Teruhiko Saigō

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. Accessed May 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 samurai Katakura Kagetsuna (in the 1987 NHK "Taiga drama" "Dokuganryū Masamune"). A native of Kagoshima, he has played the roles of native sons such as Kuroda Kiyotaka and Saigō Tsugumichi, but his characters also include Tokugawa Ieyasu and Yagyū Jūbei. His roles in Chūshingura 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 are Mōri Hiromoto (in "Mōri Motonari", 1997), Sanada Yukimura ("Aoi Tokugawa Sandai", 2000), and Honda 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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