Kenichi Hagiwara
Known for Acting · 54 credits
- Born
- 1950-07-26
- Died
- 2019-03-26
- Place of birth
- Omiya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (15)
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
1993
Wounded Angels
1974
as Osamu Kogure
Genroku Ryoran
1999
as Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
Katsu Kaishu
1974
as Okada Izo
水曜ドラマスペシャル
1984
Bark at the Sun
1972
as Hayami Jun (Macaroni)
Kamogawa Shokudo
2016
Fighting Girl
2001
as Yuzo Yoshida
Dokonimo nai Kuni
2018
The Drumstick Detective
1972
Ashita e no Chikai
2018
前略おふくろ様
1975
Ceremonial Officiator
1996
as Ryuhei Oyamada
Kaze no Naka no Aitsu
1973
as 黒駒の勝蔵
I Can Hear the Sound of Festival
1977
Movies (39)
Modori River
1983
Kagemusha
1980
as Katsuyori Takeda
Night Train
1987
as Masahiko Tamura
Over Your Dead Body
2014
Capone Cries a Lot
1985
as Kaiemon
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Shiro Nonaka
Yakuza Ladies 3
1989
as Testuro Akamatsu
Village of Eight Gravestones
1977
as Tatsuya Terada
The Seburi Story
1985
as Hajime Kinoshita
The Rendezvous
1972
as Akira Nakahara
Tajomaru: Avenging Blade
2009
Love Letter
1985
as Shoichi Takehara
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1979
To Trap a Kidnapper
1982
Desert Moon
2001
as Keechie's Boss
The Triple Cross
1992
as Kanzaki
Bitterness of Youth
1974
as Kenichiro Eto
Ghost Pub
1994
as Sotaro
Traffic Jam
1991
as Rinzo Fuji
Light of Africa
1975
as Jun
South to the Horizon
1986
as Ryuji Gondo
The Petrified Forest
1973
Women Who Do Not Divorce
1986
The Wanderers
1973
as Mokutaro
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma
1987
Summer of Demon
1981
as lemon
Betrayal Tomorrow
1990
The Terrorist’s Parasol
1996
Price of Life
1971
as Akio
Memai
1971
Two in the Amsterdam Rain
1975
as Sakuda
Beyond the Rainbow
1972
as Jiro
Summer Days Across the River
1973
1750 Days of Turbulence
1990
Kyotaro Nishimura Special: Murder on the ‘Traveling Go’ around Japan.
2003
as Inspector Totsugawa
Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter
1975
Doubles
2001
The Tempters: Smile After Tears
1969
as Kenichi Yamakawa (Shôken)
Wet Encounter
1967
About 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 abo… With 54 credits spanning from 1967 to 2018, Kenichi Hagiwara has appeared in 39 films and 15 TV shows.
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- Modori River (1983)
- Kagemusha (1980) — as Katsuyori Takeda
- Night Train (1987) — as Masahiko Tamura
- Over Your Dead Body (2014)
- Capone Cries a Lot (1985) — as Kaiemon
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