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Shunichi Tokura (Japanese: 都倉 俊一, Hepburn: Tokura Shun'ichi, born 21 June 1948), is a Japanese composer and was the chair of the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC) from 12 August 2010 to 31 March 2016.[1][2]

Shunichi Tokura
Background information
Born	(1948-06-21) 21 June 1948 (age 74) Tokyo, Japan
Website	s-tokura.com/english.html
Commissioner of the Cultural Affairs Agency
Incumbent
Assumed office April 1, 2021
Preceded by	Ryohei Miyata [ja]

Early life

Tokura began playing the violin at age 4. He spent his elementary and high school years in Germany where he gained a basic music education.[1]

Education

Tokura debuted as a composer while still a student at the Faculty of Law at Gakushuin University. He further studied composition, conducting as well as screening and studio production in the United States and the United Kingdom.[1]

Career

Tokura served as a member of the Council for Cultural Affairs, a managing director for the Japan Composer's Association (JACOMPA), a director for the All Japan Authors and Composers’ Association and the Japan Composers & Arrangers Association, and an advisor to the Song Writer's Union of Japan.[2]

On 7 December 2017 it was announced that Tokura would conduct the closing theme to the 68th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (68th NHK Red & White Song Festival), 31 December 2017. The theme, "Hotaru no Hikari", was to have been conducted by Masaaki Hirao but Tokura replaced him following Hirao's death in July.[3]

Selected works

• Carmen '77 (Pink Lady)[4]
• UFO (Pink Lady)[5][6]
• Out of the Blue (musical)[7]
• Johnny Eno Dengon (Pedro & Capricious)[8]
• Dounimo Tomaranai (Brenda Vaughn)[9]
• Azusa 2 Gou (Karyudo)[10]

References

External links

• Official website

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