1. Toshio Hayakawa, better known by his stage name Ichirou Mizuki, was a Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, voice actor and actor best known for his work on theme songs for anime and tokusatsu.
18 Facts About Ichirou Mizuki
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Ichirou Mizuki was referred to by fans and fellow performers alike as the Aniki of the anison, or anime music genre.
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Ichirou Mizuki produced the singing duo Apple Pie since 1990 and created the Anison band JAM Project in 2000.
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Ichirou Mizuki signed to the Nippon Columbia label and released his first single called "Kimi ni sasageru Boku no Uta", composed by Kanae Wada, in 1968.
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In 1971, Mizuki recorded the song "Genshi Shonen Ryu ga Yuku" which was used as the opening theme for Genshi Shonen Ryu.
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Ichirou Mizuki was part of the judging panel at the Animax Anison Grand Prix, with Horie and Yumi Matsuzawa.
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Ichirou Mizuki performed theme songs throughout the 1980s and 1990s, for shows such as Beast King GoLion, Getter Robo Go, and Jikuu Senshi Spielban, his work not as extensive until 2000.
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Ichirou Mizuki later reduced his membership in the group to "part-time", allowing for the entry of Hiroshi Kitadani, Masami Okui, and Yoshiki Fukuyama.
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Ichirou Mizuki sang on JAM Project's single "STORMBRINGER", the opening theme for Kotetsushin Jeeg, a sequel to Steel Jeeg.
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Ichirou Mizuki's most recent work is a single for the OVA adaptation of Katteni Kaizo, with its theme song "Katte ni Kaizo Shite mo Ii ze", and an insert song, called "Nuiguruma", featuring Kenji Ohtsuki.
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In 2016, Ichirou Mizuki was a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tokyo Anime Awards Festival.
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In 2017, Ichirou Mizuki collaborated with Kang Vorakorn, they sang "Miraigar T1" as their final work for Ichirou Mizuki.
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In July 2022, Ichirou Mizuki's management revealed he had been diagnosed with lung cancer that had spread to his lymph nodes and brain.
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Ichirou Mizuki said he was planning to hold a belated celebration of his 50 years in the music industry, and did not plan to retire.
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Ichirou Mizuki died from lung cancer on December 6,2022, at the age of 74.
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Ichirou Mizuki made a guest appearance on the Japanese comedy television show, Gaki No Tsukai.
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Ichirou Mizuki voiced the title character Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo in the first PlayStation 2 game of the series, as well as singing the theme song.
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Ichirou Mizuki's voice is used as the voice for the robot's control system.