Yoshimi Tendo

Yoshimi Tendo
天童よしみ
Yoshimi Tendo 天童よしみ
Birth name	Yoshimi Yoshida
Born	September 26, 1954 (age 70); Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan
Genres	Enka, anime song
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Singing
Years active	1970–
Labels	Pony Canyon (1970–1984); Teichiku Records (1985–);
Website	Official website

Yoshimi Yoshida (吉田芳美, Yoshida Yoshimi, born September 26, 1954),^[1] better known as Yoshimi Tendo (天童よしみ, Tendō Yoshimi), is a Japanese enka singer. She made her debut in 1970, but only began to be recognised in 1985, after changing record company, releasing her hit single (道頓堀人情), which went on to sell over half a million copies.

She made her first NHK Red and White Song Festival performance in 1993, but was not selected to perform again until 1996, the year she released her biggest hit (珍島物語) and won the best singing award, establishing herself as one of the best female enka singer. And from 1996 onwards, Yoshimi has performed for 21 years consecutively in the prestigious year-end show.

Discography

Singles

Year	Title	Notes
1970	"Dai-chan Kazoeuta"
1970	"Kazegafuku"
1971	"Umare Shōwadesu"
1971	"Kore de Kettei Itashimasu"
1972	"Hitori Botchi no Onnanoko"
1972	"Suna-iro no Shima"
1973	"Onna Tobaku-shi"
1973	"Suteba Chi Urami Uta"
1974	"Umare Osaka desu"
1976	"Onna no Ura Machi"
1978	"Michinoku Bojō"
1980	"Mikoshi Yarō"	Duet with Joji Yamamoto
1981	"Kamome to Iu na no Sakaba"
1984	"Ninkyō Aizu Heya"
1985	"Dōtonbori Ninjō"
1986	"Tsumakoizake"
1987	"Matatabi"
1987	"Hokkai Meoto-bushi"
1988	"Otoko Dōshi"
	"Ko se Bangaichi"
	"Miren-bashi Modorigawa"	Duet with Makoto Fujita
	"Abare Genkai"
1989	"Ore no Michizure"
1989	"Meoto Kaidō"
1991	"Omae"
1991	"Kazaguruma"
1992	"Yoi-gokoro"
1993	"Sake Kizuna"
1994	"Mukai-fū"
1994	"Wasure Sake"
1995	"Tabi Makura"
1996	"Chindo Monogatari"
1997	"Kyōshū: Ware-tachite"
1998	"2008-nen Osaka Hana Ondo"
	"Jinsei Shimijimi..."
	"Kita no Tomoshibi"	Duet with Hiroshi Itsuki
1999	"Yume Koi-uta"
1999	"Itadakimasu"
2000	"Yoake"
2001	"Damatte Ore ni Tsuite Koi"
2001	"Harugakita"
2002	"Anta no Hanamichi"
	"Ume Ichi Rin"
	"Onna no Hanagasaku"
2003	"Yume Uguisu"
	"Chō Yanagi Monogatari"
	"Utsukushī Mukashi"
2004	"Utsukushī Mukashi (New Version)"
2004	"Otoko no Yoake"
2005	"Hanafubuki"
2005	"Ki"
2006	"Inochi no Kagiri"
2006	"Kurenai Zukin Sanjō"
2007	"Nande Naku"
	"Kumori no Chi Hare"
	"Biwa no Mi no Naru Koro"
2008	"Shiawase wa Sugu Soko ni..."
2008	"Shiawase wa Sugu Soko ni... (Serif Iri)"
2009	"Hanaikada"
2010	"Jinsei-michizure"
2010	"Bokoi Karasu"
2011	"Futari no Funauta"
	"Pan no Mimi"
	"Anjō Yaretara e Yanai no"
2012	"Onna no Sanga"
	"Ginza no Koi no Monogatari"	Duet with Yujiro Ishihara
	"Soran Matsuri-bushi"
2013	"Furusato Ginga"
	"Matsuri-bayashi ga Kikoetara"	Duet with Masafumi Akikawa
	"Kujakugai no Uta"
2014	"Hitokoe Ichi-dai"

Albums

Year	Title	Ref.
1971	Enka no Shinsei
1971	Enka
1972	Enka no Shinzui
1973	Teppō-bushi
1973	Osaka Enka
1974	Takashi Tendo Shin Kawachi Ondo/Shin Minyō Gōshūondo Kuzushi
1976	Shin Kawachi Ondo
1978	Takashi Tendo Shin Kawachi Ondo Kinokuniyabunzaemon Shimatsu-ki	^[2]
1994	Enka Kiwametsuke
1994	Takashi Tendo Shin Kawachi Ondo
1995	Nesshō! Yoshimi Tendo Gōshūondo Kuzushi Takashi Tendo Enka-shū
1999	Takashi Tendo no Genryū Makehen de!
2008	Best Collection

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2023	Yudo: The Way of the Bath		^[3]
	Bad Lands		^[4]
	Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love	Wakayama Liberation Front member	^[5]

TV series

Title	Role	Network	Notes
Yanchakure	Sayuri Shiratori	NHK
heaven cannot wait		TBS	Episode 6; Special appearance
Okan	Mitsuko Kitamura	YTV	Lead role
Yoshimi Tendo no Utahime Tantei	Kozue Amakusa	Fuji TV
Mito Kōmon	Okou	TBS	Series 34 Episode 17
Imo Takona 'n Kin	Fukuko Minamino	NHK
Kiyoshi to Yoshimi no Naniwa Night Show		NHK

NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

Year/No.	No.	Single	Order of appearance	Opponent	Remarks
1993/44th	1st	"Sake Kizuna"	4/26	Gen Takayama
1997/48th	2nd	"Chindō Monogatari"	15/25	Kenichi Mikawa
1998/49th	3rd	"Jinsei Shimijimi..."	23/25	SMAP
1999/50th	4th	"Kawa no Nagare no Yō ni"	26/27	Hiroshi Itsuki	Tori-mae (1st)
2000/51st	5th	"Dōtonbori Ninjō"	28/28	Hiroshi Itsuki (2nd)	Tori (1st)
2001/52nd	6th	"Harugakita"	26/27	Hiroshi Itsuki (3rd)	Tori-mae (2nd)
2002/53rd	7th	"Anta no Hanamichi"	26/27	Saburō Kitajima	Tori-mae (3rd)
2003/54th	8th	"Utsukushī Mukashi"	30/30	SMAP (2nd)	Tori (2nd)
2004/55th	9th	"Otoko no Yoake"	27/28	Ken Hirai	Tori-mae (4th)
2005/56th	10th	"Kawa no Nagare no Yō ni" (2nd)	29/29	SMAP (3rd)	Tori (3rd)
2006/57th	11th	"Inochi no Kagiri"	24/27	Kobukuro
2007/58th	12th	"Chindō Monogatari: Kizuna" (2nd)	22/27	Saburō Kitajima (2nd)
2008/59th	13th	"Dōtonbori Ninjō" (2nd)	25/26	Shinichi Mori	Tori-mae (5th)
2009/60th	14th	"Hanaikada"	8/25	Kenichi Mikawa (2nd)
2010/61st	15th	"Jinsei-michizure"	12/24	Shinichi Mori (2nd)	Zenhan Tori
2011/62nd	16th	"Ai SanSan"	24/25	Saburō Kitajima (3rd)	Tori-ma (6th)
2012/63rd	17th	"Soran Matsuri-bushi"	18/25	Kazuyoshi Saito
2013/64th	18th	"Furusato Ginga"	9/26	Linked Horizon
2014/65th	19th	"Yappa Sukiya Nen"	10/25	Hideaki Tokunaga
2015/66th	20th	"Jinsei Ichiro"	12/26	Kanjani Eight	Zenhan Tori (2nd)

References

^ "歌手・天童よしみのお母さん・吉田筆子さん" (in Japanese). asahi.com. 5 May 2007. Retrieved 8 Jun 2016.
^ "バイオグラフィー" (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 Jun 2016.
^ "湯道". eiga.com. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
^ "BAD LANDS バッド・ランズ". eiga.com. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
^ "翔んで埼玉琵琶湖より愛をこめて". eiga.com. Retrieved August 16, 2023.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)
Teichiku Records website (in Japanese)

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[1] "歌手・天童よしみのお母さん・吉田筆子さん" (in Japanese). asahi.com. 5 May 2007. Retrieved 8 Jun 2016.

[2] "バイオグラフィー" (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 Jun 2016.

[3] "湯道". eiga.com. Retrieved September 13, 2023.

[4] "BAD LANDS バッド・ランズ". eiga.com. Retrieved July 21, 2023.

[5] "翔んで埼玉琵琶湖より愛をこめて". eiga.com. Retrieved August 16, 2023.

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