Ichirō Fujiyama
Japanese singer
Died when: 82 years 135 days (988 months)Star Sign: Aries
Ichiro Fujiyama (?? ??, Fujiyama Ichiro, April 8, 1911 – August 21, 1993), born Takeo Masunaga (?? ??, Masunaga Takeo), was a Japanese singer and composer, known for his contribution to Japanese popular music called ryukoka by his Western classical music skills.
He was born in Chuo, Tokyo, and graduated from the Tokyo Music School.Although he was regarded as a tenor singer in Japanese popular music, he was originally a classical baritone singer.
He also acted in various films, and was a close friend of Minoru Matsuya (1910–1995).His workroom has been reproduced inside the "NHK museum of broadcasting" as an exhibit.
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