Shinichi Yanagisawa

Biography

Shinichi Yanagisawa was a Japanese jazz singer, actor, voice actor, welfare activist, and songwriter, born in Tokyo on December 19, 1932, and passed away on March 24, 2022. He debuted as a jazz singer at 20, with his early performances at the Shinjuku Pioneers Club, where he sang to support war orphans and disabled individuals. A prolific actor with over 150 film credits, Yanagisawa also voiced notable characters in anime and television dramas.