The 15th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the

Imperial Garden Theater The , often referred to simply as the Teigeki (帝劇), and previously the Imperial Garden Theater, is a Japanese theater located in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan operated by Toho. History Opened in 1911 as the first Western-style theater in ...

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, on December 31, 1973, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.

Award winners

Japan Record Award *

Hiroshi Itsuki is a Japanese singer and composer. As of 1987, he had sold 20 million singles and 4 million LP albums. Itsuki is usually regarded as an ''enka'' singer, but he has also released a cover version of Southern All Stars' J-pop song "Tsunami". Care ...

for "Yozora" ** Lyricist:

Yoko Yamaguchi was a Japanese lyricist and novelist. In 1985, Yamaguchi won the Naoki Prize for her novels, ''Enka no Mushi'' ("Japanese Ballad Lover") and ''Robai'' ("Old Japanese Plum"). Life and career Yamaguchi was born in Nagoya as the illegitimate child o ...

** Composer: Masaaki Hirao ** Arranger: Kouji Ryuuzaki ** Record Company: Minoruphone/Tokuma Japan Best Vocalist * Saori Yuki for "Koibumi" Best New Artist *

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, with 18 top ten singles in the 1970s. Her acting career ran from 1 ...

for "Watashi No Aoi Tori" Vocalist Award *

Hideki Saijo was a Japanese singer and television celebrity most famous for singing the Japanese version of the Village People's hit song " Y.M.C.A.," called " Young Man." In the 1970s, he was called with Goro Noguchi and Hiromi Go. Although the origina ...

for "Chigireta Ai" *

Aki Yashiro , real name Akiyo Masuda (増田明代 ''Masuda Akiyo'') (born Akiyo Hashimoto (橋本明代 ''Hashimoto Akiyo'') on August 29, 1950), is a Japanese enka singer and painter. Her stage name "Yashiro" is adopted from her hometown, "Yatsushiro" (� ...

for "Namida Koi" *Cherish for "Shiroi Guitar" New Artist Award *

Miyoko Asada is a Japanese actress. She is a former pop idol. Biography Miyoko Asada debuted as an idol in April 1973 with the single ''"Akai Fuusen"'' (The Red Balloon), which sold over 800,000 copies and peaked at #1 on the Japanese Oricon chart list. ...

for "Akai Fussen" *

Maria Anzai Maria Anzai (安西マリア, ''Anzai Maria'', b. ''Mariko Shibasaki'' on December 16, 1953 - d. March 15, 2014) was a Japanese idol. Biography Maria Anzai made her debut in 1973 with a Japanese language version of ''"Namida no Taiyō"'', or ...

for "

Namida No Taiyō is the twelfth single by Japanese girl group Melon Kinenbi. It was released on June 9, 2004, and its highest position on the Oricon weekly chart was #15. It is a cover of ''"Namida no Taiyō (Crying in a Storm)"'' by Emy Jackson, originally releas ...

" * Shizue Abe for "Coffee Shop De" *

Agnes Chan Agnes Meiling Kaneko Chan (; Japanese: 金子陳美齢, ''Kaneko Chan Meirin'') is a Hong-Kong-born Japanese singer, television personality, university professor, essayist and novelist. Since 1998, Chan has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador a ...

for "Sougen No Kagayaki" General Public Award *

Megumi Asaoka (born October 11, 1955) is a Japanese pop singer, and actress. Her real name is Kayoko Fujii. Biography Megumi Asaoka debuted into showbusiness at age three, with performances varying from stage productions to television commercials. While sh ...

for "Watashi No Kare Wa Hidarikiki" **Last year's best new artist. *

Garo Garo may refer to: People and languages * Garo people, a tribal people in India ** Garo language, the language spoken by the Garo tribe Places * Kingdom of Garo, a former kingdom in southern Ethiopia * Garo, Colorado * Garo Hills, part of the Ga ...

for "Romance" *

Kenji Sawada is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and actor, best known for being the vocalist for the Japanese rock band The Tigers. Nicknamed because of his self-professed adoration of Julie Andrews, he was born in Tsunoi, Iwami (now part of Totto ...

for "Kikenna Futari" Lyricist Award *

Yū Aku (occasionally credited as You Aku) (February 7, 1937 – August 1, 2007), was a Japanese lyricist, poet, and novelist. Early life Yū Aku was born as Hiroyuki Fukada (深田公之, Fukada Hiroyuki) in Awaji Island, Hyogo, Japan. His pare ...

for "Johnny He No Dengon", "Jinjin Sasete" and "Machi No Akari" **Singer: Pedro & Capricious,

Linda Yamamoto , Chinese: 山本稲; pinyin: ''shan bendao'') is a Japanese singer and model whose latest hit song was in 1973. Biography Yamamoto was born March 4, 1951 in Kitakyushu to a Japanese mother and an American father. Her father was a U.S. service ...

and

Masaaki Sakai is a popular Japanese performer from Tokyo. He is best known to English-speaking audiences as the title star of the TV show ''Monkey''. Biography Masaaki Sakai is a Japanese actor, singer and martial artist. Born the son of , a famous comed ...

Composer Award *Keisuke Hama for "Soshite,Koube" and "Machi No Akari" **Singer:

Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five are a Japanese kayōkyoku group, formed by Hiroshi Uchiyamada (born Michio Uchiyamada, 1936–2006) in 1967 and fronted by the lead vocalist Kiyoshi Maekawa. In 1969, the group debuted with the 11th Japan Record Award-winning song "Nagasaki wa ...

and

Arranger Award *Kouji Ryuuzaki for "Wakaba No Sasayaki" **Singer:

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 No.1 songs, a record as a fe ...

Planning Award *

CBS Sony , often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly owned by Sony, Sony Group Corporation and is ...

for "Tanin No Kankei" **Singer: Katsuko Kanai * King Records for "Hachiro Kasuga Enka 100 Sen" **Singer:

Hachiro Kasuga , born Minoru Watabe, was a Japanese enka singer. He has been dubbed "the first enka singer". Having seen Ichiro Fujiyama on stage, he attempted to become a popular singer. After he graduated from the Toyo Music School, he joined the Imperial ...

**Awarded after 2 years, 4th planning award. Children's Song Award *Keita Dai for "Mama To Boku No Shiki" Special Award *Tetsuo Maruyama &

Nippon Columbia , often pronounced ''Korombia'', operating internationally as , is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as Nipponophone Co., Ltd. It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK C ...

* King Records *

**Awarded after 3 years. *Masato Fujida *

Hamako Watanabe was the stage name of a Japanese popular singer, who was active during the Shōwa period of Japan, before, during and after World War II. Her real name was Hamako Kato. Early career Watanabe was born and raised in Yokohama, and claimed that her ...

**Song: Ieraishiang 15th Anniversary Commemorative Award *

Naomi Sagara is the stage name of , an award-winning Japanese popular singer who was prolific between 1967 and 1980. She won numerous awards as a singer and composer, branching into acting. After a surgery to remove polyps on her vocal cords in 1985, she bec ...

**1967 New Artist Award & 1969 Japan Record Award ***Theme: Sekkai Wa Futari No Tameni *

Shinichi Mori known professionally as is a Japanese male enka singer and composer, who also sings folk and pop music. He has sold more than 90 million records, making him one of the best selling Japanese musicians. Mori has been married and divorced twi ...

**1969 & 1971 Best Vocalist, 1970 Vocalist Award ***Theme: Minatomachi Blues *

Harumi Miyako , born Harumi Kitamura (, ''Kitamura Harumi'') in Kyoto, is a Japanese ''enka'' singer. She made her debut in 1964. Her popularity has lasted: she makes frequent appearances in the annual television spectacular ''Kōhaku Uta Gassen'' and has ac ...

**1964 New Artist Award ***Theme: Anko Tsubaki Wa Koi No Hana * Saburo Kitajima **1962 New Artist Award ***Theme: Hakodate No Hito * Yukio Hashi **1960 New Artist Award, 1962 & 1966 Japan Record Award ***Theme: Itakogasa *

Frank Nagai Frank Nagai (フランク永井; March 18, 1932 – October 27, 2008) was a Japanese singer. Known for his attractive baritone voice. His real name was Kiyoto Nagai (永井清人 ''Nagai Kiyoto''). Life Frank Nagai was born in Matsuyama, Mi ...

**1959 & 1963 Vocalist Award, 1961 Japan Record Award ***Theme: Kimi Koishi *

Hibari Misora was a Japanese singer, actress and cultural icon. She received a Medal of Honor for her contributions to music and for improving the welfare of the public, and was the first woman to receive the People's Honour Award, which was conferred posthu ...

**1960 Vocalist Award & 1965 Japan Record Award ***Theme: Yawara *Hiroshi Mizuhara **1959 Japan Record Award & 1967 Vocalist Award ***Theme: Kuroi Hana Bira *

The Peanuts were a Japanese vocal group consisting of twin sisters Emi (, ''Itō Emi'') and Yumi Itō (, ''Itō Yumi''). They were born in Nagoya, Japan in April, 1 1941. As identical twins they had voices only slightly apart in timbre, which resulted in t ...

**Theme: Koi No Vacation * Kiyoko Suizenji **1969 General Public Award ***Theme: 365 Ho No March *

Teruhiko Saigō was a Japanese singer and actor. As a singer, he was known as one of the three "''Gosanke''" (referring to ''gosanke'', the three great Tokugawa houses), along with Yukio Hashi and Kazuo Funaki. The stage name was based on the Meiji Restoration ...

**1964 New Artist Award ***Theme: Jyu Nana O No Kono Mune Ni *

Mina Aoe , professionally known as , was a Japanese female ''enka'' singer who had a series of popular hits in the late 1960s and continued charting late into her career. With her distinctive husky voice, she acquired the nickname "Queen of the Blues" ...

**1968 & 1969 Vocalist Award ***Theme: Isezakicho Blues

External links

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Japan Record Awards is a major music awards show, held annually in Japan that recognizes outstanding achievements in the Japan Composer's Association. Until 2005, the show aired on New Year's Eve, but has since aired every December 30 on TBS Japan at 6:30 P.M JST a ...

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Award winners

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