Kyōhei Tsutsumi

Kyōhei Tsutsumi (筒美京平) (May 28, 1940 – October 7, 2020) was a well-known songwriter and pianist in Japan. He was born on May 28, 1940 in Tokyo. He made many hits such as "Blue Light Yokohama" (ブルー・ライト・ヨコハマ), "Mata Au Hi Made" (また逢う日まで), "Watashi no Kare wa Hidari-kiki" (わたしの彼は左きき), Sentimental (センチメンタル) and so on. He was awarded for his works by an official renowned medal "紫綬褒章" from Japanese government in 2003. The number of works he wrote are more than 3,000, and he has sold over 74 million copies in total. 

Tsutsumi died of pneumonia on October 7, 2020 at the age of 80.

 Discography 
His major hit songs were as follows.

渚のうわさ (1967)
ブルー・ライト・ヨコハマ (1968)
また逢う日まで (1971)
さらば恋人 (1971)
真夏の出来事 (1971)
芽ばえ (1972)
女の子なんだもん (1973)
わたしの彼は左きき (1973)
ひとかけらの純情 (1973)
木綿のハンカチーフ (1975)

 Related pages 
Ayumi Ishida
Saori Minami

 References 

 Notes 
「作家で聴く音楽」第二回 筒美京平 from JASRAC

 Other websites 
Sony Music Profile
JVC Music

Category:1940 deaths
Category:2020 deaths
Category:Musicians from Tokyo
Category:Japanese composers
Category:Japanese songwriters
Category:Japanese pianists
Category:Deaths from pneumonia