Dick Mine

I get a real kick out of Dick Mine, because just the name tells you he was a man who fell hard for the West and wore it like a tailored suit. Born in Tokushima back in 1908, he came up through Rikkyo and threw himself into jazz when most of Japan had barely heard the word, then turned around and sang dreamy ballads like "Yogiri no Blues" and acted on top of it. To me he's the blueprint for the dapper, slightly raffish Showa-era crooner, all smoke, neon, and that low, knowing voice you imagine drifting out of a late-night bar. He passed in 1991, but I love that someone this charming and stylish helped make early Japanese pop feel worldly. Honestly, a cooler stage name has rarely existed.

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Dick Mine (1908–1991) was a Japanese singer, jazz musician, and actor born in Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture. A graduate of Rikkyo University, he became one of the most prominent entertainers of the Showa era, performing Western-influenced jazz alongside popular Japanese songs. He is best known for recordings such as "Dina" and "Yogiri no Blues," and was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Fourth Class, for his contributions to Japanese entertainment.

Name (English)

Dick Mine

Name (Japanese)

ディック・ミネ

Reading

でぃっく・みね

Born

October 5, 1908 – June 10, 1991

Origin

Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Singer / Jazz Musician / Actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Monkey

University

Rikkyo University

Awards & achievements

• Order of the Rising Sun, Fourth Class (Kun-yonto Kyokujitsu Shojusho) — year unknown

Works summary

Appearances

42

By year (titles with a known year)

1950: 4, 1952: 2, 1955: 1, 1956: 1, 1957: 2, 1958: 1, 1969: 1, 1970: 1, 1975: 1, 1977: 1, 1981: 1, 1982: 1, 1985: 1, year unknown: 24

Filmography / notable works

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%8D
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11320120

Tags

• From Tokushima Prefecture
• Singer
• Jazz Musician
• Actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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