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Tōru Funamura

Japanese singer–songwriter (1932-2017)
Person Human Q11614112

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
June 12, 1932
Date of death
February 16, 2017
Place of birth
Tochigi Prefecture
Place of death
Fujisawa
Country of citizenship
Japan, Empire of Japan[7][8]
Occupation
composer, singer
Educated at
Tokyo College of Music[9]
Award received
Medal with Purple Ribbon, Person of Cultural Merit, Order of Culture[10][11][12]
Genre
enka[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese[21]
Family name
Funamura, Fukuda[16][17]
Given name
Tōru, Hiroo[18][19]
Instrument
voice[20]
Name in kana
ふなむら とおる[23]
Name in native language
船村 徹[22]
Record label
King Records[15]
Start of work period
1955[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Toru Funamura en Tōru Funamura en Touru Funamura ja 福田博郎 ja 船村徹 ko 후나무라 토오루 ru Тоору Фунамура ru Фунамура, Тоору
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000372377854
VIAF cluster ID
257775892
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Hiroo Fukuda cropped 1 Hiroo Fukuda 201611.png ↗
Allcinema person ID
256234
Discogs artist ID
1043229
Fandom article ID
shinto:Toru Funamura
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120tgqpz
HAND ID
ACA1-7C9A-5915-C092-D30E
IMDb ID
nm0298580
Kinobox person ID
1294121
Miraheze article ID
shinto:Toru Funamura
MusicBrainz artist ID
8cd15660-2345-4073-b420-ca5171f8d507
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA19798308
NDL Authority ID
00133000
NHK Archives Portal person ID
D0009072554
Oricon News ID
229736
SecondHandSongs artist ID
131423
Uta-Net artist ID
5148
VGMdb artist ID
23473

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Yagiri no Watashi, Yagiri no Watashi, 東京だョおっ母さん, 東京だョおっ母さん
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Summary

Tōru Funamura was born on June 12, 1932[1], in Tochigi Prefecture[2]. He died on February 16, 2017[3], in Fujisawa[4]. He worked as a composer[5] and singer[6].

FAQs

Where was Tōru Funamura born?

Tōru Funamura was born in Tochigi Prefecture[2].

Where did Tōru Funamura die?

Tōru Funamura passed away in Fujisawa[4].

What did Tōru Funamura do for work?

Tōru Funamura worked as a composer[5] and singer[6].

Where did Tōru Funamura go to school?

Tōru Funamura was educated at Tokyo College of Music[9].

What awards did Tōru Funamura receive?

Honors received include Medal with Purple Ribbon[10], Person of Cultural Merit[11], and Order of Culture[12].

References

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19d ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-10-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Added qualifier: Subject named as: Toru Funamura, update metadata from fandom API (details)"
  2. 8w ago · Immanuelle · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article ID → shinto:Toru Funamura
    "Created claim: Fandom article ID: shinto:Toru Funamura, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789071122442"
  3. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person ID → 256234
    "Created claim: Allcinema person ID: 256234, Matched to 船村徹 (#322306950) in Allcinema person #mix'n'mat"
  4. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NDL Authority ID → 00133000
    MusicBrainz artist ID → 8cd15660-2345-4073-b420-ca5171f8d507
    Given name → Tōru, Hiroo
    Family name → Funamura, Fukuda
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46379: HAND ID (2)"
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