Tetsuya Takeda
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Tetsuya Takeda born April 11, 1949, is a Japanese folk singer and actor. Takeda is perhaps most known in Japan for his starring role in the Tokyo Broadcasting System
's (TBS) long-running, highly-rated television drama Sannen B Gumi Kimpachi Sensei
(Mr. Kimpachi of the Third-Year B Class). The program, targeted at junior high and high school-aged adolescents, ran on TBS with Takeda at various times from 1979 until 2011.
Takeda wrote and performed several well-known songs, including the theme song for the 1985 animated movie Doraemon
: Nobita's Little Star Wars
(のび太の宇宙小戦争). Takeda's 1980 song Okuru Kotoba (The Word I Give to You) is often sung or performed at junior high school and high school graduation ceremonies in Japan.
Previous to his appearance on Sannen B, Takeda studied to be a teacher at Fukuoka University of Education
. He later formed a folk music group called Kaientai. The song Okuru Kotoba, which Takeda wrote and performed with Kaientai, actually had nothing to do with schooling, but is reportedly associated with education because of Takeda's role in the Sannen B show.
Tokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
's (TBS) long-running, highly-rated television drama Sannen B Gumi Kimpachi Sensei
Kinpachi-sensei
is a Japanese television drama.Kinpachi-sensei is the story of a 3rd year junior high school class in Japan; its teacher is Kinpachi Sakamoto , played by Tetsuya Takeda...
(Mr. Kimpachi of the Third-Year B Class). The program, targeted at junior high and high school-aged adolescents, ran on TBS with Takeda at various times from 1979 until 2011.
Takeda wrote and performed several well-known songs, including the theme song for the 1985 animated movie Doraemon
Doraemon
is a Japanese manga series created by Fujiko F. Fujio which later became an anime series and an Asian franchise...
: Nobita's Little Star Wars
Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars
is a feature-length Doraemon film which premiered on March 16, 1985. The film's theme song is performed by Tetsuya Takeda. This film also premiered in India on Disney Channel India.- Cast of Characters :* Doraemon - * Nobita Nobi - * Shizuka Minamoto -...
(のび太の宇宙小戦争). Takeda's 1980 song Okuru Kotoba (The Word I Give to You) is often sung or performed at junior high school and high school graduation ceremonies in Japan.
Previous to his appearance on Sannen B, Takeda studied to be a teacher at Fukuoka University of Education
Fukuoka University of Education
is a national university in Munakata, Fukuoka, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1876, and it was chartered as a university in 1949...
. He later formed a folk music group called Kaientai. The song Okuru Kotoba, which Takeda wrote and performed with Kaientai, actually had nothing to do with schooling, but is reportedly associated with education because of Takeda's role in the Sannen B show.