Osamu Yoshioka

Osamu Yoshioka
Born	February 19, 1934 Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Died	May 17, 2010 (aged 76)
Genres	Kayōkyoku
Occupation(s)	Lyricist
Years active	1956–2010

Osamu Yoshioka (吉岡 治 Yoshioka Osamu, February 19, 1934 — May 19, 2010) was a renowned Japanese lyricist.^[1] Vice-president of the Japan Lyricists' Association. Earlier he used the pen name "吉岡オサム" (pronounced the same).

Songs with lyrics by Yoshioka

Kayōkyoku

• Kazuhiko Shima “Etsuraku no Blues" (悦楽のブルース)
• Sayuri Ishikawa "Hatoba Shigure" (波止場しぐれ), "Amagigoe" (天城越え),^[2] "Meoto Zenzai" (夫婦善哉), "Taki no Shiraito" (滝の白糸)
• Seri Ishikawa "Hachigatsu no Nureta Suna" (八月の濡れた砂)
• Hiroshi Itsuki "Sasame-yuki" (細雪)
• Eisaku Ōkawa "Sazanka no Yado" (さざんかの宿)^[2]
• Miyuki Kawanaka "Hanasaki Minato" (花咲港), "Echizen Misaki" (越前岬), "Shinobu-gawa" (忍ぶ), "Naniwa-akari" (浪花灯り)
• Eiko Segawa "Inochi Kurenai" (命くれない)^[2]
• Kaoru Chiga "Mayonaka no Guitar" (真夜中のギター)
• Kenji Niinuma "Nasake-gawa" (情け川)
• Nobue Matsubara "Enka Michi" (演歌みち)^[3]
• Hibari Misora "Makkana Taiyō" (真赤な太陽),^[2] "Ryōmazan'ei" (龍馬残影)
• Harumi Miyako (さよなら海峡), "Ōsaka Shigure" (大阪しぐれ),^[2] Otaru Unga (小樽運河)
• Shin'ichi Mori "Hakusetsu Kusa” (薄雪草)
• George Yamamoto "Toki wa Nagarete mo" (時は流れても)
• The King Tones (Tatsurō Yamashita) "Let's Dance Baby" (LET' S DANCE BABY)
• Cute "Edo no Temari Uta II"

Nursery songs

• "Omocha no cha-cha-cha" (おもちゃのチャチャチャ), co-lyricist with Akiyuki Nosaka

Awards

• 1989: 31st Japan Record Awards — Lyrics Award — for Akari Uchida's "Kōshoku Ichidai Onna" (好色一代女)^[4]
• 1980: 13th Japan Lyrics Award — for Miyako Harumi's "Ōsaka Shigure" (大阪しぐれ)^[5]
• 1990: 23rd Japan Versification Award — for Sayuri Ishikawa's "Utakata" (うたかた)
• 2003:
  • 36th Japan Versification Award — for Miyuki Kawanaka's "Onna no Isshō (Ase no Hana)" (おんなの一生～汗の花～)
  • Medal with Purple Ribbon

References

1. "最後まで創作意欲…大作詞家・吉岡治さん「天城越え」秘話". Zakzak. 2010-05-18. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
   "作詞家・吉岡治さんが急性甲状腺炎のため死去、７６歳". Yomi Dr. 2010-05-18. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
   "吉岡治さん通夜に500人参列　石川さゆり「気持ちの整理がつかない」". Oricon Style. 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
   "【演歌シリーズ】（１３）　吉岡治 歌手再生の手練 Ⅱ―都はるみ・石川さゆりの甦り―　　佐藤禀一". Nikkan Berita. 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
   "忘れられない「天城越え」合宿…弦哲也が語った吉岡治さん秘話". Zakzak. 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
   "コピー作詞家・吉岡治さん告別式、４００人が参列". Nittele News24. 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
   "吉岡治氏死去　作詞家". 47News (Yonnana News). 2010-05-17. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
   "「天城越え」「キャプテン翼」など作詞、吉岡治さん死去". Asahi Shimbun Digital. 2010-05-17. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
   Sankei Shimbun (2010-05-17). "「天城越え」「さざんかの宿」作詞家、吉岡治氏死去". Yahoo Japan. Archived from the original on 2010-05-20. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
   "「天城越え」の作詞家、吉岡治さん急逝…". 2010-05-18. Archived from the original on 2010-05-20. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
   "吉岡治さん顕彰碑建立／石川さゆりさんら除幕". Shikoku News. 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
   "吉岡治の顕彰碑が小豆島に建ったぞ". Ryotaro Konishi official site. 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
   "島津悦子が歌う　吉岡治さん"最後のメッセージ"". Sponichi Annex. 2010-09-05. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
2. 「天城越え」作詞　吉岡治氏死去 (in Japanese). Nikkei. 2010-05-17. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
3. "受賞暦". Nobue Matsubara official site. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
4. "日本作曲家協会：日本レコード大賞：歴史（第31回）". Japan Composers' Association. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
5. "【演歌シリーズ】（１２）吉岡治 歌手再生の手練 Ⅰ―吉岡治の短詩と長詩― 佐藤禀一". Nikkai Berita. 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2014-03-14.