is a Japanese song. The song was composed by Komei Sone. The song was originally noted down in a juvenile classification home. The lyric of the song was re-written by various lyricists.

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's cover version of this song was released in 1966. However, the song is best known for being sung by

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singer

Keiko Fuji (5 July 1951 – 22 August 2013), known primarily by the stage name was a Japanese singer and actress. She had success in Japan in the 1960s and 1970s with her ballad-type songs. She was married on-and-off with Utada Teruzane, and was the ...

. The song was included in her album ''Shinjuku no Onna/ 'Enka no Hoshi' Fuji Keiko no Subete'' (lit. "Woman in Shinjuku/ 'Star of Enka' All of Keiko Fuji") released on March 5, 1970. The album topped Japanese

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charts for 20 consecutive weeks. Her version of this song was named . Her version of this song was released as a single on April 25, 1970. The single topped Oricon charts for 10 consecutive weeks. Japanese folk rock singer

Kan Mikami is a Japanese folk singer-songwriter and actor. His music, heavily influenced by American blues, was popular in Japan in the 1970s. He re-wrote the lyric of the song "Yume wa Yoru Hiraku" for his cover version in 1972, which was banned for its ...

also released his version of this song with his new lyrics in 1972. However, his version was banned from being used on the air.

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