Global InformationTadaichi Hirakawa information
Tadaichi Hirakawa 平川 唯一 | |
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 Ca. 1947, Hirakawa on air at NHK | |
| Born | February 13, 1902 Okayama Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | August 25, 1993 (aged 91) Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | Uncle Come Come Joe Hirakawa |
| Occupation(s) | NHK broadcaster, actor, educator |
| Years active | 1930s – 1993 |
| Notable work | English teaching method called "Family Conversation" |
Tadaichi Hirakawa (平川 唯一, February 13, 1902 – August 25, 1993) was a broadcaster and radio instructor of English conversation courses for the NHK. Nicknamed "Uncle Come Come,"[1] he was in charge of the popular radio program "English Conversation (Eikaiwa 英会話)"[2] from 1946 to 1951. The program is also known as "Come Come English".[3][4] He came from Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan and studied in the United States before World War II. In 2021, NHK produced a TV drama, Come Come Everybody, featured Hirakawa and his days and family.[5]
- ^ NHK Archives/NHK Program Episodes/Meiko Nakamura (actress)
- ^ "www2.nhk.or.jp". Archived from the original on 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2021-11-02. NHK Radio Archives "A History of Showa People Spelled by Voice: Tadaichi Hirakawa" 1.
- ^ 紀平健一:「カムカム英語」: 戦後「英会話」の原型. 『日本英語教育史研究』第10号（1995）
- ^ NHK/Program Time Line
- ^ Official cite/Come Come Everubody (in Japanese)