Jerry Fujio

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Jerry Fujio (ジェリー藤尾, Jerī Fujio); 26 June 1940 – 14 August 2021) was a Japanese singer, actor and tarento. Born to a British mother and Japanese father in Shanghai, in Japanese-occupied China,[1] his real name was Shigeki Fujio (藤尾 薫紀, Fujio Shigeki).[2]

Jerry Fujio
ジェリー藤尾
Background information
Birth nameShigeki Fujio
Born26 June 1940
Shanghai, RNGR China, Empire of Japan
Died14 August 2021 (age 81)
Occupation(s)Singer, actor, tarento
Years active1958–2021

Fujio was represented with Office Kiko. He was known for one of his songs "Tōku e Ikitai". Fujio dropped out from Senshi University Keio High School. His daughters were former actresses Miki Fujio and Aki Fujio. Fujio's ex-wife was singer and tarento Tomoko Watanabe. He died in Yokohama of acute pneumonia.[3]

Discography edit

Title
"Kanashiki Indian"
"Tōku e Ikitai"
"Dare ka to Darekaga"
"Yubifue no Oka"
"Papa to Waltz o Odorou"
"Grandpapa"
"Danny Boy"
"My Way"
"Kanpai"

Filmography edit

Films edit

Year Title
1959 Dokuritsu Gurentai
1960 Minagoroshi no Uta Yori: Kenjū yo Saraba!
1961 Yojimbo
1963 Jerry no Mori no Ishimatsu
1965 Ereki no Wakadaishō
1967 Koruto wa ore no pasupoto
1970 Dodes'ka-den
1981 Nihon Philharmonic Monogatari: En no Dai go Gakushō

TV series edit

Year Title Role Network Notes
1959 The Hit Parade Fuji TV
1962 Yume de Aimashou NHK TV
1965 Tokyo Keibi Shirei: The Guardman TBS Episodes 18 and 55
1968 Three Outlaw Samurai Karakkaze no Mataji Fuji TV Fifth Series Episode 14
Kiyoshi Atsumi no Naite Tamaru ka TBS
Key Hunter TBS Guest
1969 Sukedachi-ya Sukeroku: Adauchi TBS Episode 19
Go-banme no Deka TV Asahi Episode 12
1972 Sasurai no Ōkami Mushiri no Sairoku TV Asahi
All-Star Kazoku Taikō Utagassen Fuji TV
1973 Diving Quiz TV Asahi Third host
1974 Yoake no Deka Nanbara TBS Episode 7
1975 Waratte Waratte 60-bu TBS
1977 Yabure Bugyō TV Asahi
1978 The Stingiest Man in Town TV Asahi Voice; Lead role
Taiyō ni Hoero! NTV Guest
1994 Bijin OL-goroshi TV Asahi
Monomane Ōzakettei-sen Fuji TV Judge

Direct-to-video edit

Year Title
1992 Luminous / Jerry Fujio & Kaoru Hinoki
Akutoku no Kunshō: Black Cop
2006 Miss Machiko: Tōdai o Juken Dai Sakusen
2007 Kumichō × Shasatsu: Tama o To re
Jitsuroku Gedō no Mure: Ryūketsu no Chinkonka

Advertisements edit

Year Title Notes
1974 Toyota Corolla
Ezaki Glico One Touch Curry
Sanyo Shinpan

Radio edit

Year Title Network Notes
2010 Hakamamitsuo no Hanashi no Neta Radio Japan Guest

Kōhaku Uta Gassen contestant history edit

No. Year Song
12th 1961 "Ishimatsu Yarō no Uta"
13th 1962 "Tōku e Ikitai"
14th 1963 "Dare ka to Darekaga"

References edit

  1. ^ "ジェリー藤尾". Office Kiko (in Japanese). Music Office Goda. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ^ amazon.co.jp 著者略歴 (「BOOK著者紹介情報」より) (in Japanese). ASIN 442031012X.
  3. ^ "ジェリー藤尾さん死去、81歳 「遠くへ行きたい」大ヒット - おくやみ : 日刊スポーツ".

External links edit

  • Official profile (in Japanese)
  • Jerry Fujio at the TV Drama Database (in Japanese)
  • Jerry Fujio at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
  • Jerry Fujio at Allcinema (in Japanese)
  • Jerry Fujio at Kinenote (in Japanese)
  • Jerry Fujio at IMDb
  • Jerry Fujio discography at Discogs