Singer and actor Akira Terao will appear on Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's long-running talk show "Tetsuko's Room" (TV Asahi) on February 4th at 1pm. It has been 44 years since the big hit "Ruby no Yubiwa" released in 1981. Looking back on that time.
The year 1981 was a whirlwind one for the band, with a string of hits, an appearance at the NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen, and the band winning the Japan Record Award.
His father, actor Jukichi Uno, was a leading figure in the theater world. Uno appeared on the show when it first began in 1976. Terao reminisces while watching footage from that time. Terao, who turns 78 this year, is set to star in his first film in 16 years, "My Father and I's Never-ending Song" (directed by Norihiro Koizumi), due for release in May. He continues to perform energetically as a singer, performing all over the country.
