Takayama Sakae

Народився 27 січ. 1937 р. · Tokyo, Japan

Born on January 27, 1937. He appeared in films as a child actor from a young age, and in 1955, during the early days of television, he joined Radio Tokyo Television (now TBS) as an actor. While appearing in various dramas, he later shifted to work primarily in voice acting, serving as a personality (DJ) for various commercial radio stations (including FM stations). As a result, he is quite knowledgeable about music from the 1960s and 70s, including American pop, Japanese pop, Group Sounds, and folk. He has also been active as a voice actor, and his roles as Cookie in "Sunset 77" and Eightman in the anime "Eightman" are well-known to the general public. In addition, having worked for TBS Radio for 13 years, handling night baseball broadcasts and other sports-related work, he has many acquaintances with baseball players and sumo wrestlers. In that respect, he is knowledgeable about how professional athletes and their wives take care of and manage their health. Furthermore, having lived through the early days and development of television, as well as the heyday of radio, he possesses a wealth of behind-the-scenes stories of the industry and anecdotes about his interactions with television stars that are unimaginable today.