Otojiro Kawakami

Otojiro Kawakami

nihongo|Otojiro Kawakami|川上 音二郎|extra=1864-01-01 - 1911-11-11 was a Japanese actor and comedian from present-day Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, best known for a satire song called "Oppekepe." [cite web |url=http://canpan.info/open/news/0000002477/news_detail.html |title=西洋を魅了した日本初の女優 (2007年12月号) |publisher=Hiragana Times |date=2007-12] His wife was actress Sada Yacco.

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