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15th Japan Record Awards

1973 Japanese music awards ceremony

Field	Value
name	15th Japan Record Awards
date	December 31, 1973
venue	Imperial Garden Theater, Tokyo
hosts	Keizo Takahashi, Mitsuko Mori, Hiroshi Tamaoki
network	TBS
previous	14th
main	Japan Record Awards
next	16th

The 15th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Imperial Garden Theater in Chiyoda, Tokyo, on December 31, 1973, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.

Award winners

Japan Record Award

Hiroshi Itsuki for "Yozora"

Lyricist: Yoko Yamaguchi
Composer: Masaaki Hirao
Arranger: Kouji Ryuuzaki
Record Company: Minoruphone/Tokuma Japan

Best Vocalist

Saori Yuki for "Koibumi"

Best New Artist

Junko Sakurada for "Watashi No Aoi Tori"

Vocalist Award

Hideki Saijo for "Chigireta Ai"
Aki Yashiro for "Namida Koi"
Cherish for "Shiroi Guitar"

New Artist Award

Miyoko Asada for "Akai Fussen"
Maria Anzai for "Namida No Taiyō"
Shizue Abe for "Coffee Shop De"
Agnes Chan for "Sougen No Kagayaki"

General Public Award

Megumi Asaoka for "Watashi No Kare Wa Hidarikiki"
- Last year's best new artist.
Garo for "Romance"
Kenji Sawada for "Kikenna Futari"

Lyricist Award

Yū Aku for "Johnny He No Dengon", "Jinjin Sasete" and "Machi No Akari"
- Singer: Pedro & Capricious, Linda Yamamoto and Masaaki Sakai

Composer Award

Keisuke Hama for "Soshite, Koube" and "Machi No Akari"
- Singer: Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five and Masaaki Sakai

Arranger Award

Kouji Ryuuzaki for "Wakaba No Sasayaki"
- Singer: Mari Amachi

Planning Award

CBS Sony for "Tanin no Kankei"
- Singer: Katsuko Kanai
King Records for "Hachiro Kasuga Enka 100 Sen"
- Singer: Hachiro Kasuga
- Awarded after 2 years, 4th planning award.

Children's Song Award

Keita Dai for "Mama To Boku No Shiki"

Special Award

Tetsuo Maruyama & Nippon Columbia
King Records
Nippon Columbia
- Awarded after 3 years.
Masato Fujida
Hamako Watanabe
- Song: Ieraishiang

15th Anniversary Commemorative Award

Naomi Sagara
- 1967 New Artist Award & 1969 Japan Record Award
  - Theme: Sekkai Wa Futari No Tameni
Shinichi Mori
- 1969 & 1971 Best Vocalist, 1970 Vocalist Award
  - Theme: Minatomachi Blues
Harumi Miyako
- 1964 New Artist Award
  - Theme: Anko Tsubaki Wa Koi No Hana
Saburo Kitajima
- 1962 New Artist Award
  - Theme: Hakodate No Hito
Yukio Hashi
- 1960 New Artist Award, 1962 & 1966 Japan Record Award
  - Theme: Itakogasa
Frank Nagai
- 1959 & 1963 Vocalist Award, 1961 Japan Record Award
  - Theme: Kimi Koishi
Hibari Misora
- 1960 Vocalist Award & 1965 Japan Record Award
  - Theme: Yawara
Hiroshi Mizuhara
- 1959 Japan Record Award & 1967 Vocalist Award
  - Theme: Kuroi Hana Bira
The Peanuts
- Theme: Koi No Vacation
Kiyoko Suizenji
- 1969 General Public Award
  - Theme: 365 Ho No March
Teruhiko Saigō
- 1964 New Artist Award
  - Theme: Jyu Nana O No Kono Mune Ni
Mina Aoe
- 1968 & 1969 Vocalist Award
  - Theme: Isezakicho Blues

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