- Teruhiko Saigō
is a Japanese singer and actor. As a singer, he is known as one of the three "Gosanke", referring to "
gosanke ", the three great Tokugawa houses.Saigō made his debut in 1964 with the song "Kimi Dake o", for which he won a
Japan Record Award for best new artist. [http://www.jacompa.or.jp/rekishi/s1959.htm History] ja icon Japan Record Awards. AccessedMay 12 ,2008 .]As an actor, he has portrayed people as varied as 20th century Prime Minister
Kakuei Tanaka (in the 1983 film "Shōsetsu Yoshida Gakkō") and 16th century samuraiKatakura Kagetsuna (in the 1987 NHK "Taiga drama " "Dokuganryū Masamune"). A native of Kagoshima, he has played the roles of native sons such asKuroda Kiyotaka andSaigō Tsugumichi , but his characters also includeTokugawa Ieyasu andYagyū Jūbei . His roles inChūshingura tales have included Mōri Koheita (1985).Saigō has starred in various prime-time television series. These include "
Edo o Kiru ," "Genkurō Tabi Nikki Aoi no Abarenbō," "Abare Hasshū Goyō Tabi ," and "Abare Isha Ranzan." NHK has tapped him for various "Taiga drama" roles as well. Among them areMōri Hiromoto (in "Mōri Motonari ", 1997),Sanada Yukimura ("Aoi Tokugawa Sandai ", 2000), andHonda Masanobu ("武蔵MUSASHI ", 2003) in addition to Katakura Kagetsuna. Other NHK roles have included the contemporary daytime drama "Niji no Sekkei" (1964) and the uncle of the title character in the "asadora " "Wakaba" (2004–05).References
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* [http://www.jacompa.or.jp/rekishi/s1959.htm Japan Record Awards for 1964]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1167386/ Teruhiko Saigo] at IMDB
* [http://www.saigo.tv/ Saigo.tv]
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