Sakurada Junko

Name: Sakurada Junko
Native name: 桜田淳子
Also Known as: Junpei, ジュンペイ, さくらだじゅんこ
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: April 14, 1958
Age: 68

Sakurada Junko is a Japanese singer and actress. She was part of a music trio in 1973, which included Momoe Yamaguchi and 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.

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Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1990	Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari Series 1 Japanese Drama, 1990, 13 eps {Gomi ga Suterarenai} (Ep. 3) (Main Role)	13	{Gomi ga Suterarenai} (Ep. 3) Main Role	8.0
1988	Love Story in New York Japanese Drama, 1988, 11 eps Aikawa Satomi (Support Role)	11	Aikawa Satomi Support Role	0.0
1987	Dokuganryu Masamune Japanese Drama, 1987, 50 eps Megohime [Masamune's wife] (Support Role)	50	Megohime [Masamune's wife] Support Role	8.1
1985	Mio Tsukushi Japanese Drama, 1985, 162 eps Bando Ritsuko (Support Role)	162	Bando Ritsuko Support Role	7.9
1983	Gekai Kido Shuhei Japanese Drama, 1983, 13 eps Ishii Taeko (Main Role)	13	Ishii Taeko Main Role	3.0
1982	Mito Komon Season 13 Japanese Drama, 1982, 26 eps (Ep. 8) (Guest Role)	26	(Ep. 8) Guest Role	0.0
1975	Akogare Kyodotai Japanese Drama, 1975, 17 eps (Support Role)	17	Support Role	0.0
1974	Papa Aishiteru!! Japanese Drama, 1974, 24 eps (Ep. 7) (Guest Role)	24	(Ep. 7) Guest Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1993	Moving Japanese Movie, 1993, Nazuna [Mother] (Support Role)	Nazuna [Mother] Support Role	7.8
1991	Strawberry Road Japanese Movie, 1991, (Unknown)	Unknown	6.0
1990	The Pale Hand Japanese Movie, 1990, [Masaru's mother] (Support Role)	[Masaru's mother] Support Role	6.5
1989	Hana no Furu Gogo Japanese Movie, 1989, Araki Misa (Support Role)	Araki Misa Support Role	0.0
1989	Zennin no Joken Japanese Movie, 1989, Yanagida Kuniko (Support Role)	Yanagida Kuniko Support Role	0.0
1988	See You Japanese Movie, 1988, Yuko Takei (Main Role)	Yuko Takei Main Role	1.0
1987	Forest of the Little Bear Japanese Movie, 1987, Kimi (Main Role)	Kimi Main Role	7.6
1980	Doran Japanese Movie, 1980, Yoko Takami (Main Role)	Yoko Takami Main Role	7.4
1979	The House of Hanging Japanese Movie, 1979, Hogen Yukari \| Yamauchi Koyuki (Support Role)	Hogen Yukari \| Yamauchi Koyuki Support Role	6.8
1976	Isho: Shiroi Shoujo Japanese Movie, 1976, (Main Role)	Main Role	4.0
1975	Tora-san 16: The Intellectual Japanese Movie, 1975, Mogami Junko (Support Role)	Mogami Junko Support Role	7.4
1975	Spoonful of Happiness Japanese Movie, 1975, Umemura Noriko (Main Role)	Umemura Noriko Main Role	0.0
1973	Tears of Hitotsubu Japanese Movie, 1973, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0

Year	Title	#	Role
1997	Atsumi Kiyoshi no Aa, Seishun Nikki Japanese Special, 1997, 1 eps Tamagawa Midori (Support Role)	1	Tamagawa Midori Support Role
1992	Reiko no Ketto: Juko ni Ai wo Komete Japanese Special, 1992, 1 eps (Main Role)	1	Main Role
1992	Izakaya Choji Japanese Special, 1992, 1 eps (Main Role)	1	Main Role
1983	Hanasaku Machide Japanese Special, 1983, 1 eps (Main Role)	1	Main Role
1978	Sakanatachi to Nemure Japanese Special, 1978, 1 eps Arita Mitsue (Main Role)	1	Arita Mitsue Main Role

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1977	Midokoro Gangan Dai Hoso Japanese TV Show, 1977, 19 eps (Guest)	19	Guest	0.0
1951	Kohaku Uta Gassen Japanese TV Show, 1951, 76 eps (Ep. 25-33) \| [Supporter] (Ep. 36) (Guest)	76	(Ep. 25-33) \| [Supporter] (Ep. 36) Guest	7.6

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