years_active alias label article_title name background birth_date instrument genre origin birth_name occupation
1963 -- present jack diamond sony columbia , emi , victor , king , nippon kyōhei tsutsumi
 kyōhei tsutsumi solo_singer 28 may 1940 piano , harpsichord pop enka , easy listening , rock , kayokyoku , soft rock , ushigome , tokyo , japan eikichi watanabe composer , music producer , arranger
kyōhei tsutsumi

tsutsumi began his career as a songwriter circa 1966 , and he came to prominence as a composer of ayumi ishida 's chart-topping hit `` blue light yokohama '' in the late 1960s .
he has released nearly 3,000 compositions to date , over 500 of which have entered the japanese oricon singles chart .
tsutsumi is the most commercially successful composer of the japanese popular music of last five decades , selling over 76 million units on the country 's single chart from 1968 onwards .
two of his compositions won the grand prix of japan record award -- `` mata au hi made '' performed by kiyohiko ozaki in 1971 and `` miserarete '' by judy ongg in 1979 .
tsutsumi himself has also won the awards for best songwriting category for five times .
recognized for his long-term contribution to establish japanese popular music , tsutsumi received the medal of honor with purple ribbon by the government of japan in november 2003 .
