Kazuya Kosaka

was a Japanese singer and actor.

Biography He was born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Rokugatsu Gekijo, and Guranpapapurodakushon. He also participated in Kōhaku Uta Gassen three times in a row.

He made his film debut in 1957, appearing in Toho and Shochiku films. He drew attention to his performance in Keisuke Kinoshita's The Eternal Rainbow (1958). Since then he starred in many films, becoming one of Shochiku's leading actors.

In 1990 he published a memoir with Kawade Shobō Shinsha (which was republished by Shogakkanbunko in 2022).

In later years he battled with a disease while still working as an actor and singer, but eventually died of esophageal cancer in November 1997. He was 62 years old.