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'', essayist, film director, television presenter, singer and actor. Sakagami entered the entertainment industry at the age of 3 as a child actor, marking him one of the longest tenured in the industry for his age.

Life and career

Sakagami was influenced to join the theatre group ''Gekidan Wakakusa'' at the age of three due to the death of his grandmother. He was enrolled by his parents in hopes of making friends, but instead flourished in acting and quickly rose to prominence in the industry. At the age of four, Sakagami starred in several television dramas and variety programs, and was called a "child prodigy" with his natural acting skills. He continued acting as his main career path into his teens, when Sakagami's father went into bankruptcy and accumulating a large sum of debt from his addiction to gambling. Sakagami's parents divorced when he was 15, and he continued his acting career, with most of his earnings sent to pay off the family's debt. Due to his career in the entertainment world, he had difficulties keeping up with studies. Despite successfully enrolling into high school, Sakagami got into a fight on the first day of school and voluntarily expelled himself from school. Sakagami's acting career came to a bottleneck in his teenage years as he was remembered mainly for his acting as a child. He began activities as a musician but found relatively little success. It was in 1988 that his career turned upwards with his role in the

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film ''Crazy Boys'', propelling him into success once again. In 1995, Sakagami was involved in a car crash into a utility pole when

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Media

Television programs

Current regular programs

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Television dramas

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Films

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Voice acting

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Theatre

Commercials

Original videos

Radio

Web series

Works

Films

Dramas

Theatre

Bibliography

Discography

References

External links

Avance – Sakagami's agency
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sakagami, Shinobu 1967 births Living people Japanese essayists Japanese television presenters Japanese television personalities Japanese male voice actors Japanese male child actors Japanese male singers Japanese film directors Japanese theatre directors Nippon Columbia artists Singers from Tokyo