Kiyoshiro Imawano

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Kiyoshiro Imawano
Kiyoshiro Imawano (2003)
Background information
Birth name	Kiyoshi Kurihara
Born	(1951-04-02)April 2, 1951 Nakano, Tokyo, Japan
Died	May 2, 2009(2009-05-02) (aged 58)
Genres	Rock, R&B, Folk rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals Guitars Harmonica
Years active	1966–2009
Labels	Toshiba EMI, Polydor Japan, Universal Music Japan, Swim Records, avex io, Warner Music Japan
Website	kiyoshiro.co.jp

Kiyoshiro Imawano (忌野 清志郎, Imawano Kiyoshirō), born Kiyoshi Kurihara (栗原 清志, Kurihara Kiyoshi, April 2, 1951 – May 2, 2009), was a Japanese rock musician, lyricist, composer, musical producer, and actor from Tokyo, Japan. He was dubbed "Japan's King of Rock".^[1][2] He formed and led the influential rock band RC Succession. He wrote many anti-nuclear songs following the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.^[3] He was known for pioneering the adoption of linguistic characteristics of the Japanese language into his songs.