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Haruo Oka is a Actor Japonais born on 12 january 1916 at Kisarazu (Japon)
Haruo Oka (岡晴夫, Oka Haruo, January 12, 1916 in Kisarazu, Chiba prefecture – May 19, 1970), real name Tatsuo Sasaki (佐々木 辰夫, Sasaki Tatsuo), was a Japanese ryūkōka singer.
He studied music as an enka-shi or a street musician. At that time, he was encouraged by Taro Shoji in Ginza. He signed with King Records in 1938. He debuted with song "Kokkyō no Haru" (国境の春, lit. "Spring at the Border") in 1939. He married Kiyoko Okuda in 1940. In 1944, during the Pacific War, he was dispatched to Ambon Island, but soon returned due to sickness.
After the war, his popularity grew, and he starred in Akogare no Hawaii kōro with Hibari Misora. However, he never performed at the Kohaku Uta Gassen partly because he attached importance to live performances.
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Birth name Tatsuo Sasaki (佐々木 辰夫
Nationality Japon
Birth 12 january 1916 at Kisarazu (Japon)
Death 19 may 1970 (at 54 years)
Nationality Japon
Birth 12 january 1916 at Kisarazu (Japon)
Death 19 may 1970 (at 54 years)
He studied music as an enka-shi or a street musician. At that time, he was encouraged by Taro Shoji in Ginza. He signed with King Records in 1938. He debuted with song "Kokkyō no Haru" (国境の春, lit. "Spring at the Border") in 1939. He married Kiyoko Okuda in 1940. In 1944, during the Pacific War, he was dispatched to Ambon Island, but soon returned due to sickness.
After the war, his popularity grew, and he starred in Akogare no Hawaii kōro with Hibari Misora. However, he never performed at the Kohaku Uta Gassen partly because he attached importance to live performances.
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憧れのハワイ航路 (1950)
, 1h18Directed by Torajirō Saitō
Origin Japon
Actors Hibari Misora, Roppa Furukawa, Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Haruo Oka