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{{nihongo|'''Junko Sakurada'''|桜田 淳子|Sakurada Junko|extra=born 1958}} is a Japanese singer and actress. She was part of a music trio in 1973, which included [[Momoe Yamaguchi]] and [[Masako Mori (singer)|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.

 

Sakurada was born in 1958.<ref name="afp60" /> She is a singer and actress.<ref name="west" /> In 1973, she was part of "a hit female trio", which also included musicians [[Momoe Yamaguchi]] and [[Masako Mori (singer)|Masako Mori]].<ref name="craig">{{cite book | last =Craig | first =Timothy J. | title =Japan Pop!: Inside the World of Japanese Popular Culture | publisher =M.E. Sharpe | year =2000 | page =[https://archive.org/details/japanpopinsidew00crai/page/317 317] | isbn =0-7656-0561-9 | url =https://archive.org/details/japanpopinsidew00crai/page/317 }}</ref> 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").<ref>{{cite news | last =Mainichi Daily News staff | title =Bands must dance to producers' beat | work =Mainichi Daily News | date =7 February 1999 }}</ref> 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 [[Superstar|megastar]].<ref name="craig" /> ''Cruising the Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo'' described Sakurada as a 1970s music idol, like [[Pink Lady (band)|Pink Lady]] and [[Linda Yamamoto]].<ref>{{cite book | last =Machiyama | first =Tomohiro | title =Cruising the Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo | publisher =Stone Bridge Press | year =2004 | page =59 | isbn = 1-880656-88-4}}</ref>

 

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]].<ref name="Cinem@Hochi">{{cite web |url=http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1987/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131124903/http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1987/ |archive-date=31 January 2009 |title=Taxing VS Best Picture The Emperor's Naked stormy discussion over |date=28 December 1987 |publisher=Cinem@Hochi |language=ja |access-date=13 December 2009}}</ref>

<ref>{{cite book | last =Quandt | first =James | title =Kon Ichikawa | publisher =Indiana University Press | year =2001 | page =[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780968296936/page/436 436] | isbn =0-9682969-3-9 | url-access =registration | url =https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780968296936/page/436 }}</ref> In 1991, her memoir, ''Gift God Gave Me'', was published<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F9MNZJW Gift God Gave Me], [[Amazon.com]]</ref> and the media reported that she had become a "movie heartthrob".<ref>{{cite news | last =Reid | first = T.R. | title =Japan offers Bush understanding – Cancellation of Presidential visit is a rerun but still big news | newspaper =[[The Washington Post]] | page =A44 | date =7 November 1991 }}</ref>

 

In November 2006, she released a book titled ''Aisuru Junban''.<ref name="BOOK">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LCp8QgAACAAJ&q=%E6%A1%9C%E7%94%B0%E6%B7%B3%E5%AD%90|title= Details on the 2006 published book by Junko Sakurada|access-date=13 October 2008|isbn= 9784087804515|author1= 桜田淳子|date= November 2006|publisher= 集英社}}</ref>

 

 

In April 2017, Junko Sakurada performed as a guest at the Screen Music Feast held at the Hakuhinkan Theater in Tokyo.<ref name="NikkanSports">{{cite web |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/1772760.html |title=Nikkan Sports |date=March 4, 2013 |publisher=Nikkan|language=ja |access-date=March 4, 2020}}</ref> She performed songs from the musical [[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]], as well as her 1981 single ''Keshō''. Tickets to the show sold out in a few minutes.<ref name="NikkanSports"/>

 

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.<ref name="AsageiPlus">{{cite web |url=https://www.asagei.com/excerpt/101437 |title=Asagei Plus |date=March 4, 2013 |publisher=Asagei|language=ja |access-date=March 4, 2020}}</ref>

 

== Works ==

* ''Hana Monogatari'' (1973), rose to the [[Oricon]] best ten

* ''[[Hajimete no Dekigoto]]'' (1975), reached Oricon No. 1

* ''Kimagure Venus'' (1977), nominated for a Japan Record Award

* ''Shiawase Shibai'' (1977), gold medal at Japan Record Awards

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|23||align="left"|{{nihongo|Lipstick|リップスティック|}}||align="right"|1978-06-05 (#10)

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|27||align="left"|{{nihongo|MISS KISS|-|}}||align="right"|1979-05-25 (#25)

|29||align="left"|{{nihongo|LADY|-|}}||align="right"|1979-11-25 (#51)

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|34||align="left"|{{nihongo|Misty|ミスティー|}}||align="right"|1981-06-05 (#53)

* {{nihongo|''Dōran''|動乱|Turbulence}} ([[Toei Company|Toei]], 1980)

* {{nihongo|''Itazu''|イタズ|}} (Toei, 1987)

* {{nihongo|''Zennin no Jōken''|善人の条件|Good Person's Terms}} (Shochiku, 1989)

* {{nihongo|''[[Hana no Furu Gogo (film)|Hana no Furu Gogo]]''|花の降る午後|Afternoon of Falling Flowers}} (Toho, 1989)

* {{nihongo|''Shiroi Te''|白い手|White Hand}} (Toho, 1990)

* {{nihongo|''Mandara – Wakai Hi no Kōbōdaishi''|曼荼羅 若き日の弘法大師|Mandala – [[Kūkai|Kōbō-Daishi]]'s Youth}} (Toho-Towa, 1991)

* {{nihongo|''[[Moving (1993 film)|Ohikkoshi]]''|お引越し|Moving}} (Kadokawa Pictures, 1993)

 

* {{nihongo|''Otoko to Onna no Mystery''|男と女のミステリー|The Mystery of Man and Woman}} (CX, 1991)

* {{nihongo|''Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari''|世にも奇妙な物語|Strange Tales of the World}} – 8 hours 50 minutes (CX, 1991)

* {{nihongo|''Izakaya Chōchi''|居酒屋兆治|}} (CX, 1992)

* {{nihongo|''[[Waratte Iitomo]]!''|笑っていいとも!|It's Okay to Laugh!}} (four appearances)

* [[Blessing ceremony of the Unification Church]]

* [[Kayōkyoku]]

 

== References ==