Yosuke Tagawa
Japanese actor and singer
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Yosuke Tagawa (太川 陽介, Tagawa Yōsuke; born 13 January 1959, in Ōmiya, Naka (now Kyōtango), Kyoto Prefecture, Japan)[1] is a Japanese actor, tarento, and former idol singer. His real name is Ikuo Tsubokura (坪倉 育生, Tsubokura Ikuo).
Born
13 January 1959
Ikuo Tsubokura
13 January 1959
Kyōtango, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
EducationJapan Gakuen High School
Yearsactive1976–present
AgentSun Music Production
Yosuke Tagawa | |
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太川 陽介 | |
Tagawa in 2023 | |
| Born | Ikuo Tsubokura 13 January 1959 Kyōtango, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Education | Japan Gakuen High School |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Agent | Sun Music Production |
| Website | Official profile |
Tagawa is a resident of Chōfu, Tokyo. He is represented by Sun Music Production.
Tagawa's wife is actress Kumiko Fujiyoshi.
Discography
Singles
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | "Hidamari no Naka de" | |
| 1977 | "Minamikaze" | |
| "Lui-Lui" | ||
| "Cry Cry Cry" | ||
| 1978 | "Motte Ike Omoide" | |
| "Yo-yo" | ||
| "Boku no Nēsan" | ||
| "Sore wa nai yo Ojōsan" | ||
| 1979 | "Venus in Burgin" | |
| "Moonlight Carnival" | Let's Go Young theme | |
| "Hashire! Enoden" | ||
| 1980 | "Otogibanashi" | |
| "Kokoro no Tsubasa" | Sarutobi Sasuke ending theme | |
| 1981 | "Soko ni Bishō ga" | Kakurenbo theme |
| 1985 | "Hey, Mister Bike!" | CHiPs ending theme |
Albums
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Asahi ni Mukatte Hashire |
| 1978 | Seishun ni Kake |
| Ano Hi Ano Koro | |
| 1979 | Aozora Meguri |
| 1981 | Connection |
| 2014 | Toki no Tabibito |
Best album
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1978 | Yosuke Tagawa: Best Hit Album |
| 1980 | Seishun no Kiseki |
| 2007 | Yosuke Tagawa Golden Best |
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Hare, tokidoki Satsujin | Yuzo Uemura | |
| 1985 | Yaban Hito no yō ni | Hashimoto | |
| 1992 | Watashi o Daite soshite Kiss shite | Kenichi Tanabe | |
| 2016 | Local Rosen Bus Noritsugi no Tabi: The Movie | [2] |
Music, variety programmes
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Let's Go Young | NHK-G | Sundays member; after graduating from Sundays in 1978, he became presenter | |
| Kin-chan no doko made yaru no!? | TV Asahi | Regular appearances | ||
| Kakkurakin Dai Hōsō | NTV | Regular appearances; appeared with his song "Lui-Lui" | ||
| Draft Quiz | TV Tokyo | |||
| 1985 | Zōshirushi Quiz: Hint de Pint | TV Asahi | "Technical Mondai", nicknamed Technical Ōji by Masaru Doi; after becoming a regular he made guest appearances | |
| 1986 | Mori no Miyako ni Hito ga yuku: Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Matsuri | MRO | Regular until 2002; guest appearances in 2013 and 2015 | |
| 2007-2019 | Local Rosen Bus Noritsugi no Tabi | TV Tokyo | Regular with Yoshikazu Ebisu | |
| 2016 | Utae! Shōwa no Best Ten | BS NTV | Presenter | [3] |
| 2019-present | Local Rosen Bus vs Train Noritsugi Taiketsu Tabi | TV Tokyo | Regular with Miki Murai | |
| 2020-present | Local Rosen Bus Noritsugi Taiketsu Tabi Jintori Kassen (Turf Wars) | Regular with Fumito Kawai | ||
| 2021-present | Local Rosen Bus Noritsugi Taiketsu Tabi Rosen Bus de Onigokko (Fugitive vs Demons Tag) | Regular with Toshio Matsumoto | ||
| 2021-present | Bingo Taiketsu Tabi | Regular with Reiko Takashima |
Informal, cultural programmes
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burari Tochū Gesha no Tabi | NTV | Quasi-regular; recent was Episode 83, aired April 2016, with Mainoumi Shūhei; appeared in two hour specials since 2012 | |
| Gogo wa MaruMaru omoikkiri TV | NTV | ||
| 2013 | Oshiete! Shishūbyō no koto | BS Fuji | Appeared in a drama (as Toru Hoshiyama) |
| Genki ni naru! Taiwan: Shira rezaru Shin Kita no Miryoku | TV Tokyo | ||
| Tan Q! A Trip | TVA | ||
| Poshlet Morning | NTV |
TV drama
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Netchū Jidai | Ikumin Amagi | NTV | |
| 1979 | Netsuai Ikka Love | TBS | ||
| 1980 | Sarutobi Sasuke | Sarutobi Sasuke | NTV | Lead role |
| 1981 | Nureta Kokoro: Lesbian Satsujin Jiken | TV Asahi | ||
| 1982 | Ohayō 24-jikan | TBS | ||
| 1983 | Sen no Rikyū | KTV | ||
| 1984 | Hidamari Yokochō no Love Song | NHK | ||
| Wakakichi ni Moyuru: Yukichi Fukuzawa to Meiji no Gunzō | Inukai Tsuyoshi | |||
| 1985 | Tadaima Zekkōchō! | TV Asahi | ||
| 1986 | Mito Kōmon | TBS | Part 16 Episode 11, Part 20 Episodes 8 and 46, Part 22 Episode 25 | |
| 1987 | Abarenbō Shōgun II | Masayuki Kawai | TV Asahi | Episode 182 |
| Edo o Kiru VII | Shintaro Hayami | TBS | ||
| 1988 | Kyoto Satsujin Annai | Shintaro Kusamori | ABC | Episode 14 |
| 1990 | Abarenbō Shōgun III | Ikichi | TV Asahi | |
| Binta | TBS | |||
| 1992 | Ōoka Echizen Dai 12-bu | Kiyotaro | TBS | Episode 22 |
| Tantei Kyosuke Kamizu no Satsujin Suiri | Kenzo Matsushita | TV Asahi | ||
| 1994 | Edo o Kiru VII | Shogo Yuki | ||
| 1999 | Inochi no Genba kara | MBS | ||
| 2001 | Tensai terebi-kun | NHK | ||
| 2005 | Shin Kasōken no Onna 2 | TV Asahi | ||
| 2008 | Men-dol: Ikemen Idol | Keishi Sarukawa | TV Tokyo | |
| 2009 | Tsubasa | Ryo Maruyama | NHK | |
| Zaimu Sōsa-kan Ruriko Amemiya 5 | TBS | |||
| 2011 | Kenji Yoko Asahina | Kenji Nogami | TV Asahi | |
| 2014 | Aibō | Takumi Tomobe | TV Asahi | Season 12 Episode 18 |
| Keishichō Sōsaikkachō: Hira kara Nariagatta Saikyō no Keiji! 3 | Akira Matsushima | TV Asahi | ||
| 2015 | MaruMaru Zuma | Taxi driver | ||
| 2016 | Nobunaga Moyu | Prince Masahito |
Radio
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Ganbare Genki | Genki Horiguchi | Lead role |
| 2007 | Tsuma o metoraba: Akiko to Tekkan | Hakushu Kitahara | |
| 2011 | The Makioka Sisters | Saburo Akira | |
| 2015 | South Pacific | Luther Bilis | |
| 2017 | Kiss Me, Kate | Gang |
Advertisements
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hoya Corporation | ||
| Kukure Kurry | ||
| Chardin Liquid | Koji Aihara's manga Koji En appeared in a scene of the advert | |
| Ribbon Citron | ||
| Kanko Company | ||
| Kikkoman | ||
| 2014 | Manulife | Co-starring with Yoshikazu Ebisu |
Bibliography
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Lui-Lui Shikiri-jutsu: Jinsei mo Kaisha mo Rosen Bus no Tabi mo Deikō ni Michibiku 40 no Tsubo |