Akira Fuse


Akira Fuse is a Japanese singer and actor. He debuted in 1965 with the single "Kimi ni Namida to Hohoemi o".

Early life

Fuse was born in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, on December 18, 1947. He is of Korean ancestry.
Fuse had one older brother, Tsutomu Fuse, who was a Law Professor He grew up near Yokata Air Base, and later attended Miyakofuchu High School nearby before transferring to Teshima Jitsugyo High School.

Career

His greatest hits are "Cyclamen no Kahori" and "Kimi wa Bara Yori Utsukushii". He currently makes consistent appearances on television, performs occasional seasonal tours, hosts a late night talk show, and is involved in a number of stage plays. In 2005, he enjoyed a revival when his music was used in the popular Japanese TV-series Kamen Rider Hibiki with its ending theme "Shōnen yo" and later its second opening theme "Hajimari no Kimi e".

Personal life

He married the actress Olivia Hussey on February 14, 1980 in Florida and later divorced in 1989 after he was unable to attain work in the United States and Olivia was unable to relocate her first-born son, Alexander Gunther Martin, to Japan. They met while she was filming a commercial for Kanebo Cosmetics. The wedding was attended by over 2,000 guests and lots of Japanese press. They had one child together, son Maximillian Fuse.
On April 15, 2013, his marriage to singer and actress Yukari Morikawa was announced.

Trivia

Gen Hoshino created the parody character "Akira Nise" as a tribute to Akira Fuse.

Television

Kamen Rider Hibiki, as senior former Oni master, who gifts Hibiki the Armed Saber.

Film