Haruo Minami, born Bunji Kitazume, was a Japanese enka singer and rokyoku performer.
10 Facts About Haruo Minami
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Haruo Minami was born Bunji Kitazume in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan.
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Haruo Minami was captured by the Red Army and spent four years at a prisoner of war camp near Khabarovsk.
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Haruo Minami returned to Japan in 1949 and resumed his career as a rokyoku singer.
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Haruo Minami adopted his stage name Haruo Minami in 1957 and started performing popular music.
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Haruo Minami attracted attention for performing while dressed in kimono, which was unheard of for male pop singers at the time.
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In 1992, Minami enjoyed a popularity resurgence when he performed the ending music for the Fuji Television series Super Zugan.
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Haruo Minami is known for popularizing the saying "Okyakusama wa kamisama desu".
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Haruo Minami looked on his audience as kami to make his performance perfect.
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Haruo Minami's words were spread by Let's-Go-Sanbiki, a trio of Japanese comedian that had come to watch Minami's show.