日本娱乐大亨喜多川(Johnny Kitagawa)去世，享年87岁

Johnny Kitagawa, who produced famous boybands including Arashi and SMAP and was a kingpin of Japan's entertainment industry for more than half a century, has died. He was 87.

曾制作过《荒石》(Arashi)和《SMAP》等著名偶像男团的johnny喜多川(Johnny Kitagawa)去世了，半个多世纪以来他一直是日本娱乐业的领军人物，享年87岁。

His office, Johnny & Associates, says Kitagawa died from a subarachnoid hemorrhage Tuesday at a Tokyo hospital, where he had been treated after falling unconscious June 18.

他的Johnny & Associates事务所发表声明，喜多川于6月18日失去知觉后在东京一家医院接受治疗，星期二死于蛛网膜下腔出血。

Born in Los Angeles, Kitagawa spent his early childhood in Japan before and during World War II, and later grew up in the U.S. before returning to Japan after the Korean War.

喜多川出生于洛杉矶，在二战前和二战期间在日本度过了童年，后来在美国长大，朝鲜战争后回到日本。

Kitagawa established his office in 1962, spearheading Japan's entertainment scene and sending many artists to fame.

喜多川于1962年成立了他的事务所，一直引领日本的娱乐圈，并培养了许多明星。

He called the artists and trainees his "children," and was affectionately known as Johnny-san, though he hardly appeared in public.

他称这些艺术家和实习生为自己的“孩子”，尽管他很少在公众场合露面，但还是被大家亲切地称为杰尼斯-桑(Johnny-san)。