Yakkun’s shady past
Some people have dug into the past of popular comedian Yakkun Sakurazuka, and it ain’t pretty:
Yakkun was once an aspiring young actor by the name of Yasuo Saito, who proudly boasted of parts in a hit TV series called “Miseinen” and a movie entitled “Tokyo Dekameron.”
Though these roles were given great prominence in Yakkun’s CV as it floated around talent agencies over the past decade, perhaps they also go a long way toward explaining why it took a transformation into a mimicking a schoolgirl to make it big.
Though “Tokyo Dekameron” was a straight-to-video trash pic, Yakkun doesn’t show up in what he regarded until recently as his magnum opus until about three minutes before the flick actually ends. Star Hitomi Shiraishi has just opened her cloak to reveal she’s clad only in a skimpy pair of stockings and Yakkun is one of two guys playing young toughs trying to pick her up.
If the setting is corny, wait till you hear Yakkun’s lines, the first he uttered on screen in his career: “Hey, you wanna play with us?” was the sharp-tongued comic’s debut speech, according to Shukan Josei, which notes he followed up with: “Wow, you sure are good looking.” Yakkun was on screen for less than a minute. After he disappeared, the flick ended and, for the next decade or more, so did Yakkun’s movie career……
Yakkun also reportedly worked as the master of ceremonies on the movie, “Nyoi no Tetsujin,” a scatology flick released six years ago.
Whatever work he may have done in the past, Yakkun’s handlers aren’t particularly keen on talking about his thespian exploits.
“We haven’t made that information public and don’t want to comment about it,” a spokesman from his talent agency tells Shukan Josei.
Hmmm.. “Nyoi no Testujin” (“Ironman of Odor”). That sounds like it would be some quality entertainment. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Yakkun, here’s a clip of him teaching “English” (his act basically consist of using story books and planted audience members to make jokes):
You can see Yakkun every weekend on “God of Entertainment”, a show featuring stand-up comedy routines that Japanese talent agencies have decided we will like.
