was a Japanese actor and ''tarento'' who was the first Taisō no Onīsan. He was born in

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. His wife was actress and voice actress

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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

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and the fundamentals of acting. In 1961 he became prominent ''Uta no Ehon'' as the first generation "Taisō no Onīsan". In 1964 he married co-star Nobuyo Ōyama. As a successor to

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and Kokontei Shinba VIII in ''Ohiru no Wide Show'', he served as a

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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

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, who wrote about the daughter who is fighting

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and the days of the sand river who care for it. In 2013, Sagawa also announced that he had rejected early

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but was not treat anticancer drug. To the 5 May 2009, he appeared in

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's 50th anniversary commemorative special program ''ETV50: Kodomo no Hi Special -Do Mitai Kyōiku TV Dai 2-dan- (Namahōsō)'' ''

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'' as the first generation "Taisō no Onīsan", for the first time in about 40 years in costume and showed exercise gymnasticsHe also showed up at the 30th anniversary party. 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

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on 11 July 2017.

Filmography

Television

Radio

Stage

Films

Discography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sagawa, Keisuke Japanese television personalities Japanese male actors Japanese television presenters Male actors from Tokyo 1937 births 2017 deaths