, is a Japanese composer and was the chair of the

Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers The , often referred to as JASRAC, is a Japanese copyright collection society. It was founded in 1939 as a nonprofit organization, and is the largest musical copyright administration society in Japan. Overview JASRAC's main business activity i ...

(JASRAC) from 12 August 2010 to 31 March 2016.

Early life

Tokura began playing the violin at age 4. He spent his elementary and high school years in Germany where he gained a basic music education.

Education

Tokura debuted as a composer while still a student at the Faculty of Law at

Gakushuin University is a private university in Mejiro, Toshima Ward, Tokyo. It was re-established after World War II as an affiliate of the Gakushūin School Corporation. The privatized successor to the original Gakushūin University (or "Peers School") was estab ...

. He further studied composition, conducting as well as screening and studio production in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Career

Tokura served as a member of the Council for Cultural Affairs, a managing director for the

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(JACOMPA), a director for the All Japan Authors and Composers’ Association and the Japan Composers & Arrangers Association, and an advisor to the Song Writer's Union of Japan. On 7 December 2017 it was announced that Tokura would conduct the closing theme to the ''

68th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen The was the 68th edition of annual NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31, 2017, live from NHK Hall (Tokyo, Japan). It was broadcast in Japan through NHK General Television (TV) and NHK Radio 1 (Radio), and worldwide through NHK World Prem ...

'' (''68th NHK Red & White Song Festival''), 31 December 2017. The theme, " Hotaru no Hikari", was to have been conducted by Masaaki Hirao but Tokura replaced him following Hirao's death in July.

Selected works

* ''

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'' (Pink Lady) * ''

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'' ( Pink Lady) * ''Out of the Blue'' (musical) * ''Johnny Eno Dengon'' (Pedro & Capricious) * ''Dounimo Tomaranai'' (Brenda Vaughn) * ''Azusa 2 Gou'' (Karyudo)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tokura, Shunichi 1948 births Gakushuin University alumni Japanese composers Japanese male composers Japanese musical theatre composers Living people Male musical theatre composers Musicians from Tokyo