Yoshi Ikuzō
Yoshi Ikuzō (吉幾三, born 11 November 1952, Goshogawara, Aomori) is the stage name of Yoshihito Kamata (鎌田 善人, Kamata Yoshihito), a Japanese enka singer-songwriter.
Yoshi Ikuzō | |
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| Birth name | Yoshihito Kamata |
| Also known as | Eiji Yamaoka, IKZO, Kumanosuke Kitami |
| Born | 11 November 1952 Kanagi, Aomori, Japan |
| Genres | Enka |
| Occupations | Enka singer Singer-songwriter Lyricist Composer Rapper |
| Instruments | Vocal guitar |
| Years active | 1973 – |
| Labels | Tokuma Japan Communications |
| Website | Official site |
| Alma mater | Kanagi Minami Junior High School |
| Children | KU |
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He has released several popular albums of enka music, a genre akin to Japanese folk or blues music in the Western world. Amongst his most famous hits are "Sake yo", "Suika", and "Yuki Guni". Additionally, he is self-described as the "first popular hip hop artist in Japan" due to the 1984 release of "Ora Tōkyō sa Iguda" (lit. "I'm going to Tokyo"), sung in his native Tsugaru dialect of Japanese.[1] He has been on tour with fellow Japanese star Fukui Kodai.
Ikuzō is married. His wife is named Hisako, and they have a daughter, Ikumi.
His stage name is a pun for the common Japanese phrase "Yoshi, ikuzo!" (よし、いくぞー！, Alright, let's go!).
Discography (incomplete)
- Ora ha zettai! Presley: I'm an "Elvis Presley" indeed!
- Ora Tōkyō sa Iguda: A farewell to the Rural
- Yuki Guni: Snow Country
- Sake yo: Sipping and drinking
- Suika: Drunken Song
- Dream
- Shutcho Monogatari: My Dekasegi memories
- Tachineputa
- Kaze ni Fukarete: Blown with the wind
- Tsugaru
Filmography
Film
- Heaven Sent (1979)
- I Go to Tokyo (1985)
- Cape Nostalgia (2014), Teacher Yukiyoshi
Television
References
- "宇多田ヒカル、Perfumeとコラボ 吉幾三「俺ら東京さ行ぐだ」大人気" (in Japanese). J-cast. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- "大河「青天を衝け」将軍役吉幾三ら20人発表／一覧". Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 2 August 2021.