Akiko Nakamura (Japanese: 中村晃子) is a Japanese singer and actress. Her song Nijiiro No Mizuumi (Japanese: 虹色の湖) (1967)[ Nijiiro No Mizuumi. Provided by King Records.] reached number 3 on the Oricon Singles Chart.[ シングル売上TOP5作品. Oricon News.][Billboard. 2 March 1968. p 44.]
Discography
Singles
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Aoi Ochiba (Japanese: 青い落葉) (1965)
[King Records catalogue number BS-314]
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Mujou (Japanese: 霧情) (1966)
[King Records catalogue number BS-370]
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Watashi No Sei Ja Nai (Japanese: 私のせいじゃない) (1966)
[King Records catalogue number BS-415]
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Watashi Wa Majoreena (Japanese: 私はマジョリーナ) (1966)
[King Records catalogue number BS-502]
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Anata Wa Doko E (Japanese: あなたはどこへ) (1967)
[King Records catalogue number BS-575]
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Taiyou Ni Koi Wo Shite (Japanese: 太陽に恋をして) (1967)
[King Records catalogue number BS-628]
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(1967)
[King Records catalogue number BS-724] This single reached number 1 on the Cash Box local singles chart.[Cash Box. 24 February 1968, p 70. 2 March 1968, p 60. 9 March 1968, p 54.]
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Suna No Jujika (Japanese: 砂の十字架) (1968).
[King Records catalogue number BS-800] This single reached number 21 on the Oricon chart.[
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Nageki No Shinju (Japanese: なげきの真珠) (1968).
[King Records catalogue number BS-880] This single reached number 20 on the Oricon chart.[
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Namida No Mori No Monogatari (Japanese: 涙の森の物語) (1969)
[King Records catalogue number BS-934] This single reached number 39 on the Oricon chart.[
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Rome No Tomoshibi (Japanese: ローマの灯) (1969)
[King Records catalogue number BS-991]
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Kaze To Bara No Kouya (Japanese: 風とバラの荒野) (1969)
[King Records catalogue number BS-1073]
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Itsuka Aishite (Japanese: いつか愛して) (1970)
[King Records catalogue number BS-1135]
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Ai No Shouzou (Japanese: 愛の肖像) (1970)
[King Records catalogue number BS-1225]
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Mizuumi Wa Tenshi No Namida (Japanese: 湖は天使の涙) (1970)
[King Records catalogue BS-1256]
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Hadashi No Blues (Japanese: 裸足のブルース) (1971)
[King Records catalogue number BS-1309]
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(Japanese: 美しきチャレンジャー) (1971)
[King Records catalogue number ES(H)-1013]
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Jounetsu No Umi (Japanese: 情熱の海) (1971)
[King Records catalogue number BS-1389]
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Ryoshu-Rome (Japanese: 旅愁〜ローマ) (1971)
[King Records catalogue number BS-1440]
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Aishu No Tabi (Japanese: 哀愁の旅) (1971)
[King Records catalogue number BS-1472]
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Glass No Shiro (Japanese: ガラスの城) (1972)
[King Records catalogue number BS-1543]
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Ano Machi Wa Doko E Itta (Japanese: あの街はどこへいった) (1972)
[King Records catalogue number BS-1586]
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Kurashiki, Namida Mo Niou Machi (Japanese: 倉敷・涙も匂う町) (1972)
[King Records catalogue number BS-1630]
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Hageshii Koi (Japanese: 激しい恋) (1973)
[King Records catalogue number BS-1731]
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Bara No Sasayaki (Japanese: 薔薇の囁き) (1974)
[King Records catalogue number BS-1823]
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Koi Shigure (Japanese: 恋しぐれ) (1975)
[King Records catalogue number BS-1885]
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Tabiji (Japanese: 旅路) (1975)
[King Records catalogue number BS-1981]
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What Have They Done To My Song, Ma (Japanese: 傷ついた小鳥 (Kizutsuita Kotori)) (1976)
[King Records catalogue number GK-31]
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Meguri Awanainoni (Japanese: めぐり逢わないのに) (1977)
[King Records catalogue number GK-73]
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Jajauma Narashi (Japanese: じゃじゃ馬ならし) (1978)
[King Records catalogue number GK-212]
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"Through the Eyes of Love", Theme from Ice Castles (Japanese: この愛に生きる (Kono Ai Ni Ikiru)) (1979)
[King Records catalogue number GK-316]
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(Japanese: 恋の綱わたり) (1980)
[Teichiku Records catalogue number RS-218] This single reached number 4 on the Oricon chart,[ the Music Labo chart][Billboard. 2 August 1980. p 53. 9 August 1980. p 65.] and the Cash Box of Japan chart.[Cash Box. 9 August 1980. p 37.]
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Sasayaki No Kubikazari (Japanese: ささやきの首飾り) (1981)
[Teichiku Records catalogue number RS-508]
Duets:
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Midori No Tonbo (Japanese: みどりのとんぼ) (1972)
[King Records catalogue number BS-1575]
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Amai Sasayaki (Japanese: あまい囁き) (1973). Duet with Toshiyuki Hosokawa.
[King Records catalogue number BS-1737]
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Dakara Tango de... (Japanese: だからタンゴで… ) (1990)
[King Records catalogue number KIDD 136][ Oricon]
Albums
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Nijiiro No Mizuumi: Akiko Nakamura Hit Album (虹色の湖: 中村晃子ヒット・アルバム) (1968).
[King Records catalogue number SKD 2] Reissued on vinyl in 1984[King Records catalogue K20A-590] and in the 2020s.[Ship To Shore Phono Co catalogue number STS-072][E H. Our 10 favourite new vinyl releases this week (22nd January). The Vinyl Factory. 2021.][For a review of this album, see Hannah Vettese, "Akiko Nakamura: Hit Album" in "Archives", Uncut, April 2021, p 49.]
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Akko Wa Utau: Akiko Nakamura Hit Album Vol. 2 (Japanese: アッコはうたう〜中村晃子ヒット・アルバム第2集〜) (1970)
[King Records catalogue number SKD-31]
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Akiko Nakamura Double Deluxe (Japanese: 中村晃子ダブル・デラックス) (1970)
[King Records catalogue number SKW-19~20]
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Akiko Nakamura Attack Schubert (Japanese: 中村晃子 アタックシューベルト) (1971)
[King Records catalogue number SKD-73]
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Hadashi No Blues: Akiko Nakamura Hit 14 (Japanese: 裸足のブルース〜中村晃子 ヒット14〜) (1971)
[King Records catalogue number SKD-99]
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Amai Sasayaki: Akiko Nakamura Best Album (Japanese: 「あまい囁き」〜中村晃子ベストアルバム〜) (1974)
[King Records catalogue number SKA-71]
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Akiko! Jane Birkin mitai dane (Japanese: AKIKO!－ジェーン・バーキンみたいだね－) (1977)
[King Records catalogue number SKA-169]
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Mokuyōza (Japanese: 木曜座) (1980)
[Teichiku Records catalogue number GM-106]
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Koi-tachi Onna-tachi (Japanese: 恋たち・女たち) (1981)
[Teichiku Records catalogue number GM-117]
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Rokku Tengoku (Japanese: ロック天国) (1998)
[For a review of this album, see 中村晃子 ／ ロック天国, CDJournal.]
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Nijiiro No Mizuumi (Japanese: 虹色の湖) (2002)
[King Records catalogue number KICX-7094][ 中村晃子 ／ 虹色の湖 (廃盤). CDJournal.]
Films
She co-starred with in the film
Susume! Jagazu Tekizen Joriku (Japanese: 進め!ジャガーズ 敵前上陸) (Shochiku, 1968),
[ 銀幕を彩る映画人たち: はりま・シネマの夢. 2005. p 36.] also called
.[Yomota Inuhiko. What Is Japanese Cinema?: A History.] She also starred in (1982).
[ 映画『コブラ』公開40周年記念で12月に4K特別上映 主人公・コブラ役は松崎しげる【予告映像公開】. アニメ&ゲーム by Oricon News. 4 November 2022.] Other film roles include, in particular,
Detective Story (1983).
[ 松田優作さん：薬師丸ひろ子と共演 1983年の大ヒット映画「探偵物語」がBS12 トゥエルビで. Mantan Web. 5 October 2023.]
Television
She performed in the NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (1968).
[ 中村晃子、キングレコードからリリースしたシングル＆アルバムのサブスク解禁. . 31 January 2025.] She appeared on Yoru no Hit Studio.
[ 中村晃子は密かに…巨泉も称えた話術の名人「マエタケ」. . 8 August 2011.][ 小林大輔が『夜のヒットスタジオ』最高視聴率を叩きだした夜. . 27 March 2015.] She starred in an episode of
Ima Mo Tokimeki Waga Kokoro No Poppusu (Japanese: 今もトキメキ・我が心のポップス) on NHK.
[ 今もトキメキ・我が心のポップス. NHK. Broadcast 5 September 1993.][
朝日新聞縮刷版 (Asahi Shimbun shukusatsuban). Number 867. 1993.]
