Saburō Kitajima 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 Bunkacha-Bushi, which was released in 1962. He has many famous songs, including Kita no Ryōba and Yosaku.

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  • Saburō Kitajima 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 Bunkacha-Bushi, which was released in 1962. He has many famous songs, including Kita no Ryōba and Yosaku. 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. 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.
  • 北島 三郎(きたじま さぶろう、1936年10月4日 ‐ )は、日本の演歌歌手、作詞家、作曲家である。
  • Saburo Kitajima is een bekende Japanse enka-zanger. Kitajima werd geboren als Minoru Oshima (大野 穣), in een klein plaatsje op het eiland Hokkaido. Zijn vader was visser. Als gevolg van de Tweede Wereldoorlog was de familie heel arm, en Saburo Kitajima moest werken naast zijn studie. Toen hij bijna klaar was met de middelbare school besloot Kitajima dat hij zanger wilde worden. Zijn eerste single, Bunkacha-Bushi, kwam uit in 1962. Saburo Kitajima heeft vele beroemde nummers gezongen, onder andere Kita no Sakaba en Yosaku. Hij is een erg populaire Enka-zanger. Hij verschijnt regelmatig in Kouhaku Uta Gassen, een televisieprogramma aan het eind van het jaar, waarin veel bekende Japanse zangers optreden. Hoewel Enka als genre bij de jongere generatie minder populair wordt, is Kitajima nog steeds zeer beroemd in Japan. Hij geeft ook veel concerten in het buitenland, en draagt veel bij aan de Japanse muziekcultuur. Naast zijn zangcarrière speelt Kitajima ook in de televisieserie Abarembo Shogun, waarin hij de rol van Tatsugorō speelt. Hij zong ook de titelmelodie van deze serie, die wel 25 jaar gelopen heeft.
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  • Saburō Kitajima 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 Bunkacha-Bushi, which was released in 1962. He has many famous songs, including Kita no Ryōba and Yosaku.
  • 北島 三郎(きたじま さぶろう、1936年10月4日 ‐ )は、日本の演歌歌手、作詞家、作曲家である。
  • Saburo Kitajima is een bekende Japanse enka-zanger. Kitajima werd geboren als Minoru Oshima (大野 穣), in een klein plaatsje op het eiland Hokkaido. Zijn vader was visser. Als gevolg van de Tweede Wereldoorlog was de familie heel arm, en Saburo Kitajima moest werken naast zijn studie. Toen hij bijna klaar was met de middelbare school besloot Kitajima dat hij zanger wilde worden. Zijn eerste single, Bunkacha-Bushi, kwam uit in 1962.
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