Jiyoji Hikage

Oki Masaya

  • Name: Oki Masaya
  • Native name: 沖雅也
  • Also Known as: 日景城児, Kusunoki Jiyoji, 楠城児, おき まさや, くすのき じょうじ, ひかげ じょうじ
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: June 12, 1952
  • Died: June 28, 1983
Oki Masaya was a Japanese actor from Oita Prefecture. Beppu City. He graduated from Oita City Oji Junior High School and high school. He belonged to JK Planning.

One day, he was scouted by a customer and became a model for a fashion magazine, but because it was a one-off job, he continued to work as a snack server, but his life was so difficult that he couldn't even eat.

In 1969, he won the Elan d'or Newcomer Award and has since supported numerous Nikkatsu works. He gained popularity by starring in the TV drama "Saboten and Marshmallow".

In 1981, he was a strong final candidate for the role of Yonoi in Oshima Nagisa's "Senjo no Merry Christmas" but was forced to be excluded from the candidate due to a change in the shooting schedule and his mental illness. In the same year, he starred in "Edo no Asayake", but due to the overcrowded schedule with several other regular programs, he became highly mentally unstable, and on April 11, the same year, he had a car accident while driving a Cadillac. He got diagnosed with a mild sprain in his ankle and manic depression and was hospitalized for two weeks. After being discharged from the hospital, he returned to the scene on June 1 of the same year while taking tranquilizers, but his manic-depressive illness worsened due to the onset of liver inflammation and swelling and obesity due to side effects of the drug.

On June 28, 1983, while the stage performance in Osaka was coming up, at the Keio Plaza Hotel in Nishi-Shinjuku he left a suicide note saying "Dad, I'm waiting in Nirvana." referencing a secret relationship he had and jumped from the top floor (47th floor) of the main building. He fell into the roof pool on the 7th floor of the building, hitting his whole body hard, and dying instantly. He was 31 years old.

The sudden death off the coast had a great impact on the entertainment world and the world, and a funeral and farewell ceremony was held on June 30, 1983, immediately after the suicide. Edit Biography
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
1986 Sukeban Deka Season 3: Shojo Ninpo-cho Denki
Japanese Drama, 1986, 42 eps
Gonza (Ep. 8, 40) (Guest Role)
42
Gonza (Ep. 8, 40)
Guest Role
7.4
1983 Shin Matsudaira Ukon
Japanese Drama, 1983, 22 eps
Minokichi (Ep. 19) (Guest Role)
22
Minokichi (Ep. 19)
Guest Role
0.0
1980 Akakabu Kenji Funsenki
Japanese Drama, 1980, 5 eps
(Support Role)
5
Support Role
0.0
1979 Edo no Gekito
Japanese Drama, 1979, 26 eps
(Ep. 18) (Guest Role)
26
(Ep. 18)
Guest Role
0.0
1979 Oretachi wa Tenshi da!
Japanese Drama, 1979, 20 eps
Cap / Aso Masato (Main Role)
20
Cap / Aso Masato
Main Role
0.0
1975 Hagure Keji
Japanese Drama, 1975, 13 eps
Kageyama Kenzaburo (Main Role)
13
Kageyama Kenzaburo
Main Role
0.0
1974 Okara no Hana
Japanese Drama, 1974, 65 eps
Nakagawa (Support Role)
65
Nakagawa
Support Role
0.0
1974 Birdie Daisakusen
Japanese Drama, 1974, 54 eps
Tensuke Ida (Support Role)
54
Tensuke Ida
Support Role
0.0
1974 Onna Kazoku
Japanese Drama, 1974, 26 eps
(Unknown)
26
Unknown
8.0
1973 Go! Go Skyer Ozora no Yusha
Japanese Drama, 1973, 11 eps
Tenchi Hayato (Main Role)
11
Tenchi Hayato
Main Role
0.0
1973 Go! Go Skyer
Japanese Drama, 1973, 6 eps
Tenchi Hayato (Main Role)
6
Tenchi Hayato
Main Role
0.0
1972 Seishun wo Tsuppashire
Japanese Drama, 1972, 18 eps
(Ep. 12) (Guest Role)
18
(Ep. 12)
Guest Role
0.0
1971 Saboten to Marshmallow
Japanese Drama, 1971, 26 eps
Ito Hitoshi (Main Role)
26
Ito Hitoshi
Main Role
10.0
1971 Classmate: Kokosei Blues
Japanese Drama, 1971, 6 eps
(Support Role)
6
Support Role
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1980 Koto
Japanese Movie, 1980,
Ryusuke (Support Role)
Ryusuke
Support Role
6.7
1977 The War in Space
Japanese Movie, 1977,
Reisuke Muroi (Main Role)
Reisuke Muroi
Main Role
6.3
1973 Za Gokiburi
Japanese Movie, 1973,
Hashimoto (Support Role)
Hashimoto
Support Role
0.0
1972 Kokosei Burai Hikae
Japanese Movie, 1972,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1970 Cherry Blossoms in the Air- The Suicide Raiders- Oh,Buddies!
Japanese Movie, 1970,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
Special
Year Title # Role Rating
1982 Nishimura Kyotaro Travel Mystery
Japanese Special, 1982, 1 eps
Hashimoto Yutaka (Support Role)
1
Hashimoto Yutaka
Support Role
3.0
1979 Kyoto Satsujin Annai 1
Japanese Special, 1979, 1 eps
Nishikawa Kazuhiko (Guest Role)
1
Nishikawa Kazuhiko
Guest Role
0.0
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  • First Name: Jiyoji
  • Family Name: Hikage
  • Native name: 沖雅也
  • Also Known as: 日景城児, Kusunoki Jiyoji, 楠城児, おき まさや, くすのき じょうじ, ひかげ じょうじ
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: June 12, 1952
  • Died: June 28, 1983

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