| Masaya Oki | |
| Birthname: | Jōji Kusunoki |
| Birth Date: | 12 June 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Beppu, Ōita, Japan |
| Death Place: | Keio Plaza Hotel, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1968–1983 |
was a Japanese actor and singer who appeared in many films and television series.
He was born in Beppu, Ōita, as . Because of his parents' divorce, he left his home and went to Tokyo. In the same year, he debuted as a film actor at the Nikkatsu studio. In 1969, he received the Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year.[1] Oki was playing lead role in Toshiya Fujita's film " Wet Sand in August" but was forced to drop off in a motorcycle accident while shooting.[2]
He gradually won popularity through his roles in television dramas such as Hissatsu series and Taiyo ni Hoero!.[3] In 1979, Oki played lead role in Oretachi wa Tenshi da! on NTV and won new popularity.[4] [5]
In 1975, he became an adopted child of his talent agency president, Tadao Hikage.
Oki was one of the most influential candidates for the role of D Capt. Yonoi in Nagisa Oshima's film in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence but he had to step down because of his illness.[6]
He ended his life by leaping from the top of a 47-story building, the Keio Plaza Hotel.[7] He suffered from bipolar disorder. His suicide note for Hikage was [8]