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Chiyoko Shimakura was the voice postwar Japan grew up beside. She debuted as a teenager in the 1950s and kept singing for nearly six decades, earning the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1999 and the nickname Goddess of Enka. Her real gift was restraint: sorrow delivered with dignity instead of self-pity. She was still recording when she died in 2013.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chiyoko Shimakura
- Name (Japanese)
- 島倉千代子
- Born
- March 30, 1938 – November 8, 2013
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Tiger
- Origin
- Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- singer / lyricist / actor / seiyū
2. Background
- High school
- Shinagawa Joshi Gakuin Junior & Senior High School
Awards & achievements
- 1999 Medal with Purple Ribbon
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://chiyokoshimakura.jp/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B3%B6%E5%80%89%E5%8D%83%E4%BB%A3%E5%AD%90
Frequently asked questions
When was Chiyoko Shimakura born?
March 30, 1938 – November 8, 2013.
Where is Chiyoko Shimakura from?
Chiyoko Shimakura is from Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan.
What does Chiyoko Shimakura do?
Chiyoko Shimakura works as singer, lyricist, actor, seiyū.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-26
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.