Actor info
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Name :
Kenji Sawada
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Born :
June 25, 1948 in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan (78 years old)
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
36 films (1968–2022)
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Also known as :
Julie, ジュリー, 澤田研二, 沢田研二, Kenji Sawada
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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.
Notable films
- The Happiness of the Katakuris (2002) as Masao Katakuri
- Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) as Osamu
- A Pool Without Water (1982) as Yakuza
- Samurai Reincarnation (1981) as Shiro Amakusa
- The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979) as Makoto Kido
