Kiyoshiro Imawano

Kiyoshiro Imawano (忌野清志郎, Imawano Kiyoshirō?), born Kiyoshi Kurihara (栗原清志, Kurihara Kiyoshi?, April 2, 1951 - May 2, 2009), was a Japanese rock musician, lyricist, composer, musical producer, and actor from Tokyo, Japan. He was dubbed "Japan's King of Rock".He was known for pioneering the adoption of linguistic characteristics of the Japanese language into his songs. Kiyoshiro was born in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan in 1951. While in high school, he formed a band named the Clovers. Read more on Last.fm

Kiyoshiro Imawano was featured in the movie Chonmage purin.

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