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Junko Sakurada

Junko Sakurada (桜田 淳子, Sakurada Junko, born 1958) is a Japanese singer and actress. She was part of a music trio in 1973, which included Momoe Yamaguchi and Masako Mori. Sakurada then became successful in a solo music career, with 18 top ten singles in the 1970s. Her acting career ran from 1973 to 1993. She received multiple awards for her acting roles, including the Hochi Film Award, Award of the Japanese Academy, Kinema Junpo Award, and Mainichi Film Concours. Following her marriage, in a Blessing ceremony of the Unification Church in 1992, she retired from performing. In 2013, Junko Sakurada made a comeback.

Junko Sakurada
桜田 淳子
Born (1958-04-14) 14 April 1958 (age 64)
Akita, Japan[1]
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Awards5 wins, 2 nominations
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1973–1993, 2013–present
LabelsVictor

Biography

Sakurada was born in 1958.[2] She is a singer and actress.[3] In 1973, she was part of "a hit female trio", which also included musicians Momoe Yamaguchi and Masako Mori.[4] The music trio became popular as part of the television program Producing the Stars (Star Tanjō!); they were known as "The Trio of Third-Year Junior High School Students" ("Hana no Chu 3 Trio").[5] According to Japan Pop!: Inside the World of Japanese Popular Culture, after this experience in a music group, she went off on her own to develop a solo music career, and became a megastar.[4] Cruising the Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo described Sakurada as a 1970s music idol, like Pink Lady and Linda Yamamoto.[6]

Throughout the 1970s she released a string of hit singles; nine top 5 singles, and in total eighteen top 10 singles of which "Hajimete no Dekigoto" (First Affair) sold best, grossing over 527,000 copies according to Oricon and peaking at number one.[7][8] After winning the 4th edition of the Star Tanjō! contest in 1972, with highest ever points and jury votes,[9] she released her first single in February 1973 called "Tenshi Mo Yume Miru" (The Dreams of an Angel) which was written by Yu Aku, and sold over 120,000 copies while peaking at number 12.[7] With the release of her third single, "Watashi No Aoi Tori" (My Bluebird), she won the prestigious Best Newcomer award the 15th edition of the Japan Record Award.[10] In the winter of 1973 following 1974 the single "Hana Monogatari" (Flower Fairy Tales) was her first top ten hit single, which sold over 237,000 copies.[7] She participated for the first time at the 25th edition of the Kōhaku Uta Gassen festival in 1974, with her hit single "Kiiroi Ribbon" (Yellow Ribbon).[11] She would perform for a total of 9 times at the festival.[12] In that same year she also performed in Finland.[13]

Following the success of her single "Hajimete No Dekigoto", the song "Hitori Aruki" (Walking Alone) (which was the theme song for her first ever movie production "Spoon Ippai No Shiawase" (Spoonful of Happiness) was released in March 1975 and peaked at number 4, grossing over 350,000 copies.[7] She was the best selling Japanese female musical artist of 1975, and 4th best selling of 1976.[9] In the summer of 1975 the single "Juushichi No Natsu" (Seventeen Summers) was released, and became her second best selling single; grossing over 404,000 copies and peaking at number 2 on the Oricon charts.[7] At the 17th edition of the Japan Record Awards "Juushichi No Natsu" won her the award for most popular artist voted by the public.[14] In the fall of the same year she was awarded at the 6th edition of the Japan Music Awards[15] for her single "Tenshi No Kuchibiru" (Lips of an Angel), which sold over 281,000 copies and peaked at number 4 on the charts.[7]

After scoring a string of hits in 1976 and 1977 (most notably "Natsu Ni Giyojin" (Beware of the Summer) which sold 360,000 copies, "Ki Ga Tsuite Yo" (I Noticed) which sold 286,000 copies and "Kimagure Venus" (Whimsical Venus) which sold 210,000 copies)[7] she was again awarded at the 20th edition of the Japan Record Awards for her single "Shiawase Shibai" (Pretending to be Happy) which sold over 366,000 copies and peaked at number 3 on the charts[7] (penned by Miyuki Nakajima) with a gold medal.[16] She would score her last top 10 hit single in the summer of 1978 with the disco inspired single "Lipstick", and would release her last single and album in 1983.

Several of her singles have also been featured on the Japanese music show "The Best Ten", which aired from 1978 up to 1989. These include "Shiawase Shibai" (peaking at no. 3), "Oi Kakete Yokohama" (peaking at no. 10), "Lipstick" (peaking at no. 8), "Hatachi Ni Nareba" (peaking at no. 11), "Fuyu Iro No Machi" (peaking at no. 20), and "Santa Monica No Kaze" (peaking at no. 17).[17]

Sakurada's acting career began in 1973 and lasted through 1993, with roles in 13 films and many television dramas. She received multiple awards for her acting roles, including the Hochi Film Award, Award of the Japanese Academy, Kinema Junpo Award, and Mainichi Film Concours.[18][19] In 1991, her memoir, Gift God Gave Me, was published[20] and the media reported that she had become a "movie heartthrob".[21]

Sakurada is a member of the Unification Church founded by Sun Myung Moon in Seoul, South Korea in 1954.[3][22] According to The Washington Times, which is owned by the Unification Church affiliated News World Communications, Sakurada joined the church in 1977.[23]

In August 1992, Sakurada was married to a Japanese businessman who is also a Unification Church member and an official within the church in a Blessing ceremony of the Unification Church in Seoul, South Korea along with 10,000 other couples representing 131 nations.[22][24][25] Sakurada said to journalists that she felt "very happy" to have married a husband selected for her by Moon.[2]

According to The Australian, "Ms Sakurada disappeared from public life soon after the ceremony."[22] One of Sakurada's last roles as a star was in the television piece Don't Call Me Auntie (Obasan Nante Yobanai de) on NHK.[26] According to The Daily Yomiuri, "This was one of Junko Sakurada's last starring roles before she fell out of favor with the public. Since she took part in the Rev. Moon's Unification Church mass marriage in Seoul in August, it is said that her commercial contracts have evaporated."[26] In 1999 a church spokesperson said: "Ms Sakurada is living happily with her husband and three children. She does not want to talk to the press."[22][27]

In November 2006, she released a book titled Aisuru Junban.[28]

In October 2013, Junko Sakurada re-appeared in the public eye after an absence of twenty years. She held a one-night only concert at the Hakuhinkan Theater in Tokyo, to commemorate her 40th year in showbusiness.[29] She also released a best of album, Thanks 40, for the occasion.[29]

In April 2017, Junko Sakurada performed as a guest at the Screen Music Feast held at the Hakuhinkan Theater in Tokyo.[30] She performed songs from the musical Annie Get Your Gun, as well as her 1981 single Keshō. Tickets to the show sold out in a few minutes.[30]

In February 2018, Junko Sakurada released a new album titled My Idology. In March of that same year, she promoted the album with a concert held at Hakuhinkan Theater in Tokyo.[31]

Works

Music

  • Watashi No Aoi Tori (1973), winner of the newcomer's prize at the Japan Record Awards
  • Hana Monogatari (1973), rose to the Oricon best ten
  • Hajimete no Dekigoto (1975), reached Oricon No. 1
  • Natsu Ni Goyōjin (1976), prizewinning performance
  • Kimagure Venus (1977), nominated for a Japan Record Award
  • Shiawase Shibai (1977), gold medal at Japan Record Awards
  • Lipstick (1978)
  • Santa Monica No Kaze (1979), won Producers' Association award at Japan Song Awards
  • Keshō (1981)

Kōhaku Uta Gassen

  • Kiiroi Ribbon (黄色いリボン) (1974)
  • Hajimete no Dekigoto (はじめての出来事) (1975)
  • Natsu ni go Yōjin (夏にご用心) (1976)
  • Kimagure Venus (気まぐれヴィーナス) (1977)
  • Shiawase Shibai (しあわせ芝居) (1978)
  • Santa Monica no Kaze (サンタモニカの風) (1979)
  • Utsukushii Natsu (美しい夏) (1980)
  • This is a "Boogie" (1981)
  • Sērāfuku to Kikanjū (セーラー服と機関銃, Sailor Suit and Machine Gun) (1982)

Charted singles

# Title Release Date/Chart Position
1 Tenshi mo Yume Miru (天使も夢みる, The Dreams of an Angel)
Debut single
1973-02-25 (#12)
2 Tenshi no Hatsukoi (天使の初恋, The First Love of an Angel) 1973-05-25 (#27)
3 Watashi No Aoi Tori (わたしの青い鳥, My Blue Bird)
Covered by Morning Musume
1973-08-25 (#18)
4 Hana Monogatari (花物語, Flower Stories)
First top ten hit
1973-11-10 (#9)
5 San Shoku Sumire (三色すみれ, Tricolor Violet) 1974-03-05 (#10)
6 Kiiroi Ribbon (黄色いリボン, Yellow Ribbon) 1974-05-25 (#10)
7 Hana Uranai (花占い, Prophetic Flower) 1974-08-25 (#9)
8 Hajimete no Dekigoto (はじめての出来事, First Affair) 1974-12-05 (#1)
9 Hitori Aruki (ひとり歩き, Walking Alone)
1975-03-05 (#4)
10 Shiroi Kaze Yo (白い風よ, White Wind) 1975-05-10 (#9)
11 Jyuushichi no Natsu (十七の夏, Seventeen Summers)
Covered by W
1975-06-05 (#2)
12 Tenshi no Kuchibiru (天使のくちびる, Lips of an Angel) 1975-08-25 (#4)
13 Yureteru Watashi (ゆれてる私, Sway Me) 1975-11-25 (#5)
14 Naka Naiwa (泣かないわ, I Do Not Cry) 1976-02-25 (#4)
15 Natsu ni go Yōjin (夏にご用心, Beware of the Summer) 1976-05-25 (#2)
16 Ki ga Tsuite yo (気がついてよ, I Noticed)
1976-08-25 (#2)
17 Mō Ichido Dakefuri Muite (もう一度だけふり向いて, Go Back, Just Once More) 1976-12-05 (#11)
18 Anata no Subete (あなたのすべて, All of You)
1977-02-25 (#6)
19 Kimagure Venus (気まぐれヴィーナス, Whimsical Venus) 1977-05-15 (#7)
20 Mou Modorenai (もう戻れない, Cannot Go Back Anymore) 1977-09-05 (#8)
21 Shiawase Shibai (しあわせ芝居, Happy Drama) 1977-11-05 (#3)
22 Oikakete Yokohama (追いかけてヨコハマ, Chasing Yokohama) 1978-02-25 (#11)
23 Lipstick (リップスティック) 1978-06-05 (#10)
24 Hatachi ni Nareba (20才になれば, When You Reach The Age Of 20) 1978-09-05 (#14)
25 Fuyu Iro no Machi (冬色の街, Winter-Coloured Town) 1978-12-25 (#29)
26 Santa Monica no Kaze (サンタモニカの風, The Winds of Santa Monica) 1979-02-25 (#24)
27 MISS KISS (-) 1979-05-25 (#25)
28 Party is Over (パーティー・イズ・オーバー) 1979-08-25 (#51)
29 LADY (-) 1979-11-25 (#51)
30 Utsukushii Natsu (美しい夏, Beautiful Summer) 1980-04-21 (#44)
31 Yuugure wa Love Song (夕暮れはラブ・ソング, Twilight Love Song) 1980-07-21 (#65)
32 Kōbe de Aetara (神戸で逢えたら, When we Met in Kobe) 1980-10-21 (#85)
33 Keshō (化粧, Make-Up) 1981-01-01 (#42)
34 Misty (ミスティー) 1981-06-05 (#53)

Studio albums

# Title Release Date
1 Soyokaze No Tenshi (そよ風の天使, Angel Breeze)
Debut album
1973-06-25
2 Watashi No Aoi Tori (わたしの青い鳥, My Blue Bird) 1973-09-25
3 Junko To Hana Monogatari (淳子と花物語, Junko's Flower Fairytales) 1974-01-10
4 San Shoku Sumire (三色すみれ, Tricolor Violet) 1973-03-25
5 Jurokusai No Kanjou (16才の感情, Feelings of a Sixteen Year Old)
1974-08-25
6 Spoon Ippai No Shiawase (スプーン一杯の幸せ, Spoonful Of Happiness) 1975-03-25
7 Watashi No Sugao (わたしの素顔, My True Face) 1975-07-05
8 Seishun Zenki (青春前期, Early Youth) 1976-04-05
9 Atsui Kokoro No Shoutaijou (熱い心の招待状, Warm Hearts Invitation)
1976-12-05
10 Love (ラブ)
1977-07-25
11 Shiawase Shibai (しあわせ芝居, Pretending To Be Happy) 1977-12-05
12 Stained Glass (ステンドグラス) 1978-04-25
13 Hatachi Ni Nareba (20才になれば, When You Reach The Age Of 20)
1978-10-25
14 Ai No Romance (愛のロマンス, Love Romance) 1979-03-05
15 Ichimai No He (一枚の絵, Unfinished Painting)
1979-06-01
16 Party Is Over (パーティー・イズ・オーバー) 1979-09-05
17 Anata Kamo Shirenai (あなたかもしれない, You Could Be) 1981-03-05
18 My Dear (-) 1981-11-05
19 Naturally (ナチュラリー) 1983-09-23

Live albums

# Title Release Date
1 Jurokusai No Recital (16才のリサイタル, Recital of a Sixteen Year Old)
1974-12-21
2 Viva Seventeen (ビバ・セブンティーン) 1975-12-21
3 Seishun Zanka – Recital 3 (青春讃歌〜リサイタル3, Youth Anthem – 3d Recital) 1976-12-21
4 Junko Recital 4 (淳子リサイタル4, Junko's 4th Recital) 1977-12-21
5 Junko Recital 5 (淳子リサイタル5, Junko's 5th Recital)
1978-12-21
6 Junko Super Live (淳子スーパーライブ) 1979-12-21
7 Shishousetsu (私小説, Romantic) 1980-12-21

Greatest hits releases

# Title Release Date
1 Grand Deluxe (グランド・デラックス)
1974-07-05
2 Best Collection '75 (ベストコレクション'75) 1974-12-05
3 Super Deluxe (スーパー・デラックス) 1975-08-05
4 Best Collection '76 (ベストコレクション'76) 1975-11-20
5 Best Hit Album (ベスト・ヒット・アルバム)
1976-10-25
6 Junko (淳子) 1977-06-25
7 Best Hit Album (ベスト・ヒット・アルバム) 1978-06-25
8 Shiawase Shibai/Watashi No Aoi Tori (しあわせ芝居/わたしの青い鳥) 1979-07-01
9 Best Album – My Road (ベストアルバム My Road)
1980-12-05
10 COLEZO! Junko Sakurada – Best (COLEZO! 桜田淳子ベスト)
2005-03-09
11 COLEZO! TWIN Junko Sakurada (COLEZO! TWIN 桜田淳子) 2005-12-16
12 GOLDEN BEST Junko Sakurada (GOLDEN☆BEST 桜田淳子) 2007-07-25
13 GOLDEN BEST – Complete Single Collection (GOLDEN☆BEST コンプリート・シングル・コレクション)
2009-09-16

Film

  • Spoon Ippai no Shiawase (スプーン一杯の幸せ, Spoonful of Happiness) (Shochiku, 1975)
  • Otoko wa Tsurai yo Katsushika Risshihen (男はつらいよ 葛飾立志篇) (Toho, 1975)
  • Hana no Kō ni Torio – Hatsukoi Jidai (花の高二トリオ・初恋時代) (Shochiku, 1975)
  • Isho – Shiroi Shōjo (遺書・白い少女) (Shochiku, 1976)
  • Wakai Hito (若い人, Youth) (Toho, 1976)
  • Aijō no Sekkei (愛情の設計, Love's Plans) (Shochiku, 1977)
  • Ai no Arashi no Naka de (愛の嵐の中で, In the Storm of Love) (Toho, 1978)
  • Byōinzaka no Kubikukuri no Ie (病院坂の首縊りの家) (Toho, 1979)
  • Dōran (動乱, Turbulence) (Toei, 1980)
  • Itazu (イタズ) (Toei, 1987)
  • Umi e see you (海へ see you, Across the Sea to See You) (Toho, 1988)
  • Zennin no Jōken (善人の条件, Good Person's Terms) (Shochiku, 1989)
  • Hana no Furu Gogo (花の降る午後, Afternoon of Falling Flowers) (Toho, 1989)
  • Aurora no Shita de (オーロラの下で, Beneath the Aurora) (Toei, 1990)
  • Shiroi Te (白い手, White Hand) (Toho, 1990)
  • Mandara – Wakai Hi no Kōbōdaishi (曼荼羅 若き日の弘法大師, Mandala – Kōbō-Daishi's Youth) (Toho-Towa, 1991)
  • Ohikkoshi (お引越し, Moving) (Kadokawa Pictures, 1993)

Television

  • Dokkoi Taisaku (どっこい大作) (TV Asahi, 1973)
  • Tentsukuten (てんつくてん) (Nippon Television, 1974)
  • Wakai! Sensei (若い!先生, Young! Teacher) (TBS, 1974)
  • Tonari no Tonari (となりのとなり, Near to Nearby) (Nippon Television, 1974–1975)
  • Akogare Kyōdō Tai (あこがれ共同隊, Aspiring Collaboration Party) (TBS, 1975)
  • Edo Professional – Hissatsu Shōbainin (江戸プロフェッショナル・必殺商売人, Edo Professional – Expert Assassin) opening narrator (ABC (of Asahi) and Shochiku, 1978)
  • Kataguruma (かたぐるま) (Nippon Television, 1978)
  • Ai no Kyōiku (愛の教育, Education in Love) (TBS, 1980)
  • Tamanegi Muitara... (玉ねぎむいたら…, Peeling the Onion...) (TBS, 1981)
  • Machi: Wakamono-tachi wa Ima (街~若者たちは今, Town: Young People, Now) (NHK, 1982)
  • Hara Peko Dōshi (はらぺこ同志, Hara Peko Comrade) (TBS, 1982)
  • Mito Kōmon (水戸黄門, Mito Kōmon) (TBS and C.A.L, 1982)
  • Gekai Kido Shūhei (外科医 城戸修平, Surgeon Shūhei Kido) (TBS, 1983)
  • Ōoku (大奥, Ōoku) (KTV, 1984)
  • 25-sai-tachi: Ayaui Yokan (25歳たち~危うい予感, We're 25: Uncertain Premonition)} (NTV, 1984)
  • Yurusenai Kekkon (許せない結婚, Disallowed Marriage) (TBS, 1985)
  • Kisetsu Hazure no Shinkirō (季節はずれの蜃気楼, Season's End Mirage) (NHK, 1985)
  • Miotsukushi (澪つくし) (NHK morning drama, 1985)
  • Suiyōbi Drama Special (水曜ドラマスペシャル, Wednesday Drama Special) (TBS Telepack, 1986)
  • Dokuganryū Masamune (独眼竜政宗) as Princess Mego, wife of Masamune (NHK Taiga drama, 1987)
  • New York Koi Monogatari (ニューヨーク恋物語, New York Love Story) (CX, 1988)
  • Ikenaka Genta 80-kiro (池中玄太80キロ, Genta Ikenana, 80km) (NTV, 1989)
  • Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari (世にも奇妙な物語, Strange Tales of the World) (CX, 1990)
  • Otoko to Onna no Mystery (男と女のミステリー, The Mystery of Man and Woman) (CX, 1991)
  • Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari (世にも奇妙な物語, Strange Tales of the World) – 8 hours 50 minutes (CX, 1991)
  • Kayō Mystery Gekijō (火曜ミステリー劇場, Tuesday Mystery Theatre)(ANB, 1991)
  • Izakaya Chōchi (居酒屋兆治) (CX, 1992)
  • Waratte Iitomo! (笑っていいとも!, It's Okay to Laugh!) (four appearances)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Work Category Result
1987 Hochi Film Award Itazu – Kuma Best Supporting Actress Won[18][32]
1988 Award of the Japanese Academy Itazu – Kuma Best Supporting Actress Nominated[32]
Kinema Junpo Award Itazu – Kuma Best Supporting Actress Won[32]
1990 Award of the Japanese Academy Hana no furu gogo Best Supporting Actress Nominated[32]
1993 Hochi Film Award Ohikkoshi Best Supporting Actress Won[32][33]
1994 Kinema Junpo Award Ohikkoshi Best Supporting Actress Won[32]
Mainichi Film Concours Ohikkoshi Best Supporting Actress Won[32]

See also

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External links

  • Official website (Victor Entertainment)
  • Junko Sakurada at IMDb
Preceded by Japan Record Award for Best New Artist
1973
Succeeded by
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Junko Sakurada 桜田 淳子 Sakurada Junko born 1958 is a Japanese singer and actress She was part of a music trio in 1973 which included Momoe Yamaguchi and Masako Mori Sakurada then became successful in a solo music career with 18 top ten singles in the 1970s Her acting career ran from 1973 to 1993 She received multiple awards for her acting roles including the Hochi Film Award Award of the Japanese Academy Kinema Junpo Award and Mainichi Film Concours Following her marriage in a Blessing ceremony of the Unification Church in 1992 she retired from performing In 2013 Junko Sakurada made a comeback Junko Sakurada桜田 淳子Born 1958 04 14 14 April 1958 age 64 Akita Japan 1 OccupationsSinger actressAwards5 wins 2 nominationsMusical careerGenresPopkayōkyokuInstrument s VocalsYears active1973 1993 2013 presentLabelsVictor Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 2 1 Music 2 2 Charted singles 2 3 Studio albums 2 4 Live albums 2 5 Greatest hits releases 2 6 Film 2 7 Television 3 Awards and nominations 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditSakurada was born in 1958 2 She is a singer and actress 3 In 1973 she was part of a hit female trio which also included musicians Momoe Yamaguchi and Masako Mori 4 The music trio became popular as part of the television program Producing the Stars Star Tanjō they were known as The Trio of Third Year Junior High School Students Hana no Chu 3 Trio 5 According to Japan Pop Inside the World of Japanese Popular Culture after this experience in a music group she went off on her own to develop a solo music career and became a megastar 4 Cruising the Anime City An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo described Sakurada as a 1970s music idol like Pink Lady and Linda Yamamoto 6 Throughout the 1970s she released a string of hit singles nine top 5 singles and in total eighteen top 10 singles of which Hajimete no Dekigoto First Affair sold best grossing over 527 000 copies according to Oricon and peaking at number one 7 8 After winning the 4th edition of the Star Tanjō contest in 1972 with highest ever points and jury votes 9 she released her first single in February 1973 called Tenshi Mo Yume Miru The Dreams of an Angel which was written by Yu Aku and sold over 120 000 copies while peaking at number 12 7 With the release of her third single Watashi No Aoi Tori My Bluebird she won the prestigious Best Newcomer award the 15th edition of the Japan Record Award 10 In the winter of 1973 following 1974 the single Hana Monogatari Flower Fairy Tales was her first top ten hit single which sold over 237 000 copies 7 She participated for the first time at the 25th edition of the Kōhaku Uta Gassen festival in 1974 with her hit single Kiiroi Ribbon Yellow Ribbon 11 She would perform for a total of 9 times at the festival 12 In that same year she also performed in Finland 13 Following the success of her single Hajimete No Dekigoto the song Hitori Aruki Walking Alone which was the theme song for her first ever movie production Spoon Ippai No Shiawase Spoonful of Happiness was released in March 1975 and peaked at number 4 grossing over 350 000 copies 7 She was the best selling Japanese female musical artist of 1975 and 4th best selling of 1976 9 In the summer of 1975 the single Juushichi No Natsu Seventeen Summers was released and became her second best selling single grossing over 404 000 copies and peaking at number 2 on the Oricon charts 7 At the 17th edition of the Japan Record Awards Juushichi No Natsu won her the award for most popular artist voted by the public 14 In the fall of the same year she was awarded at the 6th edition of the Japan Music Awards 15 for her single Tenshi No Kuchibiru Lips of an Angel which sold over 281 000 copies and peaked at number 4 on the charts 7 After scoring a string of hits in 1976 and 1977 most notably Natsu Ni Giyojin Beware of the Summer which sold 360 000 copies Ki Ga Tsuite Yo I Noticed which sold 286 000 copies and Kimagure Venus Whimsical Venus which sold 210 000 copies 7 she was again awarded at the 20th edition of the Japan Record Awards for her single Shiawase Shibai Pretending to be Happy which sold over 366 000 copies and peaked at number 3 on the charts 7 penned by Miyuki Nakajima with a gold medal 16 She would score her last top 10 hit single in the summer of 1978 with the disco inspired single Lipstick and would release her last single and album in 1983 Several of her singles have also been featured on the Japanese music show The Best Ten which aired from 1978 up to 1989 These include Shiawase Shibai peaking at no 3 Oi Kakete Yokohama peaking at no 10 Lipstick peaking at no 8 Hatachi Ni Nareba peaking at no 11 Fuyu Iro No Machi peaking at no 20 and Santa Monica No Kaze peaking at no 17 17 Sakurada s acting career began in 1973 and lasted through 1993 with roles in 13 films and many television dramas She received multiple awards for her acting roles including the Hochi Film Award Award of the Japanese Academy Kinema Junpo Award and Mainichi Film Concours 18 19 In 1991 her memoir Gift God Gave Me was published 20 and the media reported that she had become a movie heartthrob 21 Sakurada is a member of the Unification Church founded by Sun Myung Moon in Seoul South Korea in 1954 3 22 According to The Washington Times which is owned by the Unification Church affiliated News World Communications Sakurada joined the church in 1977 23 In August 1992 Sakurada was married to a Japanese businessman who is also a Unification Church member and an official within the church in a Blessing ceremony of the Unification Church in Seoul South Korea along with 10 000 other couples representing 131 nations 22 24 25 Sakurada said to journalists that she felt very happy to have married a husband selected for her by Moon 2 According to The Australian Ms Sakurada disappeared from public life soon after the ceremony 22 One of Sakurada s last roles as a star was in the television piece Don t Call Me Auntie Obasan Nante Yobanai de on NHK 26 According to The Daily Yomiuri This was one of Junko Sakurada s last starring roles before she fell out of favor with the public Since she took part in the Rev Moon s Unification Church mass marriage in Seoul in August it is said that her commercial contracts have evaporated 26 In 1999 a church spokesperson said Ms Sakurada is living happily with her husband and three children She does not want to talk to the press 22 27 In November 2006 she released a book titled Aisuru Junban 28 In October 2013 Junko Sakurada re appeared in the public eye after an absence of twenty years She held a one night only concert at the Hakuhinkan Theater in Tokyo to commemorate her 40th year in showbusiness 29 She also released a best of album Thanks 40 for the occasion 29 In April 2017 Junko Sakurada performed as a guest at the Screen Music Feast held at the Hakuhinkan Theater in Tokyo 30 She performed songs from the musical Annie Get Your Gun as well as her 1981 single Keshō Tickets to the show sold out in a few minutes 30 In February 2018 Junko Sakurada released a new album titled My Idology In March of that same year she promoted the album with a concert held at Hakuhinkan Theater in Tokyo 31 Works EditThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Junko Sakurada news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Music Edit Watashi No Aoi Tori 1973 winner of the newcomer s prize at the Japan Record Awards Hana Monogatari 1973 rose to the Oricon best ten Hajimete no Dekigoto 1975 reached Oricon No 1 Natsu Ni Goyōjin 1976 prizewinning performance Kimagure Venus 1977 nominated for a Japan Record Award Shiawase Shibai 1977 gold medal at Japan Record Awards Lipstick 1978 Santa Monica No Kaze 1979 won Producers Association award at Japan Song Awards Keshō 1981 Kōhaku Uta Gassen Kiiroi Ribbon 黄色いリボン 1974 Hajimete no Dekigoto はじめての出来事 1975 Natsu ni go Yōjin 夏にご用心 1976 Kimagure Venus 気まぐれヴィーナス 1977 Shiawase Shibai しあわせ芝居 1978 Santa Monica no Kaze サンタモニカの風 1979 Utsukushii Natsu 美しい夏 1980 This is a Boogie 1981 Serafuku to Kikanju セーラー服と機関銃 Sailor Suit and Machine Gun 1982 Charted singles Edit Title Release Date Chart Position1 Tenshi mo Yume Miru 天使も夢みる The Dreams of an Angel Debut single 1973 02 25 12 2 Tenshi no Hatsukoi 天使の初恋 The First Love of an Angel 1973 05 25 27 3 Watashi No Aoi Tori わたしの青い鳥 My Blue Bird Covered by Morning Musume 1973 08 25 18 4 Hana Monogatari 花物語 Flower Stories First top ten hit 1973 11 10 9 5 San Shoku Sumire 三色すみれ Tricolor Violet 1974 03 05 10 6 Kiiroi Ribbon 黄色いリボン Yellow Ribbon 1974 05 25 10 7 Hana Uranai 花占い Prophetic Flower 1974 08 25 9 8 Hajimete no Dekigoto はじめての出来事 First Affair 1974 12 05 1 9 Hitori Aruki ひとり歩き Walking Alone 1975 03 05 4 10 Shiroi Kaze Yo 白い風よ White Wind 1975 05 10 9 11 Jyuushichi no Natsu 十七の夏 Seventeen Summers Covered by W 1975 06 05 2 12 Tenshi no Kuchibiru 天使のくちびる Lips of an Angel 1975 08 25 4 13 Yureteru Watashi ゆれてる私 Sway Me 1975 11 25 5 14 Naka Naiwa 泣かないわ I Do Not Cry 1976 02 25 4 15 Natsu ni go Yōjin 夏にご用心 Beware of the Summer 1976 05 25 2 16 Ki ga Tsuite yo 気がついてよ I Noticed 1976 08 25 2 17 Mō Ichido Dakefuri Muite もう一度だけふり向いて Go Back Just Once More 1976 12 05 11 18 Anata no Subete あなたのすべて All of You 1977 02 25 6 19 Kimagure Venus 気まぐれヴィーナス Whimsical Venus 1977 05 15 7 20 Mou Modorenai もう戻れない Cannot Go Back Anymore 1977 09 05 8 21 Shiawase Shibai しあわせ芝居 Happy Drama 1977 11 05 3 22 Oikakete Yokohama 追いかけてヨコハマ Chasing Yokohama 1978 02 25 11 23 Lipstick リップスティック 1978 06 05 10 24 Hatachi ni Nareba 20才になれば When You Reach The Age Of 20 1978 09 05 14 25 Fuyu Iro no Machi 冬色の街 Winter Coloured Town 1978 12 25 29 26 Santa Monica no Kaze サンタモニカの風 The Winds of Santa Monica 1979 02 25 24 27 MISS KISS 1979 05 25 25 28 Party is Over パーティー イズ オーバー 1979 08 25 51 29 LADY 1979 11 25 51 30 Utsukushii Natsu 美しい夏 Beautiful Summer 1980 04 21 44 31 Yuugure wa Love Song 夕暮れはラブ ソング Twilight Love Song 1980 07 21 65 32 Kōbe de Aetara 神戸で逢えたら When we Met in Kobe 1980 10 21 85 33 Keshō 化粧 Make Up 1981 01 01 42 34 Misty ミスティー 1981 06 05 53 Studio albums Edit Title Release Date1 Soyokaze No Tenshi そよ風の天使 Angel Breeze Debut album 1973 06 252 Watashi No Aoi Tori わたしの青い鳥 My Blue Bird 1973 09 253 Junko To Hana Monogatari 淳子と花物語 Junko s Flower Fairytales 1974 01 104 San Shoku Sumire 三色すみれ Tricolor Violet 1973 03 255 Jurokusai No Kanjou 16才の感情 Feelings of a Sixteen Year Old 1974 08 256 Spoon Ippai No Shiawase スプーン一杯の幸せ Spoonful Of Happiness 1975 03 257 Watashi No Sugao わたしの素顔 My True Face 1975 07 058 Seishun Zenki 青春前期 Early Youth 1976 04 059 Atsui Kokoro No Shoutaijou 熱い心の招待状 Warm Hearts Invitation 1976 12 0510 Love ラブ 1977 07 2511 Shiawase Shibai しあわせ芝居 Pretending To Be Happy 1977 12 0512 Stained Glass ステンドグラス 1978 04 2513 Hatachi Ni Nareba 20才になれば When You Reach The Age Of 20 1978 10 2514 Ai No Romance 愛のロマンス Love Romance 1979 03 0515 Ichimai No He 一枚の絵 Unfinished Painting 1979 06 0116 Party Is Over パーティー イズ オーバー 1979 09 0517 Anata Kamo Shirenai あなたかもしれない You Could Be 1981 03 0518 My Dear 1981 11 0519 Naturally ナチュラリー 1983 09 23Live albums Edit Title Release Date1 Jurokusai No Recital 16才のリサイタル Recital of a Sixteen Year Old 1974 12 212 Viva Seventeen ビバ セブンティーン 1975 12 213 Seishun Zanka Recital 3 青春讃歌 リサイタル3 Youth Anthem 3d Recital 1976 12 214 Junko Recital 4 淳子リサイタル4 Junko s 4th Recital 1977 12 215 Junko Recital 5 淳子リサイタル5 Junko s 5th Recital 1978 12 216 Junko Super Live 淳子スーパーライブ 1979 12 217 Shishousetsu 私小説 Romantic 1980 12 21Greatest hits releases Edit Title Release Date1 Grand Deluxe グランド デラックス 1974 07 052 Best Collection 75 ベストコレクション 75 1974 12 053 Super Deluxe スーパー デラックス 1975 08 054 Best Collection 76 ベストコレクション 76 1975 11 205 Best Hit Album ベスト ヒット アルバム 1976 10 256 Junko 淳子 1977 06 257 Best Hit Album ベスト ヒット アルバム 1978 06 258 Shiawase Shibai Watashi No Aoi Tori しあわせ芝居 わたしの青い鳥 1979 07 019 Best Album My Road ベストアルバム My Road 1980 12 0510 COLEZO Junko Sakurada Best COLEZO 桜田淳子ベスト 2005 03 0911 COLEZO TWIN Junko Sakurada COLEZO TWIN 桜田淳子 2005 12 1612 GOLDEN BEST Junko Sakurada GOLDEN BEST 桜田淳子 2007 07 2513 GOLDEN BEST Complete Single Collection GOLDEN BEST コンプリート シングル コレクション 2009 09 16Film Edit Spoon Ippai no Shiawase スプーン一杯の幸せ Spoonful of Happiness Shochiku 1975 Otoko wa Tsurai yo Katsushika Risshihen 男はつらいよ 葛飾立志篇 Toho 1975 Hana no Kō ni Torio Hatsukoi Jidai 花の高二トリオ 初恋時代 Shochiku 1975 Isho Shiroi Shōjo 遺書 白い少女 Shochiku 1976 Wakai Hito 若い人 Youth Toho 1976 Aijō no Sekkei 愛情の設計 Love s Plans Shochiku 1977 Ai no Arashi no Naka de 愛の嵐の中で In the Storm of Love Toho 1978 Byōinzaka no Kubikukuri no Ie 病院坂の首縊りの家 Toho 1979 Dōran 動乱 Turbulence Toei 1980 Itazu イタズ Toei 1987 Umi e see you 海へ see you Across the Sea to See You Toho 1988 Zennin no Jōken 善人の条件 Good Person s Terms Shochiku 1989 Hana no Furu Gogo 花の降る午後 Afternoon of Falling Flowers Toho 1989 Aurora no Shita de オーロラの下で Beneath the Aurora Toei 1990 Shiroi Te 白い手 White Hand Toho 1990 Mandara Wakai Hi no Kōbōdaishi 曼荼羅 若き日の弘法大師 Mandala Kōbō Daishi s Youth Toho Towa 1991 Ohikkoshi お引越し Moving Kadokawa Pictures 1993 Television Edit Dokkoi Taisaku どっこい大作 TV Asahi 1973 Tentsukuten てんつくてん Nippon Television 1974 Wakai Sensei 若い 先生 Young Teacher TBS 1974 Tonari no Tonari となりのとなり Near to Nearby Nippon Television 1974 1975 Akogare Kyōdō Tai あこがれ共同隊 Aspiring Collaboration Party TBS 1975 Edo Professional Hissatsu Shōbainin 江戸プロフェッショナル 必殺商売人 Edo Professional Expert Assassin opening narrator ABC of Asahi and Shochiku 1978 Kataguruma かたぐるま Nippon Television 1978 Ai no Kyōiku 愛の教育 Education in Love TBS 1980 Tamanegi Muitara 玉ねぎむいたら Peeling the Onion TBS 1981 Machi Wakamono tachi wa Ima 街 若者たちは今 Town Young People Now NHK 1982 Hara Peko Dōshi はらぺこ同志 Hara Peko Comrade TBS 1982 Mito Kōmon 水戸黄門 Mito Kōmon TBS and C A L 1982 Gekai Kido Shuhei 外科医 城戸修平 Surgeon Shuhei Kido TBS 1983 Ōoku 大奥 Ōoku KTV 1984 25 sai tachi Ayaui Yokan 25歳たち 危うい予感 We re 25 Uncertain Premonition NTV 1984 Yurusenai Kekkon 許せない結婚 Disallowed Marriage TBS 1985 Kisetsu Hazure no Shinkirō 季節はずれの蜃気楼 Season s End Mirage NHK 1985 Miotsukushi 澪つくし NHK morning drama 1985 Suiyōbi Drama Special 水曜ドラマスペシャル Wednesday Drama Special TBS Telepack 1986 Dokuganryu Masamune 独眼竜政宗 as Princess Mego wife of Masamune NHK Taiga drama 1987 New York Koi Monogatari ニューヨーク恋物語 New York Love Story CX 1988 Ikenaka Genta 80 kiro 池中玄太80キロ Genta Ikenana 80km NTV 1989 Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari 世にも奇妙な物語 Strange Tales of the World CX 1990 Otoko to Onna no Mystery 男と女のミステリー The Mystery of Man and Woman CX 1991 Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari 世にも奇妙な物語 Strange Tales of the World 8 hours 50 minutes CX 1991 Kayō Mystery Gekijō 火曜ミステリー劇場 Tuesday Mystery Theatre ANB 1991 Izakaya Chōchi 居酒屋兆治 CX 1992 Waratte Iitomo 笑っていいとも It s Okay to Laugh four appearances Awards and nominations EditYear Award Work Category Result1987 Hochi Film Award Itazu Kuma Best Supporting Actress Won 18 32 1988 Award of the Japanese Academy Itazu Kuma Best Supporting Actress Nominated 32 Kinema Junpo Award Itazu Kuma Best Supporting Actress Won 32 1990 Award of the Japanese Academy Hana no furu gogo Best Supporting Actress Nominated 32 1993 Hochi Film Award Ohikkoshi Best Supporting Actress Won 32 33 1994 Kinema Junpo Award Ohikkoshi Best Supporting Actress Won 32 Mainichi Film Concours Ohikkoshi Best Supporting Actress Won 32 See also EditBlessing ceremony of the Unification Church KayōkyokuReferences Edit Sekine Hiroshi 1995 Cinderellas the selected poetry of Sekine Hiroshi Yakusha p 243 ISBN 1 880276 55 0 a b Agence France Presse 26 August 1992 60 000 Married By Rev Moon Chicago Sun Times Chicago Sun Times Inc p 14 a b West Mark D 2007 Secrets Sex and Spectacle The Rules of Scandal in Japan and the United States University of Chicago Press pp 169 188 ISBN 978 0 226 89408 9 a b Craig Timothy J 2000 Japan Pop Inside the World of Japanese Popular Culture M E Sharpe p 317 ISBN 0 7656 0561 9 Mainichi Daily News staff 7 February 1999 Bands must dance to producers beat Mainichi Daily News Machiyama Tomohiro 2004 Cruising the Anime City An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo Stone Bridge Press p 59 ISBN 1 880656 88 4 a b c d e f g h Junko Sakurada Single Sales in Japanese Archived from the original on 25 September 2013 Retrieved 31 May 2012 Oricon No 1 Hits 1968 1985 Vol 1 クラブハウス 1998 ISBN 4906496121 a b Koike Shoin 1997 Star Tanjou amp The Golden 70 s 夢を食った男たち ISBN 4883157628 Official TBS website with list of Best Newcomer Awards in Japanese Retrieved 31 May 2012 Billboard Magazine on 25th edition of Kohaku Uta Gassen 14 December 1974 Retrieved 2 June 2012 List of Idol singers appearing on Kohaku Uta Gassen in Japanese Retrieved 31 May 2012 Junko Sakurada in Finland 22 February 1975 Details of the 17th edition of the Japan Record Awards in Japanese Archived from the original on 10 December 2012 Retrieved 31 May 2012 List of winning performances at the 6th edition of the Japan Music Awards in Japanese Retrieved 31 May 2012 Details of the 20th edition of the Japan Record Awards in Japanese Archived from the original on 10 December 2012 Retrieved 31 May 2012 Yamada Osamuji 2008 The Best Ten ソニー マガジンズ ISBN 978 4789733724 a b Taxing VS Best Picture The Emperor s Naked stormy discussion over in Japanese Cinem Hochi 28 December 1987 Archived from the original on 31 January 2009 Retrieved 13 December 2009 Quandt James 2001 Kon Ichikawa Indiana University Press p 436 ISBN 0 9682969 3 9 Gift God Gave Me Amazon com Reid T R 7 November 1991 Japan offers Bush understanding Cancellation of Presidential visit is a rerun but still big news The Washington Post p A44 a b c d Stokes Alan 8 February 1999 One missing from Moonstruck mass The Australian New South Wales Australia Breen Michael 26 August 1992 Strangers of the morning shout I do 60 000 times The Washington Times News World Communications p A1 The Daily Yomiuri staff 6 March 1993 Unification Church Questioned For Controversial Religious Sales Yomiuri Shimbun p 2 Rafferty Kevin 21 August 1992 Moon shines for Seoul mates in mass unification The Guardian Guardian Newspapers Limited p 8 a b Televiews by Wm Penn Yomiuri Shimbun 10 October 1992 p 18 Osedo Hiroshi 6 February 1999 Moonies plan mass wedding The Courier Mail Brisbane Australia Nationwide News Pty Limited p 026 桜田淳子 November 2006 Details on the 2006 published book by Junko Sakurada ISBN 9784087804515 Retrieved 13 October 2008 a b Oricon News in Japanese Oricon 4 March 2013 Retrieved 4 March 2020 a b Nikkan Sports in Japanese Nikkan 4 March 2013 Retrieved 4 March 2020 Asagei Plus in Japanese Asagei 4 March 2013 Retrieved 4 March 2020 a b c d e f g Internet Movie Database staff 2009 Awards for Junko Sakurada IMDb Retrieved 13 December 2009 Double joy of pregnancy is recognized in the midst of the turmoil Junko Sakurada in Japanese Cinem Hoshi 27 December 2003 Retrieved 13 December 2009 External links EditOfficial website 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