Portrait of Kenichi Hagiwara

Kenichi Hagiwara

Acting

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.

Born: July 26, 1950

Place of Birth: Omiya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Filmography

2001
Fighting Girl

as Yuzo Yoshida

2001
Desert Moon

as Keechie's Boss

1999
Genroku Ryoran

as Tokugawa Tsunayoshi

1996
Ceremonial Officiator

as Ryuhei Oyamada

1994
Ghost Pub

as Sotaro

1992
1991
Traffic Jam

as Rinzo Fuji

1989
1989
Yakuza Ladies 3

as Testuro Akamatsu

1987
Night Train

as Masahiko Tamura

1986
South to the Horizon

as Ryuji Gondo

1985
Love Letter

as Shoichi Takehara

1985
The Seburi Story

as Hajime Kinoshita

1985
1981
1980
Kagemusha

as Katsuyori Takeda

1977
1975
1974
Wounded Angels

as Osamu Kogure

1974
Bitterness of Youth

as Kenichiro Eto

1974
Katsu Kaishu

as Okada Izo

1973
The Wanderers

as Mokutaro

1972
Bark at the Sun

as Hayami Jun (Macaroni)

1972
The Rendezvous

as Akira Nakahara

1971
1971
1969
The Tempters: Smile After Tears

as Kenichi Yamakawa (Shôken)