Yoshiko Otowa's Discography

1953


Hana no inochi wa mijikai mono yo / Shin Ishimatsu bushi [花の命は短いものよ / 新石松ぶし]

10" shellac, 78rpm, King Records, C-909

  • Side A: "A Flower's Life is Short" (Theme from Uogashi no Ishimatsu) (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Takeshi Ueda, music by Saburo Iida)
  • Side B: "New Ishimatsu Song" (Performed by Terugiku, lyrics by Takeshi Ueda, music by Saburo Iida)


Ware no Minatocho / Kimi o shinobite [別れの港町 / 君を偲びて]

10" shellac, 78rpm, King Records, C-941
  • Side A: "Parting at Minato Street" (Performed by Ken Tsumura, lyrics by Yoichi Takahashi, music by Junichi Hosokawa)
  • Side B: "Remembering You" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Kisaburo Wakasugi, music by Junichi Hosokawa)

Hana saku Tokyo / Namida ni nureru akashi [花咲く東京 / 涙に濡れる灯]

10" shellac, 78rpm, King Records, C-956
  • Side A: "Tokyo In Bloom" (Theme from Tokyo tengoku - unmei no machi no monogatari) (Performed by Isao Hayashi, lyrics by Mataichi Matsumura, music by Tadaharu Nakano)
  • Side B: "Tear-Soaked Light" (Theme from Tokyo tengoku - unmei no machi no monogatari) (Performed by Isao Hayashi, lyrics by Kazuo Ito, music by Junichi Hosokawa)


Nakuna imoto yo / Kanashiki ningyo tsuma [泣くな妹よ / 悲しき人形妻]

10" shellac, 78rpm, King Records, C-977
  • Side A: "Don't Cry, Little Sister" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa & Toshiro Oumi, lyrics by Kisaburo Wakasugi, music by Junichi Hosokawa)
  • Side B: "Lonely Wife Doll" (Performed by Sayoko Iguchi, lyrics by Yoichi Takahashi, music by Saburo Iida)


1954


Sento poru ni tomori tomoru koro / Gitaa o tsume hiku onna [セント・ポールに灯りともる頃 / ギターを爪弾く女]

10" shellac, 78rpm, King Records, C-1033
  • Side A: "When the Lights Go On in Saint Paul" (Performed by Ken Tsumura, lyrics by Jusaburo Tojo, music by Kenji Yoshidaya)
  • Side B: "Guitar-Playing Woman" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Jusaburo Tojo, music by Kenji Yoshidaya)

Mugibue o fuku oka / Hoshi no yoru no sasayaki [笛を吹く丘 / 星の夜の囁き]

10" shellac, 78rpm, King Records, C-1045

  • Side A: "Grass-Whistle Blowing Hill" (Performed by Toshiro Oumi, lyrics by Kikutaro Takahashi, music by Saburo Iida)
  • Side B: "Whispers of a Starry Night" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Kikutaro Takahashi, music by Junichi Hosokawa)

Douge o koete / Dare ka isshouni arukanai [峠を越えて / 誰か一緒に歩かない]

10" shellac, 78rpm, King Records, C-1088
  • Side A: "Crossing the Mountain Pass" (Performed by Ichiro Wakahara, lyrics by Ryu Yano, music by Isao Hayashi)
  • Side B: "Who Wants To Walk With Me?" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Tsuyoshi Miura, music by Tadaharu Nakano, arranged by Atsushi Tajima)

Ai no shoukei / Wan wan musume [愛の小径 / ワンワン娘]

10" shellac, 78rpm, King Records, C-1101
  • Side A: "Path of Love" (Performed by Isao Hayashi, lyrics by Ryu Yano, music by Isao Hayashi)
  • Side B: "Crybaby Girl" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Ryu Yano, music by Tadaharu Nakano)

1955


Misakubo ondo / Misakubo kouta [水窪音頭水窪小唄]

10" shellac, 78rpm, King Records, N-236
  • Side A: "Misakubo Ondo" (Performed by Isao Hayashi, Yoshiko Otowa, and King Sisters, lyrics by Kisaburo Wakasugi, music by Toshiro Yamaguchi)
  • SIde B: "Misakubo Kouta" (Performed by Terugiku, lyrics by Kisaburo Wakasugi, music by Toshiro Yamaguchi)


Nitouhei ja domonaranai / Ninin no asa wa kitto kuru [二等兵じゃどもならない二人の朝はきっと来る]

10" shellac,78rpm, King Records, C-1253
  • Side A: "Being A Private Isn't Enough" (Theme from Nitohei monogatari) (Performed by Isao Hayashi and King Men's Chorus, lyrics by Hiroshi Yokoi, music by Isao Hayashi)
  • Side B: "These Two's Morning Will Surely Come" (Performed by Michiya Mihashi & Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Hiroshi Yokoi, music by Isao Hayashi)


1956


Ichigo musume / Ichigo ondo [苺むすめ苺音頭]

10" shellac, 78rpm, King Records, N-216
  • Side A: "Strawberry Girl" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Kisaburo Wakasugi, music by Kenji Yoshidaya)
  • Side B: "Strawberry Ondo" (Performed by Hachiro Kasuga & Terugiku, lyrics by Kisaburo Wakasugi, music by Kenji Yoshidaya)

Seishun san'nin musume / Youkina kanjiya [青春三人娘 / 陽気な鍛冶屋]

10" shellac, 78rpm, King Records, C-1271
  • Side A: "Three Young Girls" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, Yoshiko Otsu and Harumi Oji, lyrics by Hiroshi Yokoi, music by Tadaharu Nakano)
  • Side B: "Cheerful Blacksmith" (Performed by Kouichi Toba, lyrics by Hiroshi Yokoi, music by Tadaharu Nakano)


Nagasaki naito / Akai bere ga koi o shita  [長崎ナイト赤いベレーが恋をした]

10" shellac, 78rpm, King Records, C-1289
  • Side A: "Nagasaki Night" (Performed by Ichiro Wakahara, lyrics by Ryu Yano, music by Isao Hayashi)
  • Side B: "Red Beret Fell in Love" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Hiroshi Yokoi, music by Saburo Iida)


Tsuki no yomeiribune / Marimo monogatari [月の嫁入り舟マリモ物語]

10" shellac, 78rpm, King Records, C-1340
  • Side A: "The Moon's Marriage Boat" (Performed by Hachiro Kasuga, lyrics by Hiroshi Yokoi, music by Kenji Yoshidaya)
  • Side B: "Marimo Story" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Ryu Yano, music by Saburo Iida) (Also appears on King Records' July 1956 preview compilation)

Wakai mijiyamono / Wakareta hito yo [若い身じやもの / 別れた人よ]

10" shellac, 78rpm, King Records, C-1370
  • Side A: "Youth is Fleeting" (Performed by Ichiro Wakahara, lyrics by Ryu Yano, music by Hiroshi Eguchi)
  • Side B: "To the One I Parted With" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Kisaburo Takahashi, music by Junichi Hosokawa)


Tokyo no tomori / Tokyo furufuru musume [東京の灯り / 東京フルフル娘]

10" shellac, 78rpm, King Records, C-1383
  • Side A: "Lights of Tokyo" (Performed by Isao Hayashi, lyrics by Ryu Yano, music by Junichi Hosokawa)
  • Side B: "Tokyo Frou-Frou Girl" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Tetsuro Fujima, music by Saburo Iida)


1957


Yamabiko / Yume o yobu mado [街の山彦夢を呼ぶ窓]

10" shellac, 78rpm, King Records, C-1431
  • Side A: "Mountain Echo" (Performed by Ichiro Wakahara, lyrics by Ryu Yano, music by Hachiro Konoe)
  • Side B: "Window That Brings Dreams" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Ryu Yano, music by Tadaharu Nakano, arranged by Masao Ueno)


Oka ni oborite / Ai no kotoba [丘にのぼりて / 愛の言葉]

10" shellac, 78rpm, King Records, C-1501
  • Side A: "Climbing a Hill" (Performed by Ichiro Wakahara, lyrics by Genzo Takahashi, music by Saburo Iida)
  • Side B: "Words of Love" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Ryu Yano, music by Hachiro Konoe)

Wakai tsubasa da / Yume no hi yo sayounara [若い翼だ / 夢の日よさようなら]

10" shellac, 78rpm, King Records, C-1527
  • Side A: "Wings of Youth" (Performed by Ichiro Wakahara, lyrics by Hiroshi Yokoi, music by Saburo Iida)
  • Side B: "Farewell, Days of Dreams" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Hiroshi Yokoi, music by Saburo Iida)

Ruten warabeuta / Koen no shiroi benchi [流転わらべ唄 / 公園の白いベンチ]

10" shellac, 78rpm, King Records, C-1743
  • Side A: "Ruten Lullaby" (Performed by Ken Tsumura & King Kobatokai, lyrics by Daizaburo Sugino, music by You Maki)
  • Side B: "The White Bench in the Park" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Ryu Yano, music by Hachiro Konoe)

1959


Tokyo adeyuu / Hatsukoi mo tooi yume [東京アデュー / 初恋も遠い夢]

7" single, 45rpm, King Records, EB-175
  • Side A: "Tokyo Adieu" (Performed by Yoshio Aoyama, lyrics by Ryu Yano, music by Hiroshi Eguchi)
  • Side B: "My First Love is Now a Distant Dream" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Hiroshi Yokoi, music by Seiichi Sakurada)

1960


Tokyo jipushii / Kamui no fune ga kuru [東京ジプシー / カムイの舟が来る]

7" single, 45rpm, Toshiba Records, JP-1188
  • Side A: "Tokyo Gypsy" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics and music by Rokuro Hara)
  • Side B: "The Kamui's Boat Is Coming" (Performed by Yuji Mine, lyrics by Yuki Hara, music by Junichi Shioya)

1962


Oshiawase bushi / Koi no ramen musume [おしあわせ節 / 恋のラーメン娘]

7" single, 45rpm, Toshiba Records, JP-1464
  • Side A: "Happiness Song" (Performed by Shintaro Maki, lyrics by Fujio Hattan, music by Matsuichi Kimura)
  • Side B: "Ramen Girl in Love" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Ippei Azuma, music by Hiroaki Hagiwara)


1966


Yoru no akuma / Murasaki no Tango [夜は悪魔 / 紫のタンゴ]

7" single, 45rpm, Toshiba Records, TP-1321
  • Side A: "Devil of the Night" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Reiji Mizukami, music and arrangement by Takeshi Kamijo) 
  • Side B: "Purple Tango" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Daisuke Shiga, music and arrangement by Takeshi Kamijo)

1970


Soredemo iino / Ai yo itsumademo [それでもいいの / 愛よいつまでも]

7" single, 45rpm, Toshiba Records, TP-2349
  • Side A: "It's Alright" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Shiro Omachi, music by Reiji Miyoshi, arranged by Tsuneo Saito)
  • Side B: "Love Eternally" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics and music by Fujio Mizutoki, arranged by Tsuneo Saito)


1971


Kokoro to kokoro no warutsu / Kyo de owarine [心と心のワルツ / 今日で終りね]

7" single, 45rpm, Toshiba Records, TP-2485
  • Side A: "Heart to Heart Waltz" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Yurio Matsui, music by Rokuro Hara, arranged by Tsuneo Saito)
  • Side B: "Today is the End" (Performed by Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Nana Hazono, music by Reiji Miyoshi, arranged by Tsuneo Saito)

1977-8?


Igawa ondo / Igawa kouta [井川音頭 / 井川小唄]

7" single, 45rpm, King Records, NC-303
  • Side A: "Igawa Ondo" (Performed by Hachiro Kasuga & Yoshiko Otowa, lyrics by Kisaburo Wakasugi, music by Kenji Yoshidaya)
  • Side B: "Igawa Kouta" (Performed by Terugiku, lyrics by Kisaburo Wakasugi, music by Kenji Yoshidaya)

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