Shinji Tanimura - Wikipedia
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Shinji Tanimura | |
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.jpg) Shinji in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | 谷村 新司 |
| Born | 11 December 1948 Osaka, Japan |
| Origin | Osaka, Japan |
| Died | 8 October 2023 (aged 74) |
| Genres | Kayōkyoku |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1971–2023 |
| Formerly of | Alice |
| Website | tanimura.com |
Shinji Tanimura (谷村 新司, Tanimura Shinji, 11 December 1948 – 8 October 2023) was a Japanese singer-songwriter.[1]
Tanimura set up the musical group Alice together with Takao Horiuchi in 1971 and released his first extended play musical album in the following year.[2] Alice produced its first album two years later. During this time, Tanimura also composed several musical pieces for other singers, such as Momoe Yamaguchi.[3] In 1981, he held concerts in places such as Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Beijing.[4] He also made recordings on the Japanese division of the Casablanca Records label.[5]
Tanimura died on 8 October 2023, at the age of 74. It was reported that he had battled enteritis for some time and had surgery for the disease in March of the same year.[6]
| Year | Album | Chart positions (JP)[7] |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Hi wa Mata Noboru" (陽はまた昇る) | 21 | Toshiba EMI |
| 1980 | "Subaru" (昴 -すばる-) | 2 | Polystar |
| 1981 | "Tenrō" (天狼) | 35 | |
| "Gunjō" (群青) | 15 | ||
| "Seinen no Ki" (青年の樹) | 45 | ||
| "Kaze wa Hageshiku" (風は激しく) | 62 | ||
| 1982 | "Superstar" (スーパースター) | 51 | |
| 1983 | "Chiisana Kata ni Ame ga Furu" (小さな肩に雨が降る) | — | |
| "22sai" (22歳) | 14 | ||
| 1984 | "Tanjōbi: Arifureta Tasogare no Machi nite" (誕生日 -ありふれた黄昏の街にて-) | 54 | |
| "Seishun Zankoku Monogatari" (青春残酷物語) | 46 | ||
| "Yorugao" (夜顔) | 85 | ||
| 1985 | "Ai no Chikai: Give It All Today" (愛の誓い -Give it all today-) | 24 | |
| "12Ban Machi no Carol" (12番街のキャロル) | 53 | ||
| "Keiji" (刑事) | — | ||
| "Roman Tetsudō: Tojō-hen" (浪漫鉄道＜途上篇＞) | 34 | ||
| 1986 | "Gion Matsuri" (祇園祭) | — | |
| "Koufuku: Shiawase" (幸福 -しあわせ-) | 30 | ||
| 1987 | "Ima no Mama de ii" (今のままでいい) | 86 | |
| 1988 | "Far Away" | 69 | |
| "Eiyū" (英雄) | 70 | ||
| 1989 | "Aoi Bara: Blue Roses" (青い薔薇 -BLUE ROSES-) | — | |
| "Otoko to Onna ni Modoru Toki" (男と女に戻る時) | — | ||
| "Miyako no Ame ni Furu Gotoku" (都に雨の降るごとく) | — | ||
| 1990 | "Dreams Come True" | — | |
| 1991 | "Futari no Nishūkan" (夏の二週間) | 93 | |
| "Kimi wo Wasurenai" (君を忘れない) | — | ||
| 1992 | "Santo Monogatari" (三都物語) | 41 | |
| 1993 | "Kai: Kizahashi" (階 -きざはし-) | 28 | |
| "Last News: The Man Theme" (ラストニュース -THE MANのテーマ-) | — | ||
| 1994 | "Against" (アゲインスト) | 93 | |
| 1995 | "Messiah Futatabi" (メシアふたたび) | — | Victor Entertainment |
| "Kimi no Soba ni Iru" (君のそばにいる) | — | Pony Canyon | |
| 1996 | "Ai ni Kaeritai" (愛に帰りたい) | — | |
| 1997 | "Sakuramori" (櫻守) | 86 | |
| 1998 | "Kokoro no Eki" (心の駅) | — | |
| 1999 | "Aura" | 76 | |
| 2000 | "Harvest" (ハーヴェスト) | — | Mama's & Papa's |
| 2006 | "Kaze no Koyomi" (風の暦) | 13 | Avex Io |
| 2007 | "Yumejin" (夢人〜ユメジン〜) | 16 | |
| 2008 | "Ii Tabidachi Hi" (いい日旅立ち) | — | Polystar |
| "Ima Arite" (今ありて) | — | Avex Io | |
| "Tsubame" (ツバメ) | — | ||
| "Road Song" (ロード・ソング) | — | ||
| "Jūsan'ya" (十三夜) | 83 | ||
| 2009 | "Sakura wa Sakura" (桜は桜) | — | |
| "Musica" (ムジカ) | — | ||
| 2012 | "Hajimari no Monogatari/Bansō" (はじまりの物語/伴奏) | 13 | DAO |
| 2014 | "Shinji Tanimura Selection the Singer Haru: Sakura Sake" (Shinji Tanimura Selection THE SINGER・春 〜サクラサク〜) | — | VAP |
| "Shinji Tanimura Selection the Singer Natsu: Yakusoku no Ki no Shita de" (Shinji Tanimura Selection THE SINGER・夏 〜やくそくの樹の下で〜) | — | ||
| "Shinji Tanimura Selection the Singer Aki: Kaze no Jidai" (Shinji Tanimura Selection THE SINGER・秋 〜風の時代〜) | — | ||
| 2015 | "Shinji Tanimura Selection the Singer Fuyu: Yumeji" (Shinji Tanimura Selection THE SINGER・冬 〜夢路〜) | — | |
| 2017 | "Ah/Keep On" (嗚呼/Keep On!) | — | Universal Music Japan |
| Year | Album | Chart positions (JP)[7] |
Label |
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| 1984 | "Wasurete Ii no: Ai no Makugire" (忘れていいの-愛の幕切れ-)
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21 | Polystar |
| 1986 | "Classic" (クラシック -CLASSIC-)
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| 1992 | "Sarai" (サライ)
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20 | Funhouse |
| 2012 | "Kaze no Komori Uta: Ashita no Kimi e" (風の子守歌 〜あしたの君へ〜)
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54 | Avex Io |
| 2015 | "Hokuriku Roman: Premium Duet Edition" (北陸ロマン 〜プレミアムデュエットバージョン〜)
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27 | Universal Music Japan |
| 2016 | "Arcila no Hoshi" (アルシラの星)
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- ^ "Vox Populi: Bidding farewell to the master of powerful songs, Shinji Tanimura". Asahi Shimbun. October 18, 2023.
- ^ "Alice Biography". Universal Music Japan (in Japanese). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "谷村新司さん「ここまで書いていいのかな？」百恵さんの気持ち込めた曲が引退コンサート１曲目に". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "「中国国民にも深く愛され…」 谷村新司さん、海外から悼む声相次ぐ". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ Jade, Shinji Tanimura. Casablanca (Japan) Records 28P-35 (1982)
- ^ "Japanese singer Shinji Tanimura dies at 74". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ a b c d e f "谷村新司の作品". Oricon (in Japanese). December 30, 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- Official website
- Shinji Tanimura discography at Discogs
- Shinji Tanimura at IMDb