15th Japan Record Awards
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The 15th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Imperial Garden Theater
in Chiyoda, Tokyo
, on December 31, 1973, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.
Imperial Garden Theater
The is a Japanese theater located in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan operated by Toho. Opened in 1911 as the first Western-style theater in Japan, it stages a varied program of musicals and operas.-External links:...
in Chiyoda, Tokyo
Chiyoda, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...
, on December 31, 1973, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.
Award winners
- Japan Record Award:
- Hiroshi ItsukiHiroshi Itsukiis a Japanese male singer and composer. He sold 20 million records of singles and 4 million copies of LP albums by 1987.Itsuki is usually regarded as an enka singer, but he even covered Southern All Stars' J-pop song "Tsunami"....
for "Yozora"
- Hiroshi Itsuki
- Best Vocalist:
- Saori YukiSaori Yukiis a Japanese singer and actress. She was born as Akiko Yasuda in Kiryu, Gunma, Japan and raised in Yokohama. She started her singing career with her older sister Sachiko as a child singer...
- Saori Yuki
- Best New Artist:
- Junko SakuradaJunko Sakuradais a Japanese singer and actress. She was part of a music trio in 1973, which included Momoe Yamaguchi and Masako Mori. Sakurada then became successful in a solo music career. In 1979 Sakurada appeared in a film made by the production company Toho, and became popular as an actress...
- Junko Sakurada