Emerging from Setagaya, Tokyo, he entered the music scene after signing with Nippon Columbia and releasing his debut single in 1968. Over five decades he recorded more than 1,200 tracks, providing opening and ending themes for iconic anime and tokusatsu such as Mazinger Z, Kamen Rider X, Great Mazinger, Tekkaman and Space Pirate Captain Harlock, and later contributed to series like Beast King GoLi…
