The Couch Critic Logo
The Couch CriticCouch Critic
TrendingMoviesTV ShowsListsReviewsWhat to Watch
LogoThe Couch Critic

Menu

TrendingMoviesTV ShowsListsReviewsWhat to Watch

© 2026 The Couch Critic

The Couch Critic Logo

The Couch Critic

Your go-to destination for honest movie and TV show reviews from a passionate community of critics. Join the conversation today.

X

Explore

  • Trending
  • Movies
  • TV Shows
  • Reviews
  • Lists
  • Games
  • About Us

Categories

  • Popular Movies
  • Trending Now
  • Upcoming
  • Airing Today
  • Movie Genres
  • TV Genres

Community

  • Guides
  • What to Watch

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Cookie Policy
  • RSS Feed
© 2026 The Couch Critic.•Built by Hayden Thorn
Cookie Settings
The Movie Database

This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

Home/People/Kenichi Hagiwara
Kenichi Hagiwara profile photo
Born
Jul 26, 1950Died: Mar 26, 2019
Lived 68 years
Place of Birth
Omiya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

39
Movies
14
TV Shows
Also Known As
Kenichi Hagiwara
IMDb Profile

Kenichi Hagiwara

Acting

Biography
Kenichi Hagiwara (born 26 July 1950 in Omiya, Saitama, Japan), also known as Sho-Ken, was the lead singer of The Tempters, the "bad boys" of the Group Sounds Japan pop scene in the mid and late 1960s. A teen idol with a legion of loyal fans, Hagiwara was known for his good looks and arrogance, which appealed to both young male and female Japanese fans. After The Tempters, he formed the band PYG along with Kenji Sawada, the first true Japanese supergroup, a unit which included members of The Tigers, The Tempters and The Spiders. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenichi Hagiwara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Over Your Dead Body poster

Over Your Dead Body

Cast
2014
Tajomaru: Avenging Blade poster

Tajomaru: Avenging Blade

Cast
2009
Kyotaro Nishimura Special: Murder on the ‘Traveling Go’ around Japan. poster

Kyotaro Nishimura Special: Murder on the ‘Traveling Go’ around Japan.

as Inspector Totsugawa
2003
Desert Moon poster

Desert Moon

as Keechie's Boss
2001
Doubles poster

Doubles

Cast
2001
The Terrorist’s Parasol poster

The Terrorist’s Parasol

Cast
1996
Ghost Pub poster

Ghost Pub

as Sotaro
1994
The Triple Cross poster

The Triple Cross

as Kanzaki
1992
Traffic Jam poster

Traffic Jam

as Rinzo Fuji
1991
1750 Days of Turbulence poster

1750 Days of Turbulence

Cast
1990
Betrayal Tomorrow poster

Betrayal Tomorrow

Cast
1990
Four Days of Snow and Blood poster

Four Days of Snow and Blood

as Shiro Nonaka
1989
Yakuza Ladies 3 poster

Yakuza Ladies 3

as Testuro Akamatsu
1989
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma poster

The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma

Cast
1987
Night Train poster

Night Train

as Masahiko Tamura
1987
Women Who Do Not Divorce poster

Women Who Do Not Divorce

Cast
1986
South to the Horizon poster

South to the Horizon

as Ryuji Gondo
1986
Love Letter poster

Love Letter

as Shoichi Takehara
1985
The Seburi Story poster

The Seburi Story

as Hajime Kinoshita
1985
Capone Cries a Lot poster

Capone Cries a Lot

as Kaiemon
1985