Yakkun Sakurazuka

• Name — Yakkun Sakurazuka • Native Name — 桜塚 やっくん • Birth Name — Yasuo Saitō • Born — 24 September 1976 • Birthplace — Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan • Died — 5 October 2013 • Place of death — Mine, Yamaguchi, Japan • Occupation — * Comedian • singer • voice actor • Years Active — 1999–2013 • Known for — * Sukeban Kyoko

Saitō was born in Kanagawa Prefecture to Mitsuru and Misao Saitō on 24 September 1976. He had a younger brother named Masashi and graduated from Nihon University's College of Art. As a teenager, he was an active Johnny's member.

In 1999, Saitō formed a comedy duo called Abare Nunchaku with fellow up-and-coming comedian Kosuke Takeuchi. The team broke up in 2005, but they reunited in 2006 on the show Enta no kami-sama, where Saitō appeared for the first time as Sukeban Kyoko, a delinquent schoolgirl always seen carrying shinai bamboo sword. He appeared as Sukeban on Quiz $ Millionaire in 2007, where he answered incorrectly in the final round, decreasing his earnings from ¥10,000,000 to ¥1,000,000. He made his musical debut in 2006 with the release of the single Geki Maji Mukatsuku. By the time of his death, he had released seven albums: Gekimajimukatsuku, 1000% SO Zakune?, Christmaster, Doonacchattendayo, Kaisou Rasputin, Sakura Revolution, and Aserunda Joshi Ha Itsumo Medatanai K. He also sang with the band Bijomen Z, a musical group where all its members dressed as women. As a voice actor, Saitō starred in shows such as Detective Conan and Inazuma Eleven, sometimes using the stage name Hiromi Ueda. He published his first book, 桜塚やっくんの都市伝説工場 (Cleavage or, literally, Urban Legend Factory), in 2008.

In 2011, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department contacted Saitō regarding the alleged rape of a drunk college student in 2010. He denied the accusations. It was later reported that a settlement had been reached between Saitō and the woman.

Saitō was killed in a traffic accident on October 5, 2013, aged 37, on the Chugoku Expressway in Mine, Yamaguchi, while en route to a concert in Kumamoto Prefecture. He was hit by another car and killed when exiting his car after colliding with the median.

• Year — Type — Title (K) — Title (H) — Title (E) — Role — Notes — Ref • 1996 — TV show — 名探偵コナン — Meitantei Konan — Detective Conan — Satan Onizuka (voice) — 1 episode • 2002 — TV show (short) — 満月をさがして かわいいかわいい大冒険 — Furu Mūn O Sagashite Kawaii Kawaii Daibōken — Full Moon O Sagashite: Cute Cute Adventure — Takuto Kira (voice) — 1 episode • 2002—2003 — TV show — Full Moon o Sagashite — Full Moon — Takuto Kira (voice) — 52 episodes • 2005 — TV show — 絶対少年 — Zettai shônen — Absolute Boy — Ryôsuke Sakakura (voice) — 13 episodes • 2006 — TV show — 電車男 — Densha otoko — Train Man — Yasuo — 1 episode • 2007 — Movie — 名探偵コナン 紺碧の棺ジョリー・ロジャー — Meitantei Konan: Kon Peki no Jorī Rojā — Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure — Conan Ouendan • 2007 — Movie — カンフーくん — Kanfû-kun — Kung-Fu Kid — Fûjin • 2005—2008 — TV show — アイシールド21 — Aishīrudo Nijūichi — Eyeshield 21 — Jeremy Watt, Ken Kamaguruma (voice) — 12 episodes (Watt), 3 episodes (Kamaguruma) • 2008 — Movie — 鎧 サムライゾンビ — Yoroi Samurai Zombie — Samurai Zombie • 2008 — TV show — ポルフィの長い旅 — Porufi no Nagai Tabi — The Long Journey of Porphy — Leon (voice) — 3 episodes • 2009 — TV show — イナズマイレブン — Inazuma Irebun — Inazuma Eleven — Hijikata Raiden (voice) — 45 episodes • 2009–2010 — TV show — ジュエルペット — Juerupetto — Jewelpet — Aqua (voice) — 7 episodes • 2010 — Video game — みんなのテニスポータブル — Minna no Tenisu Pōtaburu — Hot Shot Tennis: Get a Grip — Yakkun (voice) — Japanese version • 2010 — TV show — RAINBOW 二舎六房の七人 — Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin — Rainbow: The Seven from Compound Two, Cell Six — Mickey — 3 episodes • 2010–2011 — TV show — ジュエルペット — Juerupetto — Jewelpet: Twinkle — Aqua (voice) — 22 episodes • 2011 — Short film — Itai/Omoi — Itai/Omoi — Yukio Kuki

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