Ichirou Mizuki

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Ichirou Mizuki
水木 一郎
Sony Music Entertainment
WebsiteIchirou Mizuki Official Website

Toshio Hayakawa (早川 俊夫, Hayakawa Toshio, January 7, 1948 – December 6, 2022), better known by his

Anison band JAM Project
in 2000.

Biography

Career

Mizuki was born in

Chojin Barom 1, Mazinger Z, Babel II, Robot Detective, Kamen Rider X, Great Mazinger, Ganbare!! Robocon, Kamen Rider Stronger, Tekkaman, Steel Jeeg, Akumaizer 3, Chōdenji Robo Combattler V, and Space Pirate Captain Harlock. His extensive discography in the 1970s led to his dubbing as "Aniking (アニキング, Anikingu) and the "Emperor of Anime Songs" (アニメソングの帝王, Anime Songu no Teiō), with whom Mitsuko Horie is the "Queen" and Hironobu Kageyama is the "Prince". Mizuki was also part of the judging panel at the Animax Anison Grand Prix, with Horie and Yumi Matsuzawa.[2][3]

Mizuki performed theme songs throughout the 1980s and 1990s, for shows such as

Basara Nekki's in Fire Bomber
).

He would return to recording in 2007 with his performances on the soundtrack of Juken Sentai Gekiranger, singing its ending theme "Tao", an image song "Chikai", and on another image song "Burning up! ~Jōnetsu o Uketsui de~" performed as a duet with Takayoshi Tanimoto who sang the series' opening theme. He also sang on JAM Project's single "STORMBRINGER", the opening theme for Kotetsushin Jeeg, a sequel to Steel Jeeg. In 2008, he released his 40th anniversary Ichirou Mizuki: Newest Best album, the Michi ~road~ (道〜road〜) 5-CD box set including 216 songs from his discography, and the TV Size Best album. Other recent releases by Mizuki include two singles for Chōjin Neiger, a local hero from Akita Prefecture. His most recent work is a single for the OVA adaptation of Katteni Kaizō, with its theme song "Katte ni Kaizō Shite mo Ii ze", and an insert song, called "Nuiguruma", featuring Kenji Ohtsuki. In 2016, Mizuki was a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tokyo Anime Awards Festival.[4] In 2020, he received the Tanita Health Award, which "honor[s] individuals or groups that have contributed to improving the health of Japanese people."[5]

On April 25, 2021, it was announced Mizuki was suffering from partial vocal cord paralysis and would focus on recovering from it.[6] In July 2022, Mizuki's management revealed he had been diagnosed with lung cancer that had spread to his lymph nodes and brain. He said he had surgery in June and was undergoing physical therapy and speech therapy. He said he was planning to hold a belated celebration of his 50 years in the music industry, and did not plan to retire.[7][8]

Mizuki died from lung cancer on December 6, 2022, at the age of 74.[9]

Television

In addition to his career as a vocalist, Mizuki has been cast in several roles as both a voice actor and a live-action actor. As a voice actor, he played the roles of Yoldo in the first episode of the

TAKUYA. In 2012, he starred in one of the episodes in Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters
as well as singing "Li-Oh! Kenzan Champion!" which is a theme song for the new robot introduced in the episode. His voice is also used as the voice for the robot's control system.

Tokusatsu

Books

  • Hitoshi Hasebe: "Anison - Kashu Ichirou Mizuki Sanjuu Shuunen Kinen Nekketsu Shashinshuu" (兄尊(アニソン)―歌手水木一郎三十周年記念熱血写真集) (1999, Oakla Publishing)
    ISBN 4-87278-461-8
  • Ichirou Mizuki & Project Ichirou: "Aniki Damashii ~Anime Song no Teiou / Mizuki Ichirou no Sho~" (アニキ魂~アニメソングの帝王・水木一郎の書~) (2000, Aspect)
    ISBN 4-7572-0719-0

References

  1. ^ "Ichiro Mizuki - Kimi Ni Sasageru Boku No Uta Records Mail Order RECORD CITY Japan".
  2. ^ Miller, Evan (May 31, 2007). "Animax to Hold Anime Song "Grand Prix" in July". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  3. ^ Loo, Egan (May 31, 2007). "27-Year-Old Canadian Wins Animax's Singing Contest". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  4. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 5, 2016). "Kitaro's Shigeru Mizuki, Singer Ichiro Mizuki Win TAAF's Lifetime Achievement Award". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  5. ^ 水木一郎、50年の活動実り健康大賞「健康第一なんだゼーット！」. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  6. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 25, 2021). "Singer Ichiro Mizuki Reveals Partial Vocal Cord Paralysis, Will Focus on Recovery". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  7. ^ Mateo, Alex (July 26, 2022). "Singer Ichiro Mizuki Reveals Lung Cancer Diagnosis". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  8. ^ "大切なお知らせ | 水木一郎オフィシャルサイト - Ichiro Mizuki Official Website". mizuki-spirits.com (in Japanese). July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  9. ^ 水木一郎さん死去、74歳 7月に肺がんでの闘病公表、11月歌謡祭には車いすで登場し歌披露. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.

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