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Kenichi Hagiwara

Kenichi Hagiwara

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

Over Your Dead Body
Over Your Dead Body
2014
Tajomaru: Avenging Blade
Tajomaru: Avenging Blade
2009
Kyotaro Nishimura Special: Murder on the ‘Traveling Go’ around Japan.
2003 • Inspector Totsugawa
Desert Moon
Desert Moon
2001 • Keechie's Boss
Doubles
Doubles
2001
The Terrorist’s Parasol
1996
Ghost Pub
Ghost Pub
1994 • Sotaro
The Triple Cross
The Triple Cross
1992 • Kanzaki

Full filmography

Desert Moon
Desert Moon
2001 • Keechie's Boss
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Ghost Pub
Ghost Pub
1994 • Sotaro
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Traffic Jam
Traffic Jam
1991 • Rinzo Fuji
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Yakuza Ladies 3
Yakuza Ladies 3
1989 • Testuro Akamatsu
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Night Train
Night Train
1987 • Masahiko Tamura
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South to the Horizon
South to the Horizon
1986 • Ryuji Gondo
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Love Letter
Love Letter
1985 • Shoichi Takehara
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The Seburi Story
The Seburi Story
1985 • Hajime Kinoshita
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Kagemusha
Kagemusha
1980 • Katsuyori Takeda
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Bitterness of Youth
Bitterness of Youth
1974 • Kenichiro Eto
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The Wanderers
The Wanderers
1973 • Mokutaro
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The Rendezvous
The Rendezvous
1972 • Akira Nakahara
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The Tempters: Smile After Tears
The Tempters: Smile After Tears
1969 • Kenichi Yamakawa (Shôken)
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Kenichi Hagiwara – Biography, Known For & Filmography