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Junko Sakurada
桜田 淳子
Born1958
Akita.[1], Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)Singer and actress
Children3
Awards5 wins, 2 nominations

Junko Sakurada (桜田 淳子, Sakurada Junko, born 1958) is a Japanese singer and actress. She was part of a music trio in 1973 which included Momoe Yamaguchi and Masako Mori. She then started a solo music career and became successful. In 1979 Sakurada appeared in a film made by the production company Toho, and became popular as an actress. She received multiple awards for her acting roles, including the Hochi Film Award, Award of the Japanese Academy, Kinema Junpo Award, and Mainichi Film Concours.

Sakurada, a member of the Unification Church founded by Sun Myung Moon, participated in an arranged mass wedding held by the church in 1992. Her association with the Unification Church led to a decline in popularity, and she receded from public life. In 1999, a representative for the church said she was happily married with three children, and did not wish to speak with the press.

Biography

Sakurada was born in 1958.[2] She is a singer and actress.[3] In 1973, she was part of "a hit female trio", which also included musicians Momoe Yamaguchi and Masako Mori.[4] The music trio became popular as part of the television program Producing the Stars (Star Tanjō!); they were known as "The Trio of Third-Year Junior High School Students" ("Hana no Chu 3 Trio").[5] According to Japan Pop!: Inside the World of Japanese Popular Culture, after this experience in a music group, she went off on her own to develop a solo music career, and became a megastar.[4] Cruising the Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo described Sakurada as a 1970s music idol, like Pink Lady and Linda Yamamoto.[6] Sakurada's music inspired then 15-year-old Junichi Hirokami, who would go on to become a classical conductor.[7] Hirokami started a fan club dedicated to Sakurada in 1973, located in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture close to Tokyo.[7] In 1979, she appeared as a principal cast member in the film The House of Hanging (Byoinzaka no kubi kukuri no ie), made by production company Toho.[8] By 1991, Sakurada had become a "movie heartthrob".[9]

Sakurada is a member of the Unification Church founded by Sun Myung Moon.[3][10] According to the Unification Church owned newspaper The Washington Times, Sakurada joined the church in 1977.[11] In July 1992, Sakurada announced she would allow Sun Myung Moon to select a husband for her in an arranged marriage. This led to "a mad scramble among young Japanese men" competing to be her groom.[12] In August 1992, Sakurada took part in the first mass arranged wedding organized by the Unification Church in South Korea.[10] The mass wedding was held in Seoul.[13] Along with 20,000 other individuals representing 131 countries, she married her fiancé at the ceremony.[10] She was selected to be married to a Japanese businessman who was also a Unification Church member,[11] and an official within the church.[14] Unlike most marriages arranged by Sun Myung Moon, Sakurada had been given a month prior to the ceremony to get to know her future husband.[14] Sakurada said to journalists that she felt "very happy" to have married a husband selected for her by Sun Myung Moon.[2]

According to The Australian, "Ms Sakurada disappeared from public life soon after the ceremony."[10] One of Sakurada's last acting jobs as a star in a production was in the television piece Don't Call Me Auntie (Obasan Nante Yobanai de) on NHK.[15] According to The Daily Yomiuri, "This was one of Junko Sakurada's last starring roles before she fell out of favor with the public. Since she took part in the Rev. Moon's Unification Church mass marriage in Seoul in August, it is said that her commercial contracts have evaporated."[15] In 1999 a spokesman for the Unification Church told The Australian that Sakurada was content in her marriage and had three children, and wished to remain out of public view.[10] "Ms Sakurada is living happily with her husband and three children. She does not want to talk to the press," said a Tokyo representative of the Unification Church in a statement in The Courier-Mail in 1999.[16]

Works

Music

  • Watashi no Aoi Tori (1973), winner of the newcomer's prize at the Japan Record Awards
  • Hana Monogatari (1973), rose to the Oricon best ten
  • Hajimete no Dekigoto (1975), reached Oricon #1
  • Natsu ni Goyōjin (1976), prizewinning performance
  • Kimagure Venus (1977), nominated for a Japan Record Award
  • Shiawase Shibai (1977), gold medal at Japan Record Awards
  • Lipstick (1978)
  • Santa Monica no Kaze (1979), won Producers' Association award at Japan Song Awards
  • Keshō (1981)

Charted Singles

# Title Release Date/Chart Position
1 Tenshi mo Yume Miru (天使も夢みる, Dreaming Angel)
Debut single		 1973-02-25 (#12)
2 Tenshi no Hatsukoi (天使の初恋, Angel's First Love) 1973-05-25 (#27)
3 Watashi no Aoi Tori (わたしの青い鳥, My Blue Bird)
Covered by Morning Musume		 1973-08-25 (#18)
4 Hana Monogatari (花物語, Flower Story) 1973-11-10 (#9)
5 Sanshoku Sumire (三色すみれ, Tricolor Violet) 1974-03-05 (#10)
6 Kiiroi Ribon (黄色いリボン, Yellow Ribbon) 1974-05-25 (#10)
7 Hana Uranai (花占い, Prophetic Flower) 1974-08-25 (#9)
8 Hajimete no Dekigoto (はじめての出来事, First Affair)' 1974-12-05 (#1)
9 Hitori Aruki (ひとり歩き, Walk Alone)
 1975-03-05 (#4)
10 Shiroi Kaze Yo (白い風よ, White Wind) 1975-05-10 (#9)
11 Juushichi no Natsu (十七の夏, Summer of '70)
Covered by W		 1975-06-05 (#2)
12 Tenshi no Kuchibiru (天使のくちびる, Lips of an Angel) 1975-08-25 (#4)
13 Yureteru Watashi (ゆれてる私, Shaking Me) 1975-11-25 (#5)
14 Naka Naiwa (泣かないわ, I Cry) 1976-02-25 (#4)
15 Natsu ni go Yōjin (夏にご用心, Summer Awareness) 1976-05-25 (#2)
16 Ki ga Tsuite yo (気がついてよ, I Noticed)
 1976-08-25 (#2)
17 Mō Ichido Dakefuri Muite (もう一度だけふり向いて, Go Back, Just Once More) 1976-12-05 (#11)
18 Anata no Subete (あなたのすべて, All of You)
 1977-02-25 (#6)
19 Kimagure Venus (気まぐれヴィーナス, Fickle Venus) 1977-05-15 (#7)
20 Mou Modorenai (もう戻れない, Can't Go Back) 1977-09-05 (#8)
21 Shiawase Shibai (しあわせ芝居, Happy Drama) 1977-11-05 (#3)
22 Oikakete Yokohama (追いかけてヨコハマ, Chasing Yokohama) 1978-02-25 (#11)
23 Lipstick (リップスティック) 1978-06-05 (#10)
24 20-sai ni Nareba (20才になれば, 20 Years Old) 1978-09-05 (#14)
25 Fuyu Shoku no Machi (冬色の街, Winter-Colored Town) 1978-12-25 (#29)
26 Santa Monica no Kaze (サンタモニカの風, Winds of Santa Monica) 1979-02-25 (#24)
27 MISS KISS (-) 1979-05-25 (#25)
28 Party is Over (パーティー・イズ・オーバー) 1979-08-25 (#51)
29 LADY (-) 1979-11-25 (#51)
30 Utsukushii Natsu (美しい夏, Beautiful Summer) 1980-04-21 (#44)
31 Yuugure wa Love Song (夕暮れはラブ・ソング, Twilight Love Song) 1980-07-21 (#65)
32 Kōbe de Aetara (神戸で逢えたら, When we Met in Kobe) 1980-10-21 (#85)
33 Keshō (化粧, Cosmetics) 1981-01-01 (#42)
34 Misty (ミスティー) 1981-06-05 (#53)

Film

  • Spoon Ippai no Shiawase (スプーン一杯の幸せ, Spoonful of Happiness) (Shochiku, 1975)
  • Otoko wa Tsurai yo Katsushika Risshihen (男はつらいよ 葛飾立志篇) (Toho, 1975)
  • Hana no Kō ni Torio - Hatsukoi Jidai (花の高二トリオ・初恋時代) (Shochiku, 1975)
  • Isho - Shiroi Shōjo (遺書・白い少女) (Shochiku, 1976)
  • Wakai Hito (若い人, Youth) (Toho, 1976)
  • Aijō no Sekkei (愛情の設計, Love's Plans) (Shochiku, 1977)
  • Ai no Arashi no Naka de (愛の嵐の中で, In the Storm of Love) (Toho, 1978)
  • Byōinzaka no Kubikukuri no Ie (病院坂の首縊りの家) (Toho, 1979)
  • Dōran (動乱, Turbulence) (Toei, 1980)
  • Itazu (イタズ) (Toei, 1987)
  • Umi e see you (海へ see you, Across the Sea to See You) (Toho, 1988)
  • Zennin no Jōken (善人の条件, Good Person's Terms) (Shochiku, 1989)
  • Hana no Furu Gogo (花の降る午後, Afternoon of Falling Flowers) (Toho, 1989)
  • Aurora no Shita de (オーロラの下で, Beneath the Aurora) (Toei, 1990)
  • Shiroi Te (白い手, White Hand) (Toho, 1990)
  • Mandara - Wakai Hi no Kōbōdaishi (曼荼羅 若き日の弘法大師, Mandala - Kōbō-Daishi's Youth) (Toho-Towa ,1991)
  • Ohikkoshi (お引越し, Moving) (Kadokawa Pictures, 1993)

Television

  • Dokkoi Taisaku (どっこい大作) (TV Asahi, 1973)
  • Tentsukuten (てんつくてん) (Nippon Television, 1974)
  • Wakai! Sensei (若い!先生, Young! Teacher) (TBS, 1974)
  • Tonari no Tonari (となりのとなり, Near to Nearby) (Nippon Television, 1974–1975)
  • Akogare Kyōdō Tai (あこがれ共同隊, Aspiring Collaboration Party) (TBS, 1975)
  • Edo Professional - Hissatsu Shōbainin (江戸プロフェッショナル・必殺商売人, Edo Professional - Expert Assassin) opening narrator (ABC (of Asahi) and Shochiku, 1978)
  • Kataguruma (かたぐるま) (Nippon Television, 1978)
  • Ai no Kyōiku (愛の教育, Education in Love) (TBS, 1980)
  • Tamanegi Muitara... (玉ねぎむいたら…, Peeling the Onion...) (TBS, 1981)
  • Machi: Wakamono-tachi wa Ima (街～若者たちは今, Town: Young People, Now) (NHK, 1982)
  • Hara Peko Dōshi (はらぺこ同志, Hara Peko Comrade) (TBS, 1982)
  • Mito Kōmon (水戸黄門, Mito Kōmon) (TBS and C.A.L, 1982)
  • Gekai Kido Shūhei (外科医 城戸修平, Surgeon Shūhei Kido) (TBS, 1983)
  • Ōoku (大奥, Ōoku) (KTV, 1984)
  • 25-sai-tachi: Ayaui Yokan (25歳たち～危うい予感, We're 25: Uncertain Premonition)} (NTV, 1984)
  • Yurusenai Kekkon (許せない結婚, Disallowed Marriage) (TBS, 1985)
  • Kisetsu Hazure no Shinkirō (季節はずれの蜃気楼, Season's End Mirage) (NHK, 1985)
  • Mio Tsukushi (澪つくし) (NHK morning drama, 1985)
  • Suiyōbi Drama Special (水曜ドラマスペシャル, Wednesday Drama Special) (TBS Telepack, 1986)
  • Dokuganryū Masamune (独眼竜政宗, Masamune Date) as Princess Mego, wife of Masamune (NHK Taiga drama, 1987)
  • New York Koi Monogatari (ニューヨーク恋物語, New York Love Story) (CX, 1988)
  • Ikenaka Genta 80-kiro (池中玄太80キロ, Genta Ikenana, 80km) (NTV, 1989)
  • Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari (世にも奇妙な物語, Strange Tales of the World) (CX, 1990)
  • Otoko to Onna no Mystery (男と女のミステリー, The Mystery of Man and Woman) (CX, 1991)
  • Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari (世にも奇妙な物語, Strange Tales of the World) - 8 hours 50 minutes (CX, 1991)
  • Kayō Mystery Gekijō (火曜ミステリー劇場, Tuesday Mystery Theatre)
  • Izakaya Chōchi (居酒屋兆治)
  • Waratte Iitomo! (笑っていいとも!, It's Okay to Laugh!) (four appearances)

Kōhaku Uta Gassen

  • Kiiroi Ribon (黄色いリボン) (1974)
  • Hajimete no Dekigoto (はじめての出来事) (1975)
  • Natsu ni go Yōjin (夏にご用心) (1976)
  • Kimagure Venus (気まぐれヴィーナス) (1977)
  • Shiawase Shibai (しあわせ芝居) (1978)
  • Santa Monica no Kaze (サンタモニカの風) (1979)
  • Utsukushii Natsu (美しい夏) (1980)
  • error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help) (1981)
  • Sērāfuku to Kikanjū (セーラー服と機関銃, Sailor Suit and Machine Gun) (1982)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Work Category Result
1987 Hochi Film Award Itazu - Kuma Best Supporting Actress Won[17][18]
1988 Award of the Japanese Academy Itazu - Kuma Best Supporting Actress Nominated[17]
Kinema Junpo Award Itazu - Kuma Best Supporting Actress Won[17]
1990 Award of the Japanese Academy Hana no furu gogo Best Supporting Actress Nominated[17]
1993 Hochi Film Award Ohikkoshi Best Supporting Actress Won[17][19]
1994 Kinema Junpo Award Ohikkoshi Best Supporting Actress Won[17]
Mainichi Film Concours Ohikkoshi Best Supporting Actress Won[17]

References

  1. ^ [1]淳子のふるさとマイラブ（桜田淳子秋田編） Retrieved on June 24, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Agence France-Presse (August 26, 1992). "60,000 Married By Rev. Moon". Chicago Sun-Times. Chicago Sun-Times, Inc. p. 14.
  3. ^ a b West, Mark D. (2007). Secrets, Sex, and Spectacle: The Rules of Scandal in Japan and the United States. University Of Chicago Press. pp. 169, 188. ISBN 0226894088.
  4. ^ a b Craig, Timothy J. (2000). Japan Pop!: Inside the World of Japanese Popular Culture. M.E. Sharpe. p. 317. ISBN 0765605619.
  5. ^ Mainichi Daily News staff (February 7, 1999). "Bands must dance to producers' beat". Mainichi Daily News.
  6. ^ Machiyama, Tomohiro (2004). Cruising the Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo. Stone Bridge Press. p. 59. ISBN 1880656884.
  7. ^ a b Ikeda, Takuo (August 30, 1993). "Youthful conductor finds roots in rock; Critics dislike 'outspoken' performances". The Nikkei Weekly. Japan. p. 20.
  8. ^ Quandt, James (2001). Kon Ichikawa. Indiana University Press. p. 436. ISBN 0968296939.
  9. ^ Reid, T.R. (November 7, 1991). "Japan offers Bush understanding - Cancellation of Presidential visit is a rerun but still big news". The Washington Post. The Washington Post Company. p. A44.
  10. ^ a b c d e Stokes, Alan (February 8, 1999). "One missing from Moonstruck mass". The Australian. New South Wales, Australia: News Limited.
  11. ^ a b Breen, Michael (August 26, 1992). "Strangers of the morning shout 'I do' 60,000 times". The Washington Times. News World Communications. p. A1.
  12. ^ Snow, Misti (July 20, 1992). "Hot Topics". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 01E. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ The Daily Yomiuri staff (March 6, 1993). "Unification Church Questioned; For Controversial Religious Sales". The Daily Yomiuri. p. 2.
  14. ^ a b Rafferty, Kevin (August 21, 1992). "Moon shines for Seoul mates in mass unification". The Guardian. Guardian Newspapers Limited. p. 8.
  15. ^ a b "Televiews by Wm. Penn". The Daily Yomiuri. October 10, 1992. p. 18.
  16. ^ Osedo, Hiroshi (February 6, 1999). "Moonies plan mass wedding". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, Australia: Nationwide News Pty Limited. p. 026.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g Internet Movie Database staff (2009). "Awards for Junko Sakurada". Internet Movie Database. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
  18. ^ "Taxing VS Best Picture The Emperor's Naked stormy discussion over" (in Japanese [translated]). Cinem@Hochi. 28 December 1987. Retrieved 13 December 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  19. ^ "Double joy of pregnancy is recognized in the midst of the turmoil Junko Sakurada" (in Japanese [translated]). Cinem@Hoshi. 27 December 2003. Retrieved 13 December 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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