Shigeru Izumiya

Shigeru Izumiya
泉谷 しげる
Born (1948-05-11) 11 May 1948 (age 76)
Aomori Prefecture, Japan
GenresFolk music
Occupation(s)Singer, actor and tarento
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1971–present
LabelsPony Canyon
Websitewww.wagasha.co.jp

Shigeru Izumiya (泉谷 しげる Izumiya Shigeru, born May 11, 1948, in Aomori, raised in Meguro, Tokyo) is a Japanese poet, folk singer, actor, tarento.[1][2] He established the record company For Life Records with Takuro Yoshida, Yosui Inoue, and Hitoshi Komuro in 1975.[3] He also directed the 1986 film Death Powder (Desu Paudā).[4]

Between August 1995 and March 1996, Izumiya co-hosted the Satellaview-based weekly SoundLink Magazine, "King of After School" (放課後の王様, Houkago no Ousama), with Ayumi Hamasaki.[5][6]

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  3. ^ フォーライフ35周年記念、井上陽水・吉田拓郎ら名曲コンピ発売 (in Japanese). F.B.Communications Inc. & Magnet Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  4. ^ 泉谷しげる、清志郎さんとの「デスパウダー」撮影秘話を吐露 (in Japanese). eiga.com inc. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  5. ^ スーパーファミコンアワー番組表8/1～8/31 ～スーパーファミコンアワー番組ガイド～. サテラビュー通信. 1995.9月号. pp. 33-66.
  6. ^ スーパーファミコンアワー音声連動番組ガイド3/1→3/30. サテラビュー通信. 1996.4月号. pp. 40-73.