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almond commercial in 1987, was very well-known and many local singers covered it. However, this song is not well-known in Japan.

Discography

*''Yes or No'' (1991) * (1994) * (2000) *''Old Fashion Love Song'' (2000) * (2003) *''My Favorite Songs'' (2005) *''Yes We Can!!'' (2009) *''Shigeru Matsuzaki All Time Best “Old & New”～I'm a Singer～'' (2011) *''Black on Black'' (2014)

Selected filmography

*'' Space Adventure Cobra'' (1982) *''

Ponytail wa Furimukanai is a Japanese television drama series that aired on TBS in 1985. It is based on a novel by Takashi Kitajima. Cast * Kazue Itoh * Yu-ki Matsumura * Tappie Shimokawa * Shingo Tsurumi * Shinobu Sakagami is a Japanese ''tarento'', essayist, f ...

'' (1985) *''

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'' (1987) *'' Bikkuriman 2000'' (1999) *''

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'' (2005) *''

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'' (2005) *''

'' (2006) *'' Tokyo Girl'' (2008) *''

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'' (2012)

References

External links

*
Shigeru Matsuzaki official blog
1949 births Japanese male film actors Japanese male guitarists Japanese male pop singers Japanese male television actors Japanese male voice actors Japanese radio personalities Japanese television presenters Living people Male actors from Tokyo People from Edogawa, Tokyo Singers from Tokyo Victor Entertainment artists 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors {{Japan-singer-stub