On the 15th it was revealed that Mr. Shiro Kishibe, a member of The Tigers of Group Sounds, had died. 71 years.

In recent years there have been many cases of rest due to disorders such as autonomic nerves. He died at 4:33 am on August 28 and went to a hospital in Chiba prefecture due to acute heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy. Born in Kyoto prefecture. The funeral took place between close relatives.

Mr. Kishibe joined the music group The Tigers as “Kishibe Shiro”. After that, he became popular as an actor, co-starring with Masaaki Sakai as Sago Jyo in the television drama “Nishiyuki.” Actor Kazunori Kishibe (73) is his brother.

In his private life, he accompanied him for 14 years in 1985 and he divorced his wife, who had a son and a daughter. After that, he remarried Ms. Saori in 1994, but she died on April 6, 2007 (Heisei 19) at the young age of 43. Kishibe discovered that he had passed out at home and was confirmed dead at the hospital where he was transferred. He died suddenly of a heart attack.

Koori became a manager when she married Kishibe and supported him even after Kishibe went bankrupt in 1998. At the time, Mr. Kishibe said in a fax sent to media companies: “I lived with the idea that only the I had her. I’m just sorry I did anything else. “

In 2011, he was ill due to autonomic nerves, but he attended a movie event in a wheelchair. He mentioned Kenji Sawada, the former Tigers themselves, and expressed his motivation by saying, “Tigers reunion? Maybe it will happen. First of all, I have to heal. I want to at least walk (on stage).” He appeared in the reunion performance of The Tigers in December 2013.

◆ Kishibe Shiro The real name is the same. Born in Kyoto on June 7, 1949 (Showa 24). After graduating from high school, he moved to Tokyo after working for a printing company for two years. In 1969, he joined the “Los Tigres” sound group, which was popular at the time, and after the dissolution, he was active in television and film as an actor. Nippon Television from October 84 acted as moderator of the 13-year-old “look look Hello”. In 1983, he published a knowledge book, “Save Money Without Going Dark”, based on his reputation as a “money saver” and “hardener.”