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Kenichi Hagiwara

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 Tige

Born

Jul 26, 1950

Omiya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Died

Mar 26, 2019

Known For

Acting

Movies

39 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.2

Known For

Kagemusha
Kagemusha
1980 • as Katsuyori Takeda
★ 7.8
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989 • as Shiro Nonaka
★ 7.3
Village of Eight Gravestones
Village of Eight Gravestones
1977 • as Tatsuya Terada
★ 7.0
Capone Cries a Lot
Capone Cries a Lot
1985 • as Kaiemon
★ 6.0
Night Train
Night Train
1987 • as Masahiko Tamura
★ 3.7
The Seburi Story
The Seburi Story
1985 • as Hajime Kinoshita
★ 6.6
Love Letter
Love Letter
1985 • as Shoichi Takehara
★ 7.8
The Rendezvous
The Rendezvous
1972 • as Akira Nakahara
★ 6.6
Modori River
Modori River
1983 • as Gakuyo Sonoda
★ 5.7
Yakuza Ladies 3
Yakuza Ladies 3
1989 • as Testuro Akamatsu
★ 8.0
Ghost Pub
Ghost Pub
1994 • as Sotaro
★ 6.0
Light of Africa
Light of Africa
1975 • as Jun
★ 6.7
The Triple Cross
The Triple Cross
1992 • as Kanzaki
★ 7.2
Bitterness of Youth
Bitterness of Youth
1974 • as Kenichiro Eto
★ 6.8
The Wanderers
The Wanderers
1973 • as Mokutaro
★ 5.3
Two in the Amsterdam Rain
Two in the Amsterdam Rain
1975 • as Sakuda
★ 8.0
South to the Horizon
South to the Horizon
1986 • as Ryuji Gondo
★ 7.0
Price of Life
Price of Life
1971 • as Akio
Beyond the Rainbow
Beyond the Rainbow
1972 • as Jiro
Traffic Jam
Traffic Jam
1991 • as Rinzo Fuji
★ 5.6
Desert Moon
Desert Moon
2001 • as Keechie's Boss
★ 6.1
Summer of Demon
Summer of Demon
1981 • as lemon
★ 6.0
The Tempters: Smile After Tears
The Tempters: Smile After Tears
1969 • as Kenichi Yamakawa (Shôken)
★ 7.0
Memai
Memai
1971
Doubles
★ 7.0