Masaya Oki
| Masaya Oki | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
Jōji Kusunoki 12 June 1952 Beppu, Ōita, Japan |
| Died |
28 June 1983 (aged 31) Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1968–1983 |
Masaya Oki (沖 雅也 Oki Masaya, 12 June 1952 – 28 June 1983) was a Japanese actor and singer who appeared in many films and television series.
Life
He was born in Beppu, Ōita, as Jōji Kusunoki (楠 城児 Kusunoki Jōji). Because of his parents' divorce, he left his home and went to Tokyo. In the same year, he debuted as a film actor at the Nikkatsu studio.
In 1969, He won Elan d'or Awards.[1]
He gradually won popularity through his roles in television dramas.(such as Hissatsu Shiokinin and Taiyo ni Hoero!.) [2]
In 1975, he became an adopted child of his talent agency president, Tadao Hikage.
He ended his life by leaping from the top of a 47-storey building, the Keio Plaza Hotel.[3] He suffered from bipolar disorder. His suicide note for Hikage was "Dad, I'm waiting in Nirvana." (おやじ、涅槃でまってる. Oyaji, nehan de matteru.)[4]
Films
- The War in Space (1977)
- Hi no Tori (The Phoenix)) (1978)
- Blue Christmas (1978)
- Koto (also known as Koto, the Ancient City) (1980)
Television
- Hissatsu Shiokinin (1973)
- Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō (1975)
- Hissatsu Karakurinin Fugakuhiyakkei Koroshitabi (1978)
- Taiyō ni Hoero! ("Scotch") (1976–77) (1980-1982)
- Daitsuiseki (1978)
- Shin Edo no Kaze (1980-1981)
- Oretachi wa Tenshi da! (1980)
References
- ↑ Oki Masaya to Daitsuiseki p.29
- ↑ Oki masaya to Daitsuiseki p27-29
- ↑ "Oki Masaya". Kotobanku. Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ↑ Yomiuri shinbun 1983 June28 evening p.1
External links
Masaya Oki on IMDb
