Kei Ogura (Ogura Kei, 小椋佳, born January 18, 1944, in
Ueno
is a district in Tokyo's Taitō Ward, best known as the home of Ueno Park. Ueno is also home to some of Tokyo's finest cultural sites, including the Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Western Art, and the National Museum of Na ...
,
Taito, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese singer, songwriter and composer. He was also a bank clerk of
Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank
, abbreviated as , was one of the largest banks in the world during the latter half of the 20th century. Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank was created in 1971 by a consortium of two banks: Dai-Ichi Bank, Japan's oldest bank, and Nippon Kangyo Bank, a state f ...
, after graduation from the
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project b ...
. His musical career was in parallel with banking activity.
His major works include ''Saraba seishun'' (さらば青春) and ''Oretachi-no-tabi'' (俺たちの旅). He is known for offering his work to other singers.
Works
Ogura's original song
*''Saraba seisyun'' (さらば青春)
*''Hikari no Hashi wo Koete'' (光の橋を越えて)
*''Tabidachi no Jokyoku'' (旅立ちの序曲)
*''Kansou no Uta'' (歓送の歌)
*''Uchuu no Kakehashi'' (宇宙の掛け橋)
Works performed by other singers
*''Oretachi-no-tabi'' (俺たちの旅) (singer:
Masatoshi Nakamura
is a Japanese actor/singer from Onagawa, Miyagi. He graduated from Keio University.
Nakamura joined the Bungakuza theater troupe in 1973 and made his television debut in 1974 with "Warera Seishun. Masatoshi made his film debut with "Fureai" in ...
)
*''Cyclamen no kahori'' (シクラメンのかほり) (singer:
Akira Fuse
is a Japanese singer and actor. He debuted in 1965 with the single . Career
His greatest hits are and . He currently makes consistent appearances on television, performs occasional seasonal tours, hosts a late night talk show, and is involve ...
)
*''Yumeshibai'' (夢芝居) (singer:
Tomio Umezawa
Tomio is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Tomio can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:
*富雄, "enrich, masculine"
*富男, "enrich, man"
*富夫, "enrich, husband"
*冨雄, "enrich, m ...
)
*''Aisansan'' (愛燦燦) (singer:
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 posth ...
)
*''Tokigusuri'' (時薬) (singer:
Daigoro Tachibana
Daigoro Tachibana (橘 大五郎 ''Tachibana Daigorō''), birth name Daisuke Isayama (諌山 大輔 ''Isayama Daisuke'', born 27 January 1987) is one of Heisei era's celebrated onnagata and taishū engeki actor. He is branded as the ''Taishu Eng ...
)
External links
official web site of Kei OguraJapanese)
1944 births
Living people
Japanese male singer-songwriters
Japanese singer-songwriters
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