Akiko Nakamura

Akiko Nakamura (Japanese: 中村晃子) is a Japanese singer and actress. Her song Nijiiro No Mizuumi (Japanese: 虹色の湖) (1967)[1] reached number 3 on the Oricon Singles Chart.[2][3]

Discography

Singles

  • Aoi Ochiba (Japanese: 青い落葉) (1965)[4]
  • Mujou (Japanese: 霧情) (1966)[5]
  • Watashi No Sei Ja Nai (Japanese: 私のせいじゃない) (1966)[6]
  • Watashi Wa Majoreena (Japanese: 私はマジョリーナ) (1966)[7]
  • Anata Wa Doko E (Japanese: あなたはどこへ) (1967)[8]
  • Taiyou Ni Koi Wo Shite (Japanese: 太陽に恋をして) (1967)[9]
  • Nijiiro No Mizuumi (1967)[10] This single reached number 1 on the Cash Box local singles chart.[11]
  • Suna No Jujika (Japanese: 砂の十字架) (1968).[12] This single reached number 21 on the Oricon chart.[2]
  • Nageki No Shinju (Japanese: なげきの真珠) (1968).[13] This single reached number 20 on the Oricon chart.[2]
  • Namida No Mori No Monogatari (Japanese: 涙の森の物語) (1969)[14] This single reached number 39 on the Oricon chart.[2]
  • Rome No Tomoshibi (Japanese: ローマの灯) (1969)[15]
  • Kaze To Bara No Kouya (Japanese: 風とバラの荒野) (1969)[16]
  • Itsuka Aishite (Japanese: いつか愛して) (1970)[17]
  • Ai No Shouzou (Japanese: 愛の肖像) (1970)[18]
  • Mizuumi Wa Tenshi No Namida (Japanese: 湖は天使の涙) (1970)[19]
  • Hadashi No Blues (Japanese: 裸足のブルース) (1971)[20]
  • Utsukushiki Challenger (Japanese: 美しきチャレンジャー) (1971)[21]
  • Jounetsu No Umi (Japanese: 情熱の海) (1971)[22]
  • Ryoshu-Rome (Japanese: 旅愁〜ローマ) (1971)[23]
  • Aishu No Tabi (Japanese: 哀愁の旅) (1971)[24]
  • Glass No Shiro (Japanese: ガラスの城) (1972)[25]
  • Ano Machi Wa Doko E Itta (Japanese: あの街はどこへいった) (1972)[26]
  • Kurashiki, Namida Mo Niou Machi (Japanese: 倉敷・涙も匂う町) (1972)[27]
  • Hageshii Koi (Japanese: 激しい恋) (1973)[28]
  • Bara No Sasayaki (Japanese: 薔薇の囁き) (1974)[29]
  • Koi Shigure (Japanese: 恋しぐれ) (1975)[30]
  • Tabiji (Japanese: 旅路) (1975)[31]
  • What Have They Done To My Song, Ma (Japanese: 傷ついた小鳥 (Kizutsuita Kotori)) (1976)[32]
  • Meguri Awanainoni (Japanese: めぐり逢わないのに) (1977)[33]
  • Jajauma Narashi (Japanese: じゃじゃ馬ならし) (1978)[34]
  • "Through the Eyes of Love", Theme from Ice Castles (Japanese: この愛に生きる (Kono Ai Ni Ikiru)) (1979)[35]
  • Koi No Tsunawatari (Japanese: 恋の綱わたり) (1980)[36] This single reached number 4 on the Oricon chart,[2] the Music Labo chart[37] and the Cash Box of Japan chart.[38]
  • Sasayaki No Kubikazari (Japanese: ささやきの首飾り) (1981)[39]

Duets:

Albums

  • Nijiiro No Mizuumi: Akiko Nakamura Hit Album (虹色の湖: 中村晃子ヒット・アルバム) (1968).[44] Reissued on vinyl in 1984[45] and in the 2020s.[46][47][48]
  • Akko Wa Utau: Akiko Nakamura Hit Album Vol. 2 (Japanese: アッコはうたう〜中村晃子ヒット・アルバム第2集〜) (1970)[49]
  • Akiko Nakamura Double Deluxe (Japanese: 中村晃子ダブル・デラックス) (1970)[50]
  • Akiko Nakamura Attack Schubert (Japanese: 中村晃子 アタックシューベルト) (1971)[51]
  • Hadashi No Blues: Akiko Nakamura Hit 14 (Japanese: 裸足のブルース〜中村晃子 ヒット14〜) (1971)[52]
  • Amai Sasayaki: Akiko Nakamura Best Album (Japanese: 「あまい囁き」〜中村晃子ベストアルバム〜) (1974)[53]
  • Akiko! Jane Birkin mitai dane (Japanese: AKIKO!-ジェーン・バーキンみたいだね-) (1977)[54]
  • Mokuyōza (Japanese: 木曜座) (1980)[55]
  • Koi-tachi Onna-tachi (Japanese: 恋たち・女たち) (1981)[56]
  • Rokku Tengoku (Japanese: ロック天国) (1998)[57]
  • Nijiiro No Mizuumi (Japanese: 虹色の湖) (2002)[58][59]

Films

She co-starred with The Jaguars in the film Susume! Jagazu Tekizen Joriku (Japanese: 進め!ジャガーズ 敵前上陸) (Shochiku, 1968),[60] also called Make Way For The Jaguars.[61] She also starred in Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie (1982).[62] Other film roles include, in particular, Detective Story (1983).[63]

Television

She performed in the 19th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (1968).[64] She appeared on Yoru no Hit Studio.[65][66] She starred in an episode of Ima Mo Tokimeki Waga Kokoro No Poppusu (Japanese: 今もトキメキ・我が心のポップス) on NHK.[67][68]

References

  1. ^ Nijiiro No Mizuumi. Provided by King Records.
  2. ^ a b c d e シングル売上TOP5作品. Oricon News.
  3. ^ Billboard. 2 March 1968. p 44.
  4. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-314
  5. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-370
  6. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-415
  7. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-502
  8. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-575
  9. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-628
  10. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-724
  11. ^ Cash Box. 24 February 1968, p 70. 2 March 1968, p 60. 9 March 1968, p 54.
  12. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-800
  13. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-880
  14. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-934
  15. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-991
  16. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1073
  17. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1135
  18. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1225
  19. ^ King Records catalogue BS-1256
  20. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1309
  21. ^ King Records catalogue number ES(H)-1013
  22. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1389
  23. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1440
  24. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1472
  25. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1543
  26. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1586
  27. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1630
  28. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1731
  29. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1823
  30. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1885
  31. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1981
  32. ^ King Records catalogue number GK-31
  33. ^ King Records catalogue number GK-73
  34. ^ King Records catalogue number GK-212
  35. ^ King Records catalogue number GK-316
  36. ^ Teichiku Records catalogue number RS-218
  37. ^ Billboard. 2 August 1980. p 53. 9 August 1980. p 65.
  38. ^ Cash Box. 9 August 1980. p 37.
  39. ^ Teichiku Records catalogue number RS-508
  40. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1575
  41. ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1737
  42. ^ King Records catalogue number KIDD 136
  43. ^ Oricon
  44. ^ King Records catalogue number SKD 2
  45. ^ King Records catalogue K20A-590
  46. ^ Ship To Shore Phono Co catalogue number STS-072
  47. ^ E H. Our 10 favourite new vinyl releases this week (22nd January). The Vinyl Factory. 2021.
  48. ^ For a review of this album, see Hannah Vettese, "Akiko Nakamura: Hit Album" in "Archives", Uncut, April 2021, p 49.
  49. ^ King Records catalogue number SKD-31
  50. ^ King Records catalogue number SKW-19~20
  51. ^ King Records catalogue number SKD-73
  52. ^ King Records catalogue number SKD-99
  53. ^ King Records catalogue number SKA-71
  54. ^ King Records catalogue number SKA-169
  55. ^ Teichiku Records catalogue number GM-106
  56. ^ Teichiku Records catalogue number GM-117
  57. ^ For a review of this album, see 中村晃子 / ロック天国, CDJournal.
  58. ^ King Records catalogue number KICX-7094
  59. ^ 中村晃子 / 虹色の湖 (廃盤). CDJournal.
  60. ^ 銀幕を彩る映画人たち: はりま・シネマの夢. 2005. p 36.
  61. ^ Yomota Inuhiko. What Is Japanese Cinema?: A History.
  62. ^ 映画『コブラ』公開40周年記念で12月に4K特別上映 主人公・コブラ役は松崎しげる【予告映像公開】. アニメ&ゲーム by Oricon News. 4 November 2022.
  63. ^ 松田優作さん:薬師丸ひろ子と共演 1983年の大ヒット映画「探偵物語」がBS12 トゥエルビで. Mantan Web. 5 October 2023.
  64. ^ 中村晃子、キングレコードからリリースしたシングル&アルバムのサブスク解禁. Musicman. 31 January 2025.
  65. ^ 中村晃子は密かに…巨泉も称えた話術の名人「マエタケ」. Zakzak. 8 August 2011.
  66. ^ 小林大輔が『夜のヒットスタジオ』最高視聴率を叩きだした夜. 週刊女性Prime. 27 March 2015.
  67. ^ 今もトキメキ・我が心のポップス. NHK. Broadcast 5 September 1993.
  68. ^ 朝日新聞縮刷版 (Asahi Shimbun shukusatsuban). Number 867. 1993.