Izumi Yukimura
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is a Japanese popular singer and actress.
Yukimura made her debut with the song in 1953. Her style of singing varied from jazz
to rock and roll
. She became one of the three most popular female singers in the early postwar Japan, along with Chiemi Eri
and Hibari Misora
.
On her 1974 album Super Generation, she sang Ryoichi Hattori
's songs along with four popular musicians: Masataka Matsutoya
, Shigeru Suzuki, Tatsuo Hayashi and Haruomi Hosono
.
Eri, who died in 1982, and Misora, who died in 1989, also recorded songs with Yukimura as a group in the 1950s, but those recordings had not been released for about 50 years because they each belonged to separate record labels. In 2004, their album including those songs was finally released for the first time.
Yukimura made her debut with the song in 1953. Her style of singing varied from jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
to rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
. She became one of the three most popular female singers in the early postwar Japan, along with Chiemi Eri
Chiemi Eri
, was a Japanese popular singer and actress.Eri was born as Chiemi Kubo on January 11, 1937 in Tokyo, Japan. She started her singing career at the age of 14 with her version of "Tennessee Waltz." She sang American songs such as "Jambalaya" & "Come on-a My House". Eri started her career as an...
and Hibari Misora
Hibari Misora
was an award-winning Japanese enka singer and actress. and was the first woman in Japan to receive the People's Honour Award, which was awarded posthumously for her notable contributions to the music industry. Misora recorded 1,200 songs, and sold 68 million records. After she died, consumer demand...
.
On her 1974 album Super Generation, she sang Ryoichi Hattori
Ryoichi Hattori
was a Japanese pop and jazz composer. Katsuhisa Hattori is his son. He had a great influence on Japanese pop and was awarded the People's Honor Award. Japanese jazz was downtrodden during World War II, but he created a jazz boom in Japan after the war. He composed many songs for various artists...
's songs along with four popular musicians: Masataka Matsutoya
Masataka Matsutoya
is a Japanese arranger, composer, music producer, and motor journalist. He currently resides in Setagaya, Tokyo. He is a graduate of Keio Senior High School and Keio University. Aliases include and...
, Shigeru Suzuki, Tatsuo Hayashi and Haruomi Hosono
Haruomi Hosono
, also known as Harry Hosono, is a Japanese popular musician, best known internationally as a key member of the rock band Happy End and the pioneering electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra.-Biography:...
.
Eri, who died in 1982, and Misora, who died in 1989, also recorded songs with Yukimura as a group in the 1950s, but those recordings had not been released for about 50 years because they each belonged to separate record labels. In 2004, their album including those songs was finally released for the first time.
Filmography
- So Young, So BrightSo Young, So Brightis a 1955 color Japanese film directed by Toshio Sugie. It is a musical film.Production design was made by Shinobu Muraki and the sound recordist was Masanobu Miyazaki.- Cast :* Hibari Misora* Chiemi Eri* Izumi Yukimura* Shinji Yamada...
(ジャンケン娘 Janken musume) (1955) - Romantic DaughtersRomantic Daughtersis a 1956 color Japanese film directed by Toshio Sugie. It is romance comedy film.Production designer was Shinobu Muraki, sound recordist was Shoichi Fujinawa and lighting technician was Mitsuo Kaneko.- Cast :* Hibari Misora* Chiemi Eri* Izumi Yukimura...
(ロマンス娘 Romansu musume) (1956) - ArashiArashi (film)Arashi is a 1956 Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. It was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Chishû Ryû - Shinji Mizusawa* Kinuyo Tanaka - Otoku, housekeeper* Daisuke Katô - Ishii* Akira Kubo - Saburo Mizusawa...
(1956) - The Badger PalaceThe Badger Palaceaka The Princess of Badger Palace is a 1958 color Japanese film directed by Kozo Saeki.Production designer was Kazuo Okawa, sound recordist was Kanji Nakano and lighting technician was Kazuo Shimomura.- Cast :* Hibari Misora...
(大当り狸御殿 Oatari tanukigoten) aka The Princess of Badger Palace (1958)