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Shunichi Tokura
Background information
Born	(1948-06-21) 21 June 1948 (age 76) Tokyo, Japan
Website	s-tokura.com/biography-en/
Commissioner for Cultural Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office April 1, 2021
Preceded by	Ryohei Miyata [ja]

Shunichi Tokura (Japanese: 都倉 俊一, Hepburn: Tokura Shun'ichi, born 21 June 1948), is a Japanese composer and was the chair of the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC) from 12 August 2010 to 31 March 2016. In April 2021, he was appointed commissioner for Cultural Affairs of Japan.

Early life

Tokura began playing the violin at age 4. He spent his elementary and high school years in Germany where he gained a basic music education.

Education

Tokura debuted as a composer while still a student at the Faculty of Law at Gakushuin University. He further studied composition, conducting as well as screening and studio production in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Career

Tokura served as a member of the Council for Cultural Affairs, a managing director for the Japan Composer's Association (JACOMPA), a director for the All Japan Authors and Composers’ Association and the Japan Composers & Arrangers Association, and an advisor to the Song Writer's Union of Japan.

On 7 December 2017 it was announced that Tokura would conduct the closing theme to the 68th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (68th NHK Red & White Song Festival), 31 December 2017. The theme, "Hotaru no Hikari", was to have been conducted by Masaaki Hirao but Tokura replaced him following Hirao's death in July.

In March 2021, he was appointed commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs following a decision by the Japanese government at a Cabinet meeting, effective on 1 April 2021.

Since 2015, he's also a member of the Yokozuna Deliberation Council.

Selected works

• Carmen '77 (Pink Lady)
• UFO (Pink Lady)
• Out of the Blue (musical)
• Johnny Eno Dengon (Pedro & Capricious)
• Dounimo Tomaranai (Brenda Vaughn)
• Azusa 2 Gou (Karyudo)

References

1. ^ "Shunichi TOKURA Re-elected Chairman of JASRAC". jasrac.or.jp. Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC). 1 April 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
2. ^ "Shunichi Tokura Re-elected Chairman of JASRAC". musicdish.com. MusicDish China. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
3. "Composer Tokura Named Chief of Japan Cultural Affairs Agency". nippon.com. 2021-03-05. Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
4. ゲスト審査員 決定. NHK. 20 December 2017. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
5. "Masayuki Yamauchi and Shunichi Tokura are new members of the Yokozuna Deliberation Council". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 15 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
6. "Billboard hits of the world". Billboard. 30 April 1977. p. 88. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
7. Campion, Chris (21 September 2007). "Unsung Heroes No.2 - Pink Lady". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
8. "Billboard hits of the world". Billboard. 4 February 1978. p. 81. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
9. Male, Andrew (13 October 2016). "Nagasaki the musical? The label bringing West End disasters back to life". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
10. Pedro & Capricious (1999). Pedro & The Capricious: Greatest Hits (Media notes). Sony. ASIN B00005EHKC. Barcode: 4988017091654.
11. Vaughn, Brenda (2004). Dounimo Tomaranai [Non Stop] (Media notes). Nippon Colombia. ASIN B0002B56WE. Barcode: 4988064118793.
12. Karyudo (2015). Azusa 2 Go Warner Years Complete Singles (Media notes). Solid Records. ASIN B00TKC5VC6. Barcode: 4526180193401.

External links

• Official website

• 1948 births
• Composers from Tokyo
• Gakushuin University alumni
• Japanese male composers
• Japanese musical theatre composers
• Living people
• Male musical theatre composers