In September 2000, Masashi Tashiro was referred to prosecutors for filming up a woman's skirt.
39 Facts About Masashi Tashiro
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Masashi Tashiro was born on August 31,1956, in Saga Prefecture.
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In 1961, when Masashi Tashiro was six years old, he and his mother moved to Tokyo and he enrolled in a missionary kindergarten.
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Masashi Tashiro enrolled in a higher grade at a private high school and lived with his father so he was not financially dependent on his mother's new husband.
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Masashi Tashiro met Masayuki Suzuki at Shibaura, and they later formed the doo-wop band the Chanels with Nobuyoshi Kuwano.
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Masashi Tashiro sang baritone, Suzuki was the lead singer, and Kuwano was the trumpet player.
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Masashi Tashiro was reportedly involved in fights, motorcycle-gang activity, partying at discotheques, and going girl-hunting daily in high school, and was arrested for assault.
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Masashi Tashiro met his wife at the end of his junior year in high school, but they are now separated due to his scandals and arrests.
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In June 1975, Masashi Tashiro ran away from home after an argument with his father.
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Masashi Tashiro was taken in by Chanels member Hiroyuki Kuboki and worked as a clerk at the same gas station, living in the company dormitory for two years.
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Masashi Tashiro became a truck driver in 1978 when he was hired by the president of a trucking company which patronized his gas station.
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Masashi Tashiro made his debut as a group member in 1980, and they became known for their rhythm and blues style.
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Masashi Tashiro appeared on the TV music show The Best Ten, and was a lyricist for singer and actress Kyoko Koizumi.
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Masashi Tashiro released the record, The Legend of Niijima, as a solo artist.
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On July 10,1988, Masashi Tashiro opened a tarento shop called "Marcy's" on Takeshita Street in Shibuya, Tokyo.
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Masashi Tashiro appeared in Shizuka Ijuin's film, Crepe, in October 1993 with Kaho Minami.
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On September 24,2000, Masashi Tashiro was referred to prosecutors for videotaping up a woman's skirt with a camcorder in the Tokyu Toyoko Line's Toritsu-daigaku Station in Meguro, Tokyo.
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In December 2000, Masashi Tashiro was fined 50,000 yen for voyeurism.
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Masashi Tashiro was temporarily barred from working in the entertainment industry by his agency, MTM Productions.
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Masashi Tashiro lost the contest when he was found out in Kyoto and 100 pictures of him were taken, but the public liked his stunt and his popularity returned.
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On July 6,2015, Masashi Tashiro was referred to the prosecutor's office for filming up a woman's skirt with his mobile phone in Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line Futako-Tamagawa Station in Setagaya, Tokyo.
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Masashi Tashiro hosted Fuji Television's sports program, SRS, with actress Norika Fujiwara.
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On December 9,2001, Masashi Tashiro was arrested for peeping through the bathroom window of a man's house near his home in Kita-senzoku, Ota, Tokyo by Den-en-chofu police.
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An eyewitness reported that Masashi Tashiro put on a ski cap, spoke loudly "Forgive me" and "It was a misunderstanding" when he was caught, and a camcorder in the vicinity of the scene was recording.
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Masashi Tashiro was arrested for possession and use of amphetamine three days later.
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Masashi Tashiro said that he bought it, but how he used it was unknown because a syringe was not discovered in the home search.
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Masashi Tashiro was detained as a suspect at the police station from his arrest to February 1,2002, and was dismissed by MTM Productions.
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On December 28,2001, Masashi Tashiro was prosecuted for violation of the Stimulant Drugs Control Law.
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Masashi Tashiro said, "I used drugs to get rid of stress and tension before appearing on a TV program" for the investigation by the Tokyo District Prosecution Office.
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In spring 2002, Masashi Tashiro returned to the entertainment world as director of the V-Cinema series The Way of the Whales.
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Masashi Tashiro recorded a 2003 guest appearance for TBS's Sunday Japon on New Year's Eve, his last television appearance to date.
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Masashi Tashiro shared his car with a female acquaintance, and police questioned them both.
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Masashi Tashiro was arrested the following evening because the woman said "This rucksack is his", and he confirmed it.
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Masashi Tashiro said that the pressure of stardom contributed to his addiction to drugs.
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Masashi Tashiro was arrested for possession of amphetamines on September 21,2004.
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On September 16,2010, Masashi Tashiro was arrested with a 50-year-old woman in a parking lot at Red Brick Park in Yokohama for possession of cocaine.
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Masashi Tashiro was released on parole on July 20,2014, and began a stay at DARC Jeanne.
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Masashi Tashiro was arrested again on November 6,2019, on suspicion of drug use.
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Masashi Tashiro was rumored to be returning to the public eye in spring 2004 before he caused a car accident on Ome Kaido in Suginami.