Tetsuya Takeda (), born April 11, 1949, is a Japanese folk singer and actor. Takeda is perhaps most known in Japan for his starring role in the

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's (TBS) long-running, highly rated television drama '' Sannen B Gumi Kinpachi Sensei'' (Mr. Kinpachi of the Third-Year B Class). The program, targeted at junior high and high school-aged adolescents, ran on TBS with Takeda at various times from 1979 until 2011. Takeda wrote and performed several well-known songs, including the theme song for the 1985 animated movie ''

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: Nobita's Little Star Wars'' (のび太の宇宙小戦争). Takeda's 1980 song ''Okuru Kotoba'' (The Word I Give to You) is often sung or performed at junior high school and high school graduation ceremonies in Japan. Previous to his appearance on ''Sannen B'', Takeda studied to be a teacher at

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. He later formed a folk music group called ''Kaientai''. The song ''Okuru Kotoba'', which Takeda wrote and performed with ''Kaientai'', actually had nothing to do with schooling, but is reportedly associated with education because of Takeda's role in the ''Sannen B'' show.

Filmography

Films

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'' (1987) *'' Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation'' (2016) *''

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'' (2020) – Sakamoto Ryōma *''Tang and Me'' (2022) – Professor Masahiko Baba

Television

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*''101st Marriage Proposal'' (FUJI TV, 1991) *''

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'' (NHK, 2006) *'' Journey Under the Midnight Sun'' (TBS, 2006) – Junzō Sasagaki *'' The Family'' (TBS, 2007) – Ōgame *'' Jin'' (TBS, 2009) –

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'' (NHK, 2012–2013) – Zenkō Kanō *'' The Partner'' (TBS, VTV, 2013) –

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'' (TBS, 2015) – Professor Shōgo Kirizuka *''

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*''Totto TV'' (NHK, 2016) – Tatsuo Ōoka *''

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'' (BS-TBS, 2017) –

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Notes

References

* * Referenced in the Manga Akumetsu Chapter 79 volume 09 as a character Called Takeya Tesuda

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