Translated Videos

I don't know how many people who visit this website are aware, but I have a Youtube channel where I've uploaded translations of various television broadcasts related to Yukiko. As of currently writing, my first Youtube channel has been deleted, and who knows how long my new channel will last. As such, I think it's best to embed them in this website, if for no other reason to improve visibility.

Videos are listed in chronological order of broadcast date.

Yukiko Okada: One Year On from her Shocking Suicide!

Unfortunately, I can't tell you precisely when this aired, or what channel or what wide show this is. Contains interviews with the priest of the temple where she's buried, and an old schoolfriend of hers. Compared to other wide shows reporting on her suicide, the tone here is respectful, and this is certainly worth watching if you're interested in Yukiko.

The Super Sunday: Yukiko Okada Special

The Super Sunday was a series of one-shot documentaries that aired on TV Asahi and affiliate stations from 1995 to 1997. This episode, which allegedly aired in Feburary 1997, focuses on Yukiko and her life. Much of this documentary will be familiar to people already aware of the facts of Yukiko's life, but this is still an entertaining watch. There is a somewhat sloppy moment where the date of her Heart Jack concert in Nagoya is given as 1985 instead of 1996. But all in all, this is a very well put-together programme.

Bakuhou the Friday: The Truth of Yukiko Okada and the Case of the Missing Materials

Oh boy, where do I start? This is an episode of Bakuhou:The Friday variety show that ran from 2011 to 2021 on TBS affiliate stations that had a lot of focus on mysteries and celebrities from the Showa era. As such, it was only natural that on 2nd December 2016, they'd broadcast an episode of Yukiko Okada. On one hand, this programme has some truly interesting information, such as some interesting insights from former Sun Music director Tokio Fukuda and the exclusive information from people like Richard and Kumi Tanaka.

But this is marred by the very modern, in-your-face editing. This contains all the worst elements of modern variety shows, from peoples faces being covered by big hovering question marks to the big build-up to essentially nothing. Still, this is an important documentary for me, having watched it on Youtube in my early days as a Yukiko fan. So long as you don't get distracted by the unintentionally hilarious editing, this is an interesting and surprisingly insightful look into the circumstances surrounding Yukiko's death.