Seijin Noborikawa - Kunjan Jintoyo

Filmed in 2001, one of the greats of Okinawan music, Seijin Noborikawa, performing one of his most famous songs, Kunjan Jintayo,
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Seijin Noborikawa 1932-2013

Seijin Noborikawa was born in Hyogo Prefecture in Japan on 18th November1932 and moved to Okinawa as a child. In his younger years, he released relatively few albums. Some tapes and singles for Marafuku in the 1960s and 70s, an album for JVC in 1975, and then a comeback album in 1998, Howling Wolf. It was only after his starring role in the 1999 film Nabbie no Koi (Nabbie's Love) that his fame spread to the rest of Japan. He later acted in the film Hotel Hibiscus (2002)

He was most productive on record in his 70s, releasing Spiritual Unity (2001) produced by Takashi Nakagawa of Soul Flower Union, a duet album with Sadao China (2004), solo albums Suiko Jizai (2008) Fountain of Songs (2010)and a duet album with Misako Oshiro (2012)

Seijin Noborikawa died aged 80 on March 19th 2013 and is remembered as not only a great of Okinawan music, but also one of the great characters and personalities to come out of Okinawa.