Ichirō Fujiyama, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ichirō Fujiyama

Japanese singer

Date of Birth: 08-Apr-1911

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Date of Death: 21-Aug-1993

Profession: composer, conductor, singer

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Ichiro Fujiyama (?? ??, Fujiyama Ichiro, April 8, 1911 – August 21, 1993), born Takeo Masunaga (?? ??, Masunaga Takeo), was a popular Japanese singer and composer, known for his contribution to Japanese popular music called ryukoka by his Western classical music skills.
He was born in Chuo, Tokyo, and graduated from the Tokyo Music School.
Although he was regarded as a tenor singer in Japanese popular music, he was originally a classical baritone singer.
He also acted in various films, and was a close friend of Minoru Matsuya (1910–1995).
His workroom has been reproduced inside the "NHK museum of broadcasting" as an exhibit.