Tsumura Ken

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Ken Tsumura (December 12, 1923 - November 28, 1961) was a singer from Nyuzen Town, Shimoniikawa District, Toyama Prefecture. After graduating from Uozu Junior High School, he moved to Tokyo and became a student of Eguchi Yasi. He made his debut with Teichiku in 1943 (Showa 18), but was soon drafted into the army. In 1946, he made his comeback under the stage name Tsumura Ken. This stage name was a combination of the "Tsumura" from the lead character, Kozo Tsumura, from the film "Aizenkatsura," which was released during the war and took the world by storm, and the "Ken" from the actor who played him, Ken Uehara. Although he did not have a hit for a while, in 1951 (Showa 26), "Lil's Return from Shanghai" (lyrics: Jusaburo Tojo, music: Masanobu Tokuchi) became a big hit (it was made into a movie in 1952 by director Koji Shima, and later covered by Jinpachi Nezu). He became a big star overnight. This song was used as a motif in "Joinen Gai no Sousakengai", which was published in the magazine Bessatsu Bungeishunju in 1957 by the writer Seicho Matsumoto, and it is clear that people were still humming the song six years after its release. Riding on the success of "Lil's Return from Shanghai," other companies released several songs with the name "Lil," but no Lil song surpassed "Lil's Return from Shanghai." Incidentally, "Lil" is said to be an abbreviation of "my little daring." After that, he sang hits such as "Can You Find Lil?", "Lil of My Heart, Why Are You So Far Away?", "Th

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Japanese Oldies

Japanese Retro Hits - The Fifties, Volume 3

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Furusato: Early Enka 1930's & 50's

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Youth Song Yearbook - 1950's

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Benitsubaki no Uta

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Otoko no Sugao

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Vintage Japanese Music, The Modern Enka, Vol. 3 (1953 - 1955)

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Anata to Tomo Ni

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Maboroshi no Omokage

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Vintage Japanese Music, The Modern Enka, Vol. 3 (1953-1955)

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Kuchibue o Fukimashou

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20th Century Best V1

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