Yūya Uchida (singer Actor)
Yūya Uchida may refer to: * Yuya Uchida (singer) (1939–2019), Japanese singer and actor * Yūya Uchida (voice actor) is a Japanese actor and voice actor who is a member of the Haiyuza Theatre Company. He is the best known dubbing roles for James McAvoy, as well in ''X-Men'' film series, Cillian Murphy, Ryan Gosling, Feng Shaofeng, Daniel Brühl, Ha Jung-woo, ...

Yuya Uchida (singer)
was a Japanese singer, record producer, and actor. With a career spanning six decades, he was a major figure in Japanese popular music. He appeared in numerous films, such as Nagisa Ōshima's ''Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence'', and won two best acting awards. He also starred in the American film '' Black Rain''. Career Uchida was born in Nishinomiya. He dropped out of high school at age 17 and began his music career in 1957. He became friends with John Lennon after opening for The Beatles on their 1966 tour of Japan. Shocked after seeing Jimi Hendrix perform in London in 1967, Uchida returned home and wanted to introduce a similar sound to Japan. He formed Yuya Uchida & The Flowers who released the album '' Challenge!'' in 1969, which is composed almost entirely of covers of Western psychedelic rock acts. After replacing all but one member and reverting to a producer/manager role himself, the group changed their name to Flower Travellin' Band and released another cover album, ...
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