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Michiya Mihashi

Michiya Mihashi (三橋美智也 Mihashi Michiya, November 10, 1930 – January 8, 1996), born Michiya Kitazawa (北沢 美智也 Kitazawa Michiya) in Kamiiso, Hokkaidō, was a famous singer in postwar Japan. Along with Hachiro Kasuga and Hideo Murata, he was regarded as one of the most notable singers to have established the genre enka. Mihashi was among the leading Enka singers in his time and was known for his high-pitched and elastic singing voice. Mihasa began his career as a singer of Japanese folk music or min'yō, winning a min'yō competition in his native Hokkaidō at age 11. In 1954, he made his record debut with the song "Sake no Nigasayo" (酒の苦さよ). His 1955 song "Onna Sendō Uta" (おんな船頭唄) became a hit song. In 1960, he sang the theme song for the tokusatsu series Kaiketsu Harimao, which was created by Shotaro Ishinomori. In the latter half of the 1970s he reinvented himself, adopting a 'rough' style and hosting a radio program aimed at young men, from whom he acquired the nickname "Michie" (ミッチー). In 1983, he set a record by becoming the first Japanese singer in history to sell one hundred million records. Mihasa died in hospital in Osaka on January 8, 1996 from multiple organ failure at the age of 65.


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Born:
Nov 10, 1930 In Kamiiso, Hokkaido, Japan
Movie/TV Credits:
4
First Appeared:
In the movie The Young Avenger 1957-05-07
Latest Project:
Movie Hoshikuzu no Machi 1963-02-09
Known For
Poster of Hoshikuzu no Machi
Poster of Song of Kagoshima
Poster of Yajikita min'yō dōchū Ōshū kaidō no maki
Poster of The Young Avenger
Filmography
Movie Hoshikuzu no Machi 1963-02-09
Movie Song of Kagoshima Shintaro Shimada 1962-05-01
Movie Yajikita min'yō dōchū Ōshū kaidō no maki 1959-04-19
Movie The Young Avenger Sutematsu 1957-05-07