Keisuke Sagawa

Keisuke Sagawa (砂川 啓介, Sagawa Keisuke, 12 February 1937 – 11 July 2017[1]) was a Japanese actor and tarento who was the first Taisō no Onīsan. He was born in Tokyo. His wife was actress and voice actress Nobuyo Ōyama.

Keisuke Sagawa
砂川 啓介
Born
Keiichi Yamashita (山下 啓一, Yamashita Keiichi)

(1937-02-12)12 February 1937
Tokyo, Japan
Died11 July 2017(2017-07-11) (aged 80)
Minato, Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation
  • Actor
  • tarento
Years active1961–2017
TelevisionOkaasan to Issho
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1964⁠–⁠2017)​

Biography

While attending Seijo High School, he appeared in numerous socialist films such as Ashizuri Misaki. After graduation he entered Eguchi Dance Institute and was taught modern dance and the fundamentals of acting.

In 1961 he became prominent Uta no Ehon as the first generation "Taisō no Onīsan". In 1964 he married to co-star Nobuyo Ōyama.

As a successor to Yukio Aoshima and Kokontei Shinba VIII in Ohiru no Wide Show, he served as a presenter in various fields including six years from 1980. He appeared on the stage of Fuji Theater in 1985 and since then he was active in actors and lecture activities.

In 1988, co-authored with Nobuyo, he wrote the cookbook Keisuke-Nobuyo no Omoshiro Sōzai 170 which upgraded from a housewife company and became a bestseller of more than one million copies, and in 1991 they wrote the sequel Keisuke-Nobuyo no Omoshiro Shukō.

In 2001, he wrote Kamisan wa Doraemon from Futabasha, who wrote about the daughter who is fighting cancer and the days of the sand river who care for it. In 2013, Sagawa also announced that he had rejected early stomach cancer[2] but was not treat anticancer drug.[3]

To the 5 May 2009, he appeared in NHK Educational TV's 50th anniversary commemorative special program ETV50: Kodomo no Hi Special -Do Mitai Kyōiku TV Dai 2-dan- (Namahōsō) Okaasan to Issho as the first generation "Taisō no Onīsan", for the first time in about 40 years in costume and showed exercise gymnastics[4] with the song "Genki ni Ichi, Ni".

On 15 May 2015, Sagawa announced that Nobuyo was suffering from dementia and he was taking care of her.

He died at the age of 80 from kidney cancer on 11 July, 2017.[1]

Filmography

Television
Dates Title Role Network Notes Ref.
1961–69Okaasan to IsshoNHKFirst Taisō no Onīsan
1962–63Pilot: Star PresentCXModerator
1964Tōshiba Michiyō Gekijō OtokodearitaiTBS
1967Idjiwaru BāsanYTV
1969Sign wa VTBSEpisode 32 guest
1970Osana ZumaTXEpisode 8 guest (co-starred with Nobuyo Ōyama)
1972Barom-1Matsugoro KidoYTV
Henshin Ninja: ArashiTomekichiMBSEpisode 5 "Kyōfu! Neko Mandala!!"
Ashita no Hanayome
Ohiru no Wide ShowNTV
1986Keisuke Sagawa: Ima! AsadesuTBS
7 Nov 1986Hōigaku Kyōshitsu no Nagai IchinichiNTV
1993Hanshichitori MonochōTorakichiProduced by Union Movie; Episode 15 "Beranmē Ojōsama!"
Īizumitsuketa
5 May 2009ETV50: Kodomo no Hi Special -Do Mitai Kyōiku TV Dai 2-dan-NHK
Dongurion GakukaiCBCModerator
13 Dec 2015Doraemon, Haha ni naru: Nobuyo Ōyama MonogatariNHK BS PremiumCooperation and interview coverage[5]

Radio
Title Network
Keisuke Sagawa no Mimi Komi LunchtimeTBS Radio

Stage
Title Production
The Three MusketeersFuji Theater
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Films
Year Title Role Distributor
1969Conte 55-gō: Ore wa Ninja no Mago no MagoNewscasterToho
Conte 55-gō: Uchū Dai BōkenCommentator

Discography
Song
Otsu kai ari-san
Ahiru no Gyōretsu
Ore wa Tobu

Bibliography
Date Title Co-author Publisher ISBN
Apr 1988Keisuke-Nobuyo no Omoshiro Sōzai 170: Fui no Raikyaku, Kakei no Pinchi ni Yasukute Umai Speed RyōriNobuyo ŌyamaGraph CorporationISBN 9784079256728
Aug 1991Keisuke-Nobuyo no Omoshiro Shukō: 5-25-Bu o Matase Time-tsukiISBN 9784079377416
Oct 2001Kamisan wa DoraemonFutabashaISBN 9784575292954
Oct 2015Musume ni natta Tsuma, Nobuyo e Nobuyo Ōyama "Ninshishō" Kaigo NikkiISBN 9784575309553

References
  1. "砂川啓介さん死去　８０歳　認知症の妻・大山のぶ代を残し…". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 18 July 2017. Retrieved 19 Jul 2017.
  2. "大山のぶ代の夫・砂川啓介、胃がんだった…闘病明らかに". Sanspo.com (in Japanese). 15 May 2015. Retrieved 19 Jul 2017.
  3. "大山のぶ代、記憶失っても声はドラえもん…夫の砂川啓介が会見". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 16 May 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  4. He also showed up at the 30th anniversary party.
  5. Originally planned as Zutto Isshodayo: Seiyū Nobuyo Ōyama Monogatari.
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