Yūji Toriyama

Japanese guitarist, composer, arranger, and music producer (1959-)
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Summary

Yūji Toriyama was born on December 5, 1959[1], in Fujisawa[2]. He has worked as a record producer[3], guitarist[4], composer[5], and music arranger[6]. He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Japan[8]
  • Educated at: Keio University[9], Keio Senior High School[10], Keio Chutobu Junior High School[11]
  • Notable work: 上・京・物・語[12], あなたに逢いたくて〜Missing You〜/明日へと駆け出してゆこう[13]
  • Member of: PYRAMID[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Genre: J-pop[16], jazz fusion[17], city pop[18]
  • Record label: Sony Music Records[19]
  • Family name: Toriyama[20]
  • Given name: Yūji[21]
  • Official website: http://www.toriyamayuji.com/[22]
  • Instrument: guitar[23]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese[24]
  • Name in native language: 鳥山雄司[25]
  • Name in kana: とりやま ゆうじ[26]
  • Blood type: A[27]
  • Start of work period: 1981[28]
  • Number of viewers/listeners: 726,372[29]
  • Social media followers: 6048[30]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[31]

  • Country: JP[32]

  • Began / founded: 1959-12-05[33]

  • Genre(s): aor, jazz fusion[34]

  • Community tags: aor, jazz fusion, session[35]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 58cc50d3-0c81-481e-9e83-dab4033bdc50[36]

FAQs

Where was Yūji Toriyama born?

Yūji Toriyama was born in Fujisawa[2].

What did Yūji Toriyama do for work?

Yūji Toriyama worked as a record producer[3], guitarist[4], composer[5], and music arranger[6].

Where did Yūji Toriyama go to school?

Yūji Toriyama was educated at Keio University[9], Keio Senior High School[10], and Keio Chutobu Junior High School[11].

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  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . sonymusic.co.jp. sonymusic.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [35] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [36] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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