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{{nihongo|'''Junko Sakurada'''|桜田 淳子|Sakurada Junko|extra=born 1958}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[singer]] and [[actress]].


==Biography==
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{{nihongo|'''Junko Sakurada'''|桜田 淳子|Sakurada Junko|extra=born [[April 14]], [[1958]]}} is a former singer and actress from the city of [[Akita, Akita|Akita]], [[Akita Prefecture]], [[Japan]].
Sakurada was born in 1958.<ref name="afp60" /> She is a [[singer]] and [[actress]].<ref name="west" /> In 1973, she was part of "a hit female trio", which also included musicians [[Momoe Yamaguchi]] and [[Masako Mori]].<ref name="craig">{{cite book | last =Craig | first =Timothy J. | title =Japan Pop!: Inside the World of Japanese Popular Culture | publisher =M.E. Sharpe | year =2000 | page =317 | isbn =0765605619 }}</ref> The music trio became popular as part of the television program ''Producing the Stars'' (''Star Tanjo''); they were known as "The Trio of Third-Year Junior High School Students" ("Hana no Chu 3 Trio").<ref>{{cite news | last =Mainichi Daily News staff | title =Bands must dance to producers' beat | work =Mainichi Daily News | date =February 7, 1999 }}</ref> 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]].<ref name="craig" /> ''Cruising the Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo'' described Sakurada as a [[1970s]] music idol, like [[Pink Lady (band)|Pink Lady]] and [[Linda Yamamoto]].<ref>{{cite book | last =Machiyama | first =Tomohiro | title =Cruising the Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo | publisher =Stone Bridge Press | year =2004 | page =59 | isbn = 1880656884}}</ref> Sakurada's music inspired then 15-year-old [[Junichi Hirokami]], who would go on to become a classical [[conductor]].<ref name="ikeda">{{cite news
| last =Ikeda | first =Takuo | title =Youthful conductor finds roots in rock; Critics dislike 'outspoken' performances | work =The Nikkei Weekly|location=[[Japan]] | page =20 | date =August 30, 1993 }}</ref> Hirokami started a fan club dedicated to Sakurada in 1973, located in [[Chigasaki]], [[Kanagawa Prefecture]] close to [[Tokyo]].<ref name="ikeda" /> 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.<ref>{{cite book | last =Quandt | first =James | title =Kon Ichikawa | publisher =Indiana University Press | year =2001 | page =436 | isbn = 0968296939}}</ref> By 1991, Sakurada had become a "movie heartthrob".<ref>{{cite news | last =Reid | first = T.R. | title =Japan offers Bush understanding - Cancellation of Presidential visit is a rerun but still big news | work =[[The Washington Post]] | publisher =[[The Washington Post Company]] | page =A44 | date =November 7, 1991 }}</ref>


Sakurada is a member of the [[Unification Church]] founded by [[Sun Myung Moon]].<ref name="stokes">{{cite news | last =Stokes | first =Alan | title =One missing from Moonstruck mass | work =[[The Australian]] | publisher =[[News Limited]]|location=[[New South Wales]], [[Australia]] | date =February 8, 1999 }}</ref><ref name="west">{{cite book | last =West | first =Mark D. | title =Secrets, Sex, and Spectacle: The Rules of Scandal in Japan and the United States | publisher =[[University Of Chicago Press]] | year =2007 | pages =169, 188 | isbn = 0226894088}}</ref> According to the Unification Church-owned newspaper ''[[The Washington Times]]'', Sakurada joined the organization in 1977.<ref name="breen">{{cite news | last =Breen | first =Michael | title =Strangers of the morning shout 'I do' 60,000 times | work =[[The Washington Times]] | publisher =[[News World Communications]] | page =A1 | date =August 26, 1992 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news | last =Snow | first = Misti | coauthors =Jeff Strickler | title =Hot Topics | work =[[Star Tribune]]|location=[[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]] | page =01E | date =July 20, 1992}}</ref> In August 1992, Sakurada took part in the first mass arranged wedding organized by the Unification Church in [[South Korea]].<ref name="stokes" /> The mass wedding was held in [[Seoul]].<ref>{{cite news | last =The Daily Yomiuri staff | title =Unification Church Questioned; For Controversial Religious Sales | work =The Daily Yomiuri | page =2 | date =March 6, 1993 }}</ref> Along with 20,000 other individuals representing 131 countries, she married her husband at the ceremony.<ref name="stokes" /> She was selected to be married to a Japanese businessman who was also a Unification Church-member,<ref name="breen" /> and an official within the organization.<ref name="rafferty">{{cite news
In 1972, Junko appeared on the [[Nippon Television]] audition program ''[[Star Tanjō!]]'' and won the competition. She made her singing debut in 1973. Together with her contemporaries [[Momoe Yamaguchi]] and [[Masako Mori]], she was one of a trio of girls in the third year of middle school to win the competition.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} Sakurada is a member of the [[Unification Church]] founded by [[Sun Myung Moon]].<ref>{{cite news | last =Stokes | first =Alan | title =One missing from Moonstruck mass | work =[[The Australian]] | publisher =[[News Limited]]|location=[[New South Wales]], [[Australia]] | date =February 8, 1999 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last =West | first =Mark D. | title =Secrets, Sex, and Spectacle: The Rules of Scandal in Japan and the United States | publisher =[[University Of Chicago Press]] | year =2007 | pages =169, 188 | isbn = 0226894088}}</ref>
| last =Rafferty | first =Kevin | title =Moon shines for Seoul mates in mass unification | work =[[The Guardian]]|publisher=Guardian Newspapers Limited | page =8 | date =August 21, 1992}}</ref> 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.<ref name="rafferty" /> Sakurada said to journalists that she felt "very happy" to have married a husband selected for her by Sun Myung Moon.<ref name="afp60">{{cite news | last =[[Agence France-Presse]] | title =60,000 Married By Rev. Moon | work =[[Chicago Sun-Times]] | publisher =Chicago Sun-Times, Inc. | page =14 | date=August 26, 1992 }}</ref>

According to ''The Australian'', "Ms Sakurada disappeared from public life soon after the ceremony."<ref name="stokes" /> 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]].<ref name="televiews">{{cite news | title =Televiews by Wm. Penn | work =The Daily Yomiuri | page =18 | date =October 10, 1992 }}</ref> 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."<ref name="televiews" /> 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.<ref name="stokes" /> "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.<ref>{{cite news | last =Osedo | first =Hiroshi | title =Moonies plan mass wedding | work =[[The Courier-Mail]]|location=[[Brisbane, Australia]] | publisher =Nationwide News Pty Limited | page =026 | date =February 6, 1999 }}</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
Junko's major works include the following.


===Music===
===Music===
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===Theatre===
===Theatre===

Junko has performed on stage in 21 productions in [[Tokyo]], [[Osaka]], and [[Nagoya]]. Venues have included the [[Tokyo Takarazuka Theater|Tokyo Takarazuka]], the Shin Kabukiza, the [[Shinjuku Koma Theater|Shinjuku Koma]], the [[Imperial Garden Theater]], and many more.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}
==Awards and nominations==

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|1987
|Hochi Film Award
|''Itazu - Kuma''
|Best Supporting Actress
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Won<ref name="imdbawards">{{cite news | last =Internet Movie Database staff | title =Awards for Junko Sakurada | work =[[Internet Movie Database]] | publisher =IMDb.com, Inc. | date =2009 | url =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0757304/awards | accessdate = 2009-12-13 }}</ref>
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| rowspan="2"|1988
|Award of the Japanese Academy
|''Itazu - Kuma''
|Best Supporting Actress
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|Kinema Junpo Award
|''Itazu - Kuma''
|Best Supporting Actress
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|1990
|Award of the Japanese Academy
|''Hana no furu gogo''
|Best Supporting Actress
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|-
|1993
|Hochi Film Award
|''Ohikkoshi''
|Best Supporting Actress
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Won<ref name="imdbawards" />
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| rowspan="2"|1994
|Kinema Junpo Award
|''Ohikkoshi''
|Best Supporting Actress
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Won<ref name="imdbawards" />
|-
|Mainichi Film Concours
|''Ohikkoshi''
|Best Supporting Actress
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Won<ref name="imdbawards" />
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 12:10, 13 December 2009

Junko Sakurada
Born1958
Japan
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.

Biography

Sakurada was born in 1958.[1] She is a singer and actress.[2] In 1973, she was part of "a hit female trio", which also included musicians Momoe Yamaguchi and Masako Mori.[3] The music trio became popular as part of the television program Producing the Stars (Star Tanjo); they were known as "The Trio of Third-Year Junior High School Students" ("Hana no Chu 3 Trio").[4] 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.[3] Cruising the Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo described Sakurada as a 1970s music idol, like Pink Lady and Linda Yamamoto.[5] Sakurada's music inspired then 15-year-old Junichi Hirokami, who would go on to become a classical conductor.[6] Hirokami started a fan club dedicated to Sakurada in 1973, located in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture close to Tokyo.[6] 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.[7] By 1991, Sakurada had become a "movie heartthrob".[8]

Sakurada is a member of the Unification Church founded by Sun Myung Moon.[9][2] According to the Unification Church-owned newspaper The Washington Times, Sakurada joined the organization in 1977.[10] 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.[11] In August 1992, Sakurada took part in the first mass arranged wedding organized by the Unification Church in South Korea.[9] The mass wedding was held in Seoul.[12] Along with 20,000 other individuals representing 131 countries, she married her husband at the ceremony.[9] She was selected to be married to a Japanese businessman who was also a Unification Church-member,[10] and an official within the organization.[13] 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.[13] Sakurada said to journalists that she felt "very happy" to have married a husband selected for her by Sun Myung Moon.[1]

According to The Australian, "Ms Sakurada disappeared from public life soon after the ceremony."[9] 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.[14] 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."[14] 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.[9] "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.[15]

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)

Singles

# Title Release Date/Chart Position
1 Tenshi Mo Yume Miru (天使も夢みる)
Debut single		 1973-02-25 (#12)
2 Tenshi No Hatsukoi (天使の初恋) 1973-05-25 (#27)
3 Watashi No Aoi Tori (わたしの青い鳥)
Covered by Morning Musume		 1973-08-25 (#18)
4 Hana Monogatari (花物語) 1973-11-10 (#9)
5 Sanshoku Sumire (三色すみれ) 1974-03-05 (#10)
6 Kiroii Ribon (黄色いリボン) 1974-05-25 (#10)
7 Hana Uranai (花占い) 1974-08-25 (#9)
8 Hajimete No Dekigoto (はじめての出来事)' 1974-12-05 (#1)
9 Hitori Aruki (ひとり歩き)
 1975-03-05 (#4)
10 Shiroi Kaze Yo (白い風よ) 1975-05-10 (#9)
11 Juushichi No Natsu (十七の夏)
Covered by W		 1975-06-05 (#2)
12 Tenshi Nokuchibiru (天使のくちびる) 1975-08-25 (#4)
13 Yureteru Watashi (ゆれてる私) 1975-11-25 (#5)
14 Naka Naiwa (泣かないわ) 1976-02-25 (#4)
15 Natsu Nigo Youjin (夏にご用心) 1976-05-25 (#2)
16 Kiga Tsuiteyo (気がついてよ)
 1976-08-25 (#2)
17 Mou Ichido Dakefuri Mui Te (もう一度だけふり向いて) 1976-12-05 (#11)
18 Anata No Subete (あなたのすべて)
 1977-02-25 (#6)
19 Kimagare VENUS (気まぐれヴィーナス) 1977-05-15 (#7)
20 Mou Modore Nai (もう戻れない) 1977-09-05 (#8)
21 Shiawase Shibai (しあわせ芝居) 1977-11-05 (#3)
22 Oi Kakete Yokohama (追いかけてヨコハマ) 1978-02-25 (#11)
23 LIP STICK (リップスティック) 1978-06-05 (#10)
24 20sai Ninareba (20才になれば) 1978-09-05 (#14)
25 Fuyu Shoku No Machi (冬色の街) 1978-12-25 (#29)
26 SANTA MONICA No Kaze (サンタモニカの風) 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 Utsukushiku I Natsu (美しい夏) 1980-04-21 (#44)
31 Yuugure Ha LOVE SONG (夕暮れはラブ・ソング) 1980-07-21 (#65)
32 Koube De Ae Tara (神戸で逢えたら) 1980-10-21 (#85)
33 Keshou (化粧) 1981-01-01 (#42)
34 MISTY (ミスティー) 1981-06-05 (#53)

Film

  • Spoon Ippai no Shiawase (1975)
  • Otoko wa Tsurai yo Katsushika Risshihen (1975)
  • fifteen more titles

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

Year Award Work Category Result
1987 Hochi Film Award Itazu - Kuma Best Supporting Actress Won[16]
1988 Award of the Japanese Academy Itazu - Kuma Best Supporting Actress Nominated[16]
Kinema Junpo Award Itazu - Kuma Best Supporting Actress Won[16]
1990 Award of the Japanese Academy Hana no furu gogo Best Supporting Actress Nominated[16]
1993 Hochi Film Award Ohikkoshi Best Supporting Actress Won[16]
1994 Kinema Junpo Award Ohikkoshi Best Supporting Actress Won[16]
Mainichi Film Concours Ohikkoshi Best Supporting Actress Won[16]

References

  1. ^ a b Agence France-Presse (August 26, 1992). "60,000 Married By Rev. Moon". Chicago Sun-Times. Chicago Sun-Times, Inc. p. 14.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Craig, Timothy J. (2000). Japan Pop!: Inside the World of Japanese Popular Culture. M.E. Sharpe. p. 317. ISBN 0765605619.
  4. ^ Mainichi Daily News staff (February 7, 1999). "Bands must dance to producers' beat". Mainichi Daily News.
  5. ^ Machiyama, Tomohiro (2004). Cruising the Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo. Stone Bridge Press. p. 59. ISBN 1880656884.
  6. ^ a b Ikeda, Takuo (August 30, 1993). "Youthful conductor finds roots in rock; Critics dislike 'outspoken' performances". The Nikkei Weekly. Japan. p. 20.
  7. ^ Quandt, James (2001). Kon Ichikawa. Indiana University Press. p. 436. ISBN 0968296939.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ a b c d e Stokes, Alan (February 8, 1999). "One missing from Moonstruck mass". The Australian. New South Wales, Australia: News Limited.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Snow, Misti (July 20, 1992). "Hot Topics". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 01E. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ The Daily Yomiuri staff (March 6, 1993). "Unification Church Questioned; For Controversial Religious Sales". The Daily Yomiuri. p. 2.
  13. ^ a b Rafferty, Kevin (August 21, 1992). "Moon shines for Seoul mates in mass unification". The Guardian. Guardian Newspapers Limited. p. 8.
  14. ^ a b "Televiews by Wm. Penn". The Daily Yomiuri. October 10, 1992. p. 18.
  15. ^ Osedo, Hiroshi (February 6, 1999). "Moonies plan mass wedding". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, Australia: Nationwide News Pty Limited. p. 026.
  16. ^ 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.
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