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| alias = Julie
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|06|25}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|06|25}}
|birth_place =[[Iwami District, Tottori|Tsunoi, Iwami]] (present: Tsunoi, [[Tottori, Tottori|Tottori]]), [[Tottori Prefecture]], [[Japan]]
|birth_place =[[Iwami District, Tottori|Tsunoi, Iwami]] (present: Tsunoi, [[Tottori, Tottori|Tottori]]), [[Tottori Prefecture]], Japan
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| origin = [[Sakyo-ku, Kyoto|Sakyo-ku]], [[Kyoto]], [[Japan]]
| origin = [[Sakyo-ku, Kyoto|Sakyo-ku]], Kyoto, Japan
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[glam rock]], [[adult contemporary]]
| genre = Rock, pop, [[glam rock]], [[adult contemporary]]
| occupation = [[Singer]], [[composer]], [[lyricist]], [[actor]]
| occupation = Singer, composer, lyricist, actor
| years_active = 1967–present
| years_active = 1967–present
| label = Polydor Japan, Toshiba EMI/[[Eastworld]], Julie Label
| label = Polydor Japan, Toshiba EMI/[[Eastworld]], Julie Label
| website = [http://www.co-colo.com/ Official]
| website = [http://www.co-colo.com/ Official]
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{{nihongo|'''Kenji Sawada'''|沢田 研二|Sawada Kenji|born June 25, 1948; real surname written as {{nihongo2|澤田}}}} is a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[singer]], [[composer]], [[lyricist]] and [[actor]], best known for being the vocalist for the Japanese rock band [[The Tigers (Japanese band)|The Tigers]]. Nicknamed {{nihongo|"'''Julie'''"|ジュリー|Jurī}} because of his self professed adoration of [[Julie Andrews]], he was born in [[Iwami District, Tottori|Tsunoi, Iwami]] (now part of [[Tottori, Tottori|Tottori]]), [[Tottori Prefecture]], [[Japan]], and raised in [[Sakyo-ku, Kyoto|Sakyo-ku]], [[Kyoto]] at age 3. He is married to ''[[Oshin]]'' star [[Yūko Tanaka]], whom he met on the set of ''[[Tora-san, the Expert]]''.
{{nihongo|'''Kenji Sawada'''|沢田 研二|Sawada Kenji|born June 25, 1948; real surname written as {{nihongo2|澤田}}}} is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and actor, best known for being the vocalist for the Japanese rock band [[The Tigers (Japanese band)|The Tigers]]. Nicknamed {{nihongo|"'''Julie'''"|ジュリー|Jurī}} because of his self-professed adoration of [[Julie Andrews]], he was born in [[Iwami District, Tottori|Tsunoi, Iwami]] (now part of [[Tottori, Tottori|Tottori]]), [[Tottori Prefecture]], Japan, and raised in [[Sakyo-ku, Kyoto|Sakyo-ku]], Kyoto at age 3.


As a singer (often he also worked as a songwriter) and actor, Sawada prospered greatly on [[Japanese popular culture]] in the last three decades of the [[Showa era]]. At the end of the 1960s, he had great success as the lead singer of the band The Tigers. After the breakup of The Tigers and another project PYG, he began his own solo career.
As a singer, songwriter, and actor, Sawada prospered greatly on [[Japanese popular culture]] in the last three decades of the [[Shōwa era]]. At the end of the 1960s, he had great success as the lead singer of the band The Tigers. After the breakup of The Tigers and another project [[PYG (band)|Pyg]], he began his own solo career.


== Music career ==
== Music career ==
Sawada was the lead singer of the best-known J-pop music act of the late 1960s [[Group Sounds]] era band [[The Tigers (Japanese band)|The Tigers]]. A national [[teen idol]], his nickname is Julie. Japanese pop stars of that era often adopted nicknames, particularly often English-language girls' names. His nickname is derived from the actress [[Julie Andrews]] as he is a fan of hers. The group was signed by Watanabe Productions.
Sawada was the lead singer of the best-known J-pop music act of the late 1960s [[Group Sounds]] era band [[The Tigers (Japanese band)|The Tigers]]. A national [[teen idol]], his nickname is Julie. Japanese pop stars of that era often adopted nicknames, particularly often English-language girls' names. His nickname is derived from the actress [[Julie Andrews]] as he is a fan of hers. The group was signed by Watanabe Productions.


In 1968, [[Barry Gibb]] of the [[Bee Gees]] was commissioned to compose two songs for the band in an attempt at international success. One of the songs was a hit in Japan, titled "[[Smile for Me (song)|Smile for Me]]" and sung by Sawada. In spite of his clear English pronunciation, the record did not make the pop charts in foreign markets as the Watanabe Productions management team had hoped. The band disbanded shortly after its release.
In 1968, [[Barry Gibb]] of the [[Bee Gees]] was commissioned to compose two songs for the band in an attempt at international success. One of the songs was a hit in Japan, titled "[[Smile for Me (The Tigers song)|Smile for Me]]" and sung by Sawada. In spite of his clear English pronunciation, the record did not make the pop charts in foreign markets as the Watanabe Productions management team had hoped. The band disbanded shortly after its release.


In 1970, after The Tigers broke up, Sawada formed the supergroup, ''PYG''. [[Kenichi Hagiwara]], Sawada's main rival in the Group Sounds era, was a co-lead vocalist. When PYG disbanded, Sawada went solo, but acting was to be his main form of artistic expression after that. Sawada started to wear trendy clothes and make-up in the 1970s, and became regarded as an influential fashion innovator.
In 1970, after The Tigers broke up, Sawada formed the supergroup, [[PYG (band)|Pyg]]. [[Kenichi Hagiwara]], Sawada's main rival in the Group Sounds era, was a co-lead vocalist. When Pyg disbanded, Sawada went solo, but acting was to be his main form of artistic expression after that. Sawada started to wear trendy clothes and make-up in the 1970s, and became regarded as an influential fashion innovator.


In the 1980s he was in Co-Colo with [[Hideki Ishima]].<ref>{{cite web| title = "First I had the idea, nobody cared. They said 'you're crazy!'"| work = jrawk.com| url = http://www.jrawk.com/Content/I/ishimahideki/interviews/HIfeb09.html| accessdate = 2016-02-03| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090520084617/http://www.jrawk.com/Content/I/ishimahideki/interviews/HIfeb09.html| archivedate = 2009-05-20}}</ref>
In the 1980s he was in Co-Colo with [[Hideki Ishima]].<ref>{{cite web| title = First I had the idea, nobody cared. They said 'you're crazy!'| website=Jrawk.com| url = http://www.jrawk.com/Content/I/ishimahideki/interviews/HIfeb09.html| access-date = February 3, 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090520084617/http://www.jrawk.com/Content/I/ishimahideki/interviews/HIfeb09.html| archive-date = May 20, 2009}}</ref>


Sawada also plays the [[shamisen]]. He appeared on the cover of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' in March 1969 (No. 28),<ref>''[[Rolling Stone]]'' (No. 28, March 1969) "Japanese Rock: Kenji Julie Sawada of Julie and the Tigers"</ref> and is the only Japanese as a cover person of this magazine other than [[Yoko Ono]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}
Sawada also plays the [[shamisen]]. He appeared on the cover of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' in March 1969 (No. 28),<ref>''[[Rolling Stone]]'' (No. 28, March 1969) "Japanese Rock: Kenji Julie Sawada of Julie and the Tigers"</ref> and is the only Japanese as a cover person of this magazine other than [[Yoko Ono]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}


== Film career ==
== Film career ==
Sawada's best-known roles include playing in Paul Schrader's [[Biographical film|biopic]] movie about [[Yukio Mishima]], ''Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters'' and playing in [[Takashi Miike]]'s horror-comedy musical ''[[The Happiness of the Katakuris]]''.
Sawada's best-known roles include playing in Paul Schrader's biographical film movie about [[Yukio Mishima]], ''Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters'' and playing in [[Takashi Miike]]'s horror-comedy musical ''[[The Happiness of the Katakuris]]''.

== Personal life ==
He married [[Emi Ito]], a member of the 1960s pop duo [[The Peanuts]], in 1975, but they divorced in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/07/24/music/yumi-ito-peanuts-muse-moth-men/|title=Yumi Ito of The Peanuts was a muse to both moth and men |website=Japantimes.co.jp|date=July 24, 2016 |access-date=August 7, 2018}}</ref> He has been married to ''[[Oshin]]'' star [[Yūko Tanaka]] since 1989, whom he met on the set of ''[[Tora-san, the Expert]]''.


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
{{Main|Kenji Sawada discography}}
{{Main article|Kenji Sawada discography}}

==Awards==
* 1972, [[14th Japan Record Awards]], Vocal Award
* 1973, [[15th Japan Record Awards]], Popular prize
* 1974, [[16th Japan Record Awards]], Vocal Award
* 1977, [[19th Japan Record Awards]], Grand Prix
* 1978, [[20th Japan Record Awards]], Best Award & Gold Award
* 1979, [[21st Japan Record Awards]], Gold Award
* 1980, [[22nd Japan Record Awards]], Gold Award
* 1981, [[23rd Japan Record Awards]], Gold Award
* 1982, [[24th Japan Record Awards]], Gold Award & Planing Award
* 1982, [[25th Japan Record Awards]], Special Gold Award
* 2023, 77th [[Mainichi Film Awards]], Best Actor<ref>{{cite web |url= https://mainichi.jp/articles/20230118/k00/00m/200/325000c|title= 毎日映画コンクール 日本映画大賞に「ケイコ 目を澄ませて」|access-date= January 19, 2023|work= Mainichi Shimbun}}</ref>


== Partial filmography ==
== Partial filmography ==

* ''[[Honô no shôzô]]'' (1974)
===Film===
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* ''[[Que C'est Triste Paris]]'' (1976)
* ''{{ill|Statue in Fire|jp|炎の肖像|vertical-align=sup}}'' (1974)<ref name=NHKa/>
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* ''Que C'est Triste Paris'' (1976)
* ''[[Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Samurai Reincarnation]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Samurai Reincarnation]]'' (1981), [[Amakusa Shirō]]<ref name=NHKa/>
* ''[[Tora-san, the Expert]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Tora-san, the Expert]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Capone Cries a Lot]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Capone Cries a Lot]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Hiruko the Goblin]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Hiruko the Goblin]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Yumeji]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Boku to, bokura no natsu]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Yumeji]]'' (1991, [[Yumeji Takehisa]]<ref name=NHKa/>
* ''[[Osaka Story]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Osaka Story]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Pistol Opera]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Pistol Opera]]'' (2001)
* ''[[The Happiness of the Katakuris]]'' (2002)
* ''[[The Happiness of the Katakuris]]'' (2002)
* ''It's a Flickering Life'' (2021), Satonao "Gō" Maruyama<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/92567/|title= キネマの神様|access-date= April 28, 2021|work= eiga.com}}</ref>
* ''The Zen Diary'' (2022), Tsutomu<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/95676/|title= 土を喰らう十二ヵ月|access-date= February 17, 2022|work= eiga.com}}</ref>

===Television===
* ''[[Sanga Moyu]]'' (1984), Charlie Tamiya<ref name=NHKa>{{cite web |url= https://www2.nhk.or.jp/archives/jinbutsu/detail.cgi?das_id=D0009070166_00000|title= 沢田研二|access-date= October 25, 2021|work= NHK}}</ref>
* ''[[Hanekonma]]'' (1986), Takeshi Matsunami<ref name=NHKa/>

===Japanese dub===
* ''[[West Side Story (1961 film)|West Side Story]]'' (1979, TBS dub), Bernardo Nuñez ([[George Chakiris]])<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=16775|title= ウエスト・サイド物語 －日本語吹き替え版|access-date= October 2, 2021|work= Fukikaeru}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 00:38, 6 May 2024

Kenji Sawada
Also known asJulie
Born (1948-06-25) June 25, 1948 (age 75)
Tsunoi, Iwami (present: Tsunoi, Tottori), Tottori Prefecture, Japan
OriginSakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
GenresRock, pop, glam rock, adult contemporary
Occupation(s)Singer, composer, lyricist, actor
Years active1967–present
LabelsPolydor Japan, Toshiba EMI/Eastworld, Julie Label
WebsiteOfficial

Kenji Sawada (沢田 研二, Sawada Kenji, born June 25, 1948; real surname written as 澤田) is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and actor, best known for being the vocalist for the Japanese rock band The Tigers. Nicknamed "Julie" (ジュリー, Jurī) because of his self-professed adoration of Julie Andrews, he was born in Tsunoi, Iwami (now part of Tottori), Tottori Prefecture, Japan, and raised in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto at age 3.

As a singer, songwriter, and actor, Sawada prospered greatly on Japanese popular culture in the last three decades of the Shōwa era. At the end of the 1960s, he had great success as the lead singer of the band The Tigers. After the breakup of The Tigers and another project Pyg, he began his own solo career.

Music career[edit]

Sawada was the lead singer of the best-known J-pop music act of the late 1960s Group Sounds era band The Tigers. A national teen idol, his nickname is Julie. Japanese pop stars of that era often adopted nicknames, particularly often English-language girls' names. His nickname is derived from the actress Julie Andrews as he is a fan of hers. The group was signed by Watanabe Productions.

In 1968, Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees was commissioned to compose two songs for the band in an attempt at international success. One of the songs was a hit in Japan, titled "Smile for Me" and sung by Sawada. In spite of his clear English pronunciation, the record did not make the pop charts in foreign markets as the Watanabe Productions management team had hoped. The band disbanded shortly after its release.

In 1970, after The Tigers broke up, Sawada formed the supergroup, Pyg. Kenichi Hagiwara, Sawada's main rival in the Group Sounds era, was a co-lead vocalist. When Pyg disbanded, Sawada went solo, but acting was to be his main form of artistic expression after that. Sawada started to wear trendy clothes and make-up in the 1970s, and became regarded as an influential fashion innovator.

In the 1980s he was in Co-Colo with Hideki Ishima.[1]

Sawada also plays the shamisen. He appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in March 1969 (No. 28),[2] and is the only Japanese as a cover person of this magazine other than Yoko Ono.[citation needed]

Film career[edit]

Sawada's best-known roles include playing in Paul Schrader's biographical film movie about Yukio Mishima, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters and playing in Takashi Miike's horror-comedy musical The Happiness of the Katakuris.

Personal life[edit]

He married Emi Ito, a member of the 1960s pop duo The Peanuts, in 1975, but they divorced in 1987.[3] He has been married to Oshin star Yūko Tanaka since 1989, whom he met on the set of Tora-san, the Expert.

Discography[edit]

Main article: Kenji Sawada discography

Awards[edit]

Partial filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Television[edit]

Japanese dub[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "First I had the idea, nobody cared. They said 'you're crazy!'". Jrawk.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  2. ^ Rolling Stone (No. 28, March 1969) "Japanese Rock: Kenji Julie Sawada of Julie and the Tigers"
  3. ^ "Yumi Ito of The Peanuts was a muse to both moth and men". Japantimes.co.jp. July 24, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "毎日映画コンクール 日本映画大賞に「ケイコ 目を澄ませて」". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e "沢田研二". NHK. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "キネマの神様". eiga.com. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "土を喰らう十二ヵ月". eiga.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "ウエスト・サイド物語 －日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved October 2, 2021.

External links[edit]

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