Kenji Sawada
Biography
Kenji Sawada (Japanese: 沢田 研二, Hepburn: Sawada Kenji; born June 25, 1948; real surname written as 澤田) is a Japanese singer, songwriter and actor, best known as vocalist of the 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, Japan (now part of Tottori), and raised in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto from the age of age 3.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
as Osamu
1985
The Tale of Genji
1981
The Happiness of the Katakuris
as Masao Katakuri
2002
Hiruko the Goblin
as Hieda Reijirou
1991
幸福な市民～勤勉とは？ ライオンのように生きたいと願った男の悲喜劇
as Tsuruhiko Kumoi
1989
Samurai Reincarnation
as Shiro Amakusa
1981
The Man Who Stole the Sun
as Makoto Kido
1979
Yumeji
as Yumeji Takehisa
1991
Pistol Opera
as Man at Tokyo Station
2001
Arashi Tatsunari
as Ryuji Miyazawa
1982
Osaka Story
as Shimotsuki, Ryûsuke
1999
Revolver
as Nobuhiko Shimizu, Police Officer
1988
The Zen Diary
as Tsutomu
2022
Sabu
as Okayasu
2002
Capone Cries a Lot
as Tetsugoro Osawa
1985
Tora-san, the Expert
as Saburo
1982
Saiaku
2001
Switch of Happiness
as Seiichiro Inada
2006
Deaths in Tokimeki
as Naoya Kudo
1984
The Sorrow of Paris
as Jiro Takimura
1976
