Saburō Kitajima (北島 三郎, Kitajima Saburō, born October 4, 1936) is a well kn… Read Full Bio ↴Saburō Kitajima (北島 三郎, Kitajima Saburō, born October 4, 1936) is a well known Japanese enka singer, lyricist and composer.
He was born Minoru Ōno (大野 穣), in a little town in Hokkaidō, to a fisherman. He was very poor because of the effects of World War II, and he was forced to work while he studied.
When he was about to graduate from high school, he decided to become a singer. His debut single was called "Bungacha-Bushi," which was released in 1962.
He has many famous songs, including "Namida Bune" (1962), "Kyōdai Jingi" (1965), "Yosaku" (1978) and "Kita no Ryōba" (1986). His 1965 song "Kaerokana" was written by lyricist Rokusuke Ei and composer Hachidai Nakamura. He is very popular in Japan partly due to his looks of a physical laborer, and he mostly sings the spirit of Japan's working class and rural laborer. He often appears on Kōhaku Uta Gassen, a TV program at the end of the year where many major Japanese singers gather to perform.
Kitajima released single "Fūfu Isshō" (夫婦一生, lit. "Couple in a Lifetime"?) on January 1, 2010 at the age of 73. It debuted at #10 on the Japanese Oricon weekly single charts. It became the first single to reach Top 10 by a solo artist in his 70s in Oricon charts history.
Although Enka is becoming less popular with the younger generation, he is still Japan's most famous singer. He does a lot of concerts overseas as well, and he is contributing a lot of work to the culture of Japanese music.
In addition to his singing career, Kitajima acted in the role of Tatsugorō on the television series Abarenbō Shōgun. During the quarter-century life of the series, he also sang its theme songs.
He was born Minoru Ōno (大野 穣), in a little town in Hokkaidō, to a fisherman. He was very poor because of the effects of World War II, and he was forced to work while he studied.
When he was about to graduate from high school, he decided to become a singer. His debut single was called "Bungacha-Bushi," which was released in 1962.
He has many famous songs, including "Namida Bune" (1962), "Kyōdai Jingi" (1965), "Yosaku" (1978) and "Kita no Ryōba" (1986). His 1965 song "Kaerokana" was written by lyricist Rokusuke Ei and composer Hachidai Nakamura. He is very popular in Japan partly due to his looks of a physical laborer, and he mostly sings the spirit of Japan's working class and rural laborer. He often appears on Kōhaku Uta Gassen, a TV program at the end of the year where many major Japanese singers gather to perform.
Kitajima released single "Fūfu Isshō" (夫婦一生, lit. "Couple in a Lifetime"?) on January 1, 2010 at the age of 73. It debuted at #10 on the Japanese Oricon weekly single charts. It became the first single to reach Top 10 by a solo artist in his 70s in Oricon charts history.
Although Enka is becoming less popular with the younger generation, he is still Japan's most famous singer. He does a lot of concerts overseas as well, and he is contributing a lot of work to the culture of Japanese music.
In addition to his singing career, Kitajima acted in the role of Tatsugorō on the television series Abarenbō Shōgun. During the quarter-century life of the series, he also sang its theme songs.
男の劇場
北島三郎 Lyrics
正しい者が 勝たいでなるか
それがこの世の
真理(まこと)じゃないか
忍の一字に 望みをかけて
じっと出を待つ
来島(くるしま)瀬戸の
渦も知ってる 男のロマン
できないがまん するのががまん
怨みつらみの 百万言は
腹に収めて にっこり笑う
がまん男の がまんの前に
壁は崩れる 氷もとける
自分の身なりに かまっちゃおれぬ
後はたのむぞ 可愛い女房(おまえ)
俺は大将 まっ先かけて
浴びる火の粉に 身はただれても
いかにゃなるまい 勝たねばならぬ
それがこの世の
真理(まこと)じゃないか
忍の一字に 望みをかけて
じっと出を待つ
来島(くるしま)瀬戸の
渦も知ってる 男のロマン
できないがまん するのががまん
怨みつらみの 百万言は
がまん男の がまんの前に
壁は崩れる 氷もとける
自分の身なりに かまっちゃおれぬ
後はたのむぞ 可愛い女房(おまえ)
俺は大将 まっ先かけて
浴びる火の粉に 身はただれても
いかにゃなるまい 勝たねばならぬ
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Tetsuro Hoshino, Jun Kitahara
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