Shinobu Sakagami
Shinobu Sakagami is a Japanese tarento, 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 yakuza film Crazy Boys, propelling him into success once again.
In 1995, Sakagami was involved in a car crash into a utility pole when driving under the influence.
In 2012, Sakagami's performance on various variety shows garnered him popularity and success as a tarento. From then on, he became a prevalent figure and television personality in the entertainment industry, with hundreds of program appearances per year. He transitioned as a television presenter and MC, and is a regular on several ongoing variety programs.
Media
Television programs
Current regular programs
Viking MCDowntown Now Ariyoshi Zemi Sakagami Shinobu no Bottleless ni Kanpai Sakagami & Sashihara no Tsuburenai Mise MC alongside Rino SashiharaChokugeki! Shinsou Sakagami MCSakagami Animal Kingdom MC1-Ban Dake ga Shitteiru '''MC'''Current special programs
Beat Takeshi no Ikaganamono-kai Geinoujin Desuyo Tabi MCSakagami Shinobu no Katasete Agetai TV MCYoroshiku go Kentō Kudasai MCNin 24-Ji MCJapan Academy Prize Studio MCIkari no Tsuiseki Busters MC alongside HiromiFNS Bangumi Taikou! All Star Spring-Fall Festival Special MCSakagami Shinobu no Pikapika-dan Betsukao Happyōkai MCJitsuroku! Kane no Jikenbo 'MC'''Television dramas
Shitamachi Kaasan Asadora Arigatou Kizudarake no Tenshi – as TakeshiZatoichi Monogatari – as TarokichiDenshichi Torimonochō – as ShimataroAkai Giwaku – as Akira IsobeMito Kōmon Ginga TV Shōsetsu – Tonari no Shibafu – as Taro TakahiraKakushimetsuke Sanjou – as KenkichiYabure ga Satōshuu Akuningari – as JinichiYoake no Keiji – as TsutomuŌedo Sōsamō – as TsutomuTanpopo – as Takashi TomuraFushigi Ken Tonton Leading role – as TaroKataguruma – as Mitsuo TashiroEdo no Kaze Season 4 – as Sadahiko GoTaiyō wa Shizumazu Black Jack #Live-action Taiga drama- ''Kayō Suspense Gekijō''