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Ichir Fujiyama , born Takeo Masunaga , was a popular Japanese singer and composer, known for his contribution to Japanese popular music called rykka by his Western classical music skills. He was born in Ch, Tokyo, and graduated from the Tokyo Music School. Although he was regarded as a tenor singer in Japanese popular music, he was originally a classical baritone singer. He also acted in various films, and was a close friend of Minoru Matsuya . His workroom has been reproduced inside the NHK museum of broadcasting as an exhibit.
Fujiyama was born Takeo Masunaga in a store in Nihonbashi. He entered the Tokyo Music School and learned Western musical theory under Germanborn musician Klaus Pringsheim, Sr.. However, his home had the debt because of the 1923 Great Kant earthquake.
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