is a Japanese actor. He is well known for his role as Doc (Akira Saijō in ''

Taiyō ni Hoero! , literally ''Roar at the Sun!'', was a long-running prime-time television detective series in Japan, which ran from 1972 to 1986 for a total of 718 episodes. The lead star was Yujiro Ishihara. It also helped further the career of actors such a ...

''). His ex-wife is singer

Seiko Matsuda , known professionally as , is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter, known for being one of the most popular Japanese idols of the 1980s. Since then, she is still actively releasing new singles and albums, doing annual summer concert tours, win ...

and their daughter was actress

Sayaka Kanda was a Japanese actress and singer. She was the only child of actor Masaki Kanda and pop singer Seiko Matsuda. Early life Kanda was born in Chiyoda, Tokyo. She was the only child of actor Masaki Kanda and Seiko Matsuda. Her paternal grandmoth ...

Biography

Kanda was born on December 21, 1950 in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

. He was recruited by actor Yujiro Ishihara and made his television debut in 1976 with ''Daitokai Tatakai no Hibi''. He married singer

in 1985, and the two had a daughter,

. The two divorced in 1997.

Selected filmography

Television

*'' Daitokai Tatakaino Hibi'' (1976) *'' Daitokai Part II'' (1977) as Jin Sotaro *''

Oretachi wa Tenshi da! is an action and comedy Japanese TV series starring Masaya Oki which was originally broadcast on Nippon TV in 1979. The show won great popularity in its time. It is noted for the ad-libbing and jokes by the cast and staff. Plot Masato Asō was ...

'' (1979) as Serizawa Jun *''

''(1980-86) as Saijō Akira (Doc) *''

Onihei Hankachō is a series of historical novels written by Japanese author Shōtarō Ikenami. Following the character Heizo Hasegawa in the Edo period of Japan, Ikegami wrote the first story for the December 1967 issue of the light novel magazine ' published by ...

'' (1992) episode 2 *''

Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari Wataru is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Wataru can be written using several kanji characters. Here are some examples: *渉, "ford" *渡, "ferry over" *亘, "extend across" *航, "navigate" *和, "harmony" *亙, "extend acro ...

'' (2000,2002) *''

Seibu Keisatsu Special is a television drama produced by and broadcast on . The show aired on Japanese television on October 31, 2004, in conjunction with the 17th anniversary of the death of Yujiro Ishihara. It carries on the ''Seibu Keisatsu'' series, which was br ...

'' (2004) as Makoto Suzuki *''

Mito Kōmon is a Japanese ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was on prime-time television from 1969 to 2011, making it the longest-running ''jidaigeki'' in Japanese television history. The title character is the historic Tokugawa Mitsukuni, former vice-''sh ...

'' (2011) Final episode *''Downtown Rocket'' (2018)

Film

*''Caribe: Symphony of Love'' (1985) *''

Edo Jō Tairan ''Edo Jō Tairan'' ( ja, 江戸城大乱) also known as "Edo castle rebellion is a 1991 Japanese jidaigeki film, directed by Toshio Masuda. The film depicts political conflict during the Tokugawa shogunate. Plot The 4th Tokugawa Shogun Tokugaw ...

'' (1991)

Culture Program

*''Asada! Namadesu Tabisarada'' (1997-Present) Host

References

External links

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20th-century Japanese male actors 1950 births Living people {{Japan-actor-stub