is a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

 and singer who launched his recording career in the late 1960s and had gained huge commercial success during the 1970s.

He often teamed up with lyricist Yū Aku and orchestrator Junichi Makaino, and became the top-10 hit on the Japanese Oricon chart. Seven of his compositions has been topped on the Japanese hit parade, including "Hitori ja Nai no" by Mari Amachi

Mari Amachi

is a Japanese female singer and actress, who was famous in 1970s' Japan. On October 1, 1971, she debuted with the single "Mizuiro no Koi." She was born as Mari Saito in Omiya, Saitama Prefecture. She got five Oricon number one songs, a record as a female singer which was later broken by Seiko Matsuda...

, "Chiisana Koi no Monogatari" by Agnes Chan

Agnes Chan

Agnes Chan or Agnes Miling Kaneko Chan is a pop singer, a television personality , a Doctor of Education, a professor at Japanese universities, an essayist, a novelist...

, and "Hajimete no Dekigoto" by Junko Sakurada

Junko Sakurada

is 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...

. His most successful song is "Seishun Jidai" released in 1976, his sole hit as a performer, which has sold more than a million copies.

His 2-disc 40th anniversary compilation album, will be released on January 20, 2010, featuring the songs he has written and composed for other artists, such as Eigo Kawashima, Akiko Wada

Akiko Wada

is a female Japanese singer and television performer of Korean ancestry, originally hailing from , Ikuno-ku, Osaka. Born Kim Bok-Ja , like many Zainichi Koreans, she also had a name for everyday use, which was Japanicized . On her selection of Japanese citizenship, her name became , which upon...

, Candies and Mari Amachi, as well as his own single, Seishun Jidai.

Notable compositions

• Mari Amachi
  Mari Amachi
  is a Japanese female singer and actress, who was famous in 1970s' Japan. On October 1, 1971, she debuted with the single "Mizuiro no Koi." She was born as Mari Saito in Omiya, Saitama Prefecture. She got five Oricon number one songs, a record as a female singer which was later broken by Seiko Matsuda...
  
  
  • "Hitori ja Nai no", "Niji wo Watatte" (1972)
  • "Wakaba no Sasayaki", "Koisuru Natsu no Hi", "Sora Ippai no Shiawase" (1973)
  • "Koibitotachi no Minato", "Koi to Umi to T-Shirt to", "Omoide no Serenade" (1974)
• Björn
  Björn Ulvaeus
  Björn Kristian Ulvaeus is a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, writer, producer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
  
   and Benny
  Benny Andersson
  Göran Bror "Benny" Andersson is a Swedish musician, composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
  
  
  • "Love Has Its Ways" (1972)
• Candies
  • "Anata ni Muchū
    Anata ni Muchū
    is the debut single of Japanese girl group Candies, released on September 1, 1973. It sold over 81,000 copies.The song features Yoshiko Tanaka as the main vocalist from the three....
    
    " (1973)
  • "Soyokaze no Kuchizuke
    Soyokaze no Kuchizuke
    is the second single release by Candies. The single was released on January 21, 1974. It sold over 63,000 copies.The first version of this song appeared on their first album release Anata ni Muchū ~Uchiki na Candies~; it was also track number three on their second album release, Abunai Doyobi...
    
    ", "Abunai Doyōbi
    Abunai Doyōbi
    is the third single release by Japanese girl group Candies. The single was released on April 21, 1974 in Japan. It was their third consecutive single to place inside the Oricon charts top 50, and sold over 38,000 copies...
    
    " (1974)
  • "Heart no Ace ga Detekonai
    Heart no Ace ga Detekonai
    is the eighth single release by Japanese girl group Candies, and released on December 5, 1975. Its sales exceeded 172,000 copies.- Track listing :# # * Lyrics: Machiko Ryū* Music: Kōichi Morita* Arrangement: Kōji Ryūzaki-Chart positions:...
    
    " (1975)
• Agnes Chan
  Agnes Chan
  Agnes Chan or Agnes Miling Kaneko Chan is a pop singer, a television personality , a Doctor of Education, a professor at Japanese universities, an essayist, a novelist...
  
  
  • "Hinageshi no Hana" (1972)
  • "Chiisana Koi no Monogatari" (1973)
• Naomi Chiaki
  • "Nee Anta"
• Yuki Hide
  Yuki Hide
  often credited as Hideyuki or Yuuki Hide, was a singer best known for singing theme songs to anime and tokusatsu. He is best known for the theme of Spider-Man...
  
  
  • "Seishun no Tabidachi" (1978)
• Mako Ishino
  Mako Ishino
  Mako Ishino is a Japanese singer and actress. She is affiliated with From First Production Co., Ltd.-Albums:* Truth * Mako Revival...
  
  
  • "Haru La! La! La!" (1980)
• Eigo Kawashima
  • "Jidai Okure" (1986)
• Naoko Ken
  Naoko Ken
  is a Japanese singer and actress. She is well-known for her comedy roles featuring idiosyncratic looks, and a string of successful torch songs that gained popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s.- Biography :...
  
  
  • "Uwasa no Otoko" (1973)
• Akira Kobayashi
  Akira Kobayashi
  is a Japanese actor. His nickname is .- Biography :He successfully became an actor in the Nikkatsu Corporation. He attended Meiji University but left before graduating. Kobayashi made his debut in 1959 in the film Nangoku Tosa o Ato ni Shite . He also starred in the TV series "Wataridori" and...
  
  
  • "Yume'n Naka" (1978)
• The Lilies
  • "Suki yo Captain" (1975)
• Yoshito Machida
  • "10oku kōnen no Ai" (1980)
• Ato Mizumori and the Top Gallants
  • "Minami no Shima no Hamehameha Daiō"
• Koichi Morita
  • "Seiun no Uta"
  • "Geshukuya" (1976, with the Top Gallants)
  • "Seishun Jidai" (1976, with the Top Gallants)
  • "Omoide no Piano", "Sugite Shimaeba" (1977, with the Top Gallants)
• Ryoko Moriyama
  Ryoko Moriyama
  , is a Japanese folk and jazz singer. Her father is Hisashi Moriyama, a pioneer of Japanese jazz. Her son Naotaro Moriyama is a singer. Her first cousin Hiroshi Kamayatsu is also a musician....
  
  
  • "Aisuru Hito ni Utawasenaide" (1968)
• Nana Okada
  • "Seishun no Sakamichi" (1976)
• Kumiko Osugi
  • "Don Chuck to Issho ni" (1975)
• Akiko Ozawa
  • "Zenryaku Konotabi Hikkoshimashita" (1995)
• Ikue Sakakibara
  Ikue Sakakibara
  is a female Japanese actress and a J-pop singer.Her Peter Pan stage play was very popular and continued for over 20 years.- External links :*...
  
  
  • "Bus Tsūgaku","Wagamama Kinyoubi" (1977)
• Junko Sakurada
  Junko Sakurada
  is 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...
  
  
  • "Kiiroi Ribbon", "Hajimete no Dekigoto" (1974)
  • "17 no Natsu" (1975)
  • "Natsu ni Goyoujin" (1976)
  • "Kimagure Venus" (1977)
• Akiko Wada
  Akiko Wada
  is a female Japanese singer and television performer of Korean ancestry, originally hailing from , Ikuno-ku, Osaka. Born Kim Bok-Ja , like many Zainichi Koreans, she also had a name for everyday use, which was Japanicized . On her selection of Japanese citizenship, her name became , which upon...
  
  
  • "Ano Kane wo Narasunowa Anata" (1972)
  • "Mō Ichido Futari de Utaitai" (1986)