer Days Across the River
The Petrified Forest
The Wanderers
The Rendezvous
Beyond the Rainbow
Memai
Price of Life
The Tempters: Smile After Tears
Wet Encounter
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