Kōzō Murashita

Japanese singer-songwriter
Person human Q3273684
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Summary

Kōzō Murashita was born on February 28, 1953[1], in Minamata[2]. He died on June 25, 1999[3], in Shibuya[4]. He worked as a singer[5] and singer-songwriter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,353 views/month, #7,250 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Kukizaki[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Japan[9]
  • Native language: Japanese[10]
  • Ethnic group: Japanese people[11]
  • Educated at: Minamata First Junior High School[12], Minamata Daiichi Elementary School[13], 日本デザイナー学院[14]
  • Notable work: 月あかり (村下孝蔵の曲)[15], 春雨 (村下孝蔵の曲)[16], 帰郷 (村下孝蔵の曲)[17], ゆうこ (村下孝蔵の曲)[18], 初恋 (村下孝蔵の曲)[19], 踊り子 (村下孝蔵の曲)[20], 少女 (村下孝蔵の曲)[21], 夢のつづき (村下孝蔵の曲)[22], かざぐるま (村下孝蔵の曲)[23], ねがい (村下孝蔵の曲)[24], 哀愁物語 -哀愁にさようなら-[25], 陽だまり (村下孝蔵の曲)[26], 風のたより[27], ソネット (村下孝蔵の曲)[28]
  • Member of: 広島フォーク村[29]
  • Sex or gender: male[30]
  • Genre: J-pop[31]
  • Record label: Sony Music[32]
  • Discography: Kōzō Murashita discography[33]
  • Family name: Murashita[34]
  • Given name: Kōzō[35]
  • Official website: http://www.murashita-kozo.com/[36]
  • Instrument: voice[37], guitar[38]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese[39]
  • Name in native language: 村下孝蔵[40]
  • Name in kana: むらした こうぞう[41]
  • Start of work period: 1980[42]
  • End of work period: 1999[43]

Why It Matters

Kōzō Murashita is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

Where was Kōzō Murashita born?

Kōzō Murashita's place of birth was Minamata[2].

Where did Kōzō Murashita die?

Kōzō Murashita passed away in Shibuya[4].

What did Kōzō Murashita do for work?

Kōzō Murashita worked as a singer[5] and singer-songwriter[6].

Where did Kōzō Murashita go to school?

Kōzō Murashita was educated at Minamata First Junior High School[12], Minamata Daiichi Elementary School[13], and 日本デザイナー学院[14].

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  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'en', 'eo', 'ja', 'tl', 'zh']
    Member of → 広島フォーク村
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  2. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id → 468667
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Allcinema person id: 468667, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/322355334|村下孝蔵 (#322355334)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]] #mix'n'm"
  3. 8w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Musixmatch artist id → 村下孝蔵, artist-50422
    P14565 → 1000015233
    Jaxsta profile id → d97736a7-4310-46b5-a142-95892b12f687
    Last.fm id → 村下孝蔵, Kozo+Murashita
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  4. 12w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → J-pop
    Native language → Japanese
    Place of birth → Minamata
    Start of work period → +1980-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43289|batch #43289]]: P268 reference to unreferenced P21"
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