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

Bakuhou: The Friday was a variety show that ran from 2011 to 2021 on TBS that had a lot of focus on mysteries and celebrities from the Showa era. A lot of episodes were of the "Where are they now?" kind of fare. This episode, broadcast on 2nd December 2016, focuses on Yukiko Okada, specifically the events revolving around her suicide and an investigation into a small mystery surrounding a foreign staff member as Sun Music. There's lots of interesting material here, such as exclusive interviews with former Sun Music director Tokio Fukuda and Yukiko's friend Kumi Tanaka.

I will say, however, that this can be painful to watch. The sensationalisic and over-dramatic editing is grating and makes it hard to take this seriously. This show contains all the worst elements of modern variety shows, and it's so over-the-top you have no choice but to laugh. Just don't let the massive build up to the '100 pieces of lost Yukiko Okada materials' trick you into getting your hopes too high.

Personally speaking, this is quite an important documentary for me. This used to float around on Youtube back in the day, and watching it in 2018 with my imperfect Japanese left a great impression on me and was one of the reasons I became so interested in Yukiko. After it disappeared off Youtube, I was certain I would never find it again until a kind Discord user pointed me in the right direction. I hope you all get some enjoyment out of this very silly variety show!