日本娛樂大亨喜多川去世，享年87歲

日本娛樂大亨喜多川(Johnny Kitagawa)去世，享年87歲

Johnny Kitagawa, who produced famous boybands including Arashi and SMAP and was a kingpin of Japan's entertainment industry for more than half a century, has died. He was 87.

曾制作過《荒石》(Arashi)和《SMAP》等著名偶像男團的johnny喜多川(Johnny Kitagawa)去世了，半個多世紀以來他一直是日本娛樂業(yè)的領軍人物，享年87歲。

His office, Johnny & Associates, says Kitagawa died from a subarachnoid hemorrhage Tuesday at a Tokyo hospital, where he had been treated after falling unconscious June 18.

他的Johnny & Associates事務所發(fā)表聲明，喜多川于6月18日失去知覺后在東京一家醫(yī)院接受治療，星期二死于蛛網(wǎng)膜下腔出血。

Born in Los Angeles, Kitagawa spent his early childhood in Japan before and during World War II, and later grew up in the U.S. before returning to Japan after the Korean War.

喜多川出生于洛杉磯，在二戰(zhàn)前和二戰(zhàn)期間在日本度過了童年，后來在美國長大，朝鮮戰(zhàn)爭后回到日本。

Kitagawa established his office in 1962, spearheading Japan's entertainment scene and sending many artists to fame.

喜多川于1962年成立了他的事務所，一直引領日本的娛樂圈，并培養(yǎng)了許多明星。

He called the artists and trainees his "children," and was affectionately known as Johnny-san, though he hardly appeared in public.

他稱這些藝術家和實習生為自己的“孩子”，盡管他很少在公眾場合露面，但還是被大家親切地稱為杰尼斯-桑(Johnny-san)。