Yuya Uchida (singer)

In this Japanese name, the surname is Uchida.

Yuya Uchida
Yuya Uchida in 1963
Background information
Birth nameYuya Uchida (内田 雄也)
Born(1939-11-17)November 17, 1939
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
DiedMarch 17, 2019(2019-03-17) (aged 79)
Tokyo, Japan
GenresRock
Occupations
  • Singer
  • record producer
  • actor
InstrumentVocals
Years active1959–2019
Spouse
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(m. 1973; died 2018)​

Yuya Uchida (Japanese: 内田 裕也, Hepburn: Uchida Yūya, November 17, 1939 – March 17, 2019) was a Japanese singer, record producer, and actor. With a career spanning six decades, he was a major figure in Japanese popular music.

He appeared in numerous films, such as Nagisa Ōshima's Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, and won two best acting awards. He also starred in the American film Black Rain.[1]

  1. ^ "In 'Black Rain,' East Meets West With a Bang! Bang!". The New York Times. September 17, 1989. Retrieved March 21, 2016.