Shinichi Yanagisawa

Yanagisawa Shinichi

  • Name: Yanagisawa Shinichi
  • Native name: 柳澤愼一
  • Also Known as: やなぎさわ しんいち, 柳沢真一, 柳澤真一
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: December 19, 1932
  • Died: March 24, 2023
Yanagisawa Shinichi was a Japanese jazz singer, actor, voice actor, welfare activist, vaudevillian, and lyricist from Tokyo. He was affiliated with M-Three and served as honorary president of the NPO Japan Abilities Association and honorary director of the Kima Makan in Higashiyamato.

During World War II, Yanagisawa was evacuated from Tokyo to his grandparents' home in Nagaoka, Niigata, but returned to Tokyo after Nagaoka was also bombed.

While attending Tokyo Metropolitan Toyotama High School, Yanagisawa was involved with a Communist Party-affiliated organization but transferred to Aoyama Gakuin High School due to dissatisfaction with the social dynamics. He later dropped out of Aoyama Gakuin University’s Faculty of Literature, Department of English and American Literature.

In high school, he met missionary Yanto through the church, which inspired him to engage in social service and join a choir. In 1950, he began singing jazz at an occupying forces' club to raise funds for war orphans and disabled persons, leading to his jazz singing debut in 1952.

Yanagisawa married actress Ikeuchi Junko on October 12, 1957, but they separated on January 17, 1958. He remarried Hitomi Haruyo, a dancer from Nichigeki Music Hall, on May 23, 1960. By 1989, he was reported to be single.

Despite suffering from lumbar and cervical disc hernias and a dislocated hip, Yanagisawa was active in welfare work, maintaining a low profile until receiving a Prime Minister’s Award in 1981 for his efforts during the International Year of Disabled Persons. He sold his property to support his welfare activities and did not seek compensation after a severe traffic accident that caused persistent headaches, believing it was unintentional.

In 2000, he published "Meiji & Taisho Scratch Noise" (Bungeisha).

Yanagisawa passed away from myelodysplastic syndrome on March 24, 2022, at the age of 89.

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Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
2011 BOSS Season 2
Japanese Drama, 2011, 11 eps
(Ep. 4) (Guest Role)
11
(Ep. 4)
Guest Role
7.9
1980 Waga Haha wa Seibo Nariki
Japanese Drama, 1980, 40 eps
(Unknown)
40
Unknown
0.0
1974 Oshidori Ukyo Torimonoguruma
Japanese Drama, 1974, 26 eps
Magoro (Ep.25) (Guest Role)
26
Magoro (Ep.25)
Guest Role
0.0
1972 Futari no Suronin
Japanese Drama, 1972, 19 eps
Heizo (Ep. 17) (Guest Role)
19
Heizo (Ep. 17)
Guest Role
0.0
1970 Toyama no Kin-san Torimonocho
Japanese Drama, 1970, 169 eps
(Support Role)
169
Support Role
0.0
1970 Ooka Echizen
Japanese Drama, 1970, 28 eps
Uokatsu (Ep. 1) (Guest Role)
28
Uokatsu (Ep. 1)
Guest Role
2.0
1957 Mito Komon Manyuki
Japanese Drama, 1957, 33 eps
(Main Role)
33
Main Role
0.0
1956 Kingoro Gekijo: Kingoro no Otora-san
Japanese Drama, 1956, 177 eps
(Support Role)
177
Support Role
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2019 Portrait of Brothers
Japanese Movie, 2019,
Suzuki Kinnosuke (Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
2008 The Magic Hour
Japanese Movie, 2008,
Takase Makoto [Extra] (Support Role)
Takase Makoto [Extra]
Support Role
7.5
2007 Flying Baby
Japanese Movie, 2007,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
2005 La Maison de Himiko
Japanese Movie, 2005,
Masaki (Support Role)
Masaki
Support Role
7.1
1975 Yogiri no Homonsha
Japanese Movie, 1975,
Makino (Support Role)
Makino
Support Role
0.0
1969 Watch Out Crimson Bat
Japanese Movie, 1969,
(Unknown)
Unknown
8.0
1969 Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
Japanese Movie, 1969,
Master Masagoro (Support Role)
Master Masagoro
Support Role
7.5
1964 The Scarlet Camellia
Japanese Movie, 1964,
(Unknown)
Unknown
9.0
1964 Nippon Paradise
Japanese Movie, 1964,
Rokusuke (Support Role)
Rokusuke
Support Role
7.0
1960 Deep River Melody
Japanese Movie, 1960,
Senkichi (Support Role)
Senkichi
Support Role
0.0
1960 Birth of Sazae-san's Baby
Japanese Movie, 1960,
[Young husband] (Bit part)
[Young husband]
Bit part
0.0
1959 Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
Japanese Movie, 1959,
[Newlywed Man] (Bit part)
[Newlywed Man]
Bit part
0.0
1959 The Imitation Lords
Japanese Movie, 1959,
Sukematsu (Main Role)
Sukematsu
Main Role
8.0
1959 Seishun Banka
Japanese Movie, 1959,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1959 The Most Valuable Wife
Japanese Movie, 1959,
Oshima Takehisa (Support Role)
Oshima Takehisa
Support Role
6.7
1958 Endless Desire
Japanese Movie, 1958,
Sugai (Support Role)
Sugai
Support Role
7.0
1958 Comedy Trio
Japanese Movie, 1958,
Kuroiwa (Support Role)
Kuroiwa
Support Role
0.0
1958 The Husband Wore the Apron
Japanese Movie, 1958,
(Support Role)
Support Role
10.0
1958 Stolen Desire
Japanese Movie, 1958,
Yamamura Eizaburo (Support Role)
Yamamura Eizaburo
Support Role
6.9
1957 The Eagle and the Hawk
Japanese Movie, 1957,
"Mom" (Support Role)
"Mom"
Support Role
7.0
1957 Kiken na Kankei
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Tsukino Mitsuru (Support Role)
Tsukino Mitsuru
Support Role
0.0
1955 Jazz on Parade: Jazz Musume Kampai!
Japanese Movie, 1955,
Shin-chan (Support Role)
Shin-chan
Support Role
0.0
Special
Year Title # Role Rating
2001 Torishirabeshitsu 15: Saga to Tokyo no Doji Satsujin
Japanese Special, 2001, 1 eps
Takamine Katsuji [Lawyer] (Guest Role)
1
Takamine Katsuji [Lawyer]
Guest Role
0.0
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  • First Name: Shinichi
  • Family Name: Yanagisawa
  • Native name: 柳澤愼一
  • Also Known as: やなぎさわ しんいち, 柳沢真一, 柳澤真一
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: December 19, 1932
  • Died: March 24, 2023

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