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Hiroshi Itsuki
Person · male · Japan · Mikata district · born 1948 · recording since 1971
Japanese singer, composer, actor
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Also known as Hiroshi Itsuki · 五木ひろし · Kazuo Matsuyama · Masaru Matsuyama · いつき ひろし · まつやま まさる · +8 more
Timeline
16 events▣ Album 12✦ Award 2◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1940s
1970s
· Debut release
Debut release: 流転
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography362 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1355960758
Biography
Hiroshi Itsuki (五木ひろし, Itsuki Hiroshi; born March 14, 1948) is a Japanese singer and composer. As of 1987, he had sold 20 million singles and 4 million LP albums.
Itsuki is usually regarded as an enka singer, but he has also released a cover version of Southern All Stars' J-pop song "Tsunami".
Career
In 1965, Itsuki debuted under the stage name "Masaru Matsuyama," but did not initially achieve commercial success. Although he changed his stage name to "Eiichi Ichijō" in 1967, and then to "Ken Mitani" in 1969, there was no improvement in his music's commercial sales. In 1971, he changed his name to "Hiroshi Itsuki" and was given the song "Yokohama Tasogare" (よこはま・たそがれ) by Masaaki Hirao. Written by lyricist Yoko Yamaguchi, "Yokohama Tasogare" reached the top of the Oricon weekly single chart.
His 2006 single "Takasebune" debuted at number 9 on the Oricon charts, becoming his first Top 10 single in 22 years, since his 1984 single "Nagaragawa Enka". In 2008, he was featured in Morning Musume's Cover You album. He sang "Izakaya" with Ai Takahashi. Also in 2008, he collaborated with the girl group Cute, letting them record the song "Edo no Temari Uta", which he himself was planning to include in his end-of-year album. Cute's producer Tsunku liked the song and thought that if performed by girls the enka lyrics will sound like "a modern fairytale". In what was called a collaboration by Tsunku and a rivalry between two performers by Sankei Sports, they both released the song as CD singles, Cute on July 30, and Itsuki as his 132nd single on October 22. Cute's version, entitled "Edo no Temari Uta II", was nominated for the main Japan Record Award of 2008, which also meant receiving a Gold Award from the Japan Composer's Association.
Honours
Japan Record Awards
Grand Prize: 2 times
Best Singing Award: 3 times
Singing Award: 5 times
Gold award: 10 times
Composition Award: 1 time
Best Album Award: 1 time
Planning Award: 2 times
Special prize: 2 times
Masao Koga Memorial Award: Once
Misora Hibari Memorial Award: Once
Other awards
Medal with Purple Ribbon (2007)
Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2018)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 28 | 89.8th |
| Studio albums | 12 | 92.8th |
| Awards recorded | 8 | 98.4th |
| Timeline events | 16 | 91.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 51 | 91.8th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (28 release groups · 12 studio albums)
Albums · 12
1971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 40:39
LS-237 1勘太郎月夜唄3:01LS-237 2名月赤城山4:05LS-237 3おしどり道中3:44LS-237 4一本刀土俵入り3:34LS-237 5沓掛時次郎3:22LS-237 6流転2:56LS-238 1旅姿三人男3:39LS-238 2妻恋道中3:27LS-238 3次郎坊鴉3:32LS-238 4花の三度笠2:50LS-238 5涙を抱いた渡り鳥3:21LS-238 6旅笠道中3:081978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 24:06
A1渚の女4:54A2港町・涙町・別れ町3:13A3津軽海峡冬景色3:42A4恋あざみ4:16A5おゆき3:36A6ひとり酒場で4:25B1神田川B2春を運ぶな雪の海B3酒と泪と男と女B4山谷ブルースB5面影橋B6無縁坂1992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 45:09
1契り4:142おしどり5:263港別れ風4:234絆4:585吹上紀行4:556弾き語り4:337林に歌のせて3:308天の蛍（ボーカル・ヴァージョン）4:459吹きだまり4:1810時が過ぎれば…4:071992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 44:35
1青春日記4:292愛の小窓2:353緑の地平線3:384人生の並木路3:285回想譜4:016男の純情3:247浜昼顔3:438人生劇場3:029オランダ屋敷の花4:4110白い椿の唄3:1611夕べ仄かに3:1612影を慕いて5:021997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 27:23
1長良川艷歌4:422倖せさがして3:333夜空3:064長崎から船に乗って3:495そして・・・めぐり逢い4:076契り4:167千曲川3:502000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 56:23
1京都恋歌4:512再り会い4:463紫陽花4:374女の酒場4:575ちぎり絵4:496罪と罰4:037流れ星5:188渡月橋4:459船宿4:4310萩の花郷4:1111ななかまど4:3712酒 ひとり4:462001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks
1雪の渡り鳥2おしどり道中3裏通り4潮来笠5一本刀土俵入り6時雨の半次郎7大利根月夜8箱根八里の半次郎9道連れ10中山七里11旅鴉12伊豆の佐太郎13母恋鴉14伊太郎旅唄15関の弥太っぺ16赤城の子守唄17鯉名の銀平18瞼の母2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 45:45
1テネシーワルツ2:342ムーンリバー3:393ダイアナ2:354悲しき雨音2:335ヘイ・ポーラ2:296ホワイト・クリスマス4:067愛さずにはいられない4:218ルイジアナ・ママ2:329恋の片道切符2:5310フライ・ミー・トゥー・ザ・ムーン3:5211好きにならずにいられない3:0912慕情3:0713よこはま・たそがれ〜英語バージョン〜4:2614待っている女〜英語バージョン〜3:292009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 47:49
1橋場の渡し4:222浅き夢みし～浄瑠璃「明烏」より4:263大江戸瓦版3:534江戸の夕映え4:575茜雲4:056江戸の手毬唄2:437ヘヘイ弥次さん ホイ喜多さん5:178姫街道4:029両国橋4:0710深川がたくり橋4:5411凍て鶴5:032010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks
1おまえとふたり2凍て鶴3汽笛4おしどり5北物語6細雪7おしろい花8酒ひとり9この愛に死んでも10傘ん中11高瀬舟12みれん13ふりむけば日本海14再り会い2015 · Demo
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 55:36
1長良川艶歌4:452徒然の花4:203おまえとふたり3:274倖せさがして3:355千曲川4:006よこはまたそがれ3:357デュオしのび逢い3:578おはん4:359細雪4:2810夢色舞い3:5711人生かくれんぼ3:4412契り4:1813夜空3:0714居酒屋3:482022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 49:32
1少年時代3:462木蘭の涙5:123糸4:064メロディー4:225三日月4:386ハナミズキ6:107桜坂5:138雪の華5:559最後の雨4:5110日本に生まれてよかった5:19
Single · 6
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 千曲川Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:451千曲川3:53 2愛のいのち3:52 | 25 May 1975 | ||
| 1982 | 居酒屋Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 3:49A居酒屋3:49 B帰郷 | 25 October 1982 | ||
| 2002 | 愛のメリークリスマスSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 31:071愛のメリークリスマス4:38 2旅立つ君に5:44 3愛のメリークリスマス＜オリジナルカラオケ＞4:38 4愛のメリークリスマス＜ハロー！プロジェクト聖歌隊。コーラス入り＞4:38 5旅立つ君に＜オリジナルカラオケ＞5:44 6旅立つ君に＜中澤裕子・藤本美貴コーラス入り＞5:45 | 27 November 2002 | ||
| 2008 | この愛に死んでもSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 19:211この愛に死んでも4:41 2北慕情5:01 3この愛に死んでも (オリジナルカラオケ)4:40 4北慕情 (オリジナルカラオケ)4:59 | 6 February 2008 | ||
| 2008 | 橋場の渡しSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 17:291橋場の渡し4:24 2橋場の渡し (オリジナル・カラオケ)4:22 3よこはま・たそがれ～英語バージョン～4:23 4よこはま・たそがれ～英語バージョン～ (オリジナル・カラオケ)4:20 | 27 August 2008 | ||
| 2011 | 月物語Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 18:161月物語5:10 2トワイライト ブルー3:59 3月物語（オリジナルカラオケ）5:10 4トワイライト ブルー（オリジナルカラオケ）3:57 | 23 March 2011 |
Album · 9
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 五木ひろし 全曲集 (汽笛✻女・ひとり)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks1汽笛 2女・ひとり 3北の物語り 4京都悠遊 5べにばな 6そして・・・めぐり逢い 7倖せさがして 8時が過ぎれば・・・ 9追憶 10ブランコ 11五月の小舟 12契り 13渚の女 14涙でもかまわない 15華 16終着駅 | Compilation | 25 November 1994 | |
| 1996 | 全曲集～スーパーヒットコレクションSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 28 tracks · 1:54:19Disc 1 1女の酒場4:59 2汽笛4:16 3おまえとふたり3:26 4そして…めぐり逢い4:06 5夜空3:05 6愛のバラードを…となりで4:39 7酒尽尽4:00 8暖簾4:15 9居酒屋3:49 10ふるさと3:12 11長崎から船に乗って3:49 12港の五番町4:31 13女・ひとり4:41 14おしどり4:49 Disc 21よこはま・たそがれ3:33 2細雪4:26 3長良川艶歌4:42 4千曲川3:50 5人生かくれんぼ3:44 6デュオしのび逢い3:57 7契り4:17 8倖せさがして3:33 9べにばな4:16 10浪花盃4:20 11浜昼顔3:04 12ふたりの夜明け3:49 13愛しつづけるボレロ4:39 14心4:32 | Compilation | 21 October 1996 | |
| 2003 | カバー＆セルフコレクション〜おふくろの子守歌〜Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:12:581大きな古時計4:45 2愛のうた（ピクミン）3:06 3かくれんぼ4:19 4貴船の宿4:29 5はぐれコキリコ5:05 6傘ん中3:40 7旅立つ君に5:43 8TSUNAMI5:12 9涙そうそう4:20 10北の雪虫4:26 11あんたの花道4:52 12居酒屋（ニューバージョン）4:02 13白い恋人達4:40 14愛のメリークリスマス4:36 15地上の星4:57 16おふくろの子守歌（第53回NHK紅白歌合戦ライブ）4:46 | Compilation | 2 April 2003 | |
| 2007 | 阿久悠 トリビュートアルバム –名作よ永遠に–Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 1:01:011契り4:13 2北の宿から3:48 3港の五番町4:29 4もしもピアノが弾けたなら3:57 5居酒屋3:46 6献身(アコースティックバージョン)5:43 7熱き心に4:35 8絆4:49 9愛のメリークリスマス4:35 10舟唄4:01 11愛しつづけるボレロ4:37 12傘ん中(アコースティックバージョン)4:11 13津軽海峡・冬景色3:42 14追憶4:35 | Compilation | 21 September 2007 | |
| 2011 | 五木ひろし 全曲集2012Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:12:201月物語5:10 2おしろい花4:16 3トワイライト ブルー3:59 4ゆめかぜ5:22 5そして…めぐり逢い4:08 6誰よりも愛した人3:51 7冬の唄4:02 8街4:59 9傘ん中3:41 10高瀬舟5:16 11ふるさと (’08バージョン)3:36 12おふくろの子守歌 (ニューバージョン)4:39 13花は生き方を迷わない4:22 14ふたつ星4:37 15山河 (アルバムバージョン)6:28 16別れの鐘の音3:54 | Compilation | 7 December 2011 | |
| 2014 | ベストセレクション3(1971–1994)～おまえとふたり～Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:04:151おまえとふたり3:27 2浜昼顔3:04 3千曲川3:52 4ふたりの旅路3:44 5愛の始発3:59 6流れのままに3:58 7倖せさがして3:34 8ふたりの夜明け3:49 9愛しつづけるボレロ4:40 10契り4:16 11居酒屋3:49 12虞美人草3:56 13面影の郷4:28 14おしどり4:50 15愛別4:01 16終着駅4:48 | Compilation | 10 September 2014 | |
| 2014 | ベストセレクション2（1971–1994）～暖簾～Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:02:021暖簾4:16 2旅鴉3:21 3裏通り4:06 4ふるさと3:13 5狼のバラード3:36 6夜空3:06 7北酒場3:13 8途中駅3:55 9風の子守唄4:08 10灯りが欲しい4:16 11熱愛3:39 12人生かくれんぼ3:44 13そして・・・めぐり逢い4:07 14追憶4:37 15心4:33 16男の帰り道4:12 | Compilation | 10 September 2014 | |
| 2014 | ベストセレクション1(1971–1994)～よこはま・たそがれ～Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:03:021よこはま・たそがれ3:33 2長崎から船に乗って3:50 3あなたの灯3:37 4霧の出船3:42 5待っている女3:20 6夜汽車の女3:24 7別れの鐘の音3:30 8哀恋記3:20 9潮どき3:24 10蝉時雨4:11 11細雪4:28 12長良川艶歌4:43 13絆4:53 14浪花盃4:20 15港の五番町4:32 16べにばな4:15 | Compilation | 10 September 2014 | |
| 2015 | 五木ひろしベストコレクションSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:12:531浪花盃4:21 2さだめ川3:59 3ゆうすげの恋4:03 4浮草情話4:29 5雪國4:30 6俺の道4:43 7北の漁場4:41 8東京水中花5:16 9そして…めぐり逢い4:07 10熱き心に4:37 11愛燦燦5:04 12恋におちて5:22 13時の流れに身をまかせ4:09 14夢一輪4:24 15天城越え4:46 16夢しずく4:22 | Compilation | 12 August 2015 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Live in USA: Las Vegas Show Time / At the Club EPSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 4:43A1Intro1:30 A2Yokohama · Tasogare2:08 A3Viva Summer1:05 B1Bzzz B2Your Band Reminds Me B3You're a Fuckn Freak B4Zombie-Flesh Cannibal B5Fur Cunt B6Episch Drama B7Decompressie in Je Zweetnaad B8Stoned B9Everybody Is a Racist B10Arseworm Love Call B11Being Straight Edge (Is Fucking Scary) B12Godzilla Freaks Out (Hoes) B13Re-Build the Planet of the Apes | Live | 2001 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Hiroshi Itsuki head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 28 | 89.8th |
| Studio albums | 12 | 92.8th |
| Awards recorded | 8 | 98.4th |
| Timeline events | 16 | 91.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 51 | 91.8th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | won | |
| 2007 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | won | |
| 2018 | The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette | won | |
| 2018 | The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette | won | |
| — | Golden Arrow Award | won | |
| — | Golden Arrow Award | won | |
| — | Japan Record Awards | won | |
| — | Japan Record Awards | won |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7197f5ed-5167-4e73-8ee6-bebf18831fb2discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7197f5ed-5167-4e73-8ee6-bebf18831fb2core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1039647genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1039647seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshi_Itsukibiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshi_Itsuki
Why this artist is in the database
- List of best-selling music artists in Japan — rank #1 · 19.24
Hiroshi Itsuki | 1965–present | Enka / Pop | 19.24 million
- List of Japanese singers
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Image: 国土交通省 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1039647 · MusicBrainz: 7197f5ed-5167-4e73-8ee6-bebf18831fb2
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