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Kitajima Saburo

Profile

• Name: 北島三郎
• Name (romaji): Kitajima Saburo / Kitajima Saburō
• Real name: 大野穣 / Ono Minoru
• Profession: Actor, enka singer
• Birthdate: 1936-Oct-4
• Birthplace: Hokkaido

TV Shows

• Yasashii Jikan (Fuji TV, 2005)
• Abarenbo Shogun as Tatsugoro (TV Asahi, 1978-2003)

TV Show Themes

• Hono'o no Otoko, Abarenbo Shogun

Notes

• Sabu-chan made his debut in 1962 as an enka singer. Besides enka music, he also starred in several movies during the 1960s.
• He is considered a regular on the annual NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen. His first appearance was in the 14th event (1963). His string was broken in 1986 (23 years), but continued on in 1987. Assuming he'll appear in the 57th event (2006), he will have appeared in a total of 43 events, making him the current record holder for most appearances.

External Links

• Japanese Wikipedia
• English Wikipedia