Hideo Murata

For the actor whose real name is Hideo Murata, see Jiro Dan.

Murata Hideo 村田むらた 英雄ひでお
Birth name	Isamu Kajiyama
Born	(1929-01-17)January 17, 1929 Ukiha, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Died	June 13, 2002(2002-06-13) (aged 73)
Genres	Enka, Rōkyoku
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1958–2002
Labels	Columbia Music Entertainment

Memorial Hall of Hideo Murata in Ōchi, Saga

Hideo Murata (村田むらた英雄ひでお, Murata Hideo, January 17, 1929 – June 13, 2002) was a Japanese rōkyoku and enka singer. He took part in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen 27 times.

Murata was born as a son of rōkyoku singer Senyu Hirosawa (広沢ひろさわ仙せん遊ゆう, Hirosawa Senyū) and Tsutako Yano (矢野やのツタ子つたこ, Yano Tsutako). However, he was immediately adopted by Sumiko Deriba (出で利り葉はスミ子すみこ, Deriba Sumiko) and Haruo Kajiyama (梶山かじやま春雄はるお, Kajiyama Haruo) became his stepfather. His real name was Isamu Kajiyama (梶山かじやま勇いさむ, Kajiyama Isamu). He studied rōkyoku under one of Kumoemon Tochuken's disciples, Kumo Sakai.

Murata was scouted by Masao Koga, debuting with "Muhōmatsu no Isshō" (無法むほう松まつの一生いっしょう, lit. "Life of Outlaw Pine") in 1958. His 1961 single "Ōshō" sold over one million copies. Along with Hachiro Kasuga and Michiya Mihashi, he became a famous enka singer and Haruo Minami was regarded as his rival. He died on June 13, 2002.

External links

• Hideo Murata at IMDb
• Memorial Hall of Hideo Murata (in Japanese)