Keisuke Sagawa (砂川 啓介, Sagawa Keisuke, 12 February 1937 – 11 July 2017[1]) was a Japanese actor and tarento who was the first Taisō no Onīsan. He was born in Tokyo. His wife was actress and voice actress Nobuyo Ōyama.

Keisuke Sagawa
砂川 啓介
Born
Keiichi Yamashita (山下 啓一)

(1937-02-12)12 February 1937
Died11 July 2017(2017-07-11) (aged 80)
Nationality Japanese
Occupations
  • Actor
  • tarento
Years active1961–2017
TelevisionOkaasan to Issho
Spouse
(m. 1964⁠–⁠2017)

Biography

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While attending Seijo High School, he appeared in numerous socialist films such as Ashizuri Misaki. After graduation he entered Eguchi Dance Institute and studied modern dance and the fundamentals of acting.

In 1961 he became a prominent Uta no Ehon as the first generation guy from the Taisho Era ("Taisō no Onīsan") and in 1964, he married co-star Nobuyo Ōyama.

As a successor to Yukio Aoshima and Kokontei Shinba VIII in Ohiru no Wide Show, he served as a presenter in various fields including six years from 1980. He appeared on the stage of Fuji Theater in 1985 and since then he was active as an actor as well as in lecture activities.

In 1988, co-authored with Nobuyo, the cookbook Keisuke-Nobuyo no Omoshiro Sōzai 170 (Keisuke & Nobuyo's Curious Delicatessen) which upgraded from a housewife company and became a best-seller of more than one million copies, and in 1991 they wrote the sequel Keisuke-Nobuyo no Omoshiro Shukō.

In 2001, he wrote Kamisan wa Doraemon[My wife is Doraemon] from Futabasha, who wrote about the daughter who is fighting cancer and the days of the sand river who care for it. In 2013, Sagawa also announced that he had rejected early stomach cancer[2] but was not treat anticancer drug.[3]

In May 2009, he appeared in NHK Educational TV's 50th anniversary commemorative special program ETV50: Kodomo no Hi Special -Do Mitai Kyōiku TV Dai 2-dan- (Namahōsō) Okaasan to Issho as the first generation "Taisō no Onīsan", for the first time in about 40 years in costume and showed exercise gymnastics[4] with the song "Genki ni Ichi, Ni".

On May 13th, 2015, Sagawa announced that Nobuyo was suffering from dementia and he was taking care of her.[5] [6]

He died at the age of 80 from kidney cancer on July 11th, 2017.[1] [7]

Filmography

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Television

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Dates Title Role Network Notes Ref.
1961–69 Okaasan to Issho NHK First Taisō no Onīsan
1962–63 Pilot: Star Present CX Moderator
1964 Tōshiba Michiyō Gekijō Otokodearitai TBS
1967 Idjiwaru Bāsan YTV
1969 Sign wa V TBS Episode 32 guest
1970 Osana Zuma TX Episode 8 guest (co-starred with Nobuyo Ōyama)
1972 Barom-1 Matsugoro Kido YTV
Henshin Ninja: Arashi Tomekichi MBS Episode 5 "Kyōfu! Neko Mandala!!"
Ashita no Hanayome
Ohiru no Wide Show NTV
1986 Keisuke Sagawa: Ima! Asadesu TBS
7 Nov 1986 Hōigaku Kyōshitsu no Nagai Ichinichi NTV
1993 Hanshichitori Monochō Torakichi Produced by Union Movie; Episode 15 "Beranmē Ojōsama!"
Īizumitsuketa
5 May 2009 ETV50: Kodomo no Hi Special -Do Mitai Kyōiku TV Dai 2-dan- NHK
Dongurion Gakukai CBC Moderator
13 Dec 2015 Doraemon, Haha ni naru: Nobuyo Ōyama Monogatari NHK BS Premium Cooperation and interview coverage [8]

Radio

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Title Network
Keisuke Sagawa no Mimi Komi Lunchtime TBS Radio

Stage

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Title Production
The Three Musketeers Fuji Theater
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Films

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Year Title Role Distributor
1969 Conte 55-gō: Ore wa Ninja no Mago no Mago Newscaster Toho
Conte 55-gō: Uchū Dai Bōken Commentator

Discography

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Song
Otsu kai ari-san
Ahiru no Gyōretsu
Ore wa Tobu

Bibliography

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Date Title Co-author Publisher ISBN
Apr 1988 Keisuke-Nobuyo no Omoshiro Sōzai 170: Fui no Raikyaku, Kakei no Pinchi ni Yasukute Umai Speed Ryōri Nobuyo Ōyama Graph Corporation ISBN 9784079256728
Aug 1991 Keisuke-Nobuyo no Omoshiro Shukō: 5-25-Bu o Matase Time-tsuki ISBN 9784079377416
Oct 2001 Kamisan wa Doraemon Futabasha ISBN 9784575292954
Oct 2015 Musume ni natta Tsuma, Nobuyo e Nobuyo Ōyama "Ninshishō" Kaigo Nikki ISBN 9784575309553

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