Yuya Uchida (singer)
Yuya Uchida | |
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Yuya Uchida in 1963 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Yuya Uchida (内田 雄也) November 17, 1939 Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | March 17, 2019 (aged 79) Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Rock |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1959–2019 |
| Formerly of | Flower Travellin' Band/The Flowers |
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Yuya Uchida (Japanese: 内田 裕也, Hepburn: Uchida Yūya; November 17, 1939 – March 17, 2019) was a Japanese singer, record producer, and actor. With a career spanning six decades, he was a major figure in Japanese music. Kazuo Takeda stated that Japanese rock would not be what it is today without Uchida, as he was one of the first to bring what was happening in the West in the mid-1960s back to Japan.
He appeared in numerous films, such as Nagisa Ōshima's Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, and won two best acting awards. He also starred in the American film Black Rain.