Masahiro Kuwana (桑名正博) , August 7 , 1953 – October 26 , 2012, was a Japanese singer, actor, TV personality, and businessman. He was born in 1953 as the seventh generation successor to Kuwabun, a shipping wholesaler founded in 1830 (later renamed Kuwana Kogyo, then went bankrupt and closed down). He grew up in a mansion with two maids and a family of four, including his parents and a younger sister. In 1957 , he entered Katsuyama Kindergarten. Read more on Last.fm