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Chiyoko Shimakura

Chiyoko Shimakura was born March 30, 1938 and died November 8, 2013 (aged 75). From Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. Singer / lyricist / actor. 341 credited works.

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Chiyoko Shimakura was born on March 30, 1938 in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. Public records list Chiyoko Shimakura as a singer, lyricist and actor. Death is recorded on November 8, 2013, at the age of 75. Education on record includes Shinagawa Joshi Gakuin Junior & Senior High School. Awards on record include Medal with Purple Ribbon (1999).

My Take

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.

This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.

1. Profile

Name (English): Chiyoko Shimakura
Name (Japanese): 島倉千代子
Reading: しまくらちよこ
Born: March 30, 1938 – November 8, 2013
Origin: Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation: singer / lyricist / actor / seiyū
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Tiger
Blood type: A
Active years: 1954 - 2013

2. Background

High school: Shinagawa Joshi Gakuin Junior & Senior High School

Awards & achievements

1999 Medal with Purple Ribbon

3. Works & records

Works summary

Appearances: 341 (1955–2025)
By year (titles with a known year): 1955: 7, 1956: 18, 1957: 23, 1958: 12, 1959: 7, 1960: 7, 1961: 6, 1962: 9, 1963: 5, 1964: 6, 1965: 1, 1966: 4, 1967: 6, 1968: 4, 1969: 3, 1970: 4, 1971: 1, 1972: 4, 1973: 7, 1974: 5, 1975: 8, 1976: 3, 1977: 4, 1978: 9, 1979: 5, 1980: 2, 1981: 1, 1982: 4, 1983: 3, 1984: 3, 1985: 1, 1986: 4, 1987: 6, 1988: 5, 1989: 11, 1990: 3, 1991: 4, 1992: 2, 1993: 4, 1994: 8, 1995: 5, 1996: 7, 1997: 4, 1998: 5, 1999: 4, 2000: 3, 2001: 3, 2002: 2, 2003: 4, 2004: 5, 2005: 3, 2006: 3, 2007: 2, 2008: 2, 2009: 3, 2010: 2, 2011: 3, 2012: 2, 2013: 2, 2014: 8, 2015: 6, 2016: 5, 2017: 5, 2018: 4, 2019: 3, 2020: 3, 2021: 2, 2022: 2, 2023: 2, 2024: 2, 2025: 1, year unknown: 5
Debut work: お花見どんたく

Filmography / notable works

Category	Title	Year
TV	全員正解あたりまえ!クイズ	2005
TV	女子刑務所東3号棟	2003
TV	…	1989
CM	日清食品出前一丁	1989
TV	雨の降る駅	1986
TV	積木くずし〜親と子の200日戦争	1983
Film	サード	1978
Film	Dash to the Sun	1966
Film	あんみつ姫の武者修業	1960
Film	大学の石松女群突破	1957
Film	People of Tokyo, Goodbye	1956
Film	新妻鏡	1956
Anime	ちびまる子ちゃん - 本人役
CM	山本山
CM	野田建工
CM	からたちの花
CM	京都きものプラザ大B反市

4. Links

Official sitehttp://chiyokoshimakura.jp/
Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiyoko%20Shimakura
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B3%B6%E5%80%89%E5%8D%83%E4%BB%A3%E5%AD%90
Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3544620

5. About this entry

Frequently asked questions

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Chiyoko Shimakura was born on March 30, 1938.

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Chiyoko Shimakura died on November 8, 2013, aged 75.

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Chiyoko Shimakura was from Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan.

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Chiyoko Shimakura attended Shinagawa Joshi Gakuin Junior & Senior High School.

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Chiyoko Shimakura was active from 1954 to 2013.

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