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Encyclopedia > Masashi Tashiro
Masashi Tashiro saying a pun called "Mini ni Tako ga Dekiru" (ミニにタコができる, lit: an octopus appears in a miniskirt) as an excuse of a sneak shot at a news conference.
Masashi Tashiro saying a pun called "Mini ni Tako ga Dekiru" (ミニにタコができる, lit: an octopus appears in a miniskirt) as an excuse of a sneak shot at a news conference.

The God Of Tashiro (田 代 ネ申 Tashiro Masashi?, real name is the same, but written 田代 政) is a former Japanese television performer and former member of the band Rats & Star who was born on August 31, 1956 in Saga Prefecture, Japan. He sang as a tenor vocalist in Rats & Star, appeared as an entertainer on many television programs and directed a movie after his band broke up. Image File history File links Tashiro_Mini_ni_Tako. ... Image File history File links Tashiro_Mini_ni_Tako. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... Rats & Star, formerly called Chanels, is a male J-pop group which specializes in doo-wop-influenced music. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A reconstruction of a Yayoi period building at the Yoshinogari site Saga Prefecture (佐賀県; Saga-ken) is located on Kyushu island, Japan. ... In music, a tenor is a male singer with a high vocal range. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ...


To those that have followed his career in Japan, he is considered to be a "voyeuristic and perverted comedian". His arrest for looking up a woman's skirt in September 2000 marked the beginning of Tashiro's problems with the law. As of November 14, 2006, he is currently in prison for possession of amphetamines. November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining until the end of the year. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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田代ネ申ノスベテ

Masashi Tashiro was born in Saga Prefecture on August 31, 1956. His parents divorced soon after his birth when his father, a manager of a cabaret chain, ran away with another woman. He was then raised by his mother. In 1961, he and his mother moved to Tokyo and he was put through missionary kindergarten. In 1963, he entered Toyama elementary school in Shinjuku. His mother remarried in April 1969, when he was thirteen years old, at which time he entered Okubo junior high school. However, he decided to enroll in a higher grade at a private high school and live with his father in order not to rely financially on his mother's new husband. A reconstruction of a Yayoi period building at the Yoshinogari site Saga Prefecture (佐賀県; Saga-ken) is located on Kyushu island, Japan. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue — a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting around the tables (often dining or drinking) watching the performance. ... Tokyo , literally Eastern capital)   is the capital of Japan. ... A kindergarten in Afghanistan. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... Location of Shinjuku-ku in Tokyo. ... Middle school and junior high school cover a period of education that straddles primary education and secondary education and serve as a bridge between them. ... High school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...


His father also remarried but Tashiro never bonded well with his father's second wife. While he loved going to watch movies and often frequented a movie theater in Shinjuku, he had started drinking alcohol, and became addicted to paint thinner. He was transferred to a junior high school in Suginami Ward because of his poor conduct. Functional group of an alcohol molecule. ... Turpentine substitute is a mineral based replacement for the vegetable based organic solvent turpentine. ... Suginami (杉並区; -ku) is a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan. ...


In 1972, he entered Machine Studies at Shibaura Institute of Technology Senior High School after graduating from Nakase junior high school in March of the same year. It was here he met Masayuki Suzuki, with whom Tashiro later formed the band The Chanels. Tashiro as well as Suzuki were considered juvenile delinquents in those days. A singer of former Rats & Star. ... -1... Juvenile delinquency refers to antisocial or criminal acts performed by juveniles. ...


He was allegedly involved in fights, motorcycle gang problems, going to party at a disco and going girl-hunting every day during his time at high school. He has been detained by the police because of assault. He met his present wife at the end of his first year at high school. (However, he and his wife are now separated because of his several scandals and imprisonment) Bōsōzoku (暴走族) (literally Violent Running Tribe) is a Japanese subculture very similar to car clubs: gangs of young men who share a common interest in designing (often illegal) modifications for cars and motorcycles. ... Disco is a genre of music that originated in discothèques. ... NANPA can mean: the North American Numbering Plan Administrator [1] the North American Nature Photography Association [2] Nanpa also refers to the Japanese renai games of Dokyusei ... A scandal is a widely publicized incident involving allegations of wrong-doing, disgrace, or moral outrage. ... A prison is a place in which people are confined and deprived of a range of liberties. ...


In March, 1975, he graduated from Shibaura Institute of Technology Senior High School. It was around this time he started driving cars. His first car was a Sunny. His subsequent cars were a Gloria, a Camaro, a Ford, a Prelude, and a Mercedes-Benz. It had grown into an obsession of his. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Karl Benzs Velo model (1894) - entered into the first automobile race An automobile (or motor car) is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. ... The Nissan Sunny is a small car manufactured by Nissan of Japan. ... The Gloria was a fullsize car sold by Prince from 1961 and later by Nissan. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Chevrolet Camaro The Chevrolet Camaro is a popular pony car made in North America by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ...


After graduating from Shibaura Institute of Technology Senior High School in March, 1975, centering Masayuki Suzuki, the Japanese doo-wop band The Chanels was formed with Tashiro, Nobuyoshi Kuwano and others in the same year. Suzuki was the lead singer, Kuwano was the trumpeter, and he sang baritone. A singer of former Rats & Star. ... Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music popular in the mid-1950s to the early 1960s in America. ... -1... Nobuyoshi Kuwano (桑野信義 Kuwano Nobuyoshi, born April 4, 1957 in Ota, Tokyo -) is a Japanese television performer, former member of Rats & Star. ... A trumpeter may be one of several things: A trumpeter is a musician who plays the trumpet. ...


In June of the same year, he ran away from home after getting into a big row with his father. Later, he was taken in by Chanels member Hiroyuki Kuboki and worked as a clerk for the same filling station. He had lived in the company's dormitory for two years. Afterwards, he became a trucker after he was hired by the president of a truck company, who came as a customer in Tashiro's filling station in 1978. Although he already formed the band, he allegedly kept on working as a trucker because he thought that "The entertainment world is scary". The word clerk, derived from the Latin clericus meaning cleric, i. ... Modern filling station, Preem in Karlskrona, Sweden An Ampol station in Australia in the late 1940s. ... A trucker is a person who is employed as a truck driver (particularly of semi-trailers). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...


Success

Tashiro with Ken Shimura from Bakatono-sama
Tashiro with Ken Shimura from Bakatono-sama
His action game "Tashiro Masashi no Princess ga Ippai" (田代まさしのプリンセスがいっぱい)
His action game "Tashiro Masashi no Princess ga Ippai" (田代まさしのプリンセスがいっぱい)

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The Chanels

The Chanels was formed in 1975, they began performing as an amateur band in 1976. They were chosen as a No. 1 band on a Japanese television program called "Ginza Now" (ギンザNOW) and won a prize in a music contest under the sponsorship of Yamaha. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... The Yamaha Corporation (ヤマハ株式会社; TYO: 7951 ) is a Japanese company with a large number of product areas. ...


Tashiro made his debut as a member of the group in 1980 and they came to be widely known for adopting rhythm and blues style. 4 members of the front singers including Tashiro wore blackface using shoe polish and they became famous and popular. Their first single, "Runaway" sold more than 1 million copies. Their May, 1981's single "Hurricane" was covered by Puffy AmiYumi in 2001. In 1983, on the during the broadcast of a cosmetic commercial message, the group changed its name to Rats & Star because of its similarity with the French brand Chanel. This band's name have the meaning which is "We are like rats, but we will someday become shining stars in the night sky" (ドブネズミのような俺たちでも、いつかは夜空に輝く星のようになってみせる). Rhythm and blues (aka R&B or RnB) is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences — first performed by African American artists. ... This reproduction of a 1900 minstrel show poster, originally published by the Strobridge Litho Co. ... An open can of Kiwi shoe polish with a side-mounted opening mechanism visible at the top of the photo. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Rats & Star, formerly called Chanels, is a male J-pop group which specializes in doo-wop-influenced music. ... Chanel Headquarters, Place Vendôme, Paris. ... Species 50 species; see text *Several subfamilies of Muroids include animals called rats. ... The Pleiades, an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Taurus. ...


After the band was practically dissolved in 1986 because the leader Suzuki launched a solo single "The Summer Disappeared Over the Glass" (ガラス越しに消えた夏 Garasu goshi ni kieta natsu?), Tashiro, also thanks to his appearances on TV music shows like "The Best Ten" (ザ・ベストテン) and his work as a lyricist for singer and actress Kyoko Koizumi, gained enough popularity in Japan that he released an LP, "The Legend of Niijima" (新島の伝説 Nījima no densetsu?) as a solo artist. [1] A lyricist is an author of song lyrics. ... KOIZUMI Kyoko (Japanese: 小泉今日子) (born 4 February 1966 in Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese singer and actress. ... The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour (1967) as a 33 â…“ LP vinyl record A gramophone record (also phonograph record, or simply record) is an analogue sound recording medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove starting near the periphery and ending near the centre of the disc. ... Niijima (æ–°å³¶) is an island in Tokyo prefecture, Japan. ...


In March 1996, Rats & Star's members got together for six months and covered a member of band Happy End Eiichi Otaki's song "If I Could Meet You in a Dream" (夢で逢えたら Yume de Aetara?) in April of the same year. This song recorded a big hit. They also appeared in NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen at New Year’s Eve of the year. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Happy End (はっぴいえんど) was a Japanese folk rock band that existed between 1970 and 1973. ... NHK (日本放送協会, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai), or the Japan Broadcasting Corporation, is Japans public broadcaster. ... Kōhaku Uta Gassen ), more commonly known as simply Kōhaku, is an annual music show televised by NHK on New Years Eve in Japan, ending shortly before midnight (when NHK switches to a frenzy of Happy New Year greetings from around the nation). ... New Years Eve is a celebration held the day before New Years Day, on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year. ...


Comedian

After Rats & Star broke up, his comedic talent was discovered by Ken Shimura, a member of Japanese comedic group The Drifters, and he became a television comedian. Here he gained the nicknames "King of pun" (ダジャレの帝王 Dajare no Teiō?) and "Genius of props" (小道具の天才 Kodōgu no Tensai?). On July 10, 1988, he opened a tarento shop, called "Marcy's" (マーシーズ) after his nickname, in Takeshita Street, Shibuya, Tokyo. He appeared in many television commercials, hosted in many television programs, wrote an autobiography and a book on puns, directed a movie and starred as the main character in the Famicom action game "Masashi Tashiro’s Princess is Full" (田代まさしのプリンセスがいっぱい Tashiro Masashi no purinsesu ga ippai?), released in Japan on October 27, 1989. Ken Shimura as Bakatono-sama. ... The Drifters (ザ・ドリフターズ, Za Dorifutaazu) was a famous Japanese comedy group from 1964. ... Yasuda Dai Circus, a popular owarai trio Owarai (お笑い, owarai) is a broad word used to describe Japanese comedy as seen on television. ... // A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Bob, Rob, Robby, Robbie, Robi, Bobby, Rab, Bert, Bertie, Butch, Bobbers, Bobert, Beto, Bobadito, and Robban (in Sweden), are all short for Robert). ... It has been suggested that dajare be merged into this article or section. ... Theatrical properties, or props, are items used in stage plays and similar entertainments to further the action. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tarento (タレント) is a Japanese rendering of the Portuguese word talento (talent in English) and is used as a catch-all term for major media personalities who regularly appear on television, radio and other forms of entertainment. ... Takeshita street in Harajuku Takeshita Street (竹下通り Takeshita-dori) is a pedestrian-only street lined with fashion boutiques, cafes and restaurants in Harajuku in Tokyo, Japan. ... Shibuya Crossing, with Shibuya 109 in the background Shibuya ) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... NES redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Tashiro Masashi no Princess ga Ippai (田代まさしのプリンセスがいっぱい Masashi Tashiros princess fully) is a Japanese video game for the Nintendo Famicom (NES) by former comedian Masashi Tashiro released in time for October, 1989. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


This video game was not successful. However, when he commits scandals and is arrested, it appears as a rare item on Internet auctions like Yahoo!. The online auction business model is one in which participants bid for products and services over the Internet. ... Yahoo! - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...


He also appeared as a film actor in a Shizuka Ijuin's original work film "Crêpe" in October, 1993. He co-starred with an actress Kaho Minami (Ken Watanabe's present wife). Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Kaho Minami (南 果歩 Minami Kaho, born January 20, 1964 in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture– ) is a Japanese actress active in film, television and commercials. ... Ken Watanabe , born October 21, 1959) is an Oscar-nominated Japanese theater, TV, and film actor. ...


Criminal charges

Tashiro on the cover of his book, Jibaku
Tashiro on the cover of his book, Jibaku

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Sneak shot

Japanese news program on Tashiro's car accident.
Japanese news program on Tashiro's car accident.
Tashiro in Tokyo District Court.
Tashiro in Tokyo District Court.

On September 24, 2000, he was sent to the prosecutor's office for filming up a woman's skirt with a camcorder in Tokyu Toyoko Line Toritsudaigaku Station in Meguro, Tokyo; he was later fined 50,000 yen (430 USD) for this incident. When he was asked why he had done it at a news conference on October 4 of the same year, he claimed that he had been producing a comic film called "Mini ni tako ga dekiru" (ミニにタコができる, lit: an octopus appears in a miniskirt). This is a pun on the similar-sounding of "mini" (ミニ, miniskirt) and "mimi" (耳, ear) and the two meanings of "tako" (callus and octopus) based on the Japanese saying "mimi ni tako ga dekiru" (耳にタコができる, lit: I have a callus in my ear, meaning "I've heard this often enough"). The "Mini ni Tako" remark became infamous in the Japanese news media. Image File history File links Car_accident_Tashiro. ... Image File history File links Car_accident_Tashiro. ... Image File history File links Car_accident_Tashiro2. ... Image File history File links Car_accident_Tashiro2. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... A . ... Before the camcorder. ... The TōkyÅ« Tōyoko Line (東急東横線) is a major commuter train service connecting Tokyo (Shibuya) to Yokohama. ... Categories: Wards of Tokyo | Japan geography stubs ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... A joint press conference by U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the White House. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Families 11 in two suborders, see text. ... A miniskirt The miniskirt is a skirt with a hemline well above the knees (generally 2cm below the ass level). ... It has been suggested that dajare be merged into this article or section. ... In dermatology, a callus (or callous) is an especially toughened area of skin which has become relatively thick and hard as a response to repeated contact or pressure. ... News media satellite up-link trucks and photojournalists gathered outside the Prudential Financial headquarters in Newark, New Jersey in August, 2004 following the announcement of evidence of a terrorist threat to it and to buildings in New York City. ...


He was barred from working in the entertainment industry temporarily by his entertainment agency, MTM Productions, and his comment was "I wish miniskirts were obliterated from Earth". At a conference for a comeback to the entertainment world on June 28, 2001, he said "Please remember Masashi Tashiro once again" (もう1度だけ田代まさしを、よろしくお願い致します) [2] June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...


When he was stopped working, he did volunteer work such as carrying the wash and serving meals in a nursing home 3 days a week.


On July 2001 he started coming back to the entertainment world with guest appearances in television programs such as "Downtown DX", "Guruguru Ninety-Nine" (ぐるぐるナインティナイン guruguru naintinain?) and "It's so cool!" (めちゃ2イケてるッ! mecha-mecha iketeru!?). He also returned as part of the regular cast in "Ken Shimura's idiotic feudal lord" (志村けんのバカ殿様 Shimura Ken no baka tonosama?). In order to become a regular in another program, "Hamada Company's bullet heroes" (HAMADA COMPANY 弾丸ヒーローズ Hamada Company dangan hīrōzu?), he was challenged to travel from Tokyo to Okinawa without being discovered by anyone. He lost the contest when he was found out in Kyoto and 100 pictures of him were taken, but the public liked his stunt and his popularity soared back. Downtown (ダウンタウン) is a Japanese comedy unit (kombi) consisting of two comedians (お笑い芸人, owarai geinin), Hitoshi Matsumoto (松本人志) and Masatoshi Hamada (浜田雅功). Downtown is probably the most influential kombi to come from Yoshimoto Kōgyō, and is arguably the most popular kombi in Japan today. ... Ninety-nine ), also commonly known as Nainai ) is a Japanese comedy duo from Osaka working under the entertainment conglomorate Yoshimoto Kogyo. ... Mecha-Mecha Iketeru! (Japanese: めちゃ²イケてるッ!) is a variety Japanese Television show, which is shown on Fuji TV. // Regular Cast Members Ninety-nine(ナインティナイン) (Takashi Okamura (岡村隆史) and Hiroyuki Yabe (矢部浩之)) Gokuraku Tombo(極楽とんぼ) (Koichi Yamamoto (山本圭壱) and Koji Kato (加藤浩次) Yoiko(よゐこ) (Masaru Hamaguchi (濱口優) and Shinya Arino (有野晋哉)) Shinji Takeda(武田真治) Or Cs(オアシズ) (ÅŒkubo Kayoko (大久保佳代子) and Yasuko Mitsuura (光浦靖子)) Akiko Hinagata... This article is about the prefecture. ... Kyōto ) (lit. ...


Peeping in a bath-house

Although Tashiro apologized for a incident at a news conference, he had returned to old habits. On December 9, 2001, however, he was arrested for peeping in a male white-collar worker's bath-house near his home in Kita-senzoku, Ōta, Tokyo by Den-en-chōfu police. According to the police station, the 32-year-old man he was spying on spotted Tashiro and ran after him for 300 meters wearing only a bath towel around his waist, eventually catching him and delivering him to the station. An eyewitness of this told that Tashiro put on a cap like a ski cap, spoke loudly "Forgive me" (許してくれ yurushitekure?), "It was a misunderstanding" (勘違いだ kanchigai da?) when he was caught and there was a camcorder in the vicinity of the scene recording. However, he was released without punishment. [1] December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The shield and spear of the Roman God Mars are often used to represent the male sex In heterogamous species, male is the sex of an organism, or of a part of an organism, which typically produces smaller, mobile gametes (spermatozoa) that are able to fertilise female gametes (ova). ... Salaryman (Japanese: サラリーマン, sararÄ«man) is a Japanese term for a white-collar worker. ... A typical view in Den-en-chōfu Den-en-chōfu ), meaning garden suburb, is a district in the Ota ward (大田区 Ota-ku) in South Tokyo. ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... A towel is a piece of absorbent fabric or paper used for drying or wiping. ... Eyewitness may refer to the following: For the TV show, Eyewitness (TV) For the movie, Eyewitness (movie) For the court system type of eye witness, witness For the nonfiction book series, Eyewitness (books) For the WW1 writer pseudonym, see Ernest Dunlop Swinton This is a disambiguation page: a list of... A cap is a form of headgear. ... A twin-tip shaped downhill ski. ...


First arrest for drug use

On December 12, 2001, he was rearrested for possession and use of amphetamines by Den-en-chōfu police. The seven police detectives carried out a home search in Tashiro's house as a corroborative investigation into his Peeping Tom incident and discovered a bag containing 0.4 ~ 0.9g of speed. Tashiro stated that "I bought it" but the how he used it was unknown because a syringe used to inject drugs was not discovered in the home search. He was detained as a suspect by the police station from aftermath of his arrest until February 1 of the next year. As a result, he was dismissed by MTM Production on the same day because of repeated scandals. December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Amphetamine (alpha-methyl-phenethylamine), also known as speed or crank, is a stimulant used to diminish the appetite, control weight, and treat disorders including narcolepsy and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. ... A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. ... Peeping Tom is a slang term for a voyeur. ... Amphetamine (alpha-methyl-phenethylamine), also known as speed or crank, is a stimulant used to diminish the appetite, control weight, and treat disorders including narcolepsy and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. ... A syringe consists of a plunger fitted to a tube, called the barrel, which has a small opening on one end. ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...


On December 28 ofthe same year, he was prosecuted for the violation of Stimulant Drugs Control Law. He testified about it that "I used drugs to get rid of stress and tension before appearing on a TV program" for the investigation by Tokyo District Prosecution Office. He also talked that "I lived confined to the house and I began to worry. From about this April, I used it once every few days". According to an indictment, he warmed amphetamine over a fire and absorbed it in his home's video room. December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ...


Result of trials

First trial

His first trial for this incident was in Tokyo District Court on February 1, 2002. Tokyo District Court Tokyo District Court (東京地方裁判所; Tōkyō Chihō Saibansho) is a district court in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Judgement

Judgement was given on the case in the same court on February 8, 2002, where he was found guilty and sentenced to 2 years in prison. February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...


In spring 2002, after his imprisonment sentence was commuted to a 3 years' probation, he returned to the entertainment world as director of V-Cinema series such as "The Way of the Whales" (鯨道 kujira-michi?). In July he published a book, "Self-destruction -THE JUDGEMENT DAY-" (自爆 -THE JUDGEMENT DAY- Jibaku -THE JUDGEMENT DAY-?), in which he talks about the scandal, his family, life in jail and his comeback to the entertainment world. Look up spring in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Probation is the suspension of a prison or jail sentence - the criminal who is on probation has been convicted of a crime, but instead of serving prison time, has been found by the Court to be amenable to probation and will be returned to the community for a period in... Japanese V-Cinema is the industry of Direct-to-video that appeared in Japan in the 1980s. ...


In 2003 he made a recorded guest appearance in TBS's "Sunday Japon" (サンデージャポン sandē japon?) on New Year's Eve. This is his last public appearance in a television program as of the time of writing. Tokyo Broadcasting System, Incorporated ) (TYO: 9401 ) or TBS, is a television network in Tokyo, Japan. ... New Years Eve is a celebration held the day before New Years Day, on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year. ...


Cause of car accident

There was a rumor that Tashiro would be coming back to the public screens in spring 2004. However, he once again found himself in legal trouble for causing a car accident on the Oume road in Suginami. According to news reports, at about 1 AM on June 16, 2004, he crashed into a vocational school boy on a 250cc motorcycle after making an illegal U-turn. The victim had his left thigh broken and suffered an injury that would take 2 weeks to heal completely. The result of excessive speed, this cement truck rolls over into the front garden of a house. ... Oume (青梅市; Oume-shi) is a city located in Tokyo, Japan. ... Suginami (杉並区; -ku) is a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A vocational school, providing vocational education and also sometimes referred to as a trade school or career college, is one operated for the express purpose of giving its students the skills needed to perform a certain job or jobs. ... A motorcycle is a two-wheeled vehicle powered by an engine. ... Signs for U-turn ramps on US 22 in Union County, New Jersey A U-turn in driving refers to performing a 180 degree rotation in order to reverse your direction. ...


Second arrest for drug use and other charges

On about half past 10 p.m. of September 20 of the same year, he was charged with violation of the Firearms and Swords Control Law in a street in Nakano because he had a butterfly knife with a blade 8 centimeters long. He shared his car on the street with a woman of an acquaintance then and the police questioned 2 people. After the investigation, it was also found out that he had about 2g of amphetamines and about 4g of marijuana in a rucksack. As a result, he was once again arrested for it on the evening of the next day because a woman with him said "This rucksack is his" and he admitted it, too. After this incident, former Rats & Star member Masayuki Suzuki apologized for Tashiro's crimes in his place. [2] Tashiro stated that the pressure of stardom contributed to his addiction to drugs. September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... The word violation, when used alone, has several possible meanings in the English language. ... Nakano (中野区 -ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. ... A butterfly knife at various stages between its closed and open states The Balisong is a butterfly knife, and is sometimes known as a Batangas knife, is a form of folding pocket knife with two handles that counter-rotate around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... A Cannabis sativa plant Look up marijuana in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ...


Following this arrest, Tashiro was harshly criticized by many of his former co-workers, who said: "I want him to disappear from the entertainment world because what he did was despicable" (Ken Shimura), "The damned fool! I'd like to slap him!" (Kenichi Mikawa), "I don't want to be associated with such a man." (Takeshi Kitano). Ken Shimura as Bakatono-sama. ... Takeshi Kitano at Cannes, 2000 Takeshi Kitano (北野 武, Kitano Takeshi, b. ...


He was virtually retired from the entertainment world and was treated like he never existed. From here on, the media would refer to him as the "former entertainer", and all the recordings and pictures taken when he was a Chanels/Rats & Star member were almost never broadcast anymore, and if they were, Tashiro's voice would be lowered to a hush or removed entirely, and no part of his body would show. Newspapers and magazines tacitly agreed not to talk about him at all. In an episode of a comedic duo Bakusho Mondai (爆笑問題 Bakushō Mondai?), host Hikari Ota accidentally said his full name. In The God of Entertainment (エンタの神様 enta no kami-sama?), Sayaka Aoki, while displaying only part of his name, said "I put a camera in the chest drawer", which caused a general laugh. On the other hand, the part of Ken Shimura's commemorative speech held for the release of his program on DVD where he said "Have you disappeared like Takafumi Horie when you were knocked-out? I wanted to release this five years ago" was not broadcast. Tarento (タレント) is a Japanese rendering of the Portuguese word talento (talent in English) and is used as a catch-all term for major media personalities who regularly appear on television, radio and other forms of entertainment. ... YÅ«ji Tanaka (left) and Hikari ÅŒta of Bakushō Mondai Bakushō Mondai (爆笑問題) is a Japanese owarai duo consisting of YÅ«ji Tanaka (田中裕二 Tanaka YÅ«ji, born January 10, 1965 -) and Hikari ÅŒta (太田光 ÅŒta Hikari, born May 13, 1965 -). Duos name means Roar of laughter question. They got acquainted with... Hikari ÅŒta Hikari Ota (太田光, ÅŒta Hikari, born May 13, 1965, in Saitama) is a Japanese comedian and is currently one of the most recognized faces on prime-time Japanese television. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Takafumi Horie Takafumi Horie (堀江貴文: Horie Takafumi; October 29, 1972–) is a Japanese entrepreneur who won a name for himself as the former CEO of Livedoor (officially: livedoor Co. ...


Result of trials

First trial

After he was arrested for possession of amphetamines on September 21, 2004, the first trial was opened in Tokyo District Court on November 12 of the same year. November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ...

Second trial

His second trial started on December 17, 2004. December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Third trial

His third trial was started on January 27, 2005. January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Judgement

He was sentenced to a 3 years and 6 months imprisonment because he was on probation.


Confession in his book and a trial after the arrest

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He confessed the process of using amphetamines etc in his book "Jibaku". According to the book, his first drug use was in Hawaii in April 1998. However, he contradicted this statement when he said that "I used amphetamines and marijuana first in Hawaii in May, 1991" in a second trial on December 17, 2004. He also said that his first amphetamine use in Japan was in April, 2001. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... A Cannabis sativa plant The drug cannabis, also called marijuana, is produced from parts of the cannabis plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Other suspicions of illegal video recording

Tashiro once hosted a combative sport program, Fuji Television's SRS, with actress Norika Fujiwara. It was later found out that he was warned many times by the staff, who became irritated with his habit of sneaking into the ladies' bathroom (possibly with camera equipment) and not emerging again for hours afterwards. The Fuji TV headquarters in Odaiba is known for its eccentric architecture. ... Norika Fujiwara Norika Fujiwara (藤原紀香 Fujiwara Norika, born June 28, 1971 in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture) is a Japanese beauty queen, model and actress. ...


Additionally, it was revealed that Fujiwara and other female television stars changed their clothes in the ladies' toilet during the time Tashiro was hiding inside. The staff associated with the show were suspicious that Tashiro did set up a small, transmitting camera in the toilet room. [3] A camera is a device used to take pictures (usually photographs), either singly or in sequence, with or without sound recording, such as with video cameras. ...


This incident was reported on both Japanese and Chinese websites. [3]


Trivia

  • After a hack programmed by 2channel frequentors, Tashiro was for a period voted No 1 in the American newsmagazine Time's 2001 Person of the Year Internet poll. After exceeding the number of votes for Osama bin Laden and George W. Bush, taking first place on December 21, 2001, he was removed from consideration by Time staffers. [4]
  • His favorite celebrities are Jerry Lewis, Eddie Murphy, and Ken Shimura.
  • Following the various accusations of voyeurism, the phrase "Tashiro" entered the Japanese vocabulary, in roughly the same context as English "Peeping Tom". For example, pupils at many elementary and junior high schools in Japan would tell their classmates "You're Tashiro, Tashiro!" when they made fun of them. [citation needed]

2ch home page. ... Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch on March 16, 1926), is an American comedian, actor, film producer, writer and director known for his slapstick humor and his charity fund-raising telethons for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. ... Eddie Murphy (born Edward Regan Murphy on April 3, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American comedian and actor. ... Ken Shimura as Bakatono-sama. ... Tashiro can refer to: Place Tashiro, Akita Tashiro, Kagoshima People Yoko Akino (real name is Yoko Tashiro) - Japanese actress. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Peeping Tom is a slang term for a voyeur. ...

Past main programs

Television

  • Monomane Ōza Ketteisen (ものまね王座決定戦 The Mimic Champion Contest) (Fuji Television)
  • Star Dokkiri Daisakusen (スターどっきり大作戦 Star candid great Strategy) (Fuji Television)
  • Yūyake Nyan-Nyan (夕やけニャンニャン Sunset Nyan Nyan) (Fuji Television)
  • Shūkan Stamina Tengoku (週刊スタミナ天国 Weekly Stamina Heaven) (Fuji Television)
  • Takeshi, Itsumi no Heisei Kyōiku Iinkai (たけし・逸見の平成教育委員会 Takeshi and Itsumi's Heisei Board of Education) (Fuji Television)
  • Naruhodo! The World (なるほど!ザ・ワールド Indeed! The World) (Fuji Television)
  • Ken Shimura's idiotic feudal lord (志村けんのバカ殿様 Shimura Ken no baka tonosama) (Fuji Television)
  • TV Crews Tonari no Papaya (TVクルーズ となりのパパイヤ TV Crew next-door Papaya) (Fuji Television)
  • Tokoro-san no Tadamono Dewa nai! (所さんのただものではない! Mr. Tokoro's You are not ordinary!) (Fuji Television)
  • Quiz Derby (クイズダービー) (TBS)
  • Tokusō TV Gaburincho (特捜TVガブリンチョ Special Investigation TV Chomp) (TV Asahi)
  • Downtown DX (ダウンタウンDX) (NTV)
  • Super J Channel ANN (スーパーJチャンネル ANN) (Friday, TV Asahi)
  • Soreyuke! Marcy (それゆけ!マーシー Let's go! Marcy, A program sponsored by a business enterprise) (MBS)
  • Guruguru Ninety-Nine (ぐるぐるナインティナイン guruguru naintinain)
  • It's so cool! (めちゃ2イケてるッ! mecha-mecha iketeruu!)

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Radio

  • Tashiro Masashi no Super Gang (田代まさしのスーパーギャング Masashi Tashiro's Super Gang) (Thurdsday, TBS Radio) - October, 1986 ~ March, 1987
  • Tashiro Masashi no Say! Young (田代まさしのセイ!ヤング Masashi Tashiro's Say! Young) (QR)
  • Tashiro Masashi no All Night Nippon (田代まさしのオールナイトニッポン Masashi Tashiro's All Night Nippon) (LF)

TBS Radio & Communications, Incorporated (TBS R&C, 株式会社TBSラジオ&コミュニケーションズ) is a radio station in Tokyo, Japan. ... Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, Incorporated (QR, 株式会社文化放送, Kabushiki Gaisha Bunka Hoso) is a Japanese radio station in Tokyo, amd broadcast in the Kanto area. ... Nippon Broadcasting System, Incorporated (株式会社ニッポン放送, Kabushiki Gaisha Nippon Hōsō) (TYO: 4660) is a Japanese radio station in Tokyo. ...

Musical works

See Rats & Star for works as Chanels and Rats & Star. Rats & Star, formerly called Chanels, is a male J-pop group which specializes in doo-wop-influenced music. ...

  • Nījima no Densetsu (新島の伝説, The legend of Nījima) (August 27, 1986)
  • Paradis Latin no Yoru wa Fukete (パラディラタンの夜は更けて, Late in the night of Paradis Latin) (September 21, 1987 as "Shinnosuke & Marcy")
  • Unjarage (ウンジャラゲ) (November 2, 1988 as Ken Shimura & Masashi Tashiro and Daijōbudā family)
  • Nettaiya (熱帯夜, Sultry night) (July 1, 1994 as Marcy & Izumi)
  • Bāsama to Jīsama no Serenade (婆様と爺様のセレナーデ Serenade for an old man and woman) (December 17, 1993 as Ken & Marcy)
  • Ai ga Natsukashii (愛が懐かしい Nostalgia for love) (March 8, 1995 as Masashi Tashiro & Kuniko Asagi)

August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ken Shimura as Bakatono-sama. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Books

  • Tashiro Masashi no Dōtoku Yomihon (田代まさしの道徳読本, Masashi Tashiro's moral handbook) (May 1988, Kōdansha) - ISBN 4-06-103101-5
  • Marcy no Chōhōsoku (マーシーの超法則, Marcy's super law) (April 1994, Magazine house) - ISBN 4-8387-0534-4
  • Cinema de Aishite -Eiga no Kazu hodo, Koishitai- (シネマで愛して―映画の数ほど、恋したい, Love me in the cinema―I want to be in love almost as same as the number of films) (October 1993, Japan literary arts company) - ISBN 4-537-02384-8
  • Jibaku -THE JUDGEMENT DAY- (自爆―THE JUDGEMENT DAY, Self-destruction or suicidal bombing) (July 2002 K2 publishing sale) - ISBN 4-434-02252-0

Kodansha (講談社 Kōdansha) is a major Japanese publisher of literature and manga, headquartered in (Bunkyo), Tokyo. ...

References

  1. ^ 田代まさし:カルト事件簿 (Japanese)
  2. ^ 田代まさし逮捕、車に同乗女は覚せい剤&大麻 ZAKZAK (Japanese)
  3. ^ 藤原紀香:カルト事件簿 (Japanese)
  • Fallen star's life of voyeurism and vice thrown out the bathroom window MSN-Mainichi Daily News (English)

See also

Members of Rats & Star era

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Tashiro made his debut as a member of the group in 1980 and they came to be widely known for adopting rhythm and blues style.
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