Kazuhiro Moriuchi (森内 一寛, born November 18, 1947, in Kofu, Yamanashi) known professionally as Shinichi Mori (森 進一, Mori Shin'ichi) is a Japanese male enka singer and composer, who also sings folk and pop music. He has sold more than 90 million records, making him one of the best selling Japanese musicians.^[1][2]

Mori has been married and divorced twice, first to Reiko Ohara^[3] and then to Masako Mori.^[4] His sons, Takahiro Moriuchi and Hiroki Moriuchi, are the vocalists of the rock bands One Ok Rock and My First Story, respectively.^[5]

Career

In the beginning, Mori won a competition at Fuji Television Network in 1965. He debuted with the successful song "Onna no Tameiki" of the famous composer Inomata Kōshō in 1966.

His debut at Kōhaku Uta Gassen was in 1968, singing "Hana To Chō". His 1974 Japan Record Award-winning song "Erimo Misaki" was composed by Takuro Yoshida. His 1982 song "Fuyu no Riviera" was composed by Eiichi Ohtaki, former member of Happy End. His song "Ofukuro san" was covered by Sharam Q in their 1997 album Sharam Q no Enka no Hanamichi. His 2003 song "Ōkami Tachi no Tōboe" was written and composed by Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi. His 2004 song "Saraba Seishun no Kageyo" was written by Izumi Sakai.

In 2007, his musical godfather Kōhan Kawauchi became his enemy, because Mori added other lyrics into the original lyrics of "Ofukuro San" at the 57th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen. Shinichi's long career as an enka singer is well-known and he has many appearances in Kōhaku Uta Gassen. He has taken part in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen since his debut at 19th Kōhaku Uta Gassen.

In October 2008, his single "Hatoba" debuted at number 27 on Japan's Oricon charts. The song was composed by himself. By the song "Hatoba", he became the first artist to have one hundred of Top 100 singles in Japan's Oricon charts history.^[6]

Discography

• "Onna no Tameiki" (女のためいき, Woman's Sigh) : 1966
• "Hana to Chō" (花と蝶, Flower and Butterfly) : 1968
• "Minatomachi Blues" (港町ブルース, Port Town Blues) : 1969
• "Hana to Namida" (花と涙, Flower and Tear) : 1969
• "Ginza no Onna" (銀座の女, Woman in Ginza) : 1970
• "Ofukuro san" (おふくろさん, My dear Mother) : 1971
• "Fuyu no Tabi" (冬の旅, Winter Trip) : 1973
• "Erimo Misaki" (襟裳岬, Cape Erimo) : 1974
• "Wakare no Seppun" (別れの接吻, Farewell Kiss) : 1975
• "Sazanka" (さざんか, Sasanqua) : 1976
• "Tokyo Monogatari" (東京物語, Tokyo Story) : 1977
• "Shinjuku Minatomachi" (新宿・みなと町, Shinjuku, Port Town) : 1979
• "Sakaba Bune" (酒場舟, Boozerie Ship) : 1980
• "Fuyu no Riviera" (冬のリヴィエラ, Winter Riviera) : 1982
• "Kita no Hotaru" (北の螢, North Firefly) : 1984
• "Yūsuge no Koi" (ゆうすげの恋, Love of Daily Lily) : 1986
• "Kanashii Keredo" (悲しいけれど, Although I am sad) : 1987
• "Usagi" (うさぎ, Rabbit) : 1989
• "Kaze no Elegy" (風のエレジー, Wind Elegy) : 1990
• "Nakase Ame" (泣かせ雨, Rain Making Me Cry) : 1991
• "Warui Hito" (わるいひと, Bad Person) : 1993
• "Usotsuki" (うそつき, Liar) : 1994
• "Kanashimi no Utsuwa" (悲しみの器, Receptacle of Sadness) : 1996
• "Onna Gokoro" (女心, Woman's Heart) : 1998
• "Uragiri" (裏切り, Betrayal) : 1999
• "Shūressha" (終列車, Final Train) : 2000
• "Ame no Kūkō" (雨の空港, Rainy Airport) : 2001
• "Sepia no Ame" (セピアの雨, Sepia Rain) : 2002
• "Unga" (運河, Canal) : 2002
• "Ōkami Tachi no Tōboe" (狼たちの遠吠え, Wolves' Howl) : 2003
• "Saraba Seishun no Kageyo" (さらば青春の影よ, Good-bye, Shadow of Adolescence) : 2004
• "Hana" (はな, Flower) : 2005
• "Tazunete Otaru" (たずねて小樽, Visiting Otaru) : 2006
• "Jinsei Hitasura" (人生ひたすら, Single-minded Life) : 2007
• "Onna no Koi" (女の恋, Woman's Love) : 2008
• "Hatoba" (波止場, Dockside) : 2008
• "Yuragi" (ゆらぎ, Flicker) : 2009

Kohaku Uta Gassen

Honours

• Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2021)^[7]

See also

• List of best-selling music artists
• List of best-selling music artists in Japan

References

External links

• Mori Communi (in Japanese)