Junko Sakurada

Junko Sakurada (桜田 淳子, Sakurada Junko?, born 1958) is a Japanese singer and actress. She was part of a music trio in 1973, which included Momoe Yamaguchi and Masako Mori. Sakurada then became successful in a solo music career. In 1979 Sakurada appeared in a film made by the production company Toho, and became popular as an actress. She received multiple awards for her acting roles, including the Hochi Film Award, Award of the Japanese Academy, Kinema Junpo Award, and Mainichi Film Concours. Sakurada, a member of the Unification Church, participated in an arranged mass wedding held by the church and presided over by church founder Sun Myung Moon and his wife Hak Ja Han, in 1992. Publicity about her membership led to a decline in popularity, and she withdrew from public life. In 1999, representatives for the church said that she was happily married with three children, and did not wish to speak with the press.