Junko Sakurada

Quick Facts

Full Name	Junko Sakurada
Occupation	Actor
Date Of Birth	Apr 14, 1958(1958-04-14)
Age	66
Birthplace	Akita
Country	Japan
Birth City	Akita Prefecture
Horoscope	Aries

Junko Sakurada Biography

Junko Sakurada is one of the most popular and richest Actor who was born on April 14, 1958 in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Sakurada is an active part of the Unification Church founded by Sun Myung Moon in Seoul, South Korea in 1954. In the report of The Washington Times, which is part of The Unification Church associated News World Communications, Sakurada was a member of the church in 1977.

Following the huge success of her hit single “Hajimete No Dekigoto”, the track “Hitori Aruki” (Walking Alone) (which was the title song of her debut film production “Spoon Ippai No Shiawase” (Spoonful of Happiness) was released in March 1975 , and reached the top spot at 4 and sold more than 350,000 copies. She was the highest-selling Japanese female musician of 1975and was ranked fourth best-selling of the year. In the summer of 1975, her track “Juushichi No Natsu” (Seventeen Summers) was released which became her second highest selling single, selling more than 404,000 copies, and achieving second position at the top of the Oricon charts. At the 17th anniversary of the Japan Record Awards “Juushichi No Natsu” earned her the prize for the most popular artist as voted by the general public. In the fall of that same year, she received the award at the sixth anniversary of the Japan Music Awards for her single “Tenshi No Kuchibiru” (Lips of an Angel), that sold more than 281,000 copies and reached the top spot of 4 in the charts.

Several of her singles have also been featured on the Japanese music show “The Best Ten”, which aired from 1978 up to 1989. These include “Shiawase Shibai” (peaking at no. 3), “Oi Kakete Yokohama” (peaking at no. 10), “Lipstick” (peaking at no. 8), “Hatachi Ni Nareba” (peaking at no. 11), “Fuyu Iro No Machi” (peaking at no. 20), and “Santa Monica No Kaze” (peaking at no. 17).

In August 1992, Sakurada was married to a Japanese businessman who is also a Unification Church member and an official within the church in a Blessing ceremony of the Unification Church in Seoul, South Korea along with 10,000 other couples representing 131 nations. Sakurada said to journalists that she felt “very happy” to have married a husband selected for her by Moon.

Sakurada’s acting career started in 1973, and continued through 1993, appearing in 13 films and a number of television dramas. She was awarded numerous awards for her roles in acting such as those for the Hochi Film Award, Award of the Japanese Academy, Kinema Junpo Award, and Mainichi Film Concours. In 1991 her memoir, The Gift God Gave Me was published. The media claimed that she was an “movie heartthrob”.

Junko Sakurada Net Worth

Junko Sakurada is one of the richest Actor from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Junko Sakurada 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Sakurada is born on the 29th of the year 1958. She is a performer and actress. The year 1973 was the time she became a part in “a hit female trio” that also included singers Momoe Yamaguchi, and Masako Mori. The group became famous on the television show Producing the Stars (Star Tanjo! ) They were referred to by the name of “The Trio of Third-Year Junior High School Students” (“Hana no Chu 3 Trio”). As per Japan Pop! In Japan Pop! : Inside the World of Japanese Popular Culture Following this experience in an ensemble of musicians and then on her own and began an independent music career and then became a megastar. The Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo was a description of Sakurada as a 70s-era music icon, similar to Pink Lady and Linda Yamamoto.

Through the 1970s, she released a number of smash singles, including nine top five singles, and in all, 18 top 10 singles, of which Hajimete no Dekigoto (First Affair) had the highest sales, selling more than 527,000 copies, according to Oricon and the highest position was at the top spot. Following her victory in the fourth edition of the Star Tanjo! competition in the year 1972 having the top-of-the-line points and the majority of votes from the jury the singer released her first single on February 23, 1973. It was, titled “Tenshi Mo Yume Miru” (The Dreams of an Angel) that was composed by Yu Aku, and sold more than 120,000 copies, peaking at the top of the charts, number 12. After the debut of the third track “Watashi No Aoi Tori” (My Bluebird) She was awarded the prestigious Best Newcomer Award for the 15th year of the Japan Record Award. It was in the fall of 1973, following 1974 , the song “Hana Monogatari” (Flower Fairy Tales) was her debut top ten hit single which was sold out in 237,000 copies. She was the first to perform for the first time in the festival’s 25, which was held at the Kohaku Uta Gassen festival in 1974, when she released her smash song “Kiiroi Ribbon” (Yellow Ribbon). She performed for 9 times during the festival. The same year, she also was a performer in Finland.

After scoring a string of hits in 1976 and 1977 (most notably “Natsu Ni Giyojin” (Beware of the Summer) which sold 360,000 copies, “Ki Ga Tsuite Yo” (I Noticed) which sold 286,000 copies and “Kimagure Venus” (Whimsical Venus) which sold 210,000 copies) she was again awarded at the 20th edition of the Japan Record Awards for her single “Shiawase Shibai” (Pretending to be Happy) which sold over 366,000 copies and peaked at number 3 on the charts (penned by Miyuki Nakajima) with a gold medal. She would score her last top 10 hit single in the summer of 1978 with the disco inspired single “Lipstick”, and would release her last single and album in 1983.

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Who is Junko Sakurada Dating?

According to our records, Junko Sakurada married to Nobuyuki Azuma. As of December 1, 2023, Junko Sakurada’s is not dating anyone.

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In February of 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.

Facts & Trivia

Junko Ranked on the list of most popular Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Junko Sakurada celebrates birthday on April 14 of every year.