Noboru Kirishima

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Noboru Kirishima (KIRISHIMA Noboru 霧島昇) (born 1914, died 1984) was a popular music and movie singer from Fukushima. His real name was Eigo Sakamoto. He was born in Okumura, Futaba County, Fukushima Prefecture (now Iwaki City). In 1979, he was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon. His singing career began in 1937, was put on hold during naval service in the Greater East-Asian War, and ended with his death in 1984. In 1970 he was awarded the Purple Ribbon for valor. While working part-time at a revue in Asakusa, he recorded "Boku no Omoide" (My Memories) on Edison Records, which caught the eye of Columbia's literary director Shigetake Matsumura (the real-life father of actor Tatsuo Matsumura), and he joined Columbia in 1936. He honed his singing skills, aiming to emulate Akira Matsudaira, the company's star singer, and made use of his sweet tenor voice and traditional Japanese musical technique, which Matsudaira lacked. The following year, in 1937 (Showa 12), he made his debut with "Akagi Shigure". In 1938 (Showa 13), he recorded "Tabi no Yokaze", the theme song for Shochiku's film "Aizen Katsura", with Miss Columbia (real name Misao Matsubara, later using her real name as her stage name), who was a big star at the time, and it became a big hit. It sold over 1.2 million copies in the first year after its release, becoming the first million-seller in the history of Japanese records. In 1939 , he married Miss Columbia. It was the marriage that he recorded "Tabi no Yokaze" the

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(決定盤) 大歌手 霧島昇全集 〜旅の夜風・誰か故郷を想わざる〜

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Soshuu Yakyoku

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Tareka Kokkyou o Omowazaru

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Akai Tsubaki no Minato-Machi

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Guitar-zuki Yo

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Japanese Retro Hits: The Post War Years

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Vintage Japanese Music, The Post War Years

Japanese Retro Hits - The Post War Years

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Akagi Shigure

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Vintage Japanese Music, Influences of War, Vol.2 (1939-1945)

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Japanese Retro Hits: The Fifties, Volume 1

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Natsukashi no Utagoe Mika no Subete, Volume 5

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