Akira Fuse | |
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Born | December 18, 1947 Tokyo, Japan |
Genres | Enka, kayōkyoku |
Years active | 1965–present |
Akira Fuse (布施 明 Fuse Akira , born on December 18, 1947 in Tokyo) is a Japanese singer who was once married to Olivia Hussey. He debuted in 1965 with the single "Kimi ni Namida to Hohoemi o" (君に涙とほほえみを , "Tears and Smiles to You"). His greatest hits are "Cyclamen no Kahori" (シクラメンのかほり Shikuramen no Kahori , "The Scent of Cyclamen") and "Kimi wa Bara Yori Utsukushii" (君は薔薇より美しい , "You are More Beautiful than a Rose"). He currently makes consistent appearances on television, performs occasional seasonal tours, hosts a late night talk show, and is involved in a number of stage plays. In 2005 he enjoyed a revival when his music was used in the popular Japanese TV-series Kamen Rider Hibiki with its ending theme "Shōnen yo" (少年よ , "Boy!") and later its second opening theme "Hajimari no Kimi e" (始まりの君へ , "To the Original You"). He married the actress Olivia Hussey in 1980, whom he later divorced in 1987.[1] They had one child, son Maximillian Fuse,[1] who currently attends university in America.
Fuse guest starred in Kamen Rider Hibiki as the senior former Oni master, who gifts Hibiki the Armed Saber (episodes 32–33).