Masashi Tashiro

Masashi Tashiro
Birth nameMasashi Tashiro (田代 政)
Also known asMarcy (マーシー, Māshī)
Born (1956-08-31) August 31, 1956 (age 68)
OriginKaratsu, Saga
GenresDoo-wop
Occupation(s)Television personality, singer, actor, film director
Years active1980–2001
2002–2004
2008–2010
2015–2019
2023–present
Formerly ofRats & Star
Websiteofficial shop

Masashi Tashiro (田代 まさし, Tashiro Masashi) (born August 31, 1956) is a Japanese former television performer and a founding member of the band Rats & Star. Tashiro was a tenor singer with the band and, later, a TV entertainer in Japan. He directed a film after the breakup of Rats & Star.

In September 2000, Tashiro was referred to prosecutors for filming up a woman's skirt.[1] From 2020 to 2022, he was incarcerated in Fukushima Prison for violating the Methamphetamine Control Law. After his release in October 2022, Tashiro began his YouTube Marcy's Channel on August 4, 2023.[2][3]

  1. ^ 田代まさし容疑者、覚醒剤所持容疑で逮捕…薬物では5度目、前日にYouTube動画公開 [Suspect Masashi Tashiro arrested for possession of methamphetamine...5th time for drugs, YouTube video released the day before]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). November 7, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  2. ^ 5度の逮捕と3度の服役を経た田代まさし「もう自虐はやめなよ」と言われても罪人(ツミンチュ)Tシャツを販売「罪を背負うという戒めを込めているんです」. Shūkan Josei Prime (in Japanese). July 24, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  3. ^ 田代まさし氏“マーシーお薬手帳”発売へ 22年に福島刑務所を出所、薬物依存からの回復目指す. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). January 10, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.