# Masao Urino

Masao Urino (売野 雅勇, Urino Masao, born 22 February 1951 in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese lyricist, script writer, and film director. He has written lyrics for many musical groups and individual artists, sometimes under the pseudonym Reiji Asō (麻生 麗二, Asō Reiji).
After graduating from Tochigi Prefectural Ashikaga High School, he graduated in 1974 with a degree in literature from Sophia University. After graduating, he worked as a copy writer for the advertising firm Mannensha (萬年社), which went bankrupt in 1999. Due to missing an error in an advertisement in a national newspaper, though, he was forced to do other work. While working at Tōkyū Agency International (now Frontage), he made his lyricist debut with the 1981 Chanels song Hoshi Kuzu no Dance Hall.
In 1982, he had a big hit with the Akina Nakamori song Shōjo A. From there, he wrote the lyrics for a series of hit songs sung by Hiroaki Serizawa, and for the J-pop group The Checkers (Namida no Request). He has written lyrics for artists including Hidemi Ishikawa, Jun'ichi Inagaki, Daisuke Inoue, Hiromi Iwasaki, Yoshimi Iwasaki, Tomio Umezawa, Yukiko Okada, Yōko Oginome, Carlos Toshiki & Omega Tribe, Naoko Kawai, Yuri Kunizane, Masahiko Kondō, Kiyotaka Sugiyama, Tomomi Nishimura, Yū Hayami, Chiemi Hori, Junko Miyama, and others.
Urino made his directorial and script writing debut in 1990 with the film Cinderella Express.

## Works

| Song Title | Romanized Title | Performed by | Date |
| 夏のクラクション | Natsu no Klaxon | Junichi Inagaki | 1983-07-21 |
| シー･サイド･ショット | Seaside Shot | Junichi Inagaki | 1983-07-21 |
| Maria | Maria | Junichi Inagaki | 1983-09-01 |
| 悲しきダイアモンドリング | Kanashiki Diamond Ring | Junichi Inagaki | 1984-05-19 |
| 恋のプラネットサーカス | Koi no Planet Circus | Junichi Inagaki | 1984-05-19 |
| 十戒 (1984) | Jukkai (1984) | Akina Nakamori | 1984-07-25 |
| ブルージン･ピエロ | Bruisin' Pierro | Junichi Inagaki | 1985-03-21 |
| 優しさが瞳にしみる | Yasashisa ga Hitomi ni Shimeru | Junichi Inagaki | 1985-03-21 |
| 水の星へ愛をこめて | Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete | Hiroko Moriguchi | 1985-08-07 |
| 八月のジプシー | Hachigatsu no Gypsy | Hidemi Ishikawa | 1985-08-25 |
| Sea Loves You～キッスで殺して | Sea Loves You: Kiss de Koroshite | Hidemi Ishikawa | 1985-08-25 |
| 赤いスピード・スター | Akai Speed Star | Hidemi Ishikawa | 1985-12-18 |
| 哀しみのカーニバル | Kanashimi no Carnival | Hidemi Ishikawa | 1985-12-18 |
| サイレンの少年～遠くで抱きしめて～ | Siren no Shōnen: Tōku de Dakishimete | Hidemi Ishikawa | 1985-12-18 |
| ウインター・リポート | Winter Report | Hidemi Ishikawa | 1985-12-18 |
| A Glass of the Sorrow | A Glass of the Sorrow | Junichi Inagaki | 1986-03-01 |
| Rain Glass | Rain Glass | Hidemi Ishikawa | 1986-07-09 |
| Shadow Summer | Shadow Summer | Hidemi Ishikawa | 1986-07-09 |
| 六本木純情派 | Roppongi Junjōha | Yōko Oginome | 1986-10-29 |
| 湾岸太陽族 | Wangan Taiyōzoku | Yōko Oginome | 1987-03-03 |
| 思い出のビーチクラブ | Omoide no Peach Club | Junichi Inagaki | 1987-03-04 |
| さよならの果実たち | Sayonara no Kajitsutachi | Yōko Oginome | 1987-06-21 |
| 素敵な勇気 | Suteki na Yūki | Hidemi Ishikawa | 1987-07-13 |
| デス・トラップ | Death Trap | Hidemi Ishikawa | 1987-10-14 |
| 北風のキャロル | Kitakaze no Carol | Yōko Oginome | 1987-10-27 |
| ストレンジャーtonight | Stranger Tonight | Yōko Oginome | 1988-01-21 |
| スターダスト・ドリーム | Stardust Dream | Yōko Oginome | 1988-04-27 |
| Memory Flickers | Memory Flickers | Junichi Inagaki | 1989-01-25 |
| ミスティー･ブルー | Misty Blue | Junichi Inagaki | 1989-01-25 |
| セブンティー･カラーズ･ガール | Seventy Colors Girl | Junichi Inagaki | 1989-01-25 |
| 悲しみは優し過ぎて | Kanashimi wa Yasashisugite | Junichi Inagaki | 1989-04-19 |
| Misty Blue | Misty Blue | Junichi Inagaki | 1989-04-19 |
| 湘南ハートブレイク | Shōnan Heartbreak | Yōko Oginome | 1989-06-07 |
| ユア・マイ・ライフ | You're My Life | Yōko Oginome | 1989-09-27 |
| Love Is Hard Business | Love Is Hard Business | Junichi Inagaki | 1991-04-03 |
| Truth | Truth | Junichi Inagaki | 1991-04-03 |
| Pretend | Pretend | Junichi Inagaki | 1992-05-20 |
| 夜汽車よ悲しみを乗せて | Yogisha yo Kanashimi wo Nosete | Junichi Inagaki | 1992-05-20 |
| 真夏の果てまで | Manatsu no Hate made | Junichi Inagaki | 1996-08-21 |
| 夏が行くよ | Natsu ga Yuku yo | Junichi Inagaki | 1996-08-21 |
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