Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 25, 1948 (age 78)
Place of Birth
Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Also Known As
- Julie
- ジュリー
- 澤田研二
- 沢田研二
- Kenji Sawada
Kenji Sawada
Biography
Kenji Sawada (Japanese: 沢田 研二, Hepburn: Sawada Kenji; born June 25, 1948; real surname written as 澤田) is a Japanese singer, songwriter and actor, best known as vocalist of the rock band The Tigers. Nicknamed "Julie" (ジュリー, Jurī) because of his self-professed adoration of Julie Andrews, he was born in Tsunoi, Iwami, Japan (now part of Tottori), and raised in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto from the age of age 3.
Known For - Movies
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
as Osamu
Samurai Reincarnation
as Shiro Amakusa
Hiruko the Goblin
as Hieda Reijirou
It's a Flickering Life
as Gō
The Happiness of the Katakuris
as Masao Katakuri
The Man Who Stole the Sun
as Makoto Kido
A Pool Without Water
as Yakuza
Yumeji
as Yumeji Takehisa
Tora-san, the Expert
as Saburo
Pistol Opera
as Man at Tokyo Station
