Shigeru Izumiya Explained

Shigeru Izumiya
Native Name:	泉谷 しげる
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	11 May 1948
Birth Place:	Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Background:	solo_singer
Occupation:	Singer, actor and tarento
Genre:	Folk music
Instrument:	Guitar
Label:	Pony Canyon
Years Active:	1971–present

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,, with Ayumi Hamasaki.^{[5] [6]}

Discography

Singles

1970s

• (1971)
• (1972)
• (1973)
• (1974)
• (1975)
• (1976)
• (1977)
• (1977)
• (1978)
• (1979)
• (1979)

1980s

• (1980)
• (1981)
• (1982)
• (1983)
• UNDER PRICK c/w HAIR STYLE(1984)
• (1987)
• (live, 1988)
• (1988)
• (1989)

1990s

• (1991)
• (1993)
• (1994)
• (1994)
• (1995)
• (1995)
• (1998)

2000s

• (2007)
  • (2008)
  • (2009)

Albums

1970s

• (1971)
• (1972)
• (1972, CD rereleased in 2006)
• (1973)
• (1974)
• (1975)
• (1976)
• (1976)
• (1977)
• (1978)
• (1979)

1980s

• (1980)
• NEWS (1982)
• 39°8´ (1983)
• REAL TIME (1984)
• ELEVATOR (1984)
• SCAR PEOPLE (1986)
• (1988)
• EARLY TIME (1988)
• HOWLING LIVE (1988)
• IZUMIYA SELF COVERS (1988)
• (1989)

1990s

• (1991)
• (1991)
• (1991)
• (1992)
• HOT TYPHOON FROM　EAST (1992)
• WILD BLOOD (1993)
• (1993)
• (1993)
• (1994)
• (1995)
• (1996)
• (1997)
• (1998)
• (1998)
• (1999)
• (1999)

2000s

• IRA (2000)
• (2001)
• R-15 (2002)
• (2007, Limited Edition DVD Box set)
• (2008)
• (2008)
• (2008)
• (2008)

Filmography

Film

• Eijanaika (1981)
• Death Powder (1986)
• Aitsu ni Koishite (1987)
• Pom Poko (1994), Gonta (voice)
• (2004) (voice)
• (2004)
• Ode to Joy (2006)^[7]
• Black Widow Business (2016)
• Fukushima 50 (2020)
• A Morning of Farewell (2021)^[8]
• Tsuyukusa (2022)^[9]
• Dr. Coto's Clinic 2022 (2022), Shigeo Ando^[10]

Television

• Dr. Coto's Clinic (2003–06), Shigeo Ando^[10]

External links

• IZ Japanese official site
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Notes and References

1. Web site: http://talent.yahoo.co.jp/pf/detail/pp19443. ja:泉谷しげる. 2015-06-18. Yahoo Japan Corporation. Japanese.
2. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/229395/profile/. ja:泉谷しげるのプロフィール. 2015-06-18. oricon ME inc.. Japanese.
3. Web site: https://musicman-net.com/artist/for_life.html. ja: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. 2015-06-18. F.B.Communications Inc. & Magnet Co., Ltd.. Japanese.
4. Web site: http://eiga.com/news/20110930/17/. ja: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. 2015-06-18. eiga.com inc.. Japanese.
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.
7. Web site: バルトの楽園（がくえん）. December 7, 2022. eiga.com.
8. Web site: 吉永小百合「いのちの停車場」に石田ゆり子、伊勢谷友介、南野陽子、柳葉敏郎らが出演！. September 5, 2020. eiga.com.
9. Web site: ツユクサ. February 10, 2022. eiga.com.
10. Web site: 映画「Dr.コトー診療所」に柴咲コウ、時任三郎、大塚寧々ら出演！富岡涼も参加. August 27, 2022. Natalie.